pense, we might promote the present Assistant Librarian on a small advance of salary; this would save about 80 rupees per mensem. But such a contingency it is to be hoped is far distant, as the Society is most fortunate in now possessing in M. CSOMA DE KOROSI a Librarian of equal celebrity and erudition. I now beg leave to recapitulate briefly the measures I would suggest in order to extricate us from our old debt and bring our expenditure nearly within our income. 1st. The immediate payment of 1182 Rupees to Mr. Ridsdale, of Bishop's College Press. 2d. The payment of 4730 Rupees cash, and an instalment of 500 Rupees per mensem to the Baptist Mission Press, and the suspension of Oriental publications until the debt of 8000 Rupees is liquidated. 3d. The arrangement of the Museum on the scale above noted. 4th. The opening of a subscription for 1500 Rupees to provide furniture, cabinets, &c. for the new rooms. On completing these arrangements our Expenditure will be: shewing, lastly : Total, Rs. 1,206 Income, .... .... .... 1,206 .... .... Excess of expenditure still, Rs. 64 To meet this deficit we must unfortunately draw on our scanty cash balance every month until some opportunity presents itself for bringing our income and outlay on an exact par; meanwhile we must adopt one principle firmly, namely-"to allow no expense under the item of 'Contingencies' to be passed in any Department without the special order of the Committee of Papers." 19th June, 1839. (Signed) W. B. O'SHAUGHNESSY, The sense of the Meeting having been taken by the President, was declared unanimously favorable to all the above propositions except the 4th. These were accordingly adopted and will be acted on from the first of August. Instead of a subscription it was decided by the Meeting to furnish the new rooms from the cash balance remaining, and that no appeal should be made to the members for extra aid, as long as any funds remained available. Day of the Month. Meteorological Register, kept at the Assay Office, for the Month of May, 1839. 1234567893 5,5 7,1 92 6478 82 cum. strat. ,615,594 86,7 80,191,3 75,0 10,6 10,8 87 60 60 72 ,641 86,5 80,0 89,9 73,6 9,2 9,6 89 60 65 76 s. ,587 85,9 79,8 85,5 73,5 8,7 8,7 89 E. cirrus. hazy. 29,453 ,479 29,443 92,3 73,0 7,7 9,2 91 5571 ,455 95,7 69,5 14,7 15,4 81 4750 61 0. E. 2 cum. strat. ,527 ,527 91,3 70,2 12,3 11,6 84 51 55 67 n. 69 65 76 n. E.1 do. do. ,499 ,495 93,9 66,0 16,4 16,4 79 42 43 57 n. e. 2 S. W.6 E. 2 e. 2 nimbi threatg fine. cirrus. nimbi cy. do. do. Old Stand Barometer. 