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employed in doing homage to the god; that many thousand eyes wera 

 * not sufficient to see him, nor a thousand tongues enough to praise him ; 

 adding the insufficiency of two eyes and one tongue. Finally he is made 

 to declare that he would not continue to reign ; but would abide at that 

 place in order to serve the god. 



The three kings afterwards went about the hill of Siva-giri, in order to 

 see its other wonders, as before stated ; and by this means a recapitula- 

 tion is contrived, briefly repeating over preceding tales in the substance, 

 as if narrated to the three kings. The Chola and pandija kings returned 

 to their own homes. The Cher an remained for some time, ruling over 

 seven worlds ; and in the end went to Cailasa. 



Then follows the declaration that such as read over and examine the 

 Pyney SVhala puma will receive benefit, benediction, &c. The name of 

 the author poet is not given. The book closes as usual with salutations 

 to the sun, to the clouds, and to kings. 



Remark. — have been a little particular in this analysis ; chiefly in 

 consequence of the notice given by their local puranam, of the immigra- 

 tion of colonies from the north, and partly for the sake of the local details, 

 I think it is shown that the Chera and Congu-desas were distinct ; for if 

 the Caveri river was in the Congu-nad, then Cmgu could not be the same 

 V7ith the Chera-nad, or Malayalam country. 



The whole of the Tamil manuscripts whether on palm-leaves, or on 

 paper, existing in the Mackenzie Collection, when entrusted to me (in 

 1837-39) have thus in a consecutive series of papers been examined^ 

 analysed, and abstracted. 



yil. — Meteorological Observations at Madras, 



[The long interruption in the publication of the Journal has occasioned & 

 hiatus in the series of Meteorological observations formerly introduced into each 

 No. which Mr. Taylor, before his departure to England for the recovery of hia 

 health, kindly undertook to supply in the following paper. Henceforward they 

 will appear regularly in succeeding Nos.] 



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The Meteorological observations made at Madras since the year 

 1840, (when they were last published in these volumes,) have been 

 extended to every hour of the day and night, and have moreover 

 been rendered more exact than heretofore by the establishment of an 

 office immediately directed to the purpose, and by the supply of 

 standard instruments of all descriptions, including an Osier's self- 

 acting Anemometer. The details of the first five years of these ob- 

 Bervations have already been published, forming a very thick ciuaito 



