418 Asiatic Society. [No. 137. 



it is mixed a great, quantity of lime ; no boiling or hot water is used in the process. Should 

 you have an opportunity, send the specimen to the Society in Calcutta in my name, and 

 I will bring a box down to be sent to England, as well as some Indigo ; and enquire of 

 them, if there is any premium for the production of a Black Dye that requires no 

 sulphate of iron. 



Read the following letter from Professor Holmboe, of the university of 



Christiana. 



Christiana, le 21 Sept. 1842. 

 Messieurs. 

 Les Directeurs de la Societe Asiatique de Calcutta. 

 Etant informe par mon compatriote Mr. Bonnevie, que Messieurs veiulent bien 

 vous mettre en rapport avec notre Universite afin d'echanger des articles scientifiques, 

 je prends la liberte d'envoyer ci-joints 215 monnoies, dont les 160 sont de la maison 

 d'Oldenbourgh, non plus en cours, et les 55 des monnoies du 12me siecle reqemment 

 decouvertes, sur lesquelles j'ai publie un memoire, dont un exempHure est aussi 

 ci-joint. 



Possedant deja plusieurs des monnoies, que les Anglais ont fait frapper pour les 

 Indes, il nous seraitparticulierement agreable de recevoir des pieces frappees par les 

 princes indigenes. Sur tout il nous interesserait beacoup de recevoir de celles, 

 qui passent sous le nom de Indo-scythiques ou Indo-bactriques, et dont Messieurs 



Masson et Honigberger ont trouve de grandes quantites dans l'Affghanistan. 



Veuillez agreer l'assurance de la parfaite consideration, avec laquelle ja'i l'hon- 

 neur d'etre, 



Messieurs, 

 Votre tres humble et tres obeissant serviteur, 



F. HOLMBOE, 



Professeur des Langues Orientales a V Universite 

 Royale de Christiania, et Directeur de son Cabinet de Medailles. 



Read the following letters, giving cover to papers for publication in the 

 Journal of the Asiatic Society ; viz. of 21st April, from Mr. Officiating Se- 

 cretary Davidson, with a Report by Mr. Commissioner Lushington, on the 

 results of the mining experiment conducted at " Pokhree in Gurhwal." 



Of 15th April, from Capt. H. M. Durand, with a brief History of Khelat, 

 by Major Leech, C. B., and a Journal of a Tour through parts of the Pun- 

 jab and of Afghanistan, by Agha Abbas of Sheraz, arranged and translated 

 by Major Leech, C. B. 



Of 11th April, from E. C. Ravenshaw, Esq. C. S. with a memorandum on 

 the construction of a " Portable Meridian," ordered to be published ac- 

 cordingly. 



Read letter from Mr. James Reynolds, Secretary of the Oriental Trans- 

 lation Fund, dated London, 14th February 1843, requesting remittance 

 of the subscription of the Asiatic Society for 1842 and 1843, amounting 

 to £21. 



The remittance ordered to be made by a set of bills. 



