PREFACE. 



The Journal has now survived its fourth year of existence, or 

 including the Gleanings in Science, its seventh ; yet so far from 

 feeling its vigour abated, or finding its contributors grown lan- 

 guid, or its supporters falling off, the past year has produced a 

 volume overflowing with original matter, even to the exclusion of 

 extracts from the publications of Europe — a volume exceeding 

 by fifty pages of text any that has preceded it, and embracing 

 nearly double the usual number of plates. 



The List of Subscribers in India remains in numbers much the 

 same as before; but the demand for the work in England increases 

 daily, and much of the new matter it contains is greedily trans- 

 ferred to the pages of European literary and scientific periodi- 

 cals of wide and established circulation. The Editor says thus 

 much by way of information to his numerous correspondents 

 throughout India, who have not the opportunity of perusing the 

 home journals, and who lose sight of their own labours the 

 moment they have entrusted them to his pages. 



The pecuniary aspect of the concern, up to the end of 1835, 

 would not appear very encouraging to a speculator, but it is 

 satisfactory as far as regards the object of maintaining a recipient 

 for literary and scientific researches in India, at the smallest tax 

 upon its supporters, and yet without any ostentation of per- 

 sonal sacrifice. The collections up to the present day have been 



in all SiccaRupees, 16996 11 8 



There remain due by Subscribers in Bengal, 1815 5 

 and by the Asiatic Society, for copies furnished to 



its Members, in 1835, 1020 



Also, due by Subscribers at Bombay, Madras, 

 and Ceylon, 1036 6 



Making the total income of four years, Rupees, 20868 6 8 



