Br. 107.-A miniature, 4" 60 x 2"-50, of a conventional chaitya window from the Sārī Deül temple. It is represented as occupying the front of the roof of a Dravidian temple. Br. 108.-Another cast, like Br. 105, 4′′·75 × 5′′-60, from the Sari Deül temple. Br. 109.-A medallion, 4" in diameter, from the Sārī Deül temple, with foliated ornaments, among which is a samber deer.1 Br. 110.-A medallion, 3"-75 in diameter, from the Sārī Deül temple, with a palmette leaf and other foliated designs, among which is an elephant. Br. 111.-Another from the Sārī Deül temple, and 4"-25 in diameter, with a boar, and also with the palmette." Br. 112.-An oval medallion, 5" x 4", from the Sari Deül temple, with a pea-hen perched on a twig, and a palmette leaf.3 Br. 113.-A foliated scroll, 11" x 4" 75, from the Sārī Deül temple, with beaded border. Br. 114.-Another foliated arabesque, 12" 25 x 4" 70, from the Sari Deül temple, forming medallions containing hares, bears and antelopes, and palmette designs, the whole included in a beaded border. Br. 115.-A medallion formed by a twig, and containing a squirrel on a lotus capsule, 5"-75 x 4" 50, and from the Sārī Deül temple.* Br. 116.-A cast in the form of a cross, and consisting of a vertical and horizontal arabesque with a beaded border, made up of undulating leafy twigs and tendrils forming arches enclosing figures of mammals and birds, and one palmette. It measures 11" in height, and 2′′-25 in breadth, 1 Op. cit., Pl. XVII, fig. 51. 8 Op. cit., Pl. XVII, fig. 49. and the arms of the cross are 10′′-75. temple. From the Sarī Deül hand and a Br. 117.-A figure of Lakshmi, 11" 75, on a bracket, from the Sari Deül temple with a lotus in her left disc-like symbol on the palm of her right hand. She wears a high head-dress, and a thin garment from the waist to the middle of the thighs. Height of figure 11" 75. Br. 118.-A portion of a small frieze, 14′′ × 4′′75, from the Sārī Deül temple, consisting of three elephants, with the lower border beaded.1 Br. 119. An ornamental band with beaded border, 12"-50 x5"-50, from the Sari Deül temple, and containing two foliated medallions separated by a rich foliaged scroll. One medallion contains two palmettes and a gazelle, and the other, two lion-like animals fighting over a lotus bud. Br. 120.—An arabesque, 13" 75 x 4", from the Sārī Deül temple, and made up of an undulated twig giving off branches to form circular spaces holding birds, animals, and the palmette figures. Br. 121.-Two medallions similar to the last, 6" x 3"-75, from the Sari Deül temple. Br. 122.-Another similar cast, 11"-75 x 5", from the Sārī Deül temple, with larger medallions than in the last two, and with a beaded border. Br. 123.-A cast, 26" 25 × 6′′ 50, from the Sārī Deül temple, and like Br. 118, one medallion contains a gazelle or antelope, and the other a boar. It has a beaded border above and below. Br. 124.-Another cast, 12" 75" x 4" 75, smaller than Br. 121,but with similar medallions, and from the Sārī Deül temple. Br. 125.-Another arabesque, 16" 25 x 4" 50, with boldly 1 Op. cit., Pl. x, fig. 21. 2 Op. cit., Pl. XIII, fig. 29, a. beaded borders, and from the Sari Deül temple. The medallions are formed by foliated twigs, each containing a flower conventionally represented. Br. 125.-An oval medallion, 5′′.50 x 4", from the Sārī Deül temple, and resembling Br. 111. Br. 127. Another arabesque, 15" 60 x 3"-56, resembling Br. 110, and from the Sări Deül temple. Br. 128.-The cast of a very elaborate sculpture, measuring 31-75 x 20". It is made up of chaitya windows, and modifications of them. The lower portion of the centre is occupied by a small circular window, 7"-50 in diameter, filled with the head and fore paws of a ṣārdūla, some beaded cords dropping down on the top of the medallion from a foliated ornament occupying the middle of the upper border of the cast, with a sulcus on each side of the mass of cords. External to each of these sulci is a much modified elephant's head and trunk, from which a beaded line curves downwards and outwards and forms a dependent loop that again passes upwards to the top of an oval medallion external to the circle with the ṣārdūla. The one to the right is occupied by a human