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INDEX.

A.

Academies at Calcutta, examination of the
pupils educated at, 86.

Accounts, East-India, made up to 1st
May 1825, 46-trade and navigation,

489.

Acupuncturation, account of the operation
of, 213.

Adam (Hon. John), notice of his death-
testimony borne to his merits by the
Court of Directors, 377-memoir of
485*.

Admiralty (High Court of)-action for
damages brought by a seaman against
the Captain of the Lowther Castle, 106.

Sessions-indictment of Capt.
Christie for obstructing Lieut. Mar-
shall, R.N., whilst in the execution of
his duty, 107.

Aerolites analyzed by Mr. Rose of Berlin,
562.

Africa-new mission into the interior,

436, 561-account of Lieut. Farewell's
settlement at Port Natal, 473-disco-
very of a civilized nation, of jet black
complexion, 490.

Agency establishment in India, Mr. Trot-
ter's plan for, 587-remarks on the sub-
ject, 613-scheme discussed at Calcutta,
and pronounced highly expedient, 704.
Agra, gaieties at, 446.

Agricultural Society of Calcutta, proceed-
ings of, in March, 434.

Allahabad, ball given by the Bachelors at,
446.

Alligator, large, caught at Tanjong To-
kong, 78-destruction of one at Pe-
nang, 599.

Ally Ukbur Khan, his experience in the
science of physic, 445.

Amherst (Lord), his conduct in India de-
bated on, 128, 575.

(Lady), entertainment given by,

at Calcutta, 446.

Anatomie Vivante exhibited in London,

343.

Antar, verses from the romance of, 272,
388.

Antiquities, Cingalese, 689.
Aphorisms from Menu, 513.

Arabia-inundation at Bagdad-insurrec-
tion of the Arabs and Kurds, 471.
Arctic Sea, failure of Capt. Parry's expe-
dition to, 605-return of the Russian
expedition under Baron Wrangel, 692.
Army (British) serving in the East, pro-
motions and changes in, 108, 251, 372,
490, 607.

Army (Indian), general orders issued to-
also promotions in-see Calcutta, Ma-
dras, &c.

Arracan account of the province, 355—
operations of the British army, 366,
478-capture of the fort and capital,
579-account of the capital, 603-nu-
merous remarkable edifices to be met
with in the town, 698.

Artillery of the Burmese described, 462.
Arts of the Burman empire, 6—of Asia
and Europe remarked on, 149.
Asia and America, on the original con-
nexion between the continents of, 302.
Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ire-
land-proceedings in June, 72.

of Calcutta-proceedings
in January, 210-in March, 433-in
May, 686.

of Paris-proceedings in
April, 76, 211-annual report of the
Council, 187, 278-proceedings in July
and August, 434-in September, 688.
Assam-operations of the British army,
100-fall of Rungpore, 207, 481-de-
struction of the Sing Phooas, a tribe of
hill plunderers, 367.
Astrology, Cingalese, 344.
Astronomy, Hindoo, 345.

Athens, schools recently formed at, 561.
Australia, establishment of a new settle-

ment on the north coast of, 39-see also
New South Wales and Van Diemen's
Land.

B.

Bagdad, inundation at, 471.

Ball given to Lady Macnaghten at Cal-
cutta, 222-given by the Bachelors at
Madras, 356-subscription at Bombay,
358-given by the Bachelors at Cal-
cutta, 445-given by the Bachelors at
Allahabad, 446.

meteoric, fall of, 437.

Chinese, imitated by Mr. Veitch of
Edinburgh, 690.

Baltic, subsidence of, 344.

Banca-town of Minto burnt, 362, 470-
the island a subject of embarrassment to
the Dutch, 600.

Bar of Bombay, Mr. Buckingham's slan-
der upon, refuted, 519.

Barrackpore, actors in the late mutinous
proceedings at, pardoned, 601.
Batavia-see India (Netherlands).

Bees, new, introduced into England, 215.
Belladonna found to be a preservative
against scarlet fever, 345.

5B2

Bresler (Mr.) commits suicide at the Cape
of Good Hope, 98.

Bencoolen-Dutch take possession of the
settlement, 722-deaths, 226.
Bhurtpore, disturbance at, occasioned by
the usurpation of the Rajah's uncle,
454, 585, 705.

Bingham (Rear Adm. J.) appointed to
the naval command in India, 371.
Births-see Calcutta, Madras, &c.
Bishop of Calcutta (Dr. Heber) visits the
several European stations in the Bengal
provinces, 92, 450, 463-consecrates
the new church at Surat-his visitation
to the clergy of Bombay, 595-departs
for Poonah, 719.

