APPENDIX. Ixxv 



extending their knowledge, for the purpose of enabling them to discharge those duties 

 with credit to themselves, and advantage to their countrymen. 



These enlightened men have publicly declared, in their address to the Supreme 

 Court at Bombay, that the most appro])riate honour they can shew the me- 

 mory of Sir Edward West is to aflBx his name to the professorships which they 

 have established, and thereby associate for ever, in the minds of their posterity, the 

 recollection of his virtues, with a feeling of gratitude to his memory for the advan- 

 tages they will derive from establishments that improve their understanding 

 and secure their prosperity and happiness. The public opinions, and the public 

 conduce of such men, upon such an occasion, are a forcible illustration of the 

 certainty with which a desire to improve the human understanding, and to facilitate 

 the acquisition of useful knowledge is produced, by allowing the natives of India to 

 enjoy the institutions, and to exercise the rights of British subjects, and afford, at the 

 present moment, very important information to the Legislature of Great Britain, as to 

 the surest means of raising the moral character and improving the political situation 

 of the natives of that immense empire. 



Letter referred to in the preceding Report. 



" To the Hon. Sir Alexander Johnston, Knt. &c. &c. &c. 

 " His Highness Chatterputty Rajashree Maharajah Sirfojee Rajah Saheb, presents 



" his Compliments. 

 " Sir, 



" The Letter which you did me the favour to write to me, together with the 

 " bust of the late Admiral Lord Nelson, and the Diploma appointing me the first 

 " Honorary Member ' of the Royal Asiatic Society' of Great Britain, reached Tanjore 

 " iu safety some time ago, and were delivered to me by the Resident. I must beg 

 " that the delay which has occurred in acknowledging their arrival may not be con- 

 " sidered as any proof that I am indifferent about such flattering marks of distinction; 

 " on the contrary, I request that you will assure both the Royal Asiatic Society and 

 " the Hon. Mrs. Damer, that I fully appreciate the compliment which they have 

 " respectively been pleased to pay to me, 



•' I wish I could persuade myself that these compliments were well merited, but 

 " I am sensible that I am indebted for them to the partiality of your representations. 

 " It is true, indeed, that I have always taken great pleasure in endeavouring, by the 

 " establishment of Free Schools, and every other means in my power, to promote 

 " among my people the general diffusion of useful knowledge, and the study of such 

 " Arts and Sciences as I thought might be conducive to their temporal advantage or 



k2 



