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Some account of the secret association at Rameserum, which is 

 said to be governed by laws much resembUng those of Freemasonry. 



Particulars of the education of dancers and singers, with any rules, 

 written or oral, regarding these arts ; the rights of property in female 

 dancers; the castes into which their children are admitted, and their 

 customs with regard to the purchase of children, especially of the 

 weaver tribe. 



An account of the Lobbies of the southera provinces of the Pen- 

 insula. 



Information relative to the practice of burying alive, which exists 

 in the provinces northwest of Madras. 



An account of any races of mountaineers whose habits and cus- 

 toms differ from those of the inhabitants of the neighbouring plains. 



Ceremonies and practices of the Pilgrims at the temples o^ Triva- 

 lodr and PaddapoUam, in the Jageer, with specimens of articles 

 presented as offerings at those temples. 



ARCHITECTURE. 



A translation or abstract of the Silpa Sastra and some exposition 

 of Hindu architecture, including particulars of the building materi- 

 als in use, especially the preparations of the various kinds of chunam 

 and cement. 



Details regarding the building of great architectural works, such 

 as pagodas, forts, palaces, bridges, &c. with the dates of their erec- 

 tion. 



The Pagodas of Triputty, Trincomalee, Chillumbrum, Canjipoo- 

 ram, Seringham, and Rameserum, are particularly worthy of notice : 

 and among the most remarkable forts are those of Ginjee, Vellore , 

 Chandernagore, Seringapatam, Pamakonday, Trichinopoly, Dindi- 

 gul, and Palamcottah, with the Durgahs or Hill Forts in the Bar- 

 amahal, the Mysore, the province of Canara, &c. Many of these 

 are supposed to be very ancient. The works of Ginjee may be 

 instanced, which, with any particulars of the former governments of 

 that place, would of itself form a subject of curious enquiry. 



The Pagoda and town of Shiva Samoodram, near the falls of 

 the Cavery, deserve particular description. 



A drawing of the Bridge thrown over the Cavery at Seringapa- 

 tam, by the Dewan Poorniah, and called the WePesley Bridge, 

 with an account of the manner of its erection and its dimensions, 

 would also be highly interesting. 



The Hindu Province of Tanjore escaped entirely the ravages of 

 Mahomedan fanaticism and intolerance, and all its institutions, re- 

 ligious and domestic, exist at this day, in their original state. An 



