878 Asiatic Society. [No. 129. 



Read following letter from Professor Wilson of 2d July, 1842. 



To H. Torrens, Esq. 



Secretary, Asiatic Society of Bengal. 

 Dear Sir, East India House, 2d July, 1842. 



The Society will probably have been apprised by Messrs. Allan and Co. that the 

 bust of Dr. Mill has beeD sent by them to Calcutta by my desire. I hope it will 

 arrive in safety ; it is one of the most successful of the late Sir T. Chantrey's works. 

 The change from a picture to a bust, agreeably to the Society's instructions, involved 

 an expence exceeding that for which provision had been originally made. ^180 

 had been remitted by Mr. J. Prinsep to Messrs. Morris and Provost to await Dr. 

 Mill's order, but Sir T. Chantrey's charge, as the Society is aware, was 200 guineas. 

 I have paid the balance ^30 to his executors, from the ^200 in my hands on 

 account of Mr. Prinsep's bust, as the whole sum will not 1 expect be required for 

 the latter. 



Little progress had been made in Mr, Prinsep's bust at the time of Sir T. Chantrey's 

 death, and the executors were willing to transfer the model for completion to Mr. 

 Weekes. I delayed, however, giving authority to Mr. Weekes to proceed until 

 the model should have been seen by Sir E. Ryan and Mr. Wm. Prinsep, as they 

 were expected in England. They have now seen the model, and suggested various 

 alterations; and in fact, Mr. Weekes has made an entirely new model, under Mr. 

 W. Prinsep's guidance, He and Sir Edward Ryan have both expressed their appro- 

 bation of the model, and their favourable opinion of Mr. Weekes's talents, and I 

 shall therefore direct him to complete the bust without delay. His terms are lower 

 than Sir T. Chantrey's, and I hope therefore to be able to discharge them from 

 the money of the Society in my hands, notwithstanding the deductions on account 

 of the bust of Dr. Mill. There may be perhaps a surplus, and in that case it may 

 be advisable to provide a set of Pedestals of Scagliola, or imitation marble, for the 

 Society's busts ; but for this I shall require further authority, as well as information 

 of the height and diameter of the Pedestals, should the Society think it desirable to 

 have them sent out. I am, Dear Sir, 



Yours truly, 



H. H. Wilson. 



The proposal of the Professor to provide a set of Pedestals of Scagliola, 

 or imitation marble, for the Society's Busts, with the surplus fund in his 

 hand was declined, pedestals having been already provided. 



Read following letter from Captain R. Wroughton of 27th August, 

 1842 :— 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society, <Sfc. tyc. fyc. Calcutta. 



Chunar, 27th August, 1842. 

 Dear Sir, 

 I beg to inform you, that I have placed under the care of Mr, Digney, proceeding 

 to Calcutta, the three following specimens of Natural History, which, perhaps you 



