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Proceedings of Societies : 



[July 



Asiatic Journal for March and April IS-iO.— By the Editor. 



The following communications to the Society were laid before the 

 Meeting: — 



A notice, accompanied with a diagram, of the rocks passed over during 

 a march from Secunderabad to Ahmednuggur in the Dekkan. — By Assist. 

 Surgeon Balfour, 4th Battalion Madras Artillery. 



An attempt to enumerate and form a Diagram of the Rocks near the 

 Cantonment of Secunderabad^ — drawn up in 1838— By the same. 



Some particulars respecting the statue of Sir Thomas Munro — By C. 



On the basaltic granite of the Barramahal and the Basalt dykes of 

 India, with a sketch — By Captain Campbell, Assistant Surveyor General. 



Note on the Chenchu Wandlu or wild people of the Nulla MuUa hills. 

 — By Lieutenant Newbold. 



Note on the defaced state in which the statues of the Jains are now 

 generally found, as connected with their persecutions and . over- 

 throw. — By the same. 



Note on an ancient Hindu Grant — By Walter Elliot, Esq. 



The following letter from the Right Honourable the Earl of Munster 

 was read. 



Sm, — I beg to apologize for addressing you, but, my object in so 

 doing being of an interesting literary nature, I trust that you will not 

 only forgive my thus intruding on your valuable time, bat that you 

 will (as much depends on your co-operation) ^ kindly, and warmly, enter 

 into my views. 



I have been for many years employed in collecting materials for a 

 Military History of the Mahomedan nations, from the rise of their 

 founder till the present time, and have already made great progress in 

 all details relative to the different people, who have embraced that 

 religion, whether of Arabian or Tartar origin. 



I have lately drawn up, in Arabic, a list of military and historical 

 books, which I am desirous to procure, and have accompanied it with 

 a military notice, of some length, in order to point out the subject of 

 the works, which would be most adapted to my researches. 



Perhaps you may be so situated, as to assist me in its dissemination, 

 and although I am fully aware of the difficulty that surrounds an at- 



