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A.

Academy formed at Colombo by the Wes-
leyan Missionaries, 206.
Adam (Hon. John), meetings held at the
Town Hall, Calcutta, for the purpose
of paying some suitable mark of public
respect and attachment to, on the occa
sion of his retirement from the office of..
Governor General of India, 185.
Administrations to Estates of deceased
persons in India, 286, 670.
Adventurers, military, in India, 233.
Aerolites, great number of, said to have
fallen in the vicinity of Bologna, 380.
Agra, route to, from Jypoor, 507-trip
from, to Futihpoor, 637-Mausoleum
of Eatimad-ul-Dowlah at, described,
638.

Agricultural and Horticultural Society of
Calcutta-meeting held 16th July 1823
-election of members-specimens of
fibres of the Manilla hemp presented by
Mr. Gordon; also musters of various
muslin-like cloth supposed to have been
manufactured at Manilla from the said
fibres-musters of thread, spun from
Barbadoes cotton, the growth of the
Tittyghur branch of the Botanic Gar-
den, presented by Mr. Leycester - a ripe
fruit of the Mabolo of the Philippine
Islands, together with descriptions and
drawings of that fruit, and of the Sa-
pote Negro of Sonnerat, presented by
Dr. Wallich, 169-meeting held 16th
Nov.-communication laid before the
Society from Mr. Moorcroft describing
an umbelliferous plant called Prangos-
letter read from Lord Amherst, signify-
ing his Lordship and Lady Amherst's
compliance with the wishes of the Society
to become their patron and patroness,

649.

Agricultural Society of New South Wales
-quarterly meeting held at Paramatta,
in Feb. 1823, 170.

of Sierra Leone-its
establishment, 275.
Albany, a British settlement in Africa,
account of, 640.

Asiatic Journ.

Algerines, war declared against, by Eng-
land, 300.
Altar-tomb for the first Marquess Corn-

wallis, to be placed in the Mausoleum
near Ghazeepore, description of, 481.
Amherst (Lord), his arrival at Calcutta-
is proclaimed Governor-General of In-
dia, 89.

Anderson (Mr.), of the Civil Service, tried
at Penang for defamation of character,
679.

Antiquities, Mexican, brought to England
by Mr. Bullock, 518.

Arabia, Central, work illustrative of the
Geography of, recently published in
Paris, by M. Jomard, 632.

Archipelago, Indian, slave-trade in, 484,

603.

Army, Indian, four new regiments order-
ed to be added to, 88-new organization
of, 109.

Arnott (Mr.), assistant editor of the Cal-
cutta Journal, ordered to leave India,
470-important question arising there-
from tried before the Supreme Court at
Calcutta, 471-is arrested and conveyed
on board the H. C. ship Fame for trans-
mission to England, 663.

Arracan, ancient account of, 655.
Arsacides, on the origin and history of,

245.

Asiatic Society of Calcutta-meeting held
7th May 1823-election of members--
Hon. J. H. Harington, Esq. chosen
President-letter read from the Rev. T.
Thomason, presenting to the Society
specimens of fossils, &c., collected in
New South Wales-two lingams, images,
views of the Tauj and Kutub Minar, a
native portrait of Noor Juhan, two
small dried alligators, two human skulls,
several curious salagrams, and one of
the acrolites which fell near Futtchpore
in Nov. 1822, presented by Dr. R.
Tytler-box of minerals from the Giant's
Causeway in Ireland, presented by Mr.
Skipton-letter read from Mr. Gibbons,
presenting a chart of the variations of
VOL. XVII. 4 U