32 Fah. Height at River Water. Atmospheric Pressure. Air. Dew point. Differential Hair Hygro meter. By Hair Hy grometer. Direc tion. Force. Wind. Aspect of Sky. Forenoon, 10 a. M. Temperature. Aqueous tension. Weather. Afternoon, 4 P. M. Atmospheric Tempe Pressure. Hygrometry. rature. tension. Old Stand Barometer. Height at 29,600 29,595 86,1 80,3 89,8 75,5 ,649 ,590 ,691 ,690 85,6 79,6 83,2 76,5 7,0 6,8 92 81 70 ,637 ,575 ,633 88,0 79,8 81,5 75,6 7,4 7,6 90 ,573 88,2 80,188,1 76,0 7,3 7,1 93 69 69 Air. Differential Depression. Hair Hy grometer. By Hair Weather. Wind. Hygrometer. Direc- Force. Aspect ART. XIV. Meteorological Register. 442 ART. XV.-Meteorological Register kept at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, for the Month of June, 1839. Observations. Made at Apparent Noon. Maximum Temperature. H. M. Observed at 2 40 ,520 84,5 85,2 83,0 S...: ,506 83,4 84,9 82,8 s... ,474 83,2 85,0 83,0 s. .. .. ,460 85,7 94,0 86,1 E. b. s. cloudy (Nimbi & cum.,),452 85,7 87,5 83,2 S. .... cloudy, .. 350 84,5 84,0 82,0 E... clody (Nimbi) ,429 85,9 87,0 84,0 s. s. E. cloudy, cloudy, b. E. Clearing, [sionally,). осса-,457 85,5 87,5 83,9 S. ,483 87,0 88,0 84,0 S. ,506 85,7 87,2 84,5 S. ,494 84,6 88,0 84,5 S. ,474 86,7 90,0 85,5 S. ,462 87,6 90,0 83,5 S. W. 1,500 90,3 93,585,0 S. W. ,480 91,9 96,0 86,5 S. W. cloudy (nimbi,) cloudy (sunshine,) cloudy, Cldy. (Nim, on the zenith,),462 85,0 87,5 82,3 s. w... hazy, ,500 87.0 91,2 84,5 s. w... A few cirro cumuli, ,490 87,6 93,0 85,5 s. w... clear, 564 87,5 91,0 87,0 s. w... clear, .. .. ,557 89,9 93,2 86,9 S. ,650 89,8 90,5 85,5 S. ,630 87,5 90,0 84,9 S. ,580 88,0 92,6 86,6 Calm, 159288,3 93,2 85,9 E. b. S. .. A few scattd. Clouds. ,450 88,9 97,0 87,0 s. w... generally clear, Cumuli, Cumuli, ,580 90,0 95,5 86,0 s, ,576 88,9 93,4 85,5ls. ,543 85,0 83,5 81,5 s. cumulo strati, cumulo strati, ,344 83,0 81,5 81, ..... nimbi interspersed, ,377 84,2 84,8 81,6 E. b. S. nimbi, ,400 84,9 86,0 83,0 ..... cloudy, ,444 87,0 88,5 85,0 5. E... cloudy (nimbi,) 440 85,3 85,9 84,5 S..... cloudy, ,435 84,6 87,9 84,6 S..... cloudy, ,452 83,5 84,4 81,9 s. e... cir. str. ,430 83,8 85,5 82,0s, e... cirro-strati and nimbi, ,380 82,7 83,5 80,8 e, b. s. nimbi, interspersed, ,340 81,9 80,880,8 e..... nimbi interspersed. ,382 83,5 84,0 81,2 s, b. e. cloudy, ,408 83,0 84,5 81,8 s..... nimbi interspersed, ,387 87,2 90,0 86,9 S..... cumuli & haze, [shine,),394 83,5 86,0 83,8 calm, cloudy and hazy, 1,422 86,6 92,0 84,0 S. W. cldy. & hazy (light sun-1,426 83,0 86,6 83,5 s..... ,447 90,0 94,6 86,5 W.b.S. to the w, light clouds, ,428 92,2 95,8 88,5 S. W. light haze, ,478 90,0 93,9 87,5 S. W. cumulo strati & cumuli, ,550 89,5 91,285,8 S..... cumulo strati, ,550 88,8 90,084,7 S..... cir. strati, cum. str.