334 Wool and Woollen Manufactures of Khorassan. [No. 99. 



tually become acclimated in England, and the wool of both be perhaps 

 materially improved. 



Candahar, 27 th April, 1840. 



N. B. Should leisure occur, I intend shortly to draw up a note on 

 the culture of silk at Candahar, which I shall do myself the honor of 

 forwarding. 



Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



(Wednesday Evening, \Qth June, 1840.^ 



The Honorable Sir E. Ryan, President in the chair. 



The Proceedings of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Lieutenant Arthur Broome, Deputy Secretary Military Board, was proposed by 

 the Officiating Secretary, seconded by Professor W. B. O'Shaughnessy. 



Major R. Birch, Deputy Secretary to Government, Military Department, was 

 proposed by the President, seconded by the Officiating Secretary. 



Read a letter from J. Alexander, Esq. Officiating Government Agent, forward- 

 ing the Account Current of the Society's funds remaining in his hand on the 30th April 

 last, exhibiting in favor of the Society, Government securities to the amount of Sa. 

 Rs. 10,000, and cash 742-7-1. 



The Officiating Secretary apprised the Meeting, that he has transmitted three 

 Tibetan Manuscripts to Major F. Jenkins, for the use of his interpreter Mr. 

 Kellner, in prosecuting his studies in that language, as ordered by the Committee of 

 Papers. 



Library. 



Read a letter from F. J. Halliday, Esq. Junior Secretary to the Government of 

 India, Revenue Department, forwarding for deposit a copy of Nos. 15 and 16 of 

 Dr. Wight's Icones Plantarum Indiee Orientalis, or Figures of Indian Plants. 



Read a letter from H. V. Bayley, Esq. Assistant Secretary to the Government of 

 India, forwarding for deposit, a copy of the work entitled, " Chapters of the Modern 

 History of British India," received from the Hon'ble the Court of Directors. 



Read a letter from T. C. Jardine, Esq. Assistant Surgeon, 2nd Light Cavalry, 

 forwarding for presentation a copy of his publication, entitled, " Catalogue of the Birds 

 of the Peninsula of India," and offering to lend his aid in promoting the laudable 

 objects of the Society. 



The following books were presented : 

 Malcolmson's Clinical Remarks on some cases of Liver abscess, presenting exter- 

 nally. — By the author. 

 History of British Birds, by Mr. Yarrel— Purchased. 

 Naturalist's Library ; Mammalia, vol. 9. Dogs. 



