The collection formed by Messrs. Daniell having also been most favourably noticed by His Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans, appears under such favourable auspices, that the Asiatic Society of Paris hastens to add its testimony of approbation to those which Messrs. Daniell have already received. In exemplification of this feeling, and for the purpose of complying with the desire expressed by His Royal Highness to the Council, in his letter of the 29th September, a commission was appointed, at the meeting held on the 1st October, to examine the drawings of Messrs. Daniell, and to report on them with as little delay as possible. This Commission, consisting of Messrs. J. P. Abel-Remusat, St. Martin and Eugene Burnouf, after having examined the materials collected by these learned artists, and obtaining from Mr. William Daniell all the necessary details on the nature of the subjects of which the work will be composed, and of the order in which they will be arranged, has communicated the result of its examination, and the expression of its high esteem for Messrs. Daniell and their important publication, in a report, which was read to the Society on the 6th November. On the occasion of that report being read, it was resolved, that the greatest possible publicity should be given to it, and that it should be immediately sent to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, as a proof of the ardent desire felt by this Council to join with that Society in the encouragement of the publication of the Illustrations of India. That report I have now the honour of addressing to you, and request that you will communicate it to the learned body over which you preside.

The Council of the Asiatic Society of Paris, in unanimously adopting the conclusions contained in that report, has been actuated by the desire of shewing that it will not neglect any opportunity of uniting its efforts with those of the Royal Asiatic Society, for the advancement of the studies to which the Orientalists of both nations are equally devoted.

Accept, Sir, the assurance of the most distinguished consideration with which I have the honour to be, your very humble and obedient Servant, J. P. ABEL-REMUSAT.

(Signed)

Sir Alex. Johnston received along with this letter the report to which it alludes, and a letter from the Baron Atthalin, first aid-decamp to his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans, of which the following is a translation.

To Sir Alexander Johnston, Knt.

SIR,-I was travelling when Mr. Daniell arrived in Paris, which prevented your letter, of which he was the bearer, reaching me till quite recently. Directly it was delivered I endeavoured to accomplish your wishes by making known to his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans the interest that the Royal Asiatic Society, in its zeal for the promotion of the knowledge of Asia, takes in the pub

lication of the Illustrations of India, by which those distinguished artists, Messrs. T. and W. Daniell, propose to complete their magnificent works, which have already so largely contributed to our acquaintance with that part of the globe.

His Royal Highness, highly appreciating the great skill of Messrs. Daniell, and desirous of encouraging a work which is so splendid a monument of persevering industry and highly cultivated talent, hastened to promote its success by immediately writing to Baron de Sacy, President of the Asiatic Society of Paris, recommending the Society, over which that much-respected Orientalist presides, to support, with all the means at its command, the intended publication.

In addition to addressing this recommendation to the Société Asiatique, His Royal Highness has subscribed for two copies, and their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Orleans and Mademoiselle d'Orleans have each subscribed for one copy of Messrs. Daniell's very beautiful and interesting views; to which also their Royal Highnesses have graciously expressed their intention, as opportunities offer, of directing the notice of those August Personages whose patronage will effectively promote the rapid increase of the list of subscribers.

His Royal Highness has been highly gratified by the occurrence of this opportunity of testifying his esteem for Mr. Daniell, and of evincing his anxiety to execute the wishes of the Royal Asiatic Society which has enrolled him among its honorary members, and of which you are the organ. That Society could not have chosen a more acceptable medium of communication to his Royal Highness, who recollects with much pleasure his former acquaintance with you, and is highly sensible of the obliging manner in which you have conveyed to him your ideas on Mr. Daniell's unrivalled collection of drawings relating to India.

Permit me to congratulate myself on having been selected to address you on this occasion, as it has given me an opportunity of rendering homage to talents, of which I am one of the most ardent admirers, and accept the expression of the high consideration with which I have the honour to be, Sir, your very humble and obedient Servant, BARON ATTHALIN, Aide-de-camp to his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans. Neuilly, the 29th of September, 1827.

(Signed)

We have great pleasure in observing the useful objects to which the zeal and erudition of a few active members have directed the attention of this learned body. It is to be regretted that no institution should exist, by the members of which the same solicitude might be evinced to improve the moral and political condition of the people of India, as is displayed by the Asiatic Society, in exploring the treasures of Eastern literature, science, and art.-ED.

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PROGRESS OF MR. BUCKINGHAM'S LABOURS IN THE COUNTRY.

We are enabled to continue the most satisfactory reports of Mr. Buckingham's progress throughout the remaining part of Scotland, in every town of which that he has yet visited, he has been received with the most cordial and distinguished welcome; and in each the impression left by his visit has been such as to give the strongest assurances of universal support, by petitions and deputation, when the question respecting the East India monopoly comes before the Legislature, as it will do, early in the next Session. We content ourselves for the present, therefore, in communicating to our distant readers in the East the following additional testimonies as to the value, the importance, and the effectiveness of Mr. Buckingham's labours in their behalf.

MR. BUCKINGHAM'S LECTURES ON THE EASTERN WORLD.

From The Aberdeen Journal,' July 29.

On Monday and yesterday evenings we attended the Lectures of this gentleman in the Banqueting Hall of the Public Rooms, Union-street; both of which, and especially the last, was attended by a numerous and highly respectable audience, including many of the principal families of the town and surrounding country. In consequence of a desire expressed by several of the leading members of the community, Mr. Buckingham gave a Prelimnary Lecture, in which he introduced a selection of the most remarkable things contained in his longer course, especially of the wonders of ancient Egypt, the tomb of Christ, the scriptural illustration of Palestine, the perils of a journey across the deserts of Arabia, and the ruins of Ur, of Nineveh, and of Babylon.

