1834.] Scientific Intelligence. 143 



" This is the route used by the Lohani merchants, the great carriers of 

 the trade between India and the countries beyond the Indus, and it has 

 never to my knowledge been before traversed by an European traveller. 



Dr. Honigberger is a native of Transylvania and a man of education and 

 science. He has travelled through Turkey, Asia Minor, Egypt, Bagdad, and 

 thence come to the Punjab in 1827, by the way of Sindh. While in the Punjab 

 heentered the service of Maharaja Run jit Singh, and was of great use tohim 

 in shewing his people an improved method of making gun-powder, and in 

 giving his physicians some lessons in pharmacy ; but as he did not think 

 the Maharaja placed sufficient value on his services, he applied for his dis- 

 charge, which was reluctantly granted ; and he is now on his way to Europe 

 by Bokhara and Khiva. During his stay at Cabul, he has been employed in 

 company with Mr. Mason in exploring the antiquities in that neighbour- 

 hood ; he has sent me an account of their labours, which I shall have the 

 pleasure to translate and communicate hereafter." 



[The Journal will be printed as soon as the route-map can be prepared.] 



Antiquities. 



Read some remarks upon the ancient inscription (called No. 2, by Lieut. 

 Burt), on the Allahabad pillar, by Captain A. Troyer, Secretary, Sanscrit 

 College, &c. 



[This paper is printed in the present number.] 



A short note by the Secretary on the subject of the oldest inscription, No. 

 1, was also read. 



The Secretary exhibited to the members present the valuable and inter- 

 esting collection of reliques and coins discovered by M. le Chevalier 

 Ventura, General in the service of Maharaja Runjit Singh, on opening the 

 Tope of Manikyala in 1830, and presented by that officer to himself some 

 months since. They were obligingly conveyed to Calcutta under charge of 

 Colonel Sir J. Bryant, Mem. As. Soc. 



[The description of these precious antiquities must unavoidably be postponed until 

 drawings can be prepared to illustrate them in a becoming manner.] 



X. — Scientific Intelligence. 

 1. — Royle's Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalaya Mountains. Part I. 

 The first number of Mr. Royle's vast undertaking has made its appearance 

 within little more than a year from the arrival of the author in England. It con- 

 tains ten excellent lithographic plates, coloured ; one of Zoology (the Alpine hare) 

 and nine of Botanical subjects*, including 15 plants of Upper India and Cashmere. 

 The letter-press description of these is postponed, to allow space for a copious pre- 

 liminary memoir on the natural history and climate of Upper India and the hills, 

 the field of the author's labours and observations. 



* Anemone discolor ; Ranunculus polypetalus ; Isopyrum grandiflorum and mi- 

 crophyllum ; Delphinium Cashmerianum ; Aconitum heterophyllum ; Cimicifuga fri- 

 gida ; Meconopsis aculeata ; Corydalis Cash, and goviana ; Tauscheria desertorum 5 

 Viola serpens, reniformis and Kanawurensis ; Grewia elastica. 



