mons-regulation of the tea trade at
Kiakta, 682-transactions at the East-
India House, 212, 299, 473, 572, 681
-civil and military appointments, 110,
212, 299, 473, 572, 681--Indian se-
curities and exchanges, 113, 216, 474,
581, 687-India shipping arrivals and
departures, 111, 213, 300, 474, 574,
682-passengers to and from India, 111,
213, 301, 475, 575, 683-births, mar-
riages, and deaths, 111, 214, 345, 476,
576, 684-London markets, 115, 217,
478, 579-times appointed for the sail-
ing of the East-India Company's ships
of the season, 114, 218, 582, 686-free
traders loading for India, 113, 217,
347, 478, 581, 685-prices current of
East-India produce, 115, 219, 479,
583, 687-goods declared for sale at
the East-India House, 115, 219, 479,
583, 687-cargoes of East-India Com-
pany's ships lately arrived, 219, 479,
583, 687-daily prices of stocks, 116,
220, 848, 480, 584, 688.

Huggins (Wm.), his sketches in India re.
viewed, 376.

Hume (Mr.), his answer to some remarks
made by Mr. Pelly on the subject of the
latter's claim from the East-India
Company, 165.

Hurricanes in Bengal, at the mouth of
the Hooghly, 108.

I.

Improvements, local and general, about to
take place in Bengal, 190-in the city
of Calcutta, 279, 668-at Madras, 287
in the Fort and Town of Bombay, 291.
India, internal navigation in, 235-gene-
ral view of the native powers of, and of
their political relations with the British
Government, 357-bungalows, choul-
tries, and other places of entertainment
in, 627.

(British)-list of his Majesty's forces
serving in, 153-plan of the new or-
ganization about to take place in the
native army of, 109-island of Sha-
puree, situated in one of the mouths of
the Burrampooter, attacked by the
Birmese, 566-expedition despatched
against them, 567, 661-force ordered
from Nusseerabad and Nemuch to re-
duce the fortified town of Humeergur,
568
intention of Government to
strengthen the eastern frontier, 661-
promotions in His Majesty's forces, 95,
210, 461, 554, 661-furloughs from
ditto, 96, 461, 555, 661.

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(not British)-Runjeet Sing defeats
the Afghans-two Englishmen and
two Frenchmen said to have high com.
mand in his army-wanton incursions of
a party of the Bhurtpore troops into the
Jageer of the Nabob Ahmed Bhux
Khan, a feudal tributary of the British

Government, 211-failure of an at-
tempt to assassinate Scindea, 472.
Indian securities and exchanges, 113, 216,
474, 581, 687.

Indigo-state of the plant in the Bengal
districts, in Aug. 1823, 196-mode of
its manufacture, 650.

Insanity, curious case of, at Penang, 679.
Instruction, measures adopted by the Ben-
gal Government for, 190.

Inundations most disastrous in Bengal,
108, 472-cantonments of Berhampore
endangered by, 211-most disastrous in
Ceylon, 295.

Island, new, in the Southern ocean, dis-
covered by Capt. Hunter, 505-several
described as lying off the S. E. entrance
of d'Entrecasteaux's Channel, 653.

J.

Jainas, a sect of Hindoos, account of, 22.
Jaubert (Professor), notice of his Elements
of Turkish Grammar, 502.
Java-mutiny said to have taken place
among the Dutch troops at Minto-
Dutch expedition against the pirates of
Tontol stated to have been entirely
successful-death of Aroeng Polekla,
king of Boni, 208-regulation for
the granting of leases in the island,
509-state of the markets at Batavia in
Sept. 1823-death of his Highness the
Soesochoenan of Soeracarta, 297-nar-
rative of the war between the Batavian
Government and the Padrees in Suma-
tra, 611-deaths, 108.
Juggernauth, account of the temple and
idol of, 250- festivals celebrated at,
251, 252.

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Jypore, account of, in a series of letters,
226-journal of a route from, to Agra,

507.

K.

Kertch, a port in the sea of Azov, account
of *365.

Kiakta, new regulation respecting the
tea-trade at, 682.

L.

Langlès (Professor), notice of his death,
272-his literary labours, 273.
Launch of a steam-packet at Calcutta,
195-of the Penang Merchant at Ran-
goon, 297.

Leases, regulation for the granting of, in
Java, 509.

Letters, delay in their transmisson from
India, 154.

