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the morality of Buddhism as propounded by Buddha himself. Papers 

 by the Secretary on Ornithology and Conchology; and an hitherto 

 unpublished letter by Robert Knox, written during his captivity in 

 Kandy, will, with the proceedings of the Society since the issue of its 

 last journal, complete a volume as interesting and important in its 

 contents as any of its predecessors. 



A pleasing proof of the estimation in which this Society is held 

 in Europe is afforded by the following letter which accompanied a set 

 of the journals to which it alludes: — 



Tije Hague, February, 1863. 



The Royal Philological and Ethnographical Institute for Nether- 

 lands India, highly appreciating the valuable labours of your Society, 

 and taking a deep interest in its scientific works, would consider it a 

 privilege to entertain the same cordial relations,— especially by the 

 interchange of publications, — as has been for some length of time 

 established between the Institute and other scientific associations, 

 among the number of which also the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 ranges. 



Our Board take the liberty of submitting this proposal to your 

 consideration, and will feel much gratified if, by acceding to it, your 

 Society will please to order the transmission of its periodicals or other 

 works to this Institution. 



In anticipation of a favorable answer, the Board beg your Society 

 to accept of the last series of our Journal. 



We remain most respectfully, 



Your obedient Servants, 



P. Bleeker, President. 

 J. Millard, Secretary. 



To the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 



A set of the Society's Journals, as far as can be completed, will 

 be forwarded to the Royal Philological and Ethnographical Institute 

 for Netherlands India, as well as to the Royal University of Chris- 

 tiana, from whom a similar communication, and a variety of valuable 

 publications have been received. 



The attention of members is particularly directed to a communi- 

 cation from Captain Horace Broune of Maulmein, which will be found 



