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The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal January 1837

1837

WE have the pleasure of closing this sixth volume of our Journal with an unexpected announcement :—the last steam packet has brought out instructions from the Honorable Court of Directors to the Government of India to subscribe in their name for FORTY copies of the Journal of the.4siatic Society from the commencement of its publication !" We forbear to comment upon an act of liberality by which [...] The prominent subject of public discussion (to imitate the order of preceding prefaces) as far as the Asiatic Society is concerned has been TILE Musnum —the memorial to the local government—now under reference to the Court of Directors — suggesting that the Society's collection of antiquities and natural history should form the nucleus of an gvtensive national estblishment in the present day [...] vi; tleman of t4rtune well grounded in Sanskrit and other oriental stud ies at Paris is come to Calcutta 4 about to retrace the steps of the French nttturalists DUVAVEL and JAcQuEistowr in the interest of the antiquarian as they travelled in that of the phsical sciences.' He contemplates exploring Gear Patiliputra Magadha Mithila Kasi Ayudhya Nipal. [...] The Geographical of Bombay has opened the field with an interesting volume and a journal of proceedings ; and in science we have to boast of the brilliant progress of experiment and magnetic discovery due to one whom we should be happy at having enlisted among our own members. [...] Honasow in return for the valuable donation of Sanskrit manuscripts presented by him to the Asiatic Society of Paris --and in token of their appreciation of the great services he has rendered to oriental literature.
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Pages
114
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India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120250
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Frontmatter
iii-xxvi James Prinsep view
I.—Restoration and Translation of the Inscription on the Bhitari Lat with Critical and Historical Remarks. By the Rev. W. H. Mill D. D. Principal of Bishop’s College Vice-President &c. &c.
1-17 James Prinsep view
II.—Alphabets of the Tai Language. By the Rev. N. Brown Missionary in Assam
17-21 James Prinsep view
III.—Remarks on the Silk Worms and Silks of Assam. By Mr. Thomas Hugon Sub. Asst. Nowgong
21-38 James Prinsep view
IV.—On the Indigenous Silkworms of India. By T. W. Helper M. D. Member of the Medical Faculties at the Universities in Prague and Pavia Member of the Entom. Society in Paris &c.
38-47 James Prinsep view
V.—Concerning Certain Interesting Phenomena Manifested in Individuals Born Blind and in those Having Little or no Recollection of that Sense on their Being Restored to Sight at Various Periods of Life. By F. H. Brett Esq. Med. Serv.
47-52 James Prinsep view
VI.—Memorandum of the Progress of Sinking a Well in the Bunds of Chandpur near the Foot of the Hills. By Mr. William Dawe Conductor Delhi Canal Deparment
52-55 James Prinsep view
VII.—The History of Labong from the Native Records Consulted by Dr. D. Richardson Forming an Appendix to his Journals Published in the Preceding Volume
55-57 James Prinsep view
VIII.—Suggestions on the Sites of Sungala and the Altars of Alexander; Being an Extract from Notes of a Journey from Lahore to Karichee Made in 1830. By C. Masson
57-61 James Prinsep view
IX.—Chinese Account of India. Translated from the Wan-Heen-T’hung-Kuou or “Deep Researches into Ancient Monuments;” by Ma-Twan-Lin; Book 338 Fol. 14
61-75 James Prinsep view
X.—Proceedings of the Asiatic Society
76-79 James Prinsep view
XI.—Meteorological Register
80-80 James Prinsep view

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