1843.] Asiatic Society. 1013 



Delessert, Souvenirs d'un Voyage dans L'Inde, execute de 1834 a 1839. Paris, 



1843.— Presented by the Author. 

 Batten's Report on the Settlement of the District of Gurhwal, in the province of 



Kumaon. Agra, 1843. 

 Leach's Zoological Miscellany. London, 1814-1817, 8vo. 3 vols. — Purchased. 

 Gray's List of the Genera of Birds. London, 1841.— Ditto. 

 Gray's Spicilegia Zoologica, pt. i. — Ditto. 

 Meteorological Register kept at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, for the 



month of September 1843. — From Government. 

 The Grahlaghava, a Treatise on Astronomy, with a Commentary, by Mallari. Edited 



by L. Wilkinson. Calcutta, 1843. (Sanscrit.)— Presented by the Rev. J. J. Moore, 



Secretary Agra School Book Society. 

 The Gunitadhia, or a Treatise on Astronomy, with a Commentary entitled the 



Mitacshara, forming the 3d portion of the Siddhanta Shiromuni, by Bhashkara 



Acharya. Edited by L. Wilkinson. Calcutta, 1842, (Sanscrit.)— Ditto. 

 The Goladhia: a Treatise on Astronomy, with a Commentary, entitled the Mitacshara, 



forming the fourth and last Chapter of the Siddhanta Shiromuni, by Bhaskara 



Acharya. Edited by L. Wilkinson. Calcutta, 1842. (Sanscrit.)— Ditto. 

 Saadi, Auteur des Premieres Poesies Hindoustani, par M. G. de Tassy. Paris, 



1843. — Presented by the Author. 

 Bibliotheque de M. Le Baron S. de Sacy, 1 liv. Paris, 1842.— Presented by 



R. Merlin, Esq. 

 The Vendidad Sade, by the late Framji Aspandiarji and other Dasturs. (Zend). 



1842, 8vo. 2 vols. — Presented by the Bombay Branch Royal Asiatic Society. 

 Chart of the Comparative Readings of Eight Barometers, 1843. — Presented by Mr. 



Buist, in charge Bombay Observatory. 



A Petition from the Widow of the late Mr. Bouchez, was presented. Referred 

 to the Committee of Papers for report in the first instance. 

 The following Memorandum by the Secretary was read : — 



Memorandum by the Secretary. 



I have, with much regret, to report the death of the aged, and highly respected Pun- 

 dit Kamalakanta Vidhyalanka, the friend and fellow labourer of James Prinsep. 

 With him has expired the accurate knowledge of the ancient Pali and Sanscrit forms 

 of writing ; for although we now possess a key to these ancient characters, no Pundii 

 has exercised himself in the act of decyphering to the extent to which has Kamala- 

 kanta. Like all learned persons of his class, he carefully avoided the communication 

 of his peculiar knowledge, and latterly, having as he thought little chance of bein^ 

 contradicted, the old man became exceedingly dogmatical and opiniative. As I was 

 totally destitute of that critical ingenuity and wonderful acumen which supplied in 

 our lamented friend, James Prinsep, the want of philological accuracy, and as I had 

 not command of the time which he could devote to the careful and patient investiga- 

 tion of the readings of ancient inscriptions, 1 soon abandoned the attempt to avail my- 

 self of Kamalakanta's services in this department. His appointment about the Soci- 

 ety was that of Sanscrit Librarian. 



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