CONTENTS. 



X. On the Report of the Sub-Committee appointed to consider 



the question of writing Oriental words in Roman Charac- 

 ters. By W. H. Bayley, Esq., M. C. S 235 



XI. Report on the Management during Fusli 12H8 of the five 



Laccadive Islands. By E. G. Thomas, Esq., M. C. S ... 248 



XII. General Description of the country between Parvatipore and 



Jeypore. By Lieut J. Vertue, District Engineer 264 



XIII. On Timber in the neighbourhood of Cuddapah. By Capt. 



J. H. M. Stewart, District Engineer 295 



XIV. On the culture of Sorgho and Imphi. By M. Perrottet 298 



SELECTIONS. 



l._On a Method of cooling the Air of Rooms in Tropical Climates. 



By Professor Piazzi Smith, Astronomer Royal for Scotland.. 309 



SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 



I. — On Hail Storms in Cochin and Travancore. By Lieut. General 



Cullen. 2. Earthquakes in Southern India. 3. — Eight 

 years observations upon the effects of the Groynes (twenty 

 in number with which is an attempted exposition of the 

 theory of the Madras Surf, submitted to the Commandant 

 and Chief Engineer. By Captain J. McKennie, Deputy 

 Master Attendant. 4 —A description of the Buildings in 

 the Ginji Fort. By Captain E. A. Foord, District Engineer 

 of South Arcot. 



PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



1. — Proceedings of the Photographic Society, Octr. 6th, 1859. 355 



2. — Do. do. do. do. Deer. 2 1st, 1859. 357 



3. - Do. do. do. do. Jany. oth, 1860 360 



4. — Do. do do. do. March 1st, 1860.361 



5. — Proceedings of the Managing Committee of the Madras Lite- 



rary Society, Oct. 13th, lb59. 362 



6. — Do. do. do. do. Nov. 10th, 1859. 364 



7. — Do. do. do. do. Dec. 10th, 1859. 366 

 8— Do. do. do. do. Jan. 12th, I860. 3H8 

 9 — Do. do. do. do. Feb. 9th, 1860. 369 



10. — Proceedings of the Agri-Horticultural Society, Oct. 5th, 1859, 370 



II. — Do. do. do do. 'Dec. 7th, 1859. 375 

 12.— Do. do. do. do. Jan. 20th, 186a. 379 



METEOROLOGY. 



Meteorological Observations kept at the Madras Observatory, 



from Oct. to March, 1859-60 381 



