1852.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 543 



2nd. From Professor Fleischer on behalf of the German Oriental 

 Society. The Journal of that Society, Vol. VI. part I. 



3rd. From Major Troyer. His French translation of the Raj- 

 tarangini, Vol. III. 



From E. E. Salisbury, Esq., Secretary to the American Oriental 

 Society, Vol. II. of the Journal of that Society. With reference to 

 Mr. Salisbury's offer to establish an exchange of publications, Re- 

 solved, that a set of the Researches, and of the Journal as far as 

 available, be presented to the American Oriental Society, and that 

 future Nos. of the Journal be sent to it as published. 



From Mr. J. T. Bodel Nyenhuis, Secretary to the Netherlands 

 Society of Literature. A catalogue of the Society's Library. 



From Herr Schroter, Secretary General of the Imperial Academy of 

 Sciences of Vienna, a set of the Academy's publications as follows: 



Proceedings of the Historical and Mathematical classes for the 

 years 1849-50-51. 



Transactions of ditto ditto for the same period. 



Fontes Rerum Austriacarum, Vol. III. 



Simony Alterthumer, Vol. I. 



Referring to the Academy's wish to establish an exchange of its 

 publications, Resolved, that a set of the Researches and of the 

 Journal as far as available be presented to the Imperial Academy of 

 Sciences of Vienna, and that future Nos. of the Journal be sent to it 

 as published. 



From Baron Von Hammer Purgstall — The Vienna Review for 1851, 

 4 Vols., and the first two Vols, of his History of Arabic Literature. 



The following is an extract from the Baron's letter : — 



" I take the liberty of presenting by your channel to the Honorable 

 Asiatic Society of Calcutta, the first two Volumes of my history of 

 Arabic Literature. This Asiatic Society having taken the lead of all 

 those which have since followed its example, has also the first claim to 

 the gratefulness of all Orientalists, and leads therefore the van in the 

 dedication of the seven Asiatic Societies to which I have dedicated rny 

 work as a token of respect and thanks for the honor conferred upon me 

 as their member." 



Resolved — That the Society express to Baron Purgstall its cordial 

 acknowledgments of the compliment paid to it in his dedication. 



3 z 2 



