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VI. State of Science in England, . . . . . . 198 



VII. Memoranda regarding the Difference between Morning and Evening Altitudes, 

 for ascertaining the Apparent Time on board Ship. By Capt. D. Ross, Marine 

 Surveyor General, . . . . . . . . 202 



VIII. Scientific Intelligence. 



1. Mr. A. Csoma de Korbs, ... . . . . 204 



2. Hugh Ice Manufactory, . . . . . . ib. 



3. Mergni Dye Wood, . . . . . . 205 



4. Decline of Science in France, .. .. .. 206 



5. Letter from Abdul Mojid on the subject of the Arbelon Problem, . . 208 



IX. PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



1. Asiatic Society, . . . . . . . . 209 



2. Medical and Physical Society, . . . . .. ib. 



3. Agricultural and Horticultural Society, . . . . 214 

 Meteorological Register, for May, . . . . . . 216 



No. 6.— JUNE. 



I. Analysis of the Puranas. By H. H. Wilson, Sec. As. Soc. .. .. 217 



II. Some Observations on the Quantity of Earthy Matter brought down by the 



Ganges River. By the Rev. R. Everest, . . . . . . 238 



III. Note on the Magic Mirrors of Japan. By James Prinsep, Sec. Ph. CI. As. Soc. 242 

 ] V. Description of the Native Manufacture of Steel in Southern India. By Dr. 



Voysey, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 



V. Proceedings of Societies. 



1. Asiatic Society — Physical Class, . . . . . . . . . . 248 



Cliirra Punji Coal, . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 



Salem Iron Works, . . . . . . . . . . 253 



2. Medical and Physical Society, . . . . . . . . 255 



3. Agricultural and Horticultural Society, . . . . . . 257 



4. Natural History Society of the Mauritius, . . . . . . . . 258 



VI. European Intelligence, . . . . . . . . . . 260 



Catalogue of Indian Birds, . . . . . . . . . . 261 



Meteorological Table for June, . . . . . . . . 264 



No. 7.— JULY. 



I. Translation of a Tibetan Fragment, by Mr. Csoma de Korbs, with Remarks by 



H. H. Wilson, Sec. . . . . . . . . 269 



II. Estimate of the Risk of Life to Civil Servants of the Bengal Presidency, in 

 each year of their residence in India. By HI. T. Prinsep, Esq. Secretary to 

 Government, &c. &c. .. .. .. .. .. 277 



III. On the Gypsum of the Himalaya. By Capt. P. T. Cautley, . . . . 289 



IV. Climate of Chirra Punji, . . . . . . . . 297 



V. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, .. .. .. 298 



2. Natural History Society of the Mauritius, .. ., 302 



VI. Scientific Intelligence. 



1. Boring for Water in France, . . . . . . . . 303 



2. Meteorological Averages at Canton and Macao, . . . . . . ib. 



3. Polyzonal Lens, . . . . . . . . 304 



4. Litharge of Ava, . . . . . . . . . . 305 



5. Timber Trade in Cachar, . . . . . . . . ib. 



VII. Recommendations of the Sub-Committees of the British Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, . . . . . . . . 306 



VIII. Catalogue of Indian Birds, {concluded,) .. ., .. 313 



