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Proceedings of a Special Meeting held at the Asiatic Society's Rooms. 



(Friday, IMh May, 18410 



The Hon'ble W. W. Bird, Esq. in the Chair. 



Read the following letters ; viz. 



From Mr. A. Csoma de Korosi of the 1st May 1841, tendering to resign the office 

 of Librarian to the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and requesting permission to occupy 

 his present quarters in the Asiatic Society's premises till the period of his departure 

 from Calcutta. Also offering for the acceptance of the Society " the half of his 

 salary" received by him during the three years of his employment as the 

 Society's Librarian. 



From Mr. Secretary Bushby, No. 309, dated the 7th April 1841, communicating 

 copy of a letter from the Hon'ble the Court of Directors, advising that they had 

 sanctioned the payment of an advance of £l&0 to Mr. E. Blythe, selected by 

 Professor Wilson as Curator of the Museum of the Society, for his outfit and 

 passage, and requesting information as to the mode most agreeable to the Society 

 to refund the advance made to Mr. Blythe by the Court. 



On the foregoing, it was resolved — 



That the Committee recommend that the resignation of Mr. Csoma de Korosi be 

 accepted, with the expression of the acknowledgments of the Society ; — That the So- 

 ciety do not accept the refund of the half salary for three years ; — That the Society 

 with reference to the continued connection with Mr. C. de Korosi accede to placing 

 him on the same footing as he was before he became Librarian, and permit him to 

 remain in the rooms he now occupies till his departure. 



That the Committee recommend the Society to employ a Librarian on 100 Rupees 

 per mensem, and suggest that candidates be invited to submit their application,— the 

 Secretary in the mean time, taking on himself the charge of the Library. 



That the invitation be conceived in the following terms: — " The Society beg 

 to state that no candidate need apply who is not a man of education and of literary 

 habits, more or less acquainted with Oriental languages, and who is not prepared to 

 attend in the Library for not less than four hours a day." 



The question of re -payment of the advance to Mr. Blythe for outfit made by the 

 Court of Directors being laid before the Committee, it was resolved — That the sub- 

 ject be left in abeyence till his arrival. 



With reference to the foregoing Resolutions, the following letters to Mr. Csoma 

 de Korosi and to Mr. Secretary Bushby were addressed, and a "Notice" published 

 in the daily papers under this date. 



' To Mr. A. Csoma de Korosi,' 



Librarian, 

 ' Sir,— Having submitted to the Committee of Papers of the Asiatic Society your 

 letter dated the 1st instant, tendering your resignation as its Librarian, with 