Elood, extraordinary operation of trans-
fusing, 432.

Bombay Government (General Orders of)
-shares in general off-reckoning for
1821, 91-modifications in divisional
duties of superintending surgeons, 226
-claim of Capt. Newton to a revision
of rank case of Lieut. Saunders claim-
ing a pension, 357-formation of the
Guzerat Provincial Battalion-forma-
tion of three extra battalions, 459-
allowances to officers when in con-
mand of divisions - furlough allow-
ances, 460-certificates of officers re-
turning from Europe-regulations re-
lative to appointments of medical
officers, 593-strength of native regi-
ments-expense of officers studying
the native languages-interest on depo-
sits on account of the estates of military
officers deceased-distribution of pro-
perty captured at Rasool-Khyma, 594
-regulations respecting civil servants
returning to Europe, on account of ill
health, 716-civil, ecclesiastical, mili-
tary, and marine appointments, pro-
motions and furloughs, 91, 460, 594,
717.

improvements in the town of, 462,
596-slander upon the bar refuted, 519
-vindication of the government in the
matter of Hyat Sahib, 544, 665—pre-
sent state of the settlement, 630.

miscellaneous and shipping intel-
ligence, births, marriages, and deaths,
92, 226, 357, 461, 595, 718.

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Sessions trial of Osmun bin
Seedek for piracy, 357.

Society for promoting Christian
Knowledge, general meeting of, 595.

Education Sciety, annual meet-
ing of, 718.

Tontine, its receipts during the
year 1824, 92.
Borneo Proper, account of, 289-medicine
of the Borneans, 438.
Bowser (Lieut, Gen.) quits Madras on a
tour, 593.

Bradford (Sir T.) appointed commander-
in-Chief at Bombay, 151, 606.
Brass, on the knowledge which the an-
cient Indians had of, 437.

Bridge of suspension erected on the Poo-
namallee road, 225—of rope at Allypore
converted into one of Sylhet cane, 352,
452.

Bruce (Mr.) his Oriental manuscripts de-
posited for the present at Chelsea Hos-
pital, 346.

Buckingham (Mr.) prosecutes the pub-
lisher of the Quarterly Review for a
libel, 246-his slander upon the bar at
Bombay, 519-appeals to the Privy
Council respecting the Indian press,
606-bis slander upon the Bombay go-
vernment in the matter of Hyat Sahib,
544, 665.

Bugis, sketch of their trade, 151.

Bullion imported into Bengal for the last
five years, 353.

Búran, Khalif, account of the marriage
of, 692.

Burman Empire-general account of the.
country, 6-description of a war-boat,
88-transactions of the government with
the British anterior to the present war,
137-character of the army, 229-state
of the exchequer at Ava, 230-account
of Arracan, 355-two British subjects
at Ummerapoora, 489-Burmese artil-
lery described, 462-oath of allegiance,
as administered to the army, 484 — splen-
dour of a state-carriage, 489-descrip-
tion of the city of Arracan, 603.
Burmese War-successful attack of the Bri
tish on the Portuguese factory and stock-
ades at Syriam, 99-fall of Rungpore,
207-destruction of some stockades on
the north of Ramrer, 230-capture of
Tantabain stockade, 332-unsuccessful ·
attack on the island of Ramree, 333-
operations of H. M. and H. C.'s ship--
ping in the Rangoon river, 333-pro-
clamation of Sir Archibald Campbell to
the inhabitants of the Burman empire
-operations of Gen. Campbell subse
quent to leaving Rangoon, 475-opera-
tions of the water-column under Brig.
Gen. Cotton, 476-repulse of Brig.
Gen. Cotton before Donabew-opera-
tions of Maj. Sale's detachment at Bas-
sein, 477-operations of Commodore
Hayes after entering the great Arracan
river, 478-progress of the force under
Brig. Gen. Morrison, 479-suspension
of operations in Cachar by reason of the
weather, 480, 604-copy of correspon-
dence between the Burmese authorities
in Assam and the Agent to the Gover-
nor-General-detail of the force in-
vading Arracan, 481-attempt of Mr.
Matthews to ascertain the state of the
road to Munnipore, 484-capture of the
fort and capital of Arracan, 579-opera-
tions of the H. C. marine against Ram-
ree, 583, 724-capture of Donabew,
602, 681-operations of the water-co-

lumn under Brig. Gen. Cotton, in ad-
vance of Donahew, 682-capture of
Prome, 684.

Butterworth (Jas.) appointed a provisional
councillor at Bengal, 108.

C.

Cachar, operations of the British army in,
367, 480, 604.

