A. Abassah, an Arabian tale, review of, 300. Abel (Dr.), on the kyouptsing, or green. stone of the Burmese, 196-on the gra- phite of the Himalaya, 428. Abyssinia, account of the princes of, 578. Accounts, East-India, examination of, 1. Adam (Mr.), the disgraceful attack upon his memory in the Oriental Herald re- pelled, 706.
Admiralty Sessions—trial of Capt. Young, for slave-dealing, 621-of Lieut. Ken- ny, for fighting a duel with Mr. Charl- ton, ib.
Afghanistan, new series of troubles in, 444. Africa, progress of our travellers in, 201,
243, 431-arrival of Major Laing at Timbuctoo, 324, 431-accounts from Capt. Clapperton, 745.
Agra, curious inscription at, 199. Agricultural and Horticultural Society of
St. Helena-address delivered before, by Gen. Walker, 454.
Agricultural Society of Ceylon-commu- nication read before, by Sir H. Giffard,
Agricultural Society of Calcutta-meeting of, in June, 693.
Agriculture, state of, in New South Wales, 174.
Ahmud Buksh Khan, sketch of the event. ful life of, 227.
Amazons of Central Asia, Chinese ac- count of, 9-statements of M. Klaproth respecting, 10.
Americas, population of, 323. Amherst (Lady), entertainment given by,
at Calcutta, 215-proceeds to the Sand Heads on account of her health, 711. Amherst Town, its foundation, 672 - plan of, 713.
Annatto, East-India, equal to that pro- duced in South America, 202. Anthropophagy amongst the Bataks, 578. Antiquities, Egyptian, purchased by the King of France, 153-Burmese, pre- sented to different museums, 199, 694. Arabic Poetry, on the utility of the study
of, 410-remarks on the poets of Ara- bia, 539.
Ararat (Mount), description of, 60. Arctic Seas, another expedition fitting out
to, 201, 577-account of the land ex- pedition under Capt. Franklin, 577. Army (British) serving in the East, pro- motions and changes in, 124, 243, 365, 497, 624—alteration in the pay of offi- cers belonging to, 584-courts' martial on officers in, 69, 208, 466.
Army (Indian), testimony to its value and character, 191-Sir John Malcolm', account of, 277-suggestions respects ing the education of cadets for, 417- 508-new stations of corps, 440-com- plaints against the restrictions in pro- motion to the higher grades in, 555- general orders issued to; also promo- tions in see Calcutta, Madras, &c. Arracan, climate at, 432. Ascension, island of, rapidly improving,
Asia (Central), Chinese account of the Amazons of, 9-extracts from Mir Iz. zut Ullah's travels in Western Tibet and Turkestan, 168-description of Bokhara, 262-account of the kings of Bokhara, 385.
Asiatic Journal, disgraceful attempt to purloin intelligence from, 360, 496, 618. Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ire- land-proceedings in June, 65—in No- vember, 691.
of Paris - proceedings in April and May, 198-in August, 576. of Calcutta-proceedings in January, 57-in March, 428-in May, 573-of the Physical Committee in December, 193.
Assam, account of the rivers of, 713. Auber (Peter), review of his Analysis of the East-India Company, 184.
(Capt.), biographical memoir of, 297, 299. Australia, characteristics of society there, 35-sample of their poetry, 39-see also New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land.
Aurungabad, medical topography of, 573. Ava, visit to the city of, 528-treatment of the European prisoners at, 711- see also Burman Empire.
B. Bagdad, revolt in the Pachalik of, 614,734. Bajazet, the tale of the iron cage of, con- tradicted, 134.
Baker (Sam), singular case of, 743. Balkh, account of the ancient city of, 168. Ball given by the Bachelors of Calcutta, 473.
Bank of Bengal, scarcity of cash in, 443. Barometer, observations on the construc-
tion of, by Lieut. Col. Blacker, 193. Bees, manner of feeding them in Egypt, 321.
Beggars not numerous in Calcutta, 78. Benares, splendid party given at, by a native, in honour of the reduction of Bhurtpore, 214.
Bencoolen, atrocious murder at, 612- remainder of the British establishment brought away from, 721. Bengalee English, specimens of, 59, 76. Bernier, review of his travels in the Mo- gul Empire, 562.
