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and once in every year every fire in the village is extinguished and 
rekindled from the Spirit-Fire ; for there is an old tradition handed 
down from time immemorial, that whosoever of the villagers neglects 
this tribute of respect to the Spirit of the Fire, his house and all 
that he has will inevitably perish in flames ere a year goes by.” 
“ Note. The villages referred to above are all now in existence. 
I have written the Burmese names above, and the meaning of each 
separate syllable in English, below them.” 
Mr. Oldham remarked that, in all probability, the phenomenon so 
admirably described by Lieut. Duff was due to a small and slight 
exudation of petroleum which had taken fire, and had been ignited 
at the changes of the year, as stated, by the burning of the adjoin- 
ing jungles. There were several such small outbursts of petroleum 
along this range of hills, and several of them were constantly on fire. 
The heap of stones described by Lieut. Duff was clearly the result of 
heaping up by visitors. 
The Officiating Librarian submitted the usual monthly report. 
Libeaey. 
The following accessions were made to the Library since the meeting in 
J une. 
Presented. 
Description des Monuments De Delhi en 1852. Par M. Garcin Do Tassy, 
Paris, 1861. — By t^e Atjthoe. 
Prospetto Sistematico — Statistico dei Molluschi Terrestri E Fluviali Vi- 
venti Nel Territorio Di Lugano. Dell’ Ah. Giuseppe Stabile — Milano, 1859. 
—By the Author. 
Description de Quelques Coquilles Nouvelles Ou Peu Connues. — Par M. 
L’Abbc Joseph Stabile. — By the Atjthoe. 
General Report on the administration of the several Presidencies and 
Provinces of British India during the year 1859-60, Vols. 1, 2 and 3, with 
Appendices. — By the Bengal Govt. 
Bibliographie Japonaise ou Catalogue des Ouvrages Relatifs Au Japon. Par 
M. Leon Pages, Paris, 1859. — By Me. E. B. Cowell. 
The Annals of Indian Administration, Part 2, Yol. 5. — By TnE Bengal 
Govt. 
Kitabo’ L-Boldan of Al- Ja Qiibii, Edited byJA. W. T. Juynboll, Lugduni — 
Batavorum, 1861. — By the Batavian Academy. 
Vividhartha Sangraha, No. 73. — By Baboo Kalipeossono Singh. 
