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VIII.— M. Stanislas Julien on the Study of the Chinese Language. Translated 

 for the Journal of the Asiatic Society. By Henry Piddington, Sub-Secretary, 

 Asiatic Society, 816 



IX. — Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, 821 



No. 142. 



I.— Tables of Comparative Philology, shewing specimens of the affinity of the 

 Greek, Latin and English Languages, with the Sanskrit, Persian, Russian, 

 Gaelic, Welsh, Lithuanian, German, Hebrew, and Anglo-Saxon. By the 

 Rev. James Long, 837 



II. — On a new species of Cervus (Cervus Dimorphe.) By B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 

 Resident, Kathmandoo. With a Plate, 897 



III. — Note on the '* Flata Limbata," and the White Wax of China. By Captain 

 Thomas Hutton, B. N. 1 898 



IV.— Qualitative Examination of the Native Copper found on Round Island in 

 the Cheduba group, South-East of Ramree, and forwarded to the Society by 

 Captain Campbell, See Proceedings Asiatic Society for April 1843. By S. 

 Mornay, Esq 904 



V. — Memoranda of Earthquakes and other remarkable Occurrences in Upper 

 Assam, from January 1839 to September 1843. By Captain Hannay, B. N. I. 907 



VI. — Memorandum of various Phenomena in 1843. By the Rev. N. Brown, 



Missionary, Assam, 909 



VII.— Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, 910 



No. 143. 



I.— Mr. Blyth's Monthly Report for December Meeting, 1842, with Addenda 



subsequently appended, 925 



II.— Note on the Flata limbata, p. 898 etseq., ante 1011 



III. — Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, .. 1012 



No. 144. 



I. — Memoir on Indian Earthquakes. By Lieut. R. Baird Smith, Bengal En- 

 gineers, 1029 



II. — Comparative Tables of the Law of Mortality, the Expectation of Life, and 

 the Values of Annuities in India and England. By Captain J. C. Hannyng- 

 ton, 24th N. I. 1st Assistant G. G. A. Maunbhoom, 1057 



III. — Experiments and Papers principally by W. B. O'Shaughnessy, Esq. B. 

 M. S. relating to the effects of Sea-water on Iron. Communicated by the 

 Government of Bengal, 1066 



IV. — Notes on, and a short Vocabulary of, the Hinduvee Dialect of Bundel- 

 khand. By Major R. Leech, c. b. Political Agent. From the Political Se- 

 cretariat of the Government of India 1086 



V. — A Note on the Winds, as influencing the Tracks sailed by Bermuda Vessels ; 

 and on the advantage which may be derived from sailing on Curved Courses 

 when meeting with Revolving Winds by Lt. Col. Reid, Governor of Bermuda. 1104 



VI.— Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, 1107 



