xviii CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 No. 35.— NOVEMBER. 



I.— Extracts from the Mohit, that is the Ocean, a Turkish work on Navigation 

 in the Indian Seas. Translated by the Baron Joseph Von Hammer, Prof. 

 Orient. Lang. Vienna, Hon. Mem. As. Soc. &c. . . . . . 545 



jj^ Account of some Inscriptions in the Abyssinian character, found at Hassan 



Ghorab, near Aden, on the Arabian coast. By Lieutenant Wellsted, Indian 

 Navy, attached to the Survey department, . .. .. 554 



III, — Further Information on the Topes of Manikyala, being the translation of 

 an Extract from a Manuscript Memoir on Ancient Taxila, by Mons. A. 

 Court, Engineer Officer in the Army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, . . 555 



IV. — Note on the Coins discovered by M. Court. By Jas. Prinsep, &c . . 562 



V. Note on the Brown Liquid, contained in the Cylinders, from Manikyala. 



By the same, . . • . . . • . . . • • 567 



VI.— Journal of a Tour through Georgia, Persia, and Mesopotamia. By Capt. 



R. Mignan, Bombay European Regt. F. L. S. and M. R. A. S. .. 576 



VII. — Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, .. .. .. .. 590 



VI 1 1 . — Miscellaneous. 



1. — Influence of Colour on the Absorption and Exhalation of Odorous Princi- 

 ples, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..594 



2. — Chinese Method of making Gongs and Cymbals, . . . . . . 595 



IX. — Catalogue of Birds (systematically arranged) of the Rasorial, Grallatorial, 

 and Natatorial Orders, observed in the Dukhun by Lieut. -Colonel W. H. 

 Sykes, Bombay Army, F. L. S., F. Z. S., &c. &c. .. ..597 



X. — Meteorological Register, . . . . . . . . . . 600 



No. 36.— DECEMBER. 



I. — Some Account of the Territory and Inhabitants of Naning, in the Malayan 

 Peninsula. By Lieut. J. T. Newbold, 23rd Regiment, Madras Native In- 

 fantry, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601 



II. — Notice of an Ancient Mahal or Palace near Jaunpur, in which some Hindu 



Coins were lately dug up. By V. Tregear, Esq. .. .. .. 617 



III. — Price of Grain at Allygurh, near Delhi, from the year 1804 to 1832 inclu- 

 sive. By Edward Stirling, Esq. C. S. .. .. .. ..620 



IV.— On the Nepalese Method of Refining Gold. By Dr. A. Campbell, Asst. 



Surgeon attached to the Residency of N£pal, . . . . . . 622 



V. — Notice of some Fossil Impressions occurring in the Transition Limestone 

 of Kamaon. By Dr. J. McClelland, . . . . . . . . 628 



VI. — Further notice of the Influence of the Moon on Atmospherical Phenomena. 



By the Rev. R. Everest, M. G. S., &c. .. .. .. .. 631 



VII. — Correction of a mistake regarding some of the Roman coins found in the 

 Tope at Manikyala opened by M. Court. By Lieut. Alexander Cunning- 

 ham, Engineers, .. .. .. .. .. .. 635 



VIII. — Description of the Fossil Elephant's Tooth from Somrotee, near Na- 



hun. By Lieut. W. E. Baker, Engineers,.. .. .. .. 638 



IX. — Catalogue of Birds (systematically arranged) of the Rasorial, Gral- 

 latorial, and Natatorial Orders, observed in the Dukhun, by Lieut. -Colonel 

 W. H. Sykes, Bombay Army, F. L. S. F. Z. S., &c. &c. .. .. 639 



X. — Miscellaneous. 



1. Climate of the Nilgiris , .. .. .. ., .. .. 650 



2. Tibetan Grammar, . . , , . . 653 



3. Note regarding temperature of wells, .. .. ..655 



XL— Meteorological Register, .. .. .. .. .. 656 