the thermometer for 1822-transla-
tion of an inscription from Gurrah
Mundela, by Capt. Fell, read by the
Secretary-paper on the building stones
and mosaic of Akberabad, by W. H.
Voysey, Esq., laid before the meeting,
49-letter read from Jacques Graberg
de Hemso, transmitting several pub-
lications in French, Latin, and Italian,
of his own composition, 50-9th July
-election of members-letter read from
Dr. Wallich, presenting to the Museum,
in the name of Professor Reinhardt of
Copenhagen, fourteen specimens of
stuffed birds, inhabitants of the north of
Europe-letter read from Professor
Fraehn of St. Petersburgh, presenting
several publications-letter read from
R. Jenkins, Esq., containing observa-
tions on inscriptions found in Rajoo, in
Chutteesgurgh,and presenting copies and
translations, 168-Sept. 3d.- Professor
Fraehn elected an honorary member-
specimen of the aerolite that fell near
Allahabad presented by Mr. Nisbett-cu-
rious species of lizard from the woods of
Bancoorah, dried flying fish, two Ota-
heitian carved paddles, some Hindoo
images and rosaries, and an artificial
wax candle presented to the museum-
publications presented by different au-
thors-biographical sketch of the life of
the late Lieut. Col. Lambton read by
the Secretary, 377-letter read from the
Chief Secretary to Government, pre-
senting seven copper-plates with Sans-
crit inscriptions, recently discovered in
a field near the junction of the Burna
Nullah with the Ganges at Benares-
statistical account of Kamaon by Mr.
Traill laid before the Society, 378-Nov.
12th-election of vice-presidents and
committee of papers-variety of snakes
and reptiles presented by Capt. Herman
-letter from Mr. Moorcroft read, an-
nouncing his having despatched to the
Society a copy of the Rajah Taringenee,
516-communication read from Capt.
J. D. Herbert, containing some ac-
count of a hot spring near Monghyr,

517.

Asiatic Society of Paris-annual meeting
held in April 1824, 649.

of Great Britain and Ire-
land-papers read before, 379.
Astronomical Society of London-fourth
anniversary meeting of, 379-papers
relating to Asia, read before, 518.
Auto-Biography of a learned native, 629.

B.

Babington (Stephen, Esq.), monument to
be erected to his memory at Bombay,
292.

Bank about to be established at Hobart
Town, Van Dieman's Land, 298.
Batavia.-See Java.

Barristers at Bombay suspended from their
situations for six months, 472.
Bees successfully introduced into New
South Wales, 170.

Bees' war, artificial, invented by a medi-
cal gentleman in Bengal, 170.
Bencoolen, settlement of, about to be
ceded to the Dutch, 474-motion made
by Mr. Hume respecting, in the House
of Commons, 572-treaty of cessation
concluded, 682.

Berggreen (M.), his travels in the East,

$79.

Birman Empire-progress of the Mission
sent from Ava to Cochin-China, 207-
cruelty of the new viceroy at Rangoon,
296-His Birman Majesty said to be
anxious to understand the contents of
the Calcutta newspapers-ship launch at
Rangoon, 297-insolent attack on the
part of the Birmese upon the island of
Shapuree, 566, 661.

Births.-See Calcutta, Madras, &c.
Bishop of Calcutta (late Dr. Middleton),
subscription for erecting a monument to
the memory of, in St. Paul's Cathedral,
277, 286-(Dr. Heber), his arrival at
Fort William, 471-sacred poetry by,
511, 642.

Bishop, Catholic, arrives at Calcutta on
his way to Tibet, 569.
Blackwood's Harbour, ship taken up by
Government to try the experiment of
riding out the Monsoon in, 476.
Bokhara, journey from Orenburg to, in
1820, 491.

Bombay Government (General Orders of)
-salary of the superintendent of the
Opthalmic Institution fixed-office of
inspector of cavalry abolished-members
of the medical board directed to be reliev-
ed at the expiration of four years-fourth
member of council admitted, 203– re-
vised scale of public establishments for
the medical store department directed to
be adopted-badges of honorary dis-
tinction to regiments bestowed, 288-
rule to be observed in the purchase of
effects of deceased officers-allowances
to officers holding the appointment of
adjutant, 289-allowance of batta to
European and native troops, 675-pay of
sepoys on board the Hon. Company's
Cruizers-salaries of staff officers fixed,
676-tent allowance to officers modi-
fied, 677-civil and military appoint-
ments, promotions, and furloughs, 203,
289, 467, 564, 677.

Bombay Miscellaneous, 203, 291, 678-
improvements in the town and fort, 891
-shipping intelligence, 107, 204, 294,
469, 565-births, marriages, and deaths,
107, 205, 294, 469, 565, 678.

Literary Society-meeting of, held
in Aug. 1823, 274-letter of thanks to

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Mr. Erskine, one of the vice-presidents
resolved upon, 275-meeting held 24th
Nov.-election of office bearers and
members of committees for the ensuing
year, 517.

