416 Asiatic Society. [No. 137. 



Aarsberetning for det Kongelige Norske Frederiks Universitets for Aaret 1840, 

 (Annuaire de l'Universite, 1840). Presented by ditto ditto. 



Norges Statistik af Schweigaard. 1st deel, (Statistique de la Norvege, par Schwei- 

 gaard, tome ler). Presented by ditto ditto. 



De Mutationibus Virgse Magnetic*, Auctore Christophoro Hansteen, 1842. Pre- 

 sented by ditto ditto. 



Index Scholarum in Universitate Regia Fredericiana, 59 ejus Semestri, 1842. 

 Presented by ditto ditto, (2 copies). 



Gaea Norvegica, 1838, Earstex Heet. Presented by ditto ditto. 



Universiteterne i Christianas. Upsala, 1836. Presented by ditto ditto. 



De Prisca re Monetaria Norvegiae, scripsit C. A. Holmboe, 1841. Presented by 

 ditto ditto. 



Indby Delsesskrift i Anlidning of den Hoitidelige Nedlceggelse of Grundstenen til 

 Nye Byginger for det Kongelige Norske Frederiks Universitet Trediveaarsdagen 

 efter dets Stiftelsc den 2den September, 1841. Presented by ditto ditto. 



Read letter from Mr. Officiating Secretary Davidson, No. 48, of 12th 

 ultimo, communicating the acknowledgments of the Government for the 

 offer, by the Society, of copies of a Sindee Vocabulary about to be published 

 under its superintendence, and stating, that twenty-five copies of the work 

 would be sufficient for the use of Government. 



Read letter from Capt. H. M. Durand, Private Secretary to the Right 

 Honourable the Governor General of 8th ultimo, informing the Secretary 

 that His Lordship would wish twenty-four copies of the Sindee Vocabulary 

 to be sent to the Government of Bombay, the like number to the Secretary 

 in the Political Department with the Governor General, and one copy 

 to Major Leech, C. B. 



Read letter from N. B. E. Baillie, Esq. of 24th ultimo, accepting the 

 office of Member of Committee of Papers, and promising to render every 

 assistance in his power to the best of his ability. 



Read the following letter from Mr. R. S. Maling, of 2nd ultimo, present- 

 ing specimen of some Oil extracted from Nuts, the produce of trees called 

 by the Natives Nipal Ukrote. 



Dear Sik, — I beg to forward herewith a small quantity of Oil extracted from Nuts 

 the produce of trees called by the natives Nepal Ukrote, of which 1 have some few in 

 my compound, t am unable to give you the real name of the tree, but in order that 

 you may discover it, 1 send you, accompanying, some of its leaves and blossom, also 

 some of the nuts it bears. The leaves so far as 1 can recollect, are precisely similar 

 to those of the Sycamore, and the tree itself resembles it very much, so far so indeed 

 as to lead me to suppose, (until I observed the nuts it bore,) that it was the Sycamore 

 tree. From enquiries that I have made, I learn that the full grown trees I have 

 were planted by Mr. Clerk of the Civil Service, some 28 or 30 years back; they flourish 

 well here, and are of speedy growth. I planted some last rainy season, which are already 



