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Read a letter from Major Rawlinson of Candahar, offering for publication in the 

 Journal of the Asiatic Society, his Memoranda on the Persepolitan inscriptions, and his 

 copies of them. It was observed by the Secretary, that anxious to give the Society 

 the credit of first publishing the results of that distinguished antiquary's important 

 discoveries, he would place the material, on its arrival from Candahar, at the disposal 

 of the Society for publication in the Transactions of the Society, a course, observed 

 the Secretary, he thought best calculated to give the record of Major Rawlinson's 

 priority of discovery a permanent existence, while, in order to meet that Ojfficer's 

 wish, that this right should be asserted as soon as possible, he would anticipate matters, 

 by giving the letter press in the Journal, as from the Transactions, while engravings 



of the cuneiform inscriptions were being prepared. 



Referred to the Committee of Papers. 



On the proposal of the Honorable the President, Sir E. Ryan, seconded by the 

 Honorable H. T. Prinsep, the Officiating Secretary (H. Torrens Esq.) was ap- 

 pointed Secretary to the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



For the presentations and contributions, the thanks of the Society were accorded. 



