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(2) of the age of the Vedas. 



(3) of the Argonautic expedition. And 



(4) of the time of Thales. 



The best thanks of the meeting were voted to the lecturer, on 

 the motion of the President, for his elucidation of these interesting 

 subjects. 



Mr. H. Schlagintweit exhibited some panoramic drawings which 

 he had lately made in the neighbourhood of Kathmandu. These 

 illustrations were accurately drawn to scale, and faithfully repre- 

 sented the appearance of the Himalayan range as seen from the 

 valley of Nepaul. 



The thanks of the meeting having been voted to Mr. Schlagint- 

 weit, the proceedings terminated. 



Library. 

 The library received the following accessions during the month of March. 



Presented. 



Untersuchungen uber die Fauna Peruana von J. J. von Tschudi. St, 

 Gallen, 1844-46, folio. — By the Author. 



Memorie della Keale Academia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie Seconda 

 Tomo XV. Torino, 1855 Bengal. 4to. — By the Academy. 



Geschichte Wassafs. Persisch Herausgegeben und deutsch iibersetzt 

 von Hammer-Purgstall 1 Band, 4to. Wien, 1856, — By the Author. 



Sanskrit — Worterbuch Herausgegeben von der Kaiserlichen Akaclemie 

 der Wissenschaften, bearbeitet von Otto Bohtlingk und Rudolph Eoth. 

 Zweiter Theil, Bogen 1-10 and 11-20. — By the Authors. 



Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. XXIII. Part I. Science, 

 Eoyal 4to. — By the Academy. 



Proceedings of the Eoyal Irish Academy for the year 1855-56, Vol. 

 VI. 8vo. Part III. 8vo. — By the Same. 



The Journal of the Eoyal Geographical Society with Maps and Illus- 

 trations, Vol. XXIII. 1853, 8vo. — Br the Society. 



General Index to the Second ten volumes of the Journal of ditto. — By 

 the Same. 



Philosophical Transactions of the Eoyal Society of London for the year 

 1856, Vol. 146, Part I. Eoyal 4to., London.— By the Society. 



Proceedings of ditto, Vol. VIII. No. 22. — By the Same. 



Eecueil des Actes de l'Academie imperiale des Sciences, Bclles-Lcttres 

 et Arts de Bourdeux, 1855, 1—4 Tremestre, 1855.— By the Academy. 



