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d. 



B. 

 1. 



Of the Semitic Languages. 

 Caucasian Languages. 

 Of Indian Languages. 

 Of the Sanscrit. 



2. 

 3. 



S. 

 B. 



Of the Pali. 



Of the Modern Indian Languages, 



Of the Chinese Language. 



Dictionaries. 



C. 

 D. 



Critics and Interpretations. 

 Literature. 



E. 

 IX. 



Catalogues, 

 Miscellaneous Works. 



A. 



Works. 



B. 



Journals, Encyclopoedias, etc. 



Read two letters, dated the 29th September and 20th October last, from Mr. 

 Secretary Bushby, the first transmitting a communication from Mr. A. T. Christie, 

 late of the Medical Service, Madras Establishment, reporting his Geological Re- 

 searches in that part of India, and the second transmitting copies of Papers by 

 Captain G. B. Tremenheere, Executive Engineer, Tenasserim Division, on the 

 Tin Grounds and Manganese Beds of the Mergui Province. 



Read also two letters from Mr. H. Cope, dated the 4th and 5th October last, on 

 the subject of the investigation of the Himalyan Lichens. 



Read letter from Mr. J. G. Bruce, of 18th October 184-1, on the subject of the 

 Nurma Cotton produced in Malwa, elicited with reference to the remarks of Mr. H. 

 Piddington, and noticed in a recent number of the Journal. 



Ordered, — That the foregoing Papers be made over to the Secretary in his capacity 

 of Editor, for publication in early numbers of the Journal of the Asiatic Society. 



Read letter from Captain S. R. Tickell, with sketches of Idols. 



Read letter from Baboo Ramcomul Sen, of Sd November 1841, with a number of 

 Copper Coins, presented to the Asiatic Society by Dr. R. Stuart of the Native Hos- 

 pital, who, in sending them, writes : " I have much pleasure in forwarding the accom- 

 panying Copper Coins, which were given to me as curiosities. When they are really 

 oldy 1 know they possess much value in the eyes of such as wish to be thought an- 

 tiquarians ; how far those I send may be deemed valuable, I do not pretend to judge." 



Read letter from J. H. Batten, Esq. of 4th October 1841, forwarding some " Loose 

 Leaves" from Thibet, brought down by Deboo, Putwaree of the Juwater Pars (one 

 of the chief Bhotias), who got them from some man iu Heoondes (the Thibet 

 name of Kemaoon.) 



These " loose leaves" having been submitted for Report to Mr. Csoma, that 

 gentleman writes, 



" I beg to inform you that the 24 loose leaves (of blue paper, with Tib. capital cha- 

 racter on, written with orpiment, under the following numbers of leaves : 5, 6, 8, 10, 



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