1198 

 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



(Friday Evening, 11th November, 3 842.) 

 The Honorable the President in the Chair. 



The following Books were presented by the Authors, and purchased by the Society. 

 Books received for the Meeting on the llth November, 1842. 



The Calcutta Christian Observer, November 1842. Presented. 



The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, June and July, 1842. Vol. IX, 



Nos. 58 and 59. Purchased. 

 London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 



3d Series. Vol. XX, Nos. 132, 133, and 134. Vol. XXI, No. 135. London, 1842. 



Purchased. 

 Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, by Professor Jameson. London, 1842. 



No, 64. Presented by the Author. 

 Journal des Savans. Paris, Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, 1842. Purchased. 

 Tracts, Historical and Statistical, on India, by B. Heyne. London, 1814, 4to. 



one Vol. Purchased. 

 Bulletin de la Societe de Geographie, 2nd Serie, Tome XVI. Presented. 

 Histoire Naturelle des Poissons, Tome XVI. Purchased. 

 Jahrbucher der Literature. Wien, 1841, Nos. 93, 94, 95, 96. Purchased. 

 Geschichte der Ilchane, das ist der Mongolen in Persien. Von Hammer Purgstall. 



Darmstadt, 1842, Erst Band. Presented by the Author. 

 Bopp, iiber die Verwandtschaft der Malayisch-Polynesischen Sprachen mit den 



Indisch-Europaischen. Berlin, 1841, 4to. Presented by the Author. 

 Newbold on Ipoh, or Upas Poison used by the Jacoons and other Aboriginal Tribes 



of the Malay Peninsula. London, 1837, Pamph. Presented by the Author. 

 L'Espagne Artistique et Monumental, Planches lithographies by D. Genaro Perez 



de Villa-Amil. The text by D. Patricio de la Escosura and the Plates litho- 

 graphed by Victor Adam Arnout Bachelier, &c. &c. No. 1, containing four 



Plates. 



Much attention was excited by the splendid work on Spanish Architecture last 

 mentioned. It is sent to this country in the hope of finding some part of that sup- 

 port which it so richly merits, as an almost unequalled production of the litho- 

 grapher's and designer's arts. 



Read a letter from Count Graberg, soliciting the honour of being elected a Corres- 

 ponding Member of the Society. The application was referred to the Committee of 

 Papers for report. 



Read the following letters from the Government of India : — 



No. 178. 

 To the Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 

 Military Department. 



Sir, — I have the honor, by direction of the Hon'ble the President in Council, to 

 transmit to you for communication to the President and Members of the Asiatic 

 Society, and for publication in their Researches, as a sequel to the articles in which 