Linnean Society, communications relating
to Asia read before, 275, 380.
Literary Intelligence, 49, 168, 272, 377,
516, 649.

Loans made to native princes and govern-
ments in the East-Indies, restrictions
on, 657.

M.

212.

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Madras Post-Office (Regulations of)

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Dawk department, 100- Banghy de-
partment, 101-parties authorized to
frank official correspondence, 102.
Madras miscellaneous, 200, 286, 673,

-

improvements in the city, 287-
scarcity of grain, 570—shipping intelli-
gence, 106, 201, 466, 562 - births,
marriages and deaths, 106, 201, 466,
562, 675.

Sessions- conviction of Patrick
Gorman, Conductor of Ordnance, for
an unprovoked attack on a native with a
drawn sword, 570.

Orphan Asylum, male and female;
its establishment, 569.

District Committee of the Society
for Promoting Christian Knowledge,
meeting of, held in June 1823, 286.
Malacca-Hon. A. Koek, Esq., appoint-
ed Acting Governor, 208-town and
fort ceded to the English, 682-Deaths,
566.

Manilla-another attempt made at revolu-
tion, 211-proclamation by the Gover-
nor, 571-description of the city, 591.
Markets, London, 115, 217, 478, 578.
Marriages.-See Calcutta, Madras, &c.
Mauritius, state of slavery in, in the year
1769, 255-the island henceforth to be
placed on a footing with other British
colonies as to the duties paid on the im-
portation of sugar into Great Britain,
682-death of the Hon. G. Smith,
Chief Justice, 566.

695

Mausoleum erected over the remains of
Marquess Cornwallis near Ghazee-
pore; its description, 481-of Eatimad-
ul-Dowlah at Agra, also described, 638.
Medals of the ancient Musulman kings of
Bengal; explanation of five of them,
494, 633.

Medical and Physical Society of Calcutta-
resolutions adopted at the first meeting,
50-objects of the society, 51-election
of honorary members-communication
read detailing the effects of the new
remedy iodine, in goitre (ghiga of the
natives), 378.

Meerut, suttee at, 281.

Metcalfe (Sir C. G.) obliged to leave Hy-
drabad for Calcutta through indisposi-
tion, 569.

Mexican Antiquities, 518.
Mhairs, account of, 365.

Mhow, route from towards Calcutta, via
Saugor and Mirzapore, 16.
Military Adventurers in India, 233.
Military Appointments.—See Calcutta, Ma-
dras, &c.

Mint, new, landed at Calcutta, 688.
Missionaries-great progress of the Catho-
lics in the eastern kingdom of Tonquin,
298-arrival of a Catholic bishop at
Calcutta on his way to Tibet, 569-Pro-
testants proceeding with great success in
the Crimea, 574.

Monument to be erected by subscription to
the memory of the late Lord Bishop of
Calcutta, in St. Paul's Cathedral, 277,
286-to be erected to the memory of
the late Stephen Babington, Esq., at
Bombay, 292.

Morgan (Mrs.) and child drowned off
Colombo, island of Ceylon, 296.
Morrison (Rev. Dr.) arrives in England
from Macao, 472-is presented at Court
extensive Chinese library brought
over with him, 573.

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Munro (Sir Thos.), Governor of Madras,
requests permission to return to Eng-
land, 472.

Murder of a parsee at Bombay-of two
men near Salsette, 292.

Muriatic Acid detected in a river in South
America, 655.

Muspratt (J. P. Esq.) elected an East-
India Director, 473.

N.

Natal, a British settlement in Sumatra,
account of, 592.

Native traveller, 148-powers of India
viewed generally, 357-female school
societies, 471-auto-biography of a man
of learning, 629.

Nautch given by Hurrymohun Tagore
and Ladleymohun Tagore at Calcutta,

194-given by Rouplal Mullick at the
same place, 663.

Nautical Notices-discovery) of Onaseuse,
or Hunter's Island, in the Southern
Ocean, 505-geographical position of
the Bassas da India and the Europa
Rocks, two dangers in the Mosambique
channel, 518-discovery of the Acteon
Islands-true situation of the Speck
shoal, 653.

Navigation, internal, in India, plan lately
submitted to Government for remedy-
ing the increased delay in, 235-plan
for conveying passengers by steam be-
tween India and England proposed by
Lieut. Johnston at Calcutta, 568.
Nepaul, mission despatched from the Ra-
jah of, to the Court of Pekin, 631.
New Holland-vessel despatched from
England to the northern coast of, for the
purpose of forming a new settlement,

574.