& Nimbi, (gather-,428 84,9 86,0 82,5 S. E... nimbi distt. thunder, .. cloudy (Nimbi,) 4 ,387 81,7 80,079,0 Calm, Light Cir. strati, 5 ,370 80,0 79,0 79,0 S. S... Overcast rain, 6 ,410 79,8 79,1 80,0 S. E. Nimbi, 7 ,448 80,0 79,5 79,5 S..... Cloudy, 8 ,460 81,2 81,080,0 Calm, Clear, 9 ,466 80,0 79,2 79,5 Calm, Cirro-strati, 10 11 ,412 82,3 81,2 79,5 S. W. ,440 80,2 79,0 79,0 Calm, Cloudy, .. 12 ,446 82,5 80,980,0 Calm, Cirro-strati, 13 ,444 82,8 81,980,8 Calm, Clear, 14 ,500 83,0 82,881,9 Calm, Clear, 15 ,604 83,3 81,5 81,5 Calm, Clear, 16 ,600 83,5 81,8 81,5 Calm, Cirro-strati, 17 ,538 82,5 81,0 81,0 Calm, Cloudy, 18 ,560 83,5 81,0 81,0 S..... Cloudy, 19 ,584 82,8 80,180,0 Calm, Light Cirro strati, ,647 85,6 90,0 84,5s..... cumuli, 20 ,548 83,2 8,0 81,0 S..... Cirro-strati, ,600 87,2 90,0 84,5 s... 21 ,560 80,0 76,0 76,0 S..... Overcast raining, light clouds inclining overcast drizzling rain, 22 ,476 81,5 80,080,0 Calm, Cirro-strati, ,532 82,5 84,3 83,0 Clam, cloudy nimbi thunder, 470 82,0 82,0 79,0 s. .. cloudy, .. 23 ,513 80,5 77,077,2 Calm, Cloudy, ,560 81,9 81,5 80,9 s..... cloudy, 24 ,550 80,0 76,9 76,5 Calm, Cloudy, ,613 81,7 85,5 83,0 s. e... cloudy, 546 82,0 84,5 83,2 s. .. 25 ,600 81,0 80,880,5 Calm, Cloudy, ,630 85,0 85,5 84,8 s..... cloudy, ,620 85,7 86,0 83,0 S. Cloudy, 551 84,0 87,7 84,0 e. و 26 ,549 80,3 78,0 78,0 S..... Cloudy (Cirro-strati,) ,576 83,2 85,0 82,8 s... cloudy partial haze, ,570 86,6 90,2 85,0 S. Cloudy partially, 536 86,0 90,2 84.0 s. .. 27 ,494 81,8 80,8 80,0 S..... Cirro-strati, ,548 84,4 87,0 83,2 s..... cumuli, ,548 86,3 89,0 84,1 S. Cloudy and Cumuli, ,518 85,5 90,2 83,4 s. 28 ,500 81,5 80,879,9 S..... Cirro-strati, ,566 83,1 86,5 83,0 s... cumuli and haze, 1555 86,3 89,0 84,5 S, Light Haze and Cumuli ,542 86,6 90,0 84,0 s. .. cloudy and haze, 29 ,500 81,7 79,9 79,0 S..... Detached Clds. to the W.,560 84,5 87,0 83,8 s. w... nimbi rain, ,550 87,0 88,3 86,5 S. Cloudy (Nimbi,) ,53 83,0 82,0 80,0 s. .. cloudy, 30 ,530 82,0 80,0 80,0 Calm, Cirro strati, ,580 83,7 86,0 82,5 s..... cumuli, ,559 85,5 86,0 83,0 S. Cumuli, .. 38,5 86,0 88,8 84,0 s. ...cumuli, 31 Mean. 29,491 81,6 80,079,7 ,541 83,7 87,7 83,7 ,536 86,789,0 84,4 492 86,2 89,2 84,4 cloudy (nimb. interspd,) 1,540 84,2 83,5 81,5 Calm, drizzling rain, ,640 88,5 92.2 84,8 s. e... cloudy, ,524 87,6 88,2 84,2 s. 442 83,5 84,3 83,0 s. .. .. cloudy, cloudy and misty, cloudy and hazy, to the s. dense nimbi, cloudy and hazy, cloudy partially, ART. XVI.-Meteorological Register, kept at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, for the Month of July, 1839. Observations made at Apparent Noon. Temperature. Wind. ,570 87,9 91,0 85,8 S..... Cumuli. ,560 82,2 83,0 81,0 S..... Cloudy. ,536 86,4 91,9 86,8 S..... Cloudy. ,550 84,4 86,9 83,9 Calm. Cloudy. ,544 84,4 88,0 84,7 S. W. lt. cl. incl. to cum. 522 86,8 91,0 86,8 S. W. N. cum. str. dis. thun. Cumuli Cloudy. ,474 82,5 83,0 81,1 S.... Clouds Cirro strati. ,462 83,3 90,6 86,8 S..... Clouds (Cumuli.) 