Bhurtpore, detail of the military operations against, 67, 206, 484, 599-events from which the rupture with this state origi- nated, 74-restoration of the young Ra- jah, 96, 348-the English caricatured on the walls of the palace, 200-trea- sure found in the fortress, 218-native rejoicings on its fall. 214, 224, 592- humanity of a Goorkha at the siege, 218-destruction of the works, 236- corps and officers, who had fought under Lord Lake, present at the fall of the fortress, 348-discussions respecting the booty found in the town, 348, 442, 599-speculations on the fall of the place, 444, 446-testimonial of the sense entertained by Government of the distinguished services of the troops em- ployed on the occasion, 582, 591, 698- anecdotes connected with the siege, 599-courts-martial on Herbert, and the other deserters found in the town, 588-honorary distinction conferred on the troops employed at the siege, 701- particulars of Durjun Sal's capture, 710.
Births, extraordinary, 578-see Calcutta, Madras, &c.
Bishop of Calcutta-see Heber.
Blacker (Lieut. Col.) on the construction
of the barometer, 193-on the relative merits of Leslie's and Daniell's hygro- meters, 194-his death, 439. Bombay Government (General Orders of)
formation of a Native Medical School, 84-transfer of H. M. 67th regt. to the Bengal establishment, 225 -unclaimed prize-money, 354-new battalion of artillery, 479-new Com- mander-in-chief, 480-recruiting dis- continued, ib.-property in newspapers, ib.-passage-money of dismissed officers proceeding to Europe, 605-applica- tions for furloughs, ib.-recruiting dis- continued, ib.-jurisdiction of police, ib.-courts-martial, 86-civil, ecclesi- astical, military, and marine appoint- ments, 86, 225, 480, 719. Bombay miscellaneous and shipping in- telligence, births, marriages, and deaths, 86, 226, 356, 447, 482, 606, 720.
Education Society, annual meet- ing of, 356.
Auxiliary Scottish Missionary So- ciety, third annual meeting of, 607.
Engineer Institution, examination of the pupils at, 607. Borneo, customs of the natives on the coast
of, 696-trade of, with Singapore, 721. Bornou, bankrupt laws of, 321 Bouddhists and Brahmins, doctrines held respectively by, 320.
Bouddhists of Ceylon, account of, 649. Bradford (Sir Thos.) sworn in Comman- der-in-chief at Bombay, 480. Brahmaputra River, further attempt to discover its origin and course, 178. Breton (Dr.), his account of the opera- tion for cataract, as commonly prac- tised by the natives of Hindustan, 197. Bridges, Shakespearian, their great value in the Himalaya country, 437-account of one erected at Kidderpore, 593. Bruce, strictures on the Travels' of,655. (John), biographical memoir of, 44-his immense property, 363. Bryce (Dr.), misrepresentation regarding,
Bucharia (or Bokhara), description of, 262-sovereigns of the country during the three last centuries, 385. Buckingham (Mr.), plagiarisms of his Ori- ental Herald, 47, 661-public subscrip- tion opened in London for his relief, 123 -his attack on the Serampore Mission- aries refuted, 160-misrepresentations of his Oriental Herald, 375, 483, 599, 709-prosecutes Mr. Bankes for a libel, 618-his disgraceful attack upon the memory of the late Mr. Adam repelled, 706.
Bugis, character of those who visit Sin- gapore, 91.
Burman Empire-account of the con- quered provinces of Ye and Tavai, 287 -Mergui and Martaban, 509-their population, 593-phrenological charac- ters of a native skull, 293-funereal ob- sequies of a Poonhgee or priest, 378- account of the Plau, a tribe inhabiting a district to the north-east of Pegue, 403-formation of a new settlement near Martaban, 490, 593-journal of the proceedings of a deputation to the court of Ava, 528-survey of the river Sanloon, 550-of Pegu and Assam, 594-particulars of the transfer of the capital from Amerapoora to Ava, 600— message from the King of Ava to the Emperor of China, 739-account of the royal family of Ava, 696-opinions of the Burmese respecting British soldiers, 696, 738.
