AL 



CEYLON BRANCH 



BOYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY: 



EDITED BY 



THE SECRETARY. 



1 8 4 5. JUJ 



^^gtoii^ CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Rules and Regulations ... .« ... ... ... ... i. 



Members and Office Bearers ... ... ... ... ... ii. 



Report of Committee of Management for 1845... ... ... ... iii. 



Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... v. 



Opening Address. — By Mr. Justice Stark ... ... ... ... 1 



On Budhism. — By the Rev. D. J. Gogerly ... ... ... ... 7 



General observations on the translated Ceylonese Literature. — By W. Knigh- 

 ton, Esq. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... x 30 



On the Elements of the Voice in reference to the Roman and Singhalese 



Alphabets— By the Rev. J. C. Macvicar ... ... ... ... 38 



On the State of Crime- in Ceylon. — By the Hon. Justice Stark ... ... 64 



Account of some Ancient Coins. — By S. C. Chitty, Esq.... ... ... 82 



Remarks on the Collection of Statistical information in Ceylon. — By John 



Capper, Esq. ... ... ... ... ... ... 86 



On Budhism, No. 2.— By the Rev. D. J. Gogerly ... ... ... 93 



Postscript. Correspondence , ... ... ... ... ... 118 



AGENTS: 



Messrs. VAN VOORST & Co., 1, PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON. 

 Messrs. THACKER, SPINK & Co., ST. ANDREW'S LIBRARY, CALCUTTA. 

 J.,HIGGINBOTTOM, MADRAS. 



W. SKEEN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, COLOMBO, CEYLON. 

 MDCCCLTX. 



