934 Asiatic Society. [No. 1 19. 



21, 40, 46, 53, 58, 60, 65, 68, 86, 92, 93, 95, 96, 101, 102, 104, 113, 117. 128 and 131,) 

 received from Almora, are the parts of some extracts of some Tantrika works, contain- 

 ing some short address or prayers to Shakya, to Vajra Pani, and to other Saints or 

 Divinities for instruction how to obtain prosperity and future beatitude, and how to 

 be delivered from miseries of the present and of the future life. There are likewise 

 many Mantras or mystical formulae used in addresses for obtaining the favour of any 

 particular Divinity : also, when presenting some offerings, &c. All such Mantras are in 

 Sanscrit, but written in Tibetan character. There are in the Asiatic Society's Library 

 many works on similar subjects." 



The Secretary submitted for the inspection of the Meeting, facsimile Inscriptions, 

 sent down by Lieutenant A. Cunningham, reporting at the same time, that having 

 had these Inscriptions translated, they do not possess any thing of interest or novelty 

 to require any further specific notice. 



With reference to Dr. Forbes' communication on the discovery of a complete copy 

 of the Jami ul Tawarikh, printed in the 107th Number of the Journal of the Asiatic 

 Society, the following communication was read from H. M. Elliot, Esq., of AUaha- 

 bad, of 20th September :— 



" Not having yet observed any notice of Rusheed-oo-Deen's book at your pe- 

 riodical Meetings, I think it proper to bring to your notice a circumstance which 

 came to my knowledge about two months ago, and which I should have mentioned 

 earlier, had I thought it would have escaped observation so long. An anonymous 

 work on History, bearing the same titles of chapters as Rusheed-oo-Deen*s was 

 brought by (the late) Sir John Malcolm from Persia, and presented to the College 

 at Fort William, of which your Society has the Library. The work was copied at 

 (I think) Casbin in 2616, and bears the title of Jami-oo-Tuwareekh Judeem^ but without 

 name of the author. This information I obtained one day from Stewart's Catalogue 

 of Tippoo Sultan's Library, and I now communicate it, after this long delay, in the 

 hope that a little search in your own archives will reward you with the discovery of 

 this valuable work." 



A search having been made as suggested by Mr. Elliot for the book, the Secre- 

 tary had the satisfaction to report to the Meeting, that it was found, and the volume 

 submitted to inspection. 



The presentation by Moulvee Abdool Ruheem of a copy of the translation by him 

 in Persian of the Kamoos was acknowledged by the Society by a vote of thanks, and 

 the presentation in return to the Moulvee of all the Arabic works printed by the 

 Society. 



The Secretary submitted to the inspection of the Committee a folio containing 

 Sketches by Lieutenant Colonel Salter, of the (late) 2d Regiment Light Cavalry, 

 taken by him during his service in Affghanistan. 



For these presentations and contributions, the thanks of the Society were accorded. 



