xl Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [May, 1845. 



8. Reports of the Council and Auditors of the Zoological Society of London, 1844, 

 two copies. — By the Society. 



9. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 3, Parts 2 and 3, London, 

 1843. 



10. Magnetic Reports of the Observatory at Bombay, May to December, 1843. — By 

 Government. 



11. Magnetic Observations for 1842 and 1843, by G. Buist. — Presented by ditto. 



12. Report on the Meteorological Observations made at Colaba, Bombay, from the 1st 

 September to 31st December, 1842, by G. Buist. — Presented by ditto. 



13. Meteorological Observations for 1843, by G. Buist. — Presented by ditto. 



14. Tracings of the Wind-Guage for 1842, 1843, by G. Buist.— Presented by ditto. 



15. Barometrical Observations, by G. Buist. — Presented by ditto. 



16. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschap 

 pen. Vols. 18, 19, 1842, 1843.— By the Society. 



17. Natur en Geneeskundig archief voor Neerland's indie— Eerste Jaargang Batavia. 

 1844— By ditto. 



18. Catalogus Plantarum in Horto Botanico Bogoriensi cultarum alter auctore, J. C. 

 Hasskarl, Bataviae, 1844. 



Books Exchanged. 



19. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Nos. 96 and 97, Vol. 15, February 

 and March, 1845. 



20- The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal by Jameson, No. 74, July to October, 

 1844. 



21. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine, third series, Vol. 

 25, Nos. 166, 167, 168, 169, of October, November and December, 1844. 



22. Journal Asiatique, Quatrieme Serie, Nos. 16 and 17, Juillet et Aout 1844. 



23. The Athenaeum, Nos. 900 to 907. 



Books Purchased. 



24. Introductory Lectures on Modern History, delivered in 1841 , by T. Arnold, se- 

 cond edition, London, 1843. 



25. Theogony of the Hindoos, by Count M. Bjornstjerna, London, 1844. 



26. Political Philosophy, by H. Brougham, London, 1843 and 1844, 3 vols. 



27. System of Logic, by J. S. Mill, London, 1843, 2 vols. 



28. Journal des Savans, Septembre and Octobre, 1844. 



Read the following letters, from Messrs. Allen and Co. the Society's 

 London Agents, and W. W. Bird, Esq. : — 



To Henry Torrens, Esq. Secretary to the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 

 Sir, — We have been requested by W. W. Bird, Esq. to forward you the enclosed 

 letter. We beg to acquaint you that the map referred to by Mr. Bird was forwarded 

 on the 26th February last by the ship Princess Royal from Liverpool, and will be handed 

 over to the Asiatic Society by our agents as soon as it reaches Calcutta. 



W. H. Allen and Co. 

 London, March 19, 1845. 



To Henry Torrens Esq. Secretary to the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 

 Sir, — With reference to the intimation made by me to the Meeting held on the 5th of 

 July, 1843, I have directed to be transmitted to you the newly constructed Map of 



