VI CONTENTS OF VOL. XVIII. 



Paqe 



Ordinary Meeting, January 7, 1884 91) 



Paper on "Cuneiform Inscriptions as illustrative of the 



Times of the Jewish Captivity." By W. St, Chad 



boscawen 99 



Discussion 135 



Ordinary Meeting, February 4, 1884 140 



Paper on " Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon — On Eecently 



Discovered Inscriptions of this King." By Ernest A. 



Budge, M.A. 140 



Translation of the Inscription ... 151 



Text and the jiore literal Translation 155 



Analysis 179 



Discussion 183 



Ordinary Meeting, February 18, 1884 192 



Paper on "Buddhism in relation to Christianity." By this 



PtEv. P. Collins, M.A 192 



Discussion — Speeches by Mr. RxVssam, Dr. Leitner {of Lahore), 



Professor Ehys Davids, Eev. S. Coles {of Ceylon), and 



Others 213 



Ok Krishna 225 



Ordinary Meeting, March 3, 1884 228 



Paper on ''Pessimism.'' By W. P. James, Esq i. 228 



Discussion 244 



Remarks by Canon Saumarez Smith, D.D. 250 



Ordinary Meeting, April 7, 1884 253 



Paper on "The Prehistoric Factory of Flint Implements at 



Spiennes." By the Pev. J. Magens Mello, M.A., F.G.S. 



{With Plates) 253 



Discussion 261 



Ordinary Meeting, April 21, 1884 270 



"The Evolution of the Pearly Nautilus." By S. R. Pattison, 



Esq., F.G.S 270 