Bombay Recorder's Court-gentlemen
sworn into the commission of the peace,
203-Recorder's address to the grand
jury on opening the sessions on 14th
July 1823, 293-suspension of five bar-
risters from their situations for six
months by order of the court, 472.

Auxiliary Scottish Missionary So-
ciety; its institution, 204..
Bridge, rope, directed to be thrown over

the Caramnassa river, 278.
Buckingham (Mr.), his statement of facts
relative to his removal from India re-
viewed, 35-presents a petition to the
House of Commons, 682.

Bungalows, and other places of entertain-
ment for travellers in India, account of,
627.

Businnee (Mr.), sentenced to transporta-
tion, 298.

C.

Caffrees again committing depredations at

the Cape, 472.

Calcutta Journal, Mr. Arnott, assistant

editor of, ordered to leave India, 470-
revocation of its license, 568-said to
have obtained a renewal of its license,
669.

Calcutta Government (General Orders of)
-notification of transfer to the new
loan-medical officer selected for the
situation of superintendant of the school
for native doctors to be examined in the
native languages-Jodah Sing promot-
ed for his bravery in the affair with the
troops of Kotah-no contingent or extra
charge to be passed for recruiting for
local, provincial, or irregular corps, 86
-reduction of gun lascars-addenda to
the 26th section of the Mutiny Act of
1822, directed to be made-corps for
the civil duties of Western Malwa to be
formed under the name of the 15th or
Mundlaisir Local Battalion, 87-four
regiments (31st, 32d, 33d, and 34th) of
native infantry to be added to the esta-
blishment-Bareilly provincial battalion
to be raised to 10 companies of 100
privates each-new corps for the civil
duties of Orissa, Midnapore, Balasore,
and Cuttack, to be formed under the
name of the 14th or Orissa Provincial
Battalion, 88-Right Hon. Lord Am-
herst proclaimed Governor General, 89
-alterations in the transit duty chargea-
ble on piece-goods, 172-rules for plac-
ing the local or provincial troops on one
uniform scale, 173-rules under which
the native officers and men of all local,
provincial, or irregular corps are to be
considered entitled to the benefits of the

invalid pension establishment, 177-
rule for fixing the limitation of staff ap-
pointments, 179-scale of qualifications
expected in the candidates for the office
of interpreter in native corps-order
respecting leave of absence to King's
officers-remission of sentence of sus-
pension on a native officer-officers of
the general staff composing the suite of
the Commander-in-Chief in his tour to
the Upper Provinces, 180-Meerut and
Hauper to be made a third station for
invalids--native officers promoted for
good conduct-order for the guidance
of the annual station invaliding com-
mittees, 181-arrangement for the ad-
justment of accounts between Govern-
ment and the Military Orphan Society
-rule respecting invalids from the
Goorka, or Hill Corps, 182-measures
adopted for instruction and general im-
provement, 190-additional stationary
committees authorized for transaction of
the details of the Orphan Fund-aug-
mentation of the subordinate medical
servants authorized for the Presidency
General Hospital, 276 — question res-
pecting estates of deceased officers of
H.M. regiments decided-medical offi-
cers directed to be consulted before lay-
ing the foundation of barracks and hos-
pitals, 277 new office of Revenue
Surveyor-General of India constituted,
519. restrictions extending to loans
made to native princes,657-courts mar-
tial, 183, 184, 555, 657-civil and mili-
tary appointments, promotions, and fur-
loughs, 89, 209, 453, 544, 656, 568.
Calcutta Miscellaneous, 185, 661-im-
provements in the city, 279, 668-ship-
ping intelligence, 96, 195, 210, 286,
461, 557, 671-births, marriages, and
deaths, 97, 197, 210, 262, 558, 566, 671.

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Supreme Court-case of libel;
the Rev. Dr. Bryce, v. Mr. Sandys,
editor of the Calcutta Journal, 109-
case of robbery in a Hindu temple, 282
-singular case of Hindu widows, 285
-pertinacity of a native witness, 285-
case of Mr. Arnott, assistant editor of
the Calcutta Journal, 470-address of
the Hon. Sir F. Macnaghten to the pri-
soners convicted during the sessions,
Nov. 17, 1823, 669.

Asiatic Society, meetings of, held
in May, July, September, and Novem-
ber 1823, 14, 168, 377, 516.

Agricultural and Horticultural
Society, meetings of, held in July and
November 1823, 169, 649.

