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CONTENTS, 



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XIV.— On the Language of the Battas of Sumatra, by Lieut. T. J. 



Newbold j with remarks on its Hindu affinities, &c. — 

 By the Reverend W. Taylor 139 



XV.— Notices of Books. 



1. — Oriental Historical Manuscripts in the Tamil Lan- 

 guage ; translated with Annotations. — By William 

 Taylor, Missionary • 146 



2. — Illustrations of the Botany, and other branches of the 



Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains, and of 

 the Flora of Cashmere.— By J. F. Royle, Esq. f. l. s., 

 f. g. s., &c. of the H. E. I. C. Medical Establishment.. . 146 



3. — Plantee Indicae, quas in Montibus Coimbaturicis 

 coeruleis, Nilagiri s. Neilgherries dictis, collegit Rev. 

 Bernhardus Schmid. Illustravit Dr. Jonathan Ca- 

 rolus Zenker 156 



4. — Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Bri- 

 tain and Ireland. Nos. 3 and 4. 



Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great 

 Britain and Ireland. Appendix to vol. 3d. 1835 157 



5. — Result of Astronomical Observations made at the 

 Honourable the East India Company's Observatory at 

 Madras.— By Thomas Glanville Taylor, Esq., Astro- 



nomer 164 



Proceedings of Societies 168 



Extracts 185 



Note on the Magnesite.— By the Editor 232 



Meteorological Tables ,♦,.,,»,,,.,,..*» •»...,.....,..... 235 



