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 1793, 4to. 



Catalogo della Libreria Capponi. Roma, 1747, 4to. 



Aryda, A. Institutiones Grammaticae Arabicae. Viennae, 1818, 4to. 



Leigh, E. Critica Sacra : or observations on all the Radices, or Pri- 

 mitive Hebrew words of the Old Testament in alphabetical order. 

 London, 1662, 4to. 



Brigant, M. le, Observations fondamentales sur les Langues anciennes 

 et modernes. Paris, 1787, 4to. 



Bytlmeri, V. Lyra Prophetica Davidis Regis sive Analysis Critico- 

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Schultens, A. Excursus primus ad caput Primum vise veteris et 

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Masclef, F. G-rammatica Hebraica, a punctis aliisque inventis rnas- 

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Valckenaer, L. C. Arnmonius de adfinium Vocabulorum differen- 

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Paradigmata de quatuor Linguis orientalibus prascipvis, Arabica, 

 Armena, Syra, iEthiopica. Parisiis, 1596, 8vo. 



A Persian MS., Ferishta's " Gnzerat." 



On the proposition of the President, the special thanks of the meet- 

 ing were voted to the Rev. J. Long. 



7. From Col. Brown, Moulmein, skins of Psitta Cucullata and 

 one Scolopax Rusticola. 



8. From the Rev. J. Long, on part of J. Avdall, Esq. specimens 

 of a Burmese Candle and Ear-ring. 



Mr. D Waldie remarked that these specimens appeared to be made 

 of paraffme or some similar hydrocarbon. He had seen pieces of such 

 material from Burmah, and the specimen on the table appeared to be 

 of the same character. At the request of the President, Mr. Waldie 

 undertook to examine the specimens and report thereon to the Society. 



Letters were read — 



1. From the Government of India, Home Department, forwarding 

 ten communications describing storms in various parts of the world, and 

 which had been forwarded for the use of the late Mr. Piddington. 