New South Wales-new settlement about

to be formed in Wellington Valley

successful introduction of the bee-
quarterly meeting of the Agricultural
Society held at Paramatta, 170-des-
cription of Wellington Valley, 652.
New Zealand-superiority of its flax over
the Baltic hemp, 21-extracts from Mr.
Cruise's Journal of a Ten Months' Re-
sidence in, 157-association formed in
Great Britain for promoting emigration
to, 300.

0.

Oats, report on the cultivation of, in Pur-
nea, 192.

Off-Reckoning Fund, and promotion in
the Indian Army, observations on, 23.
Orenburg, journey from, to Bokhara, in
1820, 491.

Oriental Coins described 494, 633.

Oriental Club established in London, 473,
573-gentlemen constituting the Com-
mittee, 682.

Original Papers and Communications.-
Sketch of the History and Administra-
tion of Marquess Hastings (continued
from Vol. xvi. p. 538), 1, 117-Off-
Reckoning Fund, 235- Account of the
Calmucs, drawn from Russian autho
rities, 138-Transmission of India Let-
ters, 154-The late Restrictions on the
Calcutta Press, consistent with "the
Laws of this Realm," 221-Military
Adventurers, in reply to Veritas, 233-
Chinese Visits to Europe, 242-Run-
jeet Sing and the North-Western Fron-
tier of the British Possessions, 257---
General View of the Native Powers of
India, and of their Political Relations
with the British Government, 357-
Hertford College, 367-The Ports of
Taganrog and Kertch, in the Sea of
Azov, *365-Reply to the Misrepre-

sentations of the Edinburgh Review on
the Company's China Trade, *369-
Description of the Mausoleum and
Altar-Tomb of the First Marquess
Cornwallis, 481-Slave-Trade in the
Indian Archipelago, 484, 603—Jour-
ney from Orenburg to Bekhara in 1830,
491-Retired Half-pay to Company's
Officers, 504- Refutation of certain
Calumnies against the East-India Com-
pany's China Trade, 585-Some Ac-
count of the Tungousians in general,
and the Transhaikal Tungousians in
particular, 593-The Piece of Gold,
609-On the Frontiers between Russia
and China, 614-Oriental Coins, 633.
Ouseley (Sir Wm.), his observations on the
river Euphrates, 273.

P.

Padrees defeat the Dutch near Padang,
572-narrative of their war with the
Dutch, 611.

Palembang, descriptive account of, 28.
Parliamentary Papers-official value of
trade carried on between Great Britain
and the Coast of Africa from Jan. 1815,
to Jan. 1824-tea exported from Great
Britain, from Jan. 1819, to Jan. 1824
-sugar imported into Great Britain
and Ireland, from Jan. 1823, to Jan.
1824, 680-duties received, and draw-
backs and bounties paid on sugar in
1823-coffee imported into Great Bri-
tain and Ireland during the same period
-net duties received on coffee during
the same period, 681.

Passengers of ships to and from India,
111, 213, 301, 475, 575, 683.
Pelly (Mr.), his statements of his grant
from the East-India Company answered
by Mr. Hume, 165.

Penang-George Town theatre opened
for the first time-importation of rice
from Bengal-earthquake felt on the
island, 207-amount of sum contri-
buted to assist the distressed Irish, 297
-Dutch schooner reported to have been
seen off Singapore, with 10,000 stand
of arms for the use of the Siamese, 571
-modifications of the port duties and
charges, 678-suicide-case of insanity

-Mr. Anderson, of the civil service,
tried for defamation of character, 679—
commercial arrangements - ferocious
boldness of a tiger-population of Point
Wellesley-state of the markets, 680-
births and deaths, 107, 207, 566.
Penitentiary to be erected at Bombay, 292.
Persia tombs of Mr. Rich and Dr. Tay-
lor destroyed at Shiraz by the Persians
-tomb of Dr. Jukes also destroyed at
Ispahan, 209-communications of the
Court of Tehran with Russia carried
on with the greatest secresy, 574-deaths
at Bushire and Bussorah, 470.

Philippine Islands-See Manilla.
Philosophical Intelligence, 49, 168, 272,
377, 516, 649.

