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B. We prefer producing them at the next 
conference, along with the map and some other 
papers connected with Munnipore. 
It was agreed that the next meeting should 
take place on the 8th instant, and the confer¬ 
ence broke up. 
Nov. 8.—I visited this morning the temple, 
which, for distinction, is denominated Kaong- 
m’hu-d’hau, or “ the great act of royal merit,” 
but more correctly lia-ja-mani-su-la, a Pali or 
Sanscrit compound word. It lies south-west 
from Sagaing at the distance of about five 
miles, and about one mile beyond the manufac¬ 
tory of marble images. The building is a mass 
of solid brick and lime, and in shape resembles 
a dome and cupola rising from the ground. It 
is surrounded with a double wall and extensive 
area, the portion of the latter nearest to the tem¬ 
ple being paved with large flags of sandstone. 
The body of the temple is immediately sur¬ 
rounded by a stockade composed of round pil¬ 
lars of sandstone, about five feet high. The 
whole, as usual, is crowned by an iron Ti, or 
umbrella, gilt. Towards the base of the build¬ 
ing there are niches all round, occupied by sit¬ 
ting figures about three feet high, made of sand¬ 
stone, and generally gilt, but in a very slovenly 
and imperfect manner. These figures, which are 
