J44 Lihrary. [Aug., 



rise to serious difficulties in regard to the chronology of Yidyapati's 

 life, and it is, as Dr. Eggeling says, desirable that the gi^ant itself should 

 be carefully examined. Through the kind offices of Mr. Tute, the 

 Collector of Daibhanga, I hav^e at length been able to obtain possession 

 of the plate for a limited period. It has been photo-zincographed, and 

 a reduced facsimile is published in the Proceedings of the Society (Plate 

 III), so as to allow of its leisurely examination by experts in epigraphy. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. Ancient Cedi, Matsya and Karusa. — By F. E. Pargiter, Esq., 

 I.C.S. 



2. Description of Lhasa Cathedral, translated from the Tibetan. — By 

 Gurgeon-Major L. a. Waddell, LL. D. 



3. Note on Visnupiir Circular Cards. — By Pandit Haraprasad 

 Qastri, M.A. 



The papers will be published iu the Journal, Part I, 



4. A contribution to the History of Artificial Immunity. — By Sur- 

 geon Lieut. -Col. George Ranking, M.D. 



6. On some new Orchids from Sikkim. — By Dr. G. King and R, 

 Pantling, Esq. 



6. Noviciae Indicae, IX. Some additional papaveraceae. — By Dr. D. 

 Prain. 



7. A list of the Butterflies of Sumatra with special reference to the 

 species occurring in the North- East of the Island. — By Lionel de NlCfi'- 

 viLLE, Esq., F.E.S. 



The papers will be published in the Journal, Part II. 



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BRARY. 



The following additions have been made to the Library since the 

 Meeting held in July last : — 



Transactions, |^roceedings and Journals, 

 presented by the respective Societies and Editors. 



Baltimore. Johns Hopkins Univei-sity, — Circulars, Vol. XIV, Nos. 



119-20. 

 Batavia. Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, — 



Notulen, Deel XXXIII, Aflevering 1. 

 Berlin. K. P. Akademie der Wissenschaften* zu Berlin, — Sitzungs- 



berichte, 1-23, 1&94. 



