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" The expense of making those additions and of printing more Prospectuses (if those sent art' 

 ■' not sufficient), as also that of transcribing translations and procuring their Oriental originals 

 " for the Committee in England, will be defrayed by that Committee, if, contrary to expecta- 

 " tion, the sum collected in Bengal is inadequate to the payment. 



" The Corresponding Committee is empowered to add to its number, to make bye-laws agree- 

 " ing with the spirit of the Prospectus, to suggest to the Committee in England improved means 

 " for attaining their objects, and to appoint houses of agency to receive subscriptions. They 

 " will also present those rewards or medals which may be awarded at home to residents in 

 " Bengal, and transmit copies of the works printed by the Committee in England to subscribers 

 " residing in that presidency. 



" Their most important duty, however, will be obtaining and transmitting to the Committee 

 " at home translations of Oriental MSS., accompanied by the original texts. 



*' It is desirable that a meeting of the Subscribers residing in Bengal should be held annually 

 " in December, to receive a report from the Corresponding Committee, and to be informed of 

 " what has been done by the Committee in England — A copy of that Report should be trans- 

 " mitted to the Committee in London. 



" The Oriental Translation Committee hope that the Corresponding Committee of Calcutta 

 " will not limit their views to Europeans, but will also endeavour to excite qualified natives to 

 " furnish translations. They also hope, that shoidd any parts of this letter or of the Prospectus 

 " be considered ambiguous, the Corresponding Committee will interpret them according to their 

 " own judgment, without waiting for explanations from Europe. 



" We indulge the hope that, under your Lordship's auspices, the Corresponding Committee 

 " will be able to obtain the assistance of the Native Princes residing in or near your Lordship's 

 " Government, by pointing out to them the advantages that will accrue to the learned natives in 

 " their dominions, from being furnished with printed texts of scarce and valuable Oriental 

 " Manuscripts; and we trust that your Lordship will promote this desirable object, by permitting 

 " the letters, &c. addressed to the Native Princes to be sent through the Residents at their 

 " courts. 



" We shall also be grateful for your Lordship's permitting the letters of the Corresponding 

 " Committee to be delivered free of postage within your Lordship's Government, and for your 

 " Lordship's allowing the communications from the Committee in Calcutta to the Committee in 

 " London to be forwarded through the authorities in England. 



" We trust that we may in a few months receive the gratifying intelligence of the inauguration 

 " of the Corresponding Committee, and of your Lordship and the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 " (which we have addressed through its president) having displayed a degree of interest, com- 

 " mensurate with the importance of the object proposed to your Lordship's notice, and placed 

 " under your Lordship's patronage, &c. 



" We have the honour to be, &c. 



(^Signed) " Gore Ouselet, 

 " G. T. Staunton, 

 " E. H. East, 

 " a. johnstok, 

 " Mark Wilks, 



" G. FiTZCLARENCE." 



Letter to the President of the Asiatic Society/ of Bengal. 



" Sir : — We have the honour of transmitting to you the duplicate of a Letter addressed to 

 " the Right Honourable the Governor-General of India, requesting his Lordship, in concert 

 " with yourself, to nominate a Committee at Calcutta, to obtain Translations, &c. ; and we take 

 " the liberty of suggesting the desirableness of such members of the General Committee as 

 " reside in or near Calcutta being appointed Members of the Corresponding Committee. 



" From the zeal which yourself, and the learned body over which you preside, display in the 

 " cultivation of Oriental literature, we anticipate with confidence that you will render the most 

 " important assistance in the attainment of our proposed object. 



" We liave the honour to be, &c." 



(Signed as above.) 



