Heffers Pages. i to cx. September 19th.-Letter from Captain Becher, R. N.-Letter from Adie and Sons.-Dr. January 23rd-Report drawn up by a Committee of the Congress of the United States. February 20th.-Comparison of the Society's Barometers made at Colaba on the 6th XXX April 24th.-Final report of the Committee on the Ross Testimonial-Dr. Buist on the May 22nd.-Address presented to the Hon'ble Mr. Willoughby, President of the Society July 17th.-Letter from Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, Hydrographer to H. M.'s Lords August 14th.-Special Committee appointed to report on the best mode of disposing of the various articles forwarded by Sir Francis Beaufort.-Report of the Committee on Wind and Current Charts-Letters from Lieut. October 9th-Report of the Special Committee on the Ross Testimonial.-Set of February 12th.-Dr. Buist on the Volcanoes of India.-Dr. Buist on the remarkable ... March 11th.-Professor Patton's explanation cf some points which had been misunder- stood, in reference to his paper on the correction of the Barometer April 8th.-Account of the almost unprecedented fall of heavy rain in Scinde during May 20th.-Report of the Society for the year 1851-52... June 17th.-Description of a Submarine Current Measurer laid before the Society. ART. 1.-Account of the City and Province of Peshawur. By H. G. RAVERTY, Lieut. 3rd Regt. Bombay Native Infantry... ART. II.-Researches in the Vicinity of the Median wall of Xenophon, and along the old course of the River Tigris. By FELIX JONES, Commander, Indian Navy... ART. III-The Volcanoes of India. By DR. BUIST, F. R. S. L. and E. &c... .. ART. IV.-Geology of Bombay. By DR. BUIST, F. R. S. L. and E. &c... ART. V.-A report on the heavy rain in Scinde, in July and August, 1851, and its effects on cultivation &c., in the Kurrachee Collectorate. Forwarded by H. B. FRERE, ESQ, Com- Ꭼ Ꭱ Ꭱ Ꭺ Ꭲ Ꭺ . The plates will be stitched in at the end of the number beginning with plate IV. The firs three illustrations meant to have preceded these have been withheld-as the amount of drawings threatened thereby to become too numerous-the preparation of those now inserted having preceded that of those intended to have been so, but now omitted. For the preparation of all the Barometric and other tables I am indebted to the industry and indefatigable zeal of Mr. Mayes, late of the Aden Observatory, now engaged in passing his former observations through the press at Bombay. The following Errata require to be corrected in Lieut. Raverty's paper. Page 2 Note, 2nd line from bottom, for Ah! read Oh! -19 10th line from bottom, for Gunj-i-Khonahar read Gunjikhonah or. -20 10th line from top, after Peshawur add the words "are the Hummams or Hot |