262 Asiatic Society. [May, 
would certainly recommend those who possess such tubes to use them 
in this manner. It is besides much easier to free them from air. All 
that is necessary being to fill the tubes first with water that has been 
well boiled, and then to pour in the mercury, allowing it to drive out 
the water as far as possible before inverting the tubes. The tempera- 
ture must be accurately noted at the time of registering. 
Lieutenant Waveu has promised me a series of observations with 
the wet barometer, which I hope ere long will be forthcoming. 
ST 
IX.—Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, 
Wednesday Evening, 29th May, 1833. 
The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Calcutta, in the Chair. 
The Proceedings of the last meeting were read. 
Mr. W. M. Manuk, proposed by Babu Ram Comul Sen, seconded by 
Mr. D. Hare, was elected a Member by ballot. 
Some matters of account were referred to the Committee of Papers. 
The Secretary brought up the Report of the Committee of Papers, on the 
manuscripts of the late Mr. Moorcroft, put at the Society’s disposal by Go- 
vernment in January last. It recommended the whole to be transmitted to 
England to be published, either the whole or a copious digest, on account of 
the Society, under the charge of Professor Wilson, who had kindly proffered 
his services in arranging the matter for the press before his departure. Mr. 
Trebeck, brother of the companion of Mr. Moorcroft’s travels, had also pre- 
sented the whole of his brother’s journals, letters, and drawings, in order that 
the valuable information contained in them might be incorporated in the 
proposed digest, on consideration of his receiving 12 copies of the printed 
work. The meeting adopted the suggestion of the Committee, and an offer 
from Lieutenant Burnesto convey them to England was accepted with thanks. 
Library. 
The following books were presented : 
Roxburgh’s Flora Indica, Ist and 2nd vols.—by Captain James Roxburgh, on the 
part of himself and brother, editors of the work. 
Journal Asiatique, No. 58—from the Asiatic Society of Paris. 
Chezy’s Sacountala ; Sanskrit text and French translation—bdy the Translator. 
Notice de l’ouvrage intitulé ’Lettre 4 M. Abel Remusat—dby the Baron Hum- 
 boldt. 
* Baron Sylvestre de Sacy’s Recherches, sur les contes des mille et une nuits— 
by the Author. 
Ferussac’s Bulletin Universel, 1827-28-29, 36 vols.—presented by Mr. F. Corbyn, 
in the name of Dr. Bogie. 
* The letter accompanying the above three works was dated in 1830, they were pra- 
bably detained a long time in England on their way. 
