1843.] On the Study of the Chinese Language. 821 



as have I believe demonstrated in the dissertation at the close of 

 my Sinico-Latin edition of the works of the Chinese philosopher 

 Meng-tseu. If these rules, which are for Sinologists what those of 

 inflexion are in other languages, and which are their best guides 

 in interpreting a passage, be neglected, the Chinese language may be 

 studied for many years without ever acquiring the degree of know- 

 ledge necessary to become a faithful translator." 



Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



(Monday Evening, the 4th September, 1843.; 



The regular monthly meeting of the Society was held at the rooms on 

 Monday the 4th September, at the usual hour. The Honorable the Pre- 

 sident in the chair. 



The following Members proposed at the August meeting were ballotted 

 for, and declared duly elected. The usual communication was ordered to 

 be made to them : — 



Major W. Anderson, B. H. A.; F. Mouat, Esq. M. D., B. M. S. ; and 

 Capt. Stephen, B. N. I., A. D. C. to the Honorable the Deputy Governor. 



And the following new Member was proposed : — 



Dr. Sprenger, B. M. S. proposed by the Honorable Sir H. Seton, second- 

 ed by Mr. H. Piddington. 



The following list of Books, presented and purchased, was read : — 



Books received for the Meeting of the Asiatic Society, on the 4ith September, 1843. 



The Oriental Christian Spectator, second series. Bombay, August 1843, vol. 



iv, No. 8. — Presented by the Editor. 

 Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Bombay, April 



1843, No. 5. — Presented by the Society. 

 Journal Asiatique, 3me serie, tome vix. Juillet a October 1842, Nos, 76 a 78, 



Paris. — Presented by the Society. 

 Jamieson's Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Edinburgh, 1843, vol. xxiv, 



No. 67.— Presented by the Author. 

 Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, 1842, vol. iii, part ii, No. 91. 



— Presented by the Society. 

 Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, for Aug-ist, Sep- 

 tember and October 1842, Nos. 17, 18, and 19. — From the Academy, (two 



copies.) 

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



third series, London, January 1843, vol. xxii. Nos. 141 and 142. 

 Transactions of the Royal Astronomical Society, London, 1842-43, vols, xii, xiii, 



and xiv. — From the Astronomical Society. 



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