426 86,2 88,0 85,2 S..... Clouds (Cumuli) strati., 436 84,4 87,5 83,0 S. W. Cumuli & Nimbi., 420 86,5 91,5 85.5 S..... Hazy. 452 86,9 93,0 86,5 S..... cumuli & partial Hazy. ,460 85,0 88,8 84,1 Ε. lt. cl. incl. to cum.,452 87,890,2 85,0 E. cl.str.,470 82,6 82,3 81,0 S. E. nibi. intd. lt.rain.,470 83,3 85,0 82,5 S. E. cloudy & haze lt. sunsh. 576 84,3 88,0 83,0 S..... Cloudy Cumuli. 574 85,5 88,0 82,9 S. W. Cloudy Cumuli. 1 29,530 82,1 80,8 80,0 Calm. Cirro Strati, ,570 84,7 87,0 84,2 S..... Cloudy. 22 ,524 82,5 80,9 80,8 Calm. Cloudy Drizg. ,570 81,6 81,5 79,9 S..... Cloudy. 3 ,500 82,1 80,0 80,0 Calm. Cloudy. ,552 84,0 87,9 84,5 S..... Cloudy. 4 ,509 82,5 80,8 80,1 Calm. Cloudy. ,560 83,9 86,0 83,0 S..... cloudy. 5 ,500 83,0 81,980,9 S..... Cir. Strati. 6 ,422 82,2 80,0 80,0 Calm. Cloudy. ,480 82,2 84,0 81,5 S. W. Cloudy. 7 ,429 82,5 81,080,6 Calm. Cir. Strati. ,490 82,8 88,0 84,9 S. E. Cirro Strati. 8 ,398 82,0 80,879,1 Calm. Cir. Strati. 1,430 83,2 89,0 85,1 S..... 9 390 81,9 80,0 79,0 S..... Light cirro 10 ,410 82,1 80,8 80,6 Calm. Cir Strati. ,480 86,0 87,2 83,0 S. W. Cumuli. 11 ,400 82,0 81,880,8 Calm. Cirro Strati. cloudy. 12 420 81,6 80,0 79,0 Calm. S. cl. rst. lt. 13 ,500 81,7 79,9 79,1 Calm. Cirro Strati. 14 ,524 81,5 80,0 79,0 Calm. Cirro Strati. 15 ,590 82,0 80,9 80,0 Calm. Cloudy. 16 17 18 19 ,580 79,6 79,0 78,5 S..... Cloudy. 20 21 ,564 80,5 80,0 79,1 Calm. Cloudy. 22 ,552 80,8 80,279,0 Calm. Cirro Strati. 23 ,500 80,4 80,079,2 Calm. lt. nimb. intd. 24 25 26 ,496 80,0 79,9 79,0 E. Nimbi raining. 27 28 29 ,600 81,8 80,0 79,0 s.w.lgt Cloudy Nimbi.. ,602 79,2 77,0 76,9 S. W. cld. & Drizzling. ,574 80,0 79,6 79,0 e. b. s. Cloudy & Misty. ,624 81,9 81,0 79,0 S..... Nimbi, raining. ,666 77,7 75,0 75,0 S. W.lov. cst. hv. rain. ,652 78,7 79,0 77,5 S. W. Cloudy and Nimbi. 689 78,4 77,0 76,8 S.b. w.lov. cst. raining.. ,689 80,782,0 79,0 S. W. Cloudy. 674 78,8 79,5 77,7 S. W. cloudy& drizzling,656 78,0 79,0 77,0 S. W. Cloudy Nimbi drizzling.,600 79,9 81,0 79,5 ,596 82,2 86,0 81,9S. W. Cirro strati & cli.,577 84,8 89,9 83,5 S. W. Cumuli. ,620 82,3 87,5 83,0 e. b. s. Cumuli. ,612 82,5 87,0 83,2 Ε. ,604 84,3 85,1 81,9 Ε. 1,540 83,5 87,0 83,0 Ε. ,506 80,0 79,9 78,0 Ε. cir. st. & lt. nimbi,540 83,5 84,2 81,5 Ε. ,500 80,2 79,9 79,0 e. b. s. Nimbi raining. .. Cumuli. Cloudy. 110,0 S..... Cumuli. S..... Cloudy and Hazy. ,506 88,0 92,1 87,0 S..... Cum. Strati. 124,0 S..... Cumuli strati & nimbi.,490 85,9 89,5 85,5 S..... Cloudy. .. 