Phipps (John), his Guide to the Commerce
of Bengal reviewed, 45.
Phormium tenar, or flax of New Zealand,
successfully cultivated in France, 21.
Pirates of Tontól defeated by the Dutch,
208-brig General de Kock taken by
Malays in the Java sea, 476-numerous,
off the Islands of Bassulan and Min-
danao, 572.

Poetry-hymn for the Epiphany, by Dr.
Heber-Missionary Hymn, by the same,
511-the Passage of the Red Sea, by
the same, 642-Hymn, by the same,
644.

Population of Palembang, 34-of Manilla,
592-of the Tungousians, 600-of Point
Wellesley, 680.

Port duties, modification of, at Penang,
678.

Ports of Taganrog and Kertch, in the Sea
of Azov, account of, *365.
Press, late restrictions on, at Calcutta,
consistent with the laws of this realm,
221-Act of Parliament and ordinance
of the Indian Government respecting,
223.

Price Current of East-India produce for
Dec. 1823, 115-Jan. 1824, 219-
March, 479-April, 583-May, 687.
Publications, new, and works in the press,
171, 276, 380, 519, 656.

Purnea, agricultural pursuits in, for May
and June 1823, 192.

Review of Books-Statement of Facts re-
lative to the removal from India of Mr.
Buckingham, 35-A Guide to the Com-
merce of Bengal, &c., by John Phipps,
44-Journal of a Ten Months' Resi-
dence in New Zealand, by Capt. Cruise,
157 Slavery of the British West-
India Colonies delineated, by James
Stephens, Esq.; vol. 1, being a delinea-
tion of the State in Point of Law, 261
-Abdallah, an Oriental poem, with
other pieces, by Horace Gwynne, 373—
Sketches in India, by Wm. Huggins,
376 Nouveaux Elemens de Gram-
maire Turke; par A. Jaubert, 502-
-Critical Researches in Philology and
Geography, 512-The Modern Tra-
veller; vol. 1. containing "Palestine,"
516-The Wonders of Elora described,
by Capt. Seely, 645.

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Asiatic Journ.

Rope-bridge directed to be thrown over the
Caramnassa River near Benares, 278.
Route from Mhow towards Calcutta, via
Saugor and Mirzapore, 16-from Cal-
cutta to Gaya, extracted from the jour-
nal of a native traveller, 148- from
Jypoor to Agra, 507.

Royal Society, communications presented
to, 330.

Rozah of Eatimad-ul-Dowlah at Agra des-
cribed, 638.

Rumbold (Sir Wm.), rule granted to, by
the Court of King's Bench, to show
cause against the Indian Observer news-
paper, for a libel, 299.

Runjeet Singh, and the north-western fron-
tier of the British Possessions, account
of, 257.

Russia-arrival of the khans of several
nomade tribes at St. Petersburgh, to
take their oaths of fealty and to pay
their tribute, 213-estimation of all the
goods at the fair of Nischney Novogo-
rod, ib.-Chinese literarati in, 378-
rewards dealt out by the Emperor to the
officers engaged in a contest with the
Nomade tribes beyond the Cuban ana
Daghistan communications between
Russia and Persia said to be carried
on with the greatest secresy, 574-on
the frontiers between, and China, 614
-supplement made to the tariff respect-
ing the tea-trade at Kiakta, 682.

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Schlegel (Prof.), his prospectus for pub-
lishing a Sanscrit edition of the Râmâ-
yana, 52.

Scindea, failure of an attempt to assassi-
nate him, 472.

Scott (Rev. H.) appointed Archdeacon of
Australasia, 473.

Securities, government; prices of, at Cal-

cutta, 113, 216, 474, 581-at Madras,
474, 581, 687-at Bombay, 474, 581,
687.

Seely (Capt. J. B.), his Wonders of Elora
reviewed, 645.
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VOL. XVII.

Serampore-savings bank established at,
192-Native Female Society lately es-
tablished at, meets with the greatest
encouragement, 471.

Shupuree, island of, attacked by the Bir-
mese, 566, 661.