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Cadets, on the education of, 664.
Calcutta Government (General Orders of)
-distinguishing flags for officers com-
manding on the eastern frontier-civil
servants to subscribe to the civil-fund-
augmentation to the army, 80-military
badge of distinction ordered for the
26th Madras N. I.-security to be given
by Paymasters of his Majesty's regi-
ments-office of Brigade-major abo-
lished-provision made for children of
soldiers in his Majesty's service, 81-
transmission of reports on character of
staff-officers, 217-a pundit and
moolvee to be added to every regiment
of native cavalry and infantry, 347- ab.
sentee allowance to civil servants, 350
-adjustment of officers' accounts-in-
structions respecting admission of chil-
dren into the Lower Orphan-School-
appointment of a Judge-Adv.-General
to Brig. Gen. Morrison's force-act re-
specting claims for debt against officers,
soldiers, &c., 439-formation of a 15th
Provincial Battalion-relief of troops-
voluntary tender of the 39th and 60th
regts. of N. I. for general service by
land and sea, 440-sums limited by re-
gulation for admission to the benefit of
Lord Clive's fund, 583-formation of
additional recruiting dépôts at Allaha-
bad, Buxar, and Futtehghur, 584-par-
don of the Barrackpore mutineers-new
member of Council, 601-restoration of
the King's colour to the 26th N.I.-
appointment of Brigadiers to stations--
augmentation of fourteen regiments to
the native army, 696-civil servants not
to become partners in mercantile houses,
697-notification respecting the 4 per
cent. loan and new 5 per cent. loan, 701
-courts-martial, 81, 217, 697-civil,
ecclesiastical, and military appointments,
promotions, and furloughs, 83, 219,
347, 441, 584, 601, 699.
Calcutta law, miscellaneous and shipping
intelligence, births, marriages, and
deaths, 84, 220, 348, 442, 585, 701.

Supreme Court-address of the
Grand Jury to Sir F. W. M'Naghten on
the 18th Jan., 84-not a single indict-
ment to lay before the Grand Jury on
the 1st March, 222-Hon. Sir Anthony
Buller sworn in Commissary of the
Vice-Admiralty Court, 442-Sir C.
Grey takes his seat on the Bench,
706.

Court of Requests-Meiklejohn.
and others v. R. Howard, 442.

Calcutta Police-Office-complaint of Mr..
Halifax against Mr. Hawkins for an
assault-police establishments for the
duties of the city, 433.

Asiatic Society, meeting of, held
in January, 210-in March, 433 — in
May, 6×6.

Medical and Physical Society,
meetings of, 76.

Phrenological Society, first meet-
ing of, 223, 337-names of the officers
and members, 450.

Agricultural Society, meeting of,
held in March, 434.

Sanskrit College, examination of
the students educated at, 85.

Vidyalaya, or Anglo-Indian Col-
lege, annual examination of, and distri-
bution of prizes, 85.

85.

Grammar-School, examination at

Armenian Academy, annual ex-
amination of, 86.

Benevolent Institution, examina-
tion held at the school-house of, 86.
Parental Academic Institution,

public examination at, 87.

School for Trades, its formation,
87-meeting of the Committee of, 450.
Bible Association, third anniver-
sary meeting of, 87.

Auxiliary Missionary Society, se-
venth anniversary of, 450.

list of the various institutions esta-
blished at, 87.

Calpee unsuccessfully attacked by a ma-
rauding party, 101.

Campbell (Sir Arch.), curious letter to,

from the King of Siam, 354.
Canal between the Red Sea and the Medi.
terranean proposed, 538, 600.
Canton, diary of a journey from Manchao
to, 521, 621-markets at, 362.
Cape of Good Hope-change in the money-
system of the settlement, 378, 474-
appointment of a council to advise and
assist in the government, 381, 474-sui-
cide of Mr. Bresler, 98-address of the,
committee of freeholders respecting the
alteration in the currency, 486-state of
trade in July, 600-new members of
council sworn in, 723-births, mar-
riages, and deaths, 365, 600.

Carey (Mr. J.), account of his journey
from Rangoon to Martaban, 267.
Cargoes of Company's ships arrived from
India, 135, 254, 495, 609.

Cat, Whittington's, similar fable known in
the East, 562.

Caucasus (Mount), account of the nations
on the Russian borders of, 273-for-
mer and present state of the road over,
415.

Celebes-military operations of the Dutch
against the native powers-reflections
upon the war, 96, 722.