Burmese War-preliminary treaty of peace concluded at Patanagoah, 67, 68— failure of the court of Ava to ratify it, 96-renewal of hostilities, ib.-capture of Melloon, 203-attack on Zittaun stockade, 205-duplicity of the Bur- mese in regard to the ratification of the treaty, 237-their cruel treatment of Dr. Sandford, 594-operations in Mun- nipore, 238, 489-the enemy defeated at Pagahm-mew, 487-operations of at Meekow, near Martaban, 579-ter- mination of the war, 359-copy of the treaty of peace, 433, 488-desertion of a British officer, 444-conduct of the Burmese Court after the battle of Mel- loon, 488-historical narrative of the
war, 129, 369-its causes and conduct, 148-detection of a conspiracy at Dood- patlee, 472-death of the last Burmese commander, 593-fire at Rangoon, 718, -harsh treatment of the European pri- soners at Ava, 711-copy of the King of Ava's order to seize, kill, and crush the rebel strangers, 739-answers from the chiefs on receipt of the order, 740. Burnett (Mr. Bishop), inquiry respecting the charges brought by him against the government of the Cape of Good Hope, 249.
Burney (Capt.), account of his mission to Siam, 164, 612. Bussorah, disturbances at, 734.
Cadets, Colonel Macdonald on the edu- cation of, 417-Mr. Smyth on the same subject, 508.
Cairo, description of, 321. Calcutta Government (General Orders of)
-abolition of the medical depôt at Dacca, 69-rule to be observed in granting of furlough to officers of his Majesty's service, ib.-also of furlough to civil servants of the Hon. Company's service, ib.-squadron of horse attached to the Sylhet local battalion to be re- duced, ib.-abolition of the field hospi- tal with the south-eastern division of the army, 208-duty of district chaplains, ib.-recruiting in the infantry branch of the army suspended, ib.-train esta- blishments to be discharged, ib.-reduc- tion of the six unofficered extra regi- ments, 435-alteration in the pay of King's officers, 584-augmentation to the medical establishment, 586-claims for Bhurtpore prize-money, ib.-pro- perty in newspapers, ib.- officers' ex- penses, 701-honorary distinction con- ferred on the Bhurtpore army, ib.-re- duction in the military establishment, ib.--courts-martial, 69, 208, 466, 586— civil, ecclesiastical, and military appoint- ments, 71, 210, 343, 435, 469, 589, 702. Calcutta miscellaneous and shipping in- telligence, births, marriages, and deaths, 74, 211, 343, 436, 472, 704.
state of the money-market at, 710 -public spirit of the native community of, 713.
Supreme Court-the King, on the prosecution of Cossinauth Sacrah and Bissonauth Sacrah, v. Mirza Ally, Shaikh Nusser Uddeen, and others, for an assault, 211-trial of Gocul Kow- rah for a burglary, 436-gentlemen ad- mitted to practise as attornies and proc- tors, 439-the King, on the prosecu- tion of Bebee Manoonah, v. the Cal- cutta police magistrates, for refusing to take the information of a female suitor, 471 Mahadeb Tawary, v. Tarawny- churn Chuckerbutty, for perjury, 590- Samuel Smith, v. W. P. Muston, for
a libel, 591-the King v. Syed Jewad Ally, for murder, ib.
Calcutta Gaol, complaint against the turn- keys of, 218.
Asiatic Society, proceedings of, in January, March, and May, 57, 428, 573.
Agricultural Society, meeting of, in June, 693.
Medical and Physical Society, proceedings of, in January, March, April, May, and June, 58, 429, 573, 693.
Christian School Society, fifth re- port of, 436.
Native Female Schools, examina- tion of, 73-foundation stone of the Central School laid, 702.
School Society, fourth report of, 73. Ladies' Association for promot- ing Native Education, first annual meet- ing of, 216.
Apprenticing Society, first annual meeting of, 441-its first report, 706. Church Missionary Society, an- nual report of, 705.
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, ninth report of, 706.
Auxiliary Bible Society, fifth re- port of, 706. Cambridge, Oriental lectures at, 623-rules for examining candidates at, for wri- terships in India, ib.-examiners of the candidates, 745.
Camel, the flesh of, used for provisions, 59. Canton-see China.
Cape of Good Hope-parliamentary returns
of the population, 64-also of the num- ber of births and deaths, ib.-flourish- ing state of the settlement at Port Na- tal, 93-charges brought against the government by Mr. Bishop Burnett, 249-report of the Commissioners of Inquiry on the subject, 252-state of the settlement in May, 358 - opinion on the currency question, 453-slave population in 1825, 454-remarkable rescue from drowning at Table Bay, ib. -new ordinance respecting the treat- ment of slaves, 615-account of the settlement at Algoa Bay, 737-births, marriages, and deaths, 237, 486, 737. Cargoes of East-India Company's ships lately arrived, 126, 246, 366, 626. Carriage, magnificent, belonging to the Mysore Rajah, 60.
