CONTENTS. 



Pag& 



I,— A Yocabulary of the Dialect spoken by the Todas of the Nilagiri 

 Mountains. By the Rev. F. Metz, of the German Evangelical 

 Mission {Continued from p. 146, Vol. I.) - - - - 1 



II. — A Memoir on the Ancient Reservoirs at Aden. By Lieut. R. L, 



Playfair, of the Madras Artillery, Assistant Political Resident, 

 Aden, 25 



III. — The Tamil Epic Chintamani. By the Rev. P. Percival, - - 43 



IV. — Entomological Papers, being descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera 



with such observations on their habits, etc., as appear in any 

 way interesting. By John Nietner, Colombo Ceylon, [No. IV.] 50 

 V.— Observations on Provincial Exhibitions and the improvement of the 

 Resources of the several Districts of the Madras Presidency. 



By J. Forbes Royle, m. d., 64 



VI.— Journal of an Expedition over the Annamullay Mountains for the 

 purpose of examining the Teak Forests, and ascertaining by 

 what iine the Timber could best be carried to the Coast. By 

 Captain Frederick Cotton, C. E., 80 



SELECTIONS. 



1.— New Cinghalese Plants. 2.— Observations on Free Labour Cotton of Hon- 

 duras and Yucatan, in the West Indies, and of Western Africa, and 

 Natal ; also, Relative to East Indian, and Slave Grown Cotton of the Uni- 

 ted States 102 



SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 



1.— Fall of Meteoric Stones. 2. — Report upon Captain Taylor's proposed 

 Jetty over the Surf at Madras. 3.— Report of tbe Committee appointed 

 to examine Messrs. Saunders' and Mitchell's project for erecting an Iron 

 Pile Pier at Madras. 4.— Col. Cotton's project of a Breakwater for Ma- 

 dras. 130 



NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



1. — Oriental. 2.— Natural History. 3.— Miscellaneous Notices. - -158 



PROCEEDINGS. 



1— Proceedings of the Managing Committee of the Madras Literary Society, 



April 9th, 1857 - - - 166 



2. — Do. do. do. do. May 14th, 1857 - - 169 



3. — Do. do. do. do. June 11th, 1857 - - 171 



METEOROLOGY. 



Extract from Meteorological Observations kept at the Madras Observatory 

 for March, April and May 1857. 173 