Central nation, claims of different coun-

tries to the title of, 215.
Ceylon-ancient rescript, 79- Cingalese
directions as to the proper periods for
storing grain and celebrating a festival,
344-presentation of Cingalese ladies to
Lady Barnes, 360-natural curiosity at
Putlam, 434-twelfth anniversary of the
Colombo Auxiliary Bible Society-ex-
traordinary instance of longevity, 465-
particulars of Mr. Rossier's arrest, 509
-persons vaccinated in the island during
1824, 562-experiments made with a
diving-bell, 598-notices respecting the
ancient appellation of Putlam-history
of the Moo-quas, 689-extortion of proc-
tors and attorneys, 719-civil appoint-
ments, 226, 598-births, marriages, and
deaths, 226, 360, 465, 598, 719.
Champollion (M.), his reply to Sig. Lanci,

529.

China-antiquity of the empire, 12-sa-
crifices offered annually to Confucius,
214-statistics of the empire, 294-
markets at Canton-state of the French
Missions, 362-national sacrifices, 435
-government mandate respecting the
loss of the Amboyna, 471-diary of a
journey from Manchao to Canton, 521,

621-state of the Russian and Portu-
guese missions, 723.

Chinese-on the antiquity and origin of
the nation, by Mr. Kendall, 12-Dr.
Morrison's account of their literature,
309-specimen of their poetry: the
Hwa-tseen, or Flower's Leaf, 402-
native history of their intercourse with
foreign nations, 421.

Chinsurah about to be delivered over to
the British, 707.

Chittagong, dreadful hurricane at, 705.
Cholera, a Fakeer's cure for, 213-disease
prevails at Surat, 719.

Christians, primitive, who were either rich
or in respectable circumstances, 385.
Churuk Pooja, account of the festival of
159, 707.

Cingalese antiquities, 79, 689-astrology,

344.

Civil Servants, absentee-allowance to, 350
-prohibited from becoming partners in
mercantile houses, 697-regulations for
their return to Europe on account of ill
health, 716-appointments: see Calcutta,
Madras, &c.

Clapperton (Lieut.), his discovery of a new

nation, 490-departs on a second expe-
dition into Africa, 436.

Claridge (J. T., Esq.) knighted by his
Majesty, 606.

Club meetings-Asiatic Society-Theatri-

cal Beef-steak, at Calcutta-East-In-
dian, at Calcutta, 477, 707-cricket, at
Rangoon, 587.

Cochin China-arrival of the Burman em-
bassy under Mr. Gibson, 226-mock-
fights at Saigun-character of the go-
vernor, 227.

Cocooy, or queen beetle, account of, 343.
Coffee, manner of preparing it at Rosetta,
435-useful properties of the skin of the
berry, 689.

Coins, Cufic, unpublished collection of
about to appear, 77.

College, East-India, at Haileybury, exa-
mination at, May 27, 1825, 73.

East-India, at Addiscombe, exa-
mination at, June 16, 1825, 206.

Sanskrit, at Calcutta, examination
at, in January, 85.

Anglo-Indian, at Calcutta, annual
examination of, 85.

at Serampore, fifth report of, 378.
of Fort-William, pupils examined
at, in June 1825, 708.
Combermere (Lord) appointed to succeed
Sir Edward Paget as Commander-in-
Chief in India, 108.

Concert at Madras, 457.
Confucius, sacrifices to, 214.
Congreve rockets, on the invention of,

265.

Constantinople, scene at, 533.

Coolies refractory in the Northern Divi.
sion of Guzerat, 93, 464, 596.
Copenhagen, Oriental manuscripts in the
Royal Library at, 561.

Coral Islands, how formed, 345.
Cotton, new species of, exhibited at Savan-
nah, 78-great quantity exported by
the viceroy of Egypt, 364-prices of,
at Bombay, in March, 464.

Cossacs, sketch of the origin and early his-
tory of, 287.

Court of Chancery-case of Willoch, an
infant, 106.

Admiralty-action for a whip-
ping, brought by a seaman against the
captain of the Lowther Castle, 106.

Common Pleas-action for an
assault, brought by a seaman against the
captain of the Emily, South-Sea whaler,
244.

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King's Bench-action for a libel,
brought by Mr. Buckingham against
the publisher of the Quarterly Review,
246.

Court-Martial on Lieut. J. G. M'Gregor,
49th Bengal N. I., 81-on Lieut. J. T.
Lowe, 65th Bengal N. I., 82-on As-
sist.-Surg. F. G. Walbran, H. M. 4th
Light Drags., 217-on Martha Stevens,
camp-follower, 219-on Capt. P. B.
Husband, H. M. 87th Regt., 697-on
on Lieut. R. A. M'Naghten, Dep.
Judge Adv. Gen., Bengal estab., 998.