It would be difficult to say which of these portions gave the most unmixed satisfaction to the audience-they appeared to be delighted with all; and although the first Lecture lasted from seven o'clock till nearly ten, every one seemed reluctant to depart when it was brought to a close. We have never, on any occasion, witnessed more unequivocal satisfaction and delight.

The second Lecture, which was given last evening, was still more fully attended than the first; and the regret was continually felt and expressed that Mr. Buckingham's stay was confined to two evenings only. We were glad to see, however, that his allusion to an intended repetition of his visit in the next year was received in such a manner as to manifest the most cordial support of all who heard it; and we doubt not but his full course would be attended here with very ample numbers.

The Lecture on the India Company's Monopoly, being the essence of the whole, was listened to with profound attention; and we doubt whether there was a single individual who before had any idea

of its being so full of evil to the country, or who did not leave the room with a fixed resolution to do every thing within his power to prevent the renewal of the charter of exclusive privileges, which is productive of such unmixed evil.'

From The Aberdeen Chronicle,' August 1.

MR. Buckingham, who lectured in the County Rooms on Monday and Tuesday last, was attended on both occasions by numerous and respectable audiences. The appearance of this gentleman confirms all that has been said of his previous talents. He has eloquence, fluency, argument, and wit; and such powers of striking illustration that he arrests the attention of his audience, and gives at the same time such comprehensive and clear views of his subject, as impress the truth irresistibly on the mind. The subjects treated of by Mr. Buckingham are of the deepest importance, with a view to the great question, so soon to be discussed, of the renewal or nonrenewal of the East India Company's charter; and he has very clearly proved, that this political anomaly of a trading company ruling our vast dominions in the capacity of a sovereign, is of the most pernicious nature, and has been attended with the worst consequences. The government of the East India Company has always been dircted to one plain, simple, and selfish end, namely, the preservation in their own incapable hands of their vast possessions at whatever expence. To this end every thing has been sacrificed, the happiness alike of the millions whom they govern, and the interests of Great Britain. The commercial sovereigns of Leadenhall-street have behaved to their subjects in every respect like the false mother, who would rather divide the child in two than part with it. They have resisted the most obvious improvements-opposed the wisest laws and countenanced the basest idolatries and the most bloody superstitions, from a slavish fear of some nameless perils, arising from what was to benefit their subjects; and the only object they have been at all solicitous about has been to extort money from them, and to remit it home. It is clear that the colonization and settlement of Europeans in India, is essential to the improvement of the country; it is in this manner only that European improvement, both in arts, in morals, and in religion, can be diffused over this vast continent. Yet, this is rigidly prohibited by the East India Company, in whose dominions alone it is that the name of an Englishman is the badge of slavery.

From The Dundee Advertiser,' July 30,

MR. BUCKINGHAM.-This celebrated Orientalist comme nced his first lecture, yesterday evening, in the Thistle Hall, Union-street; and was enthusiastically greeted on his entrance by a numerous and respectable audience. We cannot, at this late honr, even venture upon an outline of his lecture: suffice it to say, that the facts he produced were so intensely interesting, and his manner of delivering them so vivid, familiar, and free from any thing like affectation,

that not one of his auditors exhibited the least impatience, or left the room till the conclusion-so completely were they riveted by his eloquence for upwards of three hours. To show their respect for the character and talents of Mr. Buckingham, and their zeal for the great cause which he is advocating, several of our principal merchants waited upon him at the hotel, and conducted him to the Lecturehall. This, we trust, is a symptom that our merchants are alive to the importance of a free trade to the East, and that they will follow up the hints which we anticipate Mr. Buckingham will offer to them this evening.

From The Dundee Courier,' August 4.

MR. Buckingham's Lectures took place here on the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday last, in the Thistle Operative Hall, Unionstreet, and were heard throughout with the deepest attention, and we may add, with conviction, by all present. Mr. Buckingham has distinguished powers as a lecturer. His readiness, his fluency, his eloquence, his complete mastery over the subject in all its details, his lively and apposite illustrations, as well as the point and sarcasm of his observations, all concurred to impress on his hearers the most profound admiration of his talents, and to secure attention, which is the first great step to conviction.-There cannot be a doubt, we think, that Mr. Buckingham made out a most triumphant case against the East India Company; proving that their whole attention was directed, not to the happiness of the people, or the prosperity of the country, but to the more selfish end of preserving those dominions for a possession to themselves. Accordingly Europeans are prevented from colonizing the country and settling in it, and by that means, of introducing among the Natives the industry, the arts, the manufactures, and, though last, not least, the intelligence and morality of Europe. If European merchants were allowed to settle freely in the interior, and to establish houses of agency, British goods would be dispersed throughout every corner of that immense continent, which would be a vast and profitable market, that would excite a demand in all parts of the country, and would give employment to our superfluous capital, and to our idle and necessitous workmen. This, and the opening of the China market, would certainly give a spring to industry, and would be of immense benefit over all the country. And why, it may be asked, should the British merchant be shut out of the China market, to which the Americans freely trade? Is there any policy in this? Is there any common sense in it? Then in regard to tea, we pay for that article, in consequence of the East India Company's monopoly just six shillings, where but for that, we would only pay three shillings; and thus a tax is levied by the East India Company on the tea-pots of this country amounting to about 3,000,000l. per annum.-We are not only excluded, therefore, by this Company-by those princely grocers of Leadenhall-street-from a most beneficial branch of trade,