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.
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.
(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.
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.
Jypore, account of, in a series of letters, 226-journal of a route from, to Agra,
Kertch, a port in the sea of Azov, account of *365.
Kiakta, new regulation respecting the tea-trade at, 682.
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.
Macao, counter-revolution attempted at,
Macassar, report concerning the slave- trade at, 484, 603.
Macdonald (John), his remarks on the College at Hertford, 367.
Macquarie (Maj. Gen.), gold cup presented to, by the colonists of New South Wales, 110.
Madras Government (General Orders by) -allowance to medical officers when placed in charge of European Invalids -no officer holding a Government command to be ordered away from it on court martial or any other duty-one petty maistry of bamboo coolies to be attached to each regiment of light cavalry or battalion of native infantry- allowances for writers and stationery to commanding or staff officers, 103- rules regarding the leave of absence to commissariat officers, 196-pension cer- tificates declared not transferrable-ad- ministration appointed during the Hon. the Governor's absence officers exa- mined in the Hindoostanee language, 197-civil and military appointments, promotions, and furloughs, 104, 197, 464, 561, 672.
Madras Post-Office (Regulations of)
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 4 X ·
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.
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.
Taganrog, a port in the sea of Azov, ac- count of, *365.
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