110,5 S..... ...... ..... ,511 85,5 87,6 85,7 S..... Nimbi interspersed. ,528 82,6 83,9 82,0 Calm. Cloudy. [& Cum,,498 83,0 84,0 81,9 S..... Cloudy. Cumuli strati & Hazy.,474 85,7 87,9 82,4 S..... zenith clear rest haze,480 83,7 84,8 82,0 S..... Cirro-strati. [spersed.,426 82,2 81,9 80,5 Calm. Cirro-strati. S..... Overcast heavy rain.,460 84,5 85,5 85,4 S..... overcast thundering.,474 82,9 83,0 82,9 Calm. Nimbi Drizzling. 120,8 S.. ,336 84,4 86,5 83,5 S..... Cloudy. Cumuli strati & cumuli,367 86,387,9 84,2 S..... Nimbi interspersed. ,402 85,6 87,0 83,2 S. E.. Cloudy. .. S. E. Cloudy. e.b.s.e Nimbi interspersed. S. W. Cloudy. S. W. Cloudy. S..... Cumuli. S. E. Cloudy. S. W. Cloudy. S. W. Cloudy and rain. S..... Cloudy. ,542 84,9 89,0 83,2 107,0 S..... ,620 85,5 90,0 83,4 s. b. e. Cumuli & lt. N. zth clr.,590 84,5 88,0 83,5 cloudy & lt. Nbi ,546 85,0 90,0 83,7 Ε. ,538 82,3 82,1 81,0 E. 562 81,9 83,0 81,0S. E. lt. cir. str. & Mts. ,530 88,4 89,5 83,9 Ε. Nbi. ind. rn. ocly.,529 81,0 81,0 79,5 Ε. Cldy. Nbi. instd.,558 84,3 86,9 83,0 S. 330 82,2 83,7 81,5 Calm. Cirro-strati. 370 82,7 84,0 82,2 S..... Cirroand cumuli strati ,408 82,283,5 82,0 S..... Cirro-strati. 380 82,5 82,9 82,0 S. E.. Nim. (a pass. shower) 374 85,6 87,0 83,7 S. E.. Nimbi and Cumuli. 462 83,3 85,0 82,9 S. E.. Nimbi interspersed,,478 82,0 83,0 82,5 Calm. Cirro-strati & Nimbi. ,508 82,7 85,0 82,7 Calm. Cirro-strati. ,529 82,5 84,9 82,0 Calm. Cirro-strati. ,584 82,5 84,0 81,3 S. E.. Cloudy (Nimbi.) [rain.,596 82,1 83,0 81,0 Calm. Cloudy. 625 79,9 79,5 78,0 S..... overct. nim. drizzling.,636 79,5 79,2 78,0 Calm Overcast raining. ,650 80,0 79,2 77,3 S..... overcast raining. ,656 79,5 77,5 76,0 S. W. Overcast raining. ,573 79,9 80,0 78,9 S. W. very cloudy (Nimbi.) Cirro strati & Cumuli.,522 83,5 87,1 83,0 S..... Cirro strati. E. Nim. int. (a pass. shr.),567 83,4 84,2 81,2 Ε.... Nimbi. E. .. Nimbus rain. [clear. 550 83,2 87,0 83,0 E.... Nimbi interspersed. 110,0 S. E. C. S. on the hor. zeinth,508 85,5 90,0 83,9 Ε.... .. Cumuli. ,574 83,0 87,2 83,0 .. Nimbi. E. Cloudy (N. & Cli.sune.) over cast Nimbi (drzig.),492 82,2 83,0 81,5 ,580 79,8 78,9 78,6 S..... nimbiinterpersed.,628 80,0 78,9 78,5 S..... over cast raining. ,610 80,5 79,9 79,0 w. b. s. Nimbi raining. ,580 79,5 78,0 78,0 S..... overcast raining.,644 79,9 80,0 78,9 S... 30 ,564 80,0 79,979,0 Calm. Cirro Strati. 31 Mimbi clrg. ,612 83,8 86,0 83,2S. W. Cirro strati. ,540 80,5 80,0 79,2 Calm. nimbi&Cir. Strati. 1,590 83,2 86,0 81,0S. W. Cloudy. Mean. 29,509 81,2 80,1 79,4 ,564 82,8 84,9 81,8 ,634 82,2 83,9 81,5 S. E. Clouds. 608 86,3 88,8 83,9 S..... Cirro strati & Cumuli. ,588 85,0 88,3 83,0 S. W. Cumuli. ,555 84,3 87,1 83,0 ...... ,490 83,4 83,0 81,0 108,0 E. E. ,580 79,3 78,276,5 S..... Nimbi light drizzling. ,540 82,3 83,5 81,2 Calm. Cir.