Medical and Physical Society-
resolutions adopted at the first meeting,
50-objects of the Society, 51-election
of members, 378.

Diocesan Committee, meeting of,
held at the house of the Lord Bishop,
568.

Calcutta Parental Academic Institution;
rules for its management, 568.

School-Book Society; its useful-
ness, 471.

Auxiliary Church Missionary So-
ciety; its formation, 665-resolutions
adopted at a meeting of the committee,
666.

nation of the students at, Dec. 4, 1823,
54-motion relating to, made by Mr.
Kinnaird at a Court of Proprietors at
the East-India House, 301-debates at
the East-India House on Mr. Kin-
naird's motion, 314, 381, 521, 544-re-
marks by Mr. Macdonald on the useful-
ness of the institution, 367.

Bethel Society; enlargement of College of Fort William ; discourse deliver-

its plan, 472.

Calmucs, account of, drawn from Russian
authorities, 138.

Campbell (Mr. H.), about to proceed to
explore Africa, 653.

Cape of Good Hope-transportation of P.
S. Businnee, Esq., 298-eruption of
the Caffrees, 472.

Cargoes of East-India Company's ships
lately arrived, 219, 479, 583, 687.
Ceylon-new Wesleyan chapel at Trin-
comalee opened -- prospectus of the
Wesleyan Mission Academy at Co-
lomba-ecclesiastical appointments, 206
-regulation of government for en-
closing the wells in the district of Bat-
ticaloa-thunder storms and inunda-
tions, 295-casualties, 296.

Cherterghur, tour of, undertaken by Mr.
Jenkins, 285.

China-renewal of the demand for the
seamen of H.M. ship Topaze, 208-
trade at Canton allowed to proceed on
payment of certain douceurs, 472-re-
marks on the frontiers between China
and Russia, 614-account of Cheen, or
China, by a Persian Moonshee, 631.
Chinese, their visits to Europe, 242-lite-

rati in Russia, 378.

Cholera appears on board H. M. ships
Liffey and Alligator at Madras, 201.
Choultries in India, account of, 627.
Church, St. James's, at Calcutta, conse-
crated- St. Stephen's, at Dum-Dum,
also consecrated, 664-new, erecting at
Vepery, 673.

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Civil Appointments.-See Calcutta, Ma-
dras, &c.

Clove cultivated in Hayti, 380.

Club, Oriental, established in London-
its prospectus, 473-meeting of, held
on 5th April, 573-gentlemen consti-
tuting the committee, 682.
Coal discovered in Syria, 379.
Cochin-China-regulations of commerce
for all nations trading to the kingdom
of, 154.

Cochrane (Capt.), said to have ascertained

that there is no junction between the
continents of Asia and America, 379—
work published by, 656.

Coins, Mohammedan, observations on, 494,

633.

College, East-India, at Haileybury; exami-

ed before, by the Hon. John Adam,
on the 18th July 1823, 80-works in
the press patronized by the College
Council, 84-examination of the stu-
dents of, holden in June 1823, 85.

of Fort St. George; Hon. Sir T.
Munro's address to the students of, on
the completion of the first half-yearly
examination, 30th June 1823, 200-
extract from the report of the examina-
tion, 201.

at Singapore; objects of the insti-
tution, 572.

Conway (Capt.), and his lady drowned
near Patna, 668.

Coptic, its affinity to the languages of the
north of Asia and the north-east of
Europe, 655.

Cornwallis (Marquess), mausoleum erected
over the remains of, at Ghazeepore, 481
-description of the altar-tomb to be
placed in the mausoleum, 482.
Corrie (Rev. D.), installed Archdeacon of
Calcutta, 569.

Court Martial on Capt. A. C. Dunsmure,
10th regt. Bengal N.I., 183-on Lieut.
J. D. Carroll, H.M. 86th regt., 184-
on Lieut. Col. J. S. Harriot, 32d.regt.
Bengal N.I., 555-on Lieut. C. H.
Heriot, 4th regt. Bengal L. C., 657.
Crimea, great success of a missionary
there, 574.

Crops, state of, in Bengal, in July and
August 1823, 193.

Cruise (Capt.), his journal of a ten months'
residence in New Zealand reviewed, 157.

D.