figure with the head of some animal, and is represented plucking fruit from a conventionally represented tree, while the figure on the other medallion suggests a lizard with its body doubled on itself with the head downwards, but the figure is very obscure, so that this is only a suggestion. External to each medallion is another beaded loop hanging down from a similar design as the last, and between it and the latter is a pilaster with a capital of elongated lotus petals, with a vase in the centre of the pilaster. A similar pilaster occurs also at either end of the sculpture. The ornament along the upper border is a wavy band, with a beaded line on each side of it. Unfortunately, this cast bears no number, and it is therefore impossible to say from what temple it was taken. Sāgar. Sagar island lies at the mouth of the Hugli river, and is a favourite place of pilgrimage every year, in the month of January, when immense numbers of devout Hindus from all parts of India resort thither to bathe and to wash away their sins in the waters of the Holy Ganges. In recess No. 1. Sr. A small slab, 8" x 4" 25, with a relief on it of Siva and Parvati, Siva being represented with four arms. In one of his right hands is what resembles a flaming torch, while with the other he pats the chin of his consort Parvati, who is seated crossed-legged, on his left leg, his other leg hanging down. In one left hand he holds a trisul, whilst the other embraces the waist of Parvati. His right foot rests on the bull Nandi; and Pārvatī's (Durga's) left foot on her lion. From near the Light-house, Sagar Island, where it was found along with two gold coins in 1855.1 Presented to the Asiatic Society of Bengal by Captain Dicey, 7th November 1855. Sundarban. Blochmann, in his valuable contributions to the Geography and History of Bengal' says that "various etymologies have been proposed. in explanation of the word 'Sundarban.' It has been derived from sundar, and ban, 'the beautiful forest;' or from sundarí, a small timber tree (Heritiera littoralis). Others, again, have derived the word from Chandradíp-ban, or Chandradíp forest, from the large zamíndarí of Chandradíp, which occupies the south and south-east of Báquirganj 1 Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XXIV, p. 425. 2 Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XLII, Pt. 1, p. 226. * * * District. Or, the name has been connected with the Chandabhandas, an old Sundarban tribe. Grant derives it from Chandraband, the embankment of the moon,' which seems to have been the etymology that obtained at his time, and which has led to the spelling Soonderbund,' adopted by Europeans. "The application of the name to the whole sea-coast of Southern Bengal is modern. Muhammadan historians call the coaststrip from the Hūgli to the Megna, 'Bhátí,' or 'low land, subject to the influence of tide,' and even now-a-days this name is very generally used. The sovereignty of this district, according to the Akbarnámah, and the Rájah Pratápaditya legend, was divided among twelve chiefs, and Colonel Wilford, whatever may have been the source of his information, says that the kings of Arakan and Comillá were constantly striving for the mastery, and assumed the title of Lords of the Twelve Bhúniyás." Blochmann was of opinion that the hypothesis that the whole of the Sundarban was once in a flourishing condition was unsupported by any convincing proof, and that the supposition on physical grounds was impossible. The five Sundarban towns, Pacaculi, Cuipitavaz, Noldy, Dipuria or (Dapara) and Tiparia that occur on the maps of De Barros, Blaev, and Van den Broucke, and which were supposed by some to be the "lost towns" of the once flourishing tract, Blochmann has identified; the first with Penchakuli, "the name of the tract opposite the present mouth of the Damudar, a little above the northern limit of the Sundarban;" the second with Khalifatabad; the third with "Naldi on the Noboganga, east of Jessore, near the Madhumati;" the fourth with "Dapara, or Daspara, south-east of Baquirganj;" and the fifth with Tiparah. Sn. 1.-A slab with a tapering apex, highly sculptured in relief, and having an erect figure of Vishnu with two small |