Cataract, account of the native Indian operation for, 197.
Ceylon-cashing of treasury notes discon- tinued, 609-alteration in capital pu- nishments for females, ib.-account of the Buddhoos of, 640-marriages and deaths, 90, 229, 485, 609. Champollion (M.), extract from his ac- count of the Egyptian antiquities pur- chased by the King of France at Leg- horn, 153-attempt to subvert his sys- tem in respect to the mode of inter-
preting the different forms of Egyptian writing, 155-his system defended, 156. Chapel, new, to be erected at Calcutta, 441.
Cheeta, a species of ounce, employed in
the chace of the antelope, 60. China-prices of staple articles at Can. ton, 93-important change at Macao as to the landing of luggage, ib.- notice of the empire by a Byzantine historian, 201-statement of the Ame- rican trade to Canton, 232-edict from the Hoppo of Canton, fixing the cur- rency of dollars, 233-history of the Jews, 268-telegraphs, 320-a cruel punishment, 323-state of Christianity in the empire, 405-population, 431— Chinese emigrants, 448, 721-tumult at Macao, 451, 729-account of the Chinese literati, 521-legend of the Jos- house, or idol temple, in Honam, 576 -present state of Macao, 612-death of Jozefa Pardel, 234.
Chinese-their account of the Amazons of
Central Asia, 9-notions respecting the creation of the world, 41-rules for the eyes, 59-method of rearing ducks, 61 -proverbs, 432-curious saying, 697. Chiru, or supposed unicorn of the Hima- laya, account of, 194.
Cholera Morbus prevalent at Calcutta, 475,
593-at Benares, 597-at Mhow, 608. Choultry for pilgrims to be erected at Cal- cutta, 595.
Christians, account of a savage race of, 55- persecuted in China, 405-despi- cable appearance of those in Siam, 432. Church, Scots, at Calcutta, dispute be- tween the ministers of, 362, 497, 621,
Scots, at the Cape of Good Hope about to be formed,
Syrian, troubles in, 717. Civil Appointments-see Calcutta, Madras, &c. Civil Service Annuity Fund of Bengal, general meeting of the subscribers to, 77-amendments to the rules already submitted for the sanction of the Court of Directors, 78, 440. Clarke (Mr. D.), entertainment given to him at Calcutta, 79.
(Mr. R.), address of the natives of Madras to, on the occasion of his de- parture to England, 81-his reply, 82. Cochin-China, cursory remarks on, 143, 652-its trade with Singapore, 721. Coffee cultivated with success at Trin-
Coincidence, literary, 34.
Colapore, operations of the British force sent against, 89-the cholera makes its appearance in camp, 227-description of the town and fortifications, ib. College, East-India, at Haileybury, exa- mination at, in May, 62.
-, Sanserit, at Calcutta, second an- nual examination at, 214.
College, Bishop's, at Calcutta, its progress, 72-donation to the library, 124.
Anglo-Indian, at Calcutta, an-
nual examination of, 72.
-, Serampore, report of, 349, 705. Colville (Sir Charles), farewell entertain- ment given to him at Bombay, 86. Concremation, sentiments entertained by sensible natives on the subject, 76. Congreve Rockets, testimony to their uti- lity during the Burmese war, 215. Control (Board of), alterations in the com- mission, 124.
Cook (Capt.), particulars respecting his death, 358.
Coroner of Calcutta, bis difficulty in col lecting a jury, 215.
Cotton-Trade of Europe, observations on, 389.
Courts-Martial on Capt, J. J. Jenkins, 69 -Lieut. E. Griffiths, 70-Lieut. C. F. Holmes, 86-Ensign C. Johnstone, 208-Lieut. F. Bernard, 209-Ensign E. Evans, ib.-Lieut. Hare, 466— Capt. Wiggins, 467-Lieut. Palmer, . -Capt. Greene, 468-Lieut. Stewart, Serjeant Richardson, and Private Burns, 586-Lieut. F. Warwick, 588-the ar tillerymen found in Bhurtpore, ib. Court of King's Bench-action of trespass, Nockells v. Lucas and others, 240- the Hon. East-India Company F. Prince and another, to try the validity of a debt, 618-Buckingham v. Bankes for a libel, ib.-Bankes, v. Buckingham, for the expenses of certain witnesses,742. Creation, Chinese theory of, 41. Cutch, small-pox rages in, 227-disco- very of coal in, 606.