Dawk, projected improvement in, 651.
Deaths See Calcutta, Madras, &c.
Debates at the East-India House, Dec. 17,
1823-Dividend-Haileybury College,
56-Monument to the late Charles
Grant, Esq., 57-Feb. 11, 1824-Mar-
quess of Hastings, 302-India Bonds,
313-Feb. 25-Haileybury College, 314
-Feb. 27-Haileybury College, 381-
March 3-Services of the Marquess of
Hastings, 420March 5-India Bonds
-Haileybury College (final debate),
521-March 24- Marquess of Has-
tings, 541-Haileybury College, 544—
May 26-Carnatic Commissions-Mar.
quess of Hastings-Prosecution of Tag-
gart and Bascombe, 648.

Directors of the East-India Company for Grain, great scarcity of, in the line of
the year 1824, 580.

E.

Earthquake felt at Penang in April 1829,
207-felt at Calcutta in Nov. 1823, 518
-felt at sea, to the westward of Tristan
d'Acunha, in July 1823, 518.

East-India House, debates at, 56, 301,
381, 520, 648-Courts of Directors held
at, 212, 299, 473, 572, 681-goods de-
clared for sale at, 115, 479, 687.
Eatimad-ul-Dowlah, his Rozah at Agra
described, 638.

Edinburgh Review, its misrepresentations
on the Company's China Trade, *369,
585.
Emigration, society formed for the pro-
motion of, to New Zealand, 300-si-
milar society formed in Edinburgh for
the promotion of, to New South Wales
and Van Dieman's Land, 574.
Erskine (W. Esq.), address to, by the
Bombay Literary Society, on his re-
turn to Europe, 275.

Estates of deceased persons in India, ad-
ministrations to, 286, 670.
Euphrates River, observations on, by Sir

Wm. Ousely, from a paper read before
the Royal Society of Literature, 273.
Exchanges, Calcutta, 113, 216, 474, 581

-Madras, 474, 581-Bombay, 474,
581-London, 581, 687.

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country between Nellore and Ganjam-
stores of, belonging to native merchants
plundered by a mob at Madras, 570.
General Orders.-See Calcutta, Madras,
&c.

Geological Society, papers relating to Asia
read before, 276, 380.

Greeks, subscription in behalf of, opened
at Calcutta, 661-circular of the Greek
government to the members of the
Eastern church, 662.

Goods declared for sale at the East-India
House, 115, 219, 479, 583, 687.
Grant (Chas. Esq.), debate at the East-
India House respecting a monument
to, 57.

Guynne (Horace), his Abdallah, an Orien-
tal Poem, reviewed, 373.

H.

Haileybury College, examination at, 54-
debates at the East-India House re-
specting, 56, 314, 381, 521, 544-re-
marks on, by Mr. Macdonald, 367.
Hail-storm at Kumptee near Nagpore, 193.
Half-pay to Company's retired officers in-
creased, 504.

Hastings (Marquess), sketch of the history
and administration of (continued from
Vol. xvi. p. 538), 1, 117-appointed
Governor of Malta, 299-debates at
the East-India House respecting his
services, 302, 420, 541.

Heber (Dr.), his arrival at Fort William,
471-sacred poetry by, 511, 642.
Hindoos, account of the Jainas, a sect of,
22-extracts from the journal of a tra-
veller, 148-researches into the Astro-
nomy of, 656.

Home Intelligence- new organization of
the Indian army, 109-cup presented to
Maj. Gen. Macquarie by the colonists of
New South Wales, 110-several No-
made tribes of Khisgis and Kalmucks,
hitherto under the protection of China,
said to have placed themselves under
that of Russia-value of goods at the
fair of Nischney Novogorod-elegant
silver salver presented to Sir Thomas
Staunton by the members of the British
factory in China, 213-Court of King's
Bench: Sir W. Rumbold v. the Indian
Observer, for a libel, 299-formation
of an association for promoting emigra.
tion to New Zealand-declaration of
war against the Algerines-alteration in
the revenue laws in regard to silks, 300,
474-establishment of an Oriental Club,
473, 573, 682-settlement of Bencoolen
to be ceded to the Dutch, 474-motions
made by Mr. Hume respecting, in the
House of Commons, 572-treaty be-
tween Great Britain and the Nether-
lands-presentation of Mr. Bucking-
ham's petition to the House of Com-

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