Coal-mine discovered near Constantinople, Cowper (Lieut. Col.), biographical notice

600.

of, 175.

Cricket-club formed at Rangoon, 587.
Crops, state of, at Lucknow in February,
353-at Malda in March, 453.
Cruttenden (Mr.), monumental tablet to
his memory commenced, 706.
Cutch, disturbances in, 597.
Cyrenais, discoveries in, 698.

D.

Damaun, enlightened regulations promul-
gated by the new government of, 462.
Dawk, celerity of, 89, 353.
Deaths-see Calcutta, Madras, &c.
Debate at the East-India House, June 22,
1825-half-yearly dividend-committee
of by-laws-East-India Judges' bill,
111-conduct of Residents, 118-Bur-
mese war-conduct of Lord Amherst,
129-institutions at Haileybury and
Addiscombe-education of cadets, 563
-grant to Lieut. Col. Staunton, 573-
Mr. Sandford Arnott-instruction in
Hindoostanee-chattered ships-Oude
papers, 574-government of India, 575.
Deccan prize-case, correction of a state-
ment respecting, 148.

Dinner given to Sir F. W. Macnaghten at
Calcutta, 221-to Sir C. Grey at Ma-
dras, 714.

Diving-Bell, improvement in, 691.
Donobew, Brig. Gen. Cotton's division
repulsed before, 477-captured by Sir
Arch. Campbell, 602.

Dungerpore captured by a force under
Maj. Thomas, 597.

Durbar held at the Government- House,
Calcutta, 352.

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Earthquake felt at Gowahatty, 88-also at

Mymunsing, 89-felt near Delhi, 452.
East-India annual accounts, 46.

East-India House, debates at, 111, 563,
-goods declared for sale at, 135, 253,
375, 495, 609.

Ecclesiastical Appointments-see Calcutta,
Madras, &c.

Edifices, highest now known, 341.

Education, state of, in Asiatic Russia, 27.
Eel, electrical, exhibited at Paris, 214.
Egyptian hieroglyphics, M. Champollion
on, 529.

Egypt-export of cotton-cultivation of
indigo-new canal at Cairo ordered to
be cut, 364-augmentation of the mili-
tary force denunciation against duels,
474-proposal of Mr. Galloway to cut
a canal between Cairo and Suez, 600.
Enterprize (steam vessel) departs for
India, 371-its progress, 487.

Epigrams, 400, 424, 512.

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Fever, yellow, experiments made respect-
ing, 215, 342, 562.
Firdousi, simile from, 29.

Fire at Mazagon, 226-destructive, at
Manilla, 362-at Sulkea, 706.

volcanic, source of, 345.

France French missions in China, 362
-progress of a new mission to the East,
485-public libraries in the country, 562
- Oriental literature in, 688.
Franklin (Capt ), and the expedition under
his orders, 605.

Furloughs from the army-see Calcutta,
Madras, &c.

Fustic, species of, found in Siam, 344.

G.

Gaieties of Madras, 356, 456-of Bombay,
358, 461-of Calcutta, 445-of Agra,
446-of Allahabad, 446.

Gaspar, navigation of the straits of, 419-
vessels wrecked upon the shoals near to
or in the straits, 420.

Gaspé, account of the Bay of, 179.
General Orders by the Indian government
-see Calcutta, Madras, &c.

Goals, Thibet, thriving exceedingly in the
Netherlands, 489.

Gold, imitation of, 561.

Gondwana, description of, 18.

Goods declared for sale at the East-India
House, 135, 253, 375, 495, 609.
Gratitude, essay on, 176.

Greece, offer of the government, 490-
ode to, 642.

Greek fire, on the invention of, 265.
Greenlaw (Mr.), his dispute with Lieut.

M'Naghten, 452, 586, 702.

Grey (Sir C.) takes his seat on the Calcutta
bench, 706-dinner given to, at Madras,
714.

Guxerat, coolies refractory in the north of,
93, 464-races, 461, 598.

H.

Haileybury College, examination at, May
27, 1825, 73.

Hafiz, verses from the Diwani of, 635.
Hailstorm at Bhopalpore, 353—at Cham-
napore, 452.

Halifar, formation of an association at, for
trading to India, 151.

Halos, observations relative to, 213.
Harington (J. H.) appointed a Member
of Council at Bengal, 108, 601.
Hastings (Marquess), splendid dinner
given to, at Ayr, 488.

Exchange, course of, at Calcutta, Madras, Hieroglyphics, Egyptian, reply of M.

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