Deaths-see Calcutta, Madras, &c. Debate at the East-India House on 21s June-the Burmese war, 97-official papers, ib.-half-yearly dividend, ib.— report of the Committee of By-laws, ib.. engagement of shipping, 98- Capt. Michael, of the Tanjore commis- sion, 99-flogging in India, and system of police existing in Bombay, 101– education of native doctors, 111.—26th July. Expenditure in the Burmese war -payment of the civil and military ser vants of the Company, 325-education of writers, 341-the Royal George, 342.-27th Sept. Capt. Michael, 492— seizure of pepper, 494.
Debates at the East-India House, com-
plaint against their great length, 152. Debtors in the Calcutta goal, complaint of, 218-considerations on the law of, as respects India, 712.
Deccan Prize-money, misrepresentations respecting, 375-distribution of, 742. Deity, opinions of Oriental nations cos cerning, 644.
Deluge, tradition of, as preserved by the Sandwich Islanders, 322.
East India annual accounts, 1-produce, 362.
East-India House, debates at, 97, 325, 492-goods declared for sale at, 126, 246, 366, 625.
Education, state of, amongst the natives at Calcutta, 72, 216, 704-formation of an establishment at Madras for their improvement, 604.
Egypt-progress of science in, 320– manner of feeding bees on the banks of the Nile, 321-presents from the late Nawaub of the Carnatic to the Pacha, 463.
Egyptians, young, educating in France,
Fable, Turkish, 322.
Fair of Gorachand described, 438. Farquhar (Lieut. Col.), public dinner given to, 123.
(John), biographical notice of, 243-amount of his property, 362. Fire at Bombay, 482-at Calcutta, 596- at Madras, 715-at Rangoon, 718. Flogging in India, debate on the subject at the East-India House, 101-remarks on some observations made by Dr. Gil- christ in the course of the debate, 171. France, education of Musulmans in, 123 -prizes offered by the Royal Institute, 320-report from the ministry of marine respecting a late voyage to the East,
Franklin (Capt.), his progress in the land Arctic expedition, 122, 577. Fraser (J. B.), review of his travels in Persia, 50. Frauds, literary, 47.
Furloughs, new regulations respecting, promulgated in India, 69.
Fuses, letter from Colonel Macdonald respecting, in answer to Capt. Parlby, 136.
Gaieties at Calcutta, 75-at Madras, 82, 222 at Bombay, 226, 356. Ganges, virtue of, 58.
General Orders by the Indian Govern- ments-see Calcutta, Madras, &c. Goods declared for sale at the East-India House, 126, 246, 366, 625-new rates for landing, housing, and management of, 246.
Goorkha, humanity of, at the siege of Bhurtpore, 218.
Gorachand, account of the fair of, 438. Greeks, answer to an inquiry respecting the subscription raised for them at Cal- cutta, 442-inquiry into the conduct of the Greek Committee, 542, 680. Guzerat, immense flight of locusts seen in, 89.
Haileybury College, examination at, in May, 62.
Heber (Bishop), account of his visit to the Armenian Church at Calcutta, 213 -arrives at Madras, 224-holds a con- firmation at St. George's Church, 354 -visits Tanjore, 446-his death, 354, 473, 483-biographical sketch of his life, 380-subscription opened at Cal- cutta for erecting a monument to his Osimilar subscription memory, 474 opened at Madras, 478, 605-also at Bombay, 483-tribute from an Arme- nian to his memory, 598-lines on his death, by Mrs. Hemans, 505.
Hindu ceremony, 349, 592-hierarchy, 437.
Hodgson (Mr.), his account of the chiru, or supposed unicorn of the Himalaya, 194 remarks by, on the growth and habits of the Rhinoceros Indicus, 196 Home Intelligence, 122, 240, 360, 496, 618, 742.
Honam, legend of the Jos-house, or idol temple in, 576.
Hook (Maj.), singularity of, 744. Hormarjee Bomanjee, biographical notice of, 609.
Hume (Mr.), his misstatements with respect to the Indian press, 708-re-
marks on his late motion at the East- India House regarding the instruction of Company's servants, 709. Hyderabad, turf club at, expires, 223- bust of Mr. H. Russell installed at, 445. Hydrophobia, case of, 429.
Hygrometers, relative merits of Mr. Les- lie's and Mr. Daniell's compared, 194.
India (British)-annual official accounts respecting the finances of the empire,
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