Sherwahray Hills, account of, 370-regis-
ter of the thermometer on, in May,
June, and July 1823, 379.
Shipping, notices of-ship Swallow, Ross,
bound for Calcutta, wrecked on Moogra
Putty Point, 96-Danish ship Nym-
phin lost near the mouth of the Hoogh-
ly, 96-ship Travancore lost at Muscat,
97-fire discovered on board the ship
Argyle, Harding, bound for China,
196-Brig Dooria Dowla, bound from
Bombay to the Malay coast, burnt at
sea, off Ceylon, 204-ship Matilda, of
Calcutta, lost at Mosambique, 286-
historical account of the ship Swallow,
291-ship Neptune, Cormeer, wrecked
on Cochin-China, 301-dangerous situa-
tion of the Atlas at the mouth of the
Hog River, 461, 671-brig Ann Laura,
Tarket, lost in the Bay of Bengal, 462
-brig General de Kock taken by Ma-
lay pirates on her passage from Batavia
to Samarang, 476, 576- Mary Ann,
Cowes, taken up by Government to try
the experiment of riding out the Mon-
soon at Blackwood's Harbour, 476-
loss of the Mary, Crisp, and Rangoon
Packet, Thompson, on the John-and-
Margaret Shoal, 557-Arab ship Futty
Romaun lost upon Hog River Sand, 558
-temporary appropriation of the H.C.
ship Hastings to the purpose of per-
forming divine service every Sunday at
Bombay, 678-ship Mariner, Douglas,
lost on the Island of Chiloe, South
America, 684.

arrivals and departures.-See
Calcutta, Madras, &c.
Ships, East-India Company's, of the sea-
son 1823-24 timed for India, 114, 218,
582, 684-free-traders loading for In-
dia, 113, 217, 478, 581, 685-cargoes
of, lately arrived, 219, 479, 583, 687
-launched, 195, 297- spoken with,
on their voyage outward, 111, 301, 476,
576, 684-new plan for preserving the
bottoms of, 379.

Siberia, north-eastern coast of, ascertained

to have no conjunction with the conti-
nent of America, 379.

Sierra Leone, great improvement in the
colony of, 275.

Silks, alteration ordered to take place in
the revenue laws regarding, 300, 474.
Singapore-establishment of a native insti-
tution, 208, 572-extraordinary extent
of the trade of the island during the
year 1822, 208.

Slavery as it existed in the Mauritius in

1769, 255-report concerning the state

of the trade in the Indian Archipelago,
484, 603.

Smacks established at Van Dieman's Land
to sail regularly between Hobart Town
and Sydney, 298.

Societies

Asiatic, of Calcutta, 49, 168,
377, 516-Medical and Physical, of
Calcutta, 50, 378-Agricultural and
Horticultural, of Calcutta, 169, 649—
Agricultural, of New South Wales, 170
-Literary, of Bombay, 274, 517-
Linnæan, of London, 275, 380-Geo-
logical, of London, 276, 310-Asiatic,
of Great Britain and Ireland, 379-
Astronomical, of London, 379, 588-
Royal, of London, 380-Auxiliary
Scottish Missionary, of Bombay, 204-
School-book, of Calcutta, 471-Native
Female, at Serampore, 471-Bethel, at
Calcutta, 472-Asiatic, of Paris, 649
-Auxiliary Church Missionary, of
Calcutta, 665-Madras, for promoting
Christian Knowledge, 673.

Soerakarta, death of his Highness the
Soesochoenan of, 297.

Staff Appointments, limitation of, under
the Bengal Presidency, 179.
Staunton (Sir G. T.), elegant silver salver
presented to, by the members of the
British factory in China, 213.
Steam-packet launched at Calcutta, 195
-meeting held at Calcutta for the pur-
pose of establishing packets between
India and England, 568.

Stephen (Jas. Esq.), his delineation of the
Slavery of the British West-India Co-

lonies reviewed, 261.

Stocks, daily prices of, for Nov. and Dec.

1823; and Jan., Feb., March, and
April, 1824, 116, 220, 348, 480, 584,
688.

Suicide committed by a Chinaman under
the sentence of death at Penang, 679.
Sumatra-descriptive account of Palem-
bang, 28-settlement of Bencoolen
about to be ceded to the Dutch, 474,
572-Dutch defeated by the Padrees
near Padang, 572-narrative of the
war between the Padrees and the Dutch,
611-British possessions on the island
ceded to the Dutch, 682-births and
deaths, 108, 566.

Suttee near Santipore, 192-at Meerut,
281-affecting incident arising from,
282-at Poorah, 570-at Serampore-
of four females at Koonaghur Ghaut,
665.

Swallow East-Indiaman, historical account
of, 291.

Sylhet, account of the district of, 369.
Syria, coal discovered in, 379.

T.

Taganrog, a port in the sea of Azov, ac-
count of, *365.