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



The Secretary in laying on the table the papers relative to Mr. Heat- 

 ly's proposal for the reformation of the Statistical Committee, which 

 had been circulated to the Committee of Papers, stated that the opini- 

 on expressed by that body was strongly in favour of the proposition, 

 whereupon the following resolution was moved by Mr. Huffnagle, 

 and seconded by Mr. Torrens. 



" Resolved, — that the re-institution of Statistical Researches on a 

 systematic plan by this Society appears a desirable object, and that a 

 Committee be appointed for the purpose of considering and reporting 

 on the specific measures through which this object may be obtained. 

 The Committee to consist of Mr. Heatly and Mr. Alexander," — which 

 was carried unanimously. 



Read a letter transmitted to the Secretary by order of Government 

 from Capt. Nevile H. M. S. Serpent forwarding copies of the Logs of 

 H. M. S. Magicienne in the hurricane of 1818 and 1819 at Port 

 Louis, Mauritius. 



The Sub-Secretary pointed out that these logs were printed both in 

 the first and second edition of Col. Reid's work, 1838 and 1841. 



Read the following letter from Government : — 



No. 1289 of 1845. 

 From F. Currie, Esq. Secretary to the Government of India, 



To the Secretary to the Asiatic Society of Fort William, the 2nd May, 1845. 

 Foreign Department. 



Sir, — I am directed by the Governor General in Council, to transmit to you, for such 

 notice as the Society may deem it to merit, the enclosed copy of a Report by Lieutenant 

 Dalton of his visit to the hills on the banks of the Soobanshiri River. 



F. Currie, 

 Fort William, the 2nd May, 1845. Secretary to the Government of India. 



Referred to the Editors of the Journal for publication. 



The Secretary presented on the part of W. Seton Ker, Esq. C. S. 

 a Note of the course of study of students in the Sanscrit language. 



This interesting note was handed to the Editors of the Journals for 

 early publication. 



The Secretary reported that during his absence Dr. Sprenger, now 

 Principal of the Delhi College, had addressed the Sub-Secretary as fol- 

 lows : — 



" I have to ask you half a dozen other favors : I send this note to you through Messrs. 

 Ostell and Co. who will pay you for the " Geographic d' Abulfeda en Arabe, 2 vols." 

 which is on sale at the Society for 5 rupees. You have once expressed that you would 



