. gineers, Bengal. 
1825.] 
succession of political struggles, national 
conflicts, and warlike achievements; but 
rather to less conspicuous, yet more impor- 
tant, occurrences, which. directly concern 
the structure of society; the civil institu- 
tions of nations ; their internal, more than 
their external, relations: and. the yet less 
prominent, but more momentous, events, 
which affect society universally, and ad- 
vance it in the scale of civilized life. It is 
the history of the. human mind, which is 
most diligently to be investigated.”” The 
political history and the mythology are, 
however, justly considered as part of the 
history of mind, as well as the philosophy : 
and with respect to the last, it is observed 
that, “the more it is investigated, the 
more intimate will the relation be found 
between the philosophy of Greece, and that 
of India ;”’ and it is added that in. “ that 
of Arabia too, avowedly copied from the 
Grecian model, much has been preserved 
which else might have been lost.”” The 
advantages of the study of Arabic and 
Sanscrit lore are pointed out; and the 
plan of the Society to pursue the steps of 
Oriental intercourse, ancient and modern; . 
not only through the literature, language, 
manners, institution, opinions, arts and 
productions of China, but into Greece, 
Syria, Chaldea, Palestine, Spain, Austra- 
lasia, &c. From the cordial co-operation 
of this Society, therefore, with those 
already established in Bengal, Madras, 
Bombay and Bencoolen, the most satisfac- 
tory results, in this wide and interesting 
field of inquiry, may be expected. 
This Report of the transactions of the 
Society, contains, also, the following papers 
selected from those presented and read at 
the respective meetings, from May 17, 1823, 
to May I, 1824: 
I. Memoir concerning the Chinese. By 
John Francis Davis, esq., F.R-S, M.R. A.'S- 
—II. On the Philosophy of the Hindus. 
Part I. By Henry Thomas Colebrooke, 
esq-, Director, R. A.s., F.R.S., &c.—III. 
Singular Proclamation, issued by the Foo- 
yuen, or Sub-Viceroy, of Canton. ‘Trans- 
lated from the Chinese by the Rey. Dr. 
Morrison, M.R.A.s. Communicated by 
Sir George Thomas Staunton, bart ; 
V-P.R.A-Ss.—IV. On the Pirik Sheep. of 
Ladakh, and some other Animals _princi- 
pally of the Sheep and Goat kind; with 
general Observations on the country of 
Ladakh, &e. By William Moorcroft, esq. 
Communicated by John Fleming, esq., 
M.R.A.S.—=V: Memoir on Sirmér. By 
the late Capt. George Rodney Blane, En- 
Communicated by Sir 
Gilbert Blane, bart.—VI. Essay on the 
Bhills. By Major-Gen. Sir John Mal- 
eolm, G.c.B. and v.P.R.A.S—VII. On 
the Philosophy of the Hindis. Part II. 
By Henry Thomas -Colebrooke, esq., 
Director, n. a.s., ver. s. &e.—VITI.. Ac- 
count of the Banyan ‘Tree, or Vicus Indica, 
as found in the ancient Greek and Roman 
Proceedings of Learned Societies. ol 
Authors. By George Henry Noehden, L.L.p. 
F.R.S., Secretary, R. A.S.—IX. Translation 
of a Sanscrit Inscription, relative to the last. 
Hindi Monarch of Dehli; with comments 
thereon. By Capt. James Tod, M.R. A.s. 
Some further notice of these will be 
found in our literary proemium of this 
month ; and an interesting extract, in the 
supplement to vol. 58. 
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF CALCUTTA. 
On Wednesday, the 7th July a meeting 
of the members of the Asiatic Society was 
held at the Society’s apartment, in Chou- 
ringhee; J. H. Harrington, esq-, Presi- 
dent, in the chair. Mr. John Ahmuty and 
Mr. George Chester, were elected mem- 
bers,-and M.du Bonde Beauchesne, of 
Paris, an honorary member, of the society. 
Mr. B. H. Hodgson, assistant to the 
resident at Katmandoo, presented, to be 
deposited in the museum, through the me- 
dium of Mr. W. B. Bayley, Vice-President, 
a great number of valuable and curious ar- 
ticles from B’hote. Among these multifa- 
rious curiosities, is a large spiral horn, said 
to belong to the unicorn, and, with it, draw- 
ings of the animal made by a Bhotea pea- 
sant. The drawings are stated to convey 
the true image of a living animal of the deer 
kind, out of the centre of whose forehead 
grows a horn of the description transmitted. 
The animal is described as gregarious, gra- 
minivorous, and its flesh good to eat. 
Its dwelling-place the plains of B’hote, be- 
yond the Himalayah, and especially the 
woody tract of the country situated a few 
days north-west of Digurche, known to the 
natives by the name of Chaugdung. Many 
other representations and communications 
were also made illustrative of the literature, 
arts,antiquities, localities, natural history,&c. 
of oriental tribes and regions. 
HAILEYBURY COLLEGE. , 
On Thursday, 2d December, a deputa- 
tion of the Court of Directors witnessed the 
examination of the students, by the Princi- 
pal, Professors and Oriental Visitor, in the 
hall of the college, where the list of the stu- 
dents who had obtained prizes and other 
honourable distinctions was read; also a 
list of the best Persian and Deva-Nagari 
writers. Mr. John Russell Colvin read an 
English essay, entitled ‘‘ The Influence of 
Education and Goyernment on National 
Character.”’ . The students read and trans- 
lated in the several Oriental languages, 
Prizes were then delivered by the Chairman 
to the successful students. 
Oriental Instruction. —The pupils of Dr. 
Gilchrist have presented to Lieut. W. G.T. 
Lewis, a silver-cup, together with a letter 
of very handsome acknowledgement for 
his unwearied. and voluntary attentions 
in assisting their studies, and facilitating 
their attainments in Oriental literature. 
The Cupis in form ofa handsome Greek 
or Etruscan goblet, ornamentally encir- 
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