-strati & Nim. in,574 82,0 81,9 80,8 Calm. Cirro-strati. [tersprsd. 556 81,980,0 79,5 Calm. Cir.-strati and Nimbi. Scattered clouds, cum.str. on the hor. zh. 2514 82,0 82,2 80,0 E. [clear. Cloudy distt. thunder.,474 85,0 87,0 83,2 E.... Cloudy. Cumuli zeinth clear. 1,450 86,6 91,5 85,2 Ε.... Cumuli. N. int. hy. r. bt. 2&3 tr.,472 83,9 84,4 82,8 E.... nim. on the zenith shy. Cloudy. Calm. Nimbi. W.b.S Overcast raining. E. ,480 83,0 83,5 80,9 S. E.. Cloudy. 109,0 S. E. Cirro strati & cumuli.,585 83,9 86,0 79,7 S..... Cloudy cir. strati, .. 474 83,9 84,2 81,3 E... Lt. Nim. & scat. clds. ,456 84,2 86,6 83,0 Calm. Generally clear. ,472 82,3 82,0 80,2 Calm. Nimbi interspersed. ,488 82,0 81,8 80,0 e. b. s. Nimbi interpersed. ,542 81,6 81,0 80,0 Calm. Nimbi interpersed. rg.,579 80,5 79,0 79,0 Calm. Over cast Nimbi. ,590 81,2 82,0 79,2 Calm. Cir.-strati& nim. distt ,576 82,0 81,8 79,5 S..... Coludy. [& thunder. 538 82,2 82,0 80,5 Calm. Cirro-strati. ,507 82,2 82,6 80,8 Moon's Phases. Day of the Month. JOURNAL OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY. No. 90.-JUNE, 1839. ART. I.-Extracts from the Narrative of an Expedition into the Naga territory of Assam. By E. R. GRANGE, Esq. Sub-Assistant to the Commissioner, Assam. On the morning of the 5th January, 1839, I left my encampment below the village of Dikkling, or Dhemra, with the detachment of Assam Seebundees at nine o'clock, and crossing the river entered a newly cut road which conducted us to the Dyung again, about half a mile above the village in a southerly direction, where we crossed the river, and found a very good path which brought us to the village of Somboo at 1 P. M., a distance of about nine miles. The first three-quarters of the road was through a flat country covered with forest trees and light underwood; the latter part the ground became undulating, and still covered with forest. Somboogong is a village consisting of about twenty or twenty-five large houses, situated on a low hill on the right bank of the Dyung river; the inhabitants are Cacharees, they cultivate lands on both sides of the river, but chiefly in Cachar, asserting that the soil on the left bank is of a more productive nature than on the east; several families here had formerly come from Semker, having left that place in consequence of the incursions of the Angamee Nagas. The passage to Somboo from the Dyung-mook by water was said to be two days journey on account of the number of Silbatahs, or weirs. The language of the Cacharees of this and all the other villages I met, was totally different from that of the inhabitants of the plain, though they all go by the same name; the Hill Cacharee is called Hoje, and that chiefly spoken on the plains called Ramsa. |