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In conclusion, I do not apologise to yourselves, Gentlemen, for tres- 

 passing so long upon your pages, for it is in the very nature of a 

 defence to take up more room than an attack ; and having published 

 the attack, I am sure you will do me the justice to publish my defence ; 

 and the same sense of justice will prevent you from prescribing its 

 limits ; while I should be wanting in respect to the Society, if I failed 

 to do my utmost to demonstrate that one, whose services they so long 

 thanked, and paid for, did not unworthily receive their favours. 

 I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, 



Your most obedient humble servant, 

 Darjeeling, 2ith June, 1839. J. T. PEARSON. 



Aht. XI. — Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 

 {Wednesday Evening, the 1st May, 1839.) 



At a Meeting of the Asiatic Society held in the Grand Jury Room : — 



The Honorable Sir E. Ryan, Px-esident, in the chair. 



Read the Proceedings of the last Meeting. 



Dr. Martin was proposed by Dr. O'Shaughnessy, seconded by the President. 



Dr. Bain was proposed by the Officiating Secretary, seconded by the Bishop of 

 Calcutta. 



Professor Agassiz was proposed as an Honorary Member by the President, second- 

 ed by the Bishop of Calcutta. 



The Nomination was referred to the Committee of Papers. 



Read a letter from the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, acknowledging 

 the receipt of presentation copies of Oriental publications, forwarded by the Society. 



Read a letter from Professor Lassen to the address of Mr. James Prinsep, pro- 

 posing that the Society should establish an agency in Bonn for the sale of San- 

 scrit publications, and bearing warm testimony to the great importance of Mr. J. 

 Pkinsep's recent discoveries; requesting also information on the subject of specimens 

 of birds which may be procurable here. 



Resolved — That the thanks of the Society be presented to Professor Lassen for his 

 liberal proposal in respect to the agency for the sale of Oriental publications, which 

 appears calculated to be very beneficial to the Society, and that the Officiating Se- 

 cretary be requested to communicate with him on the subj ect, stating that the Society 

 has entirely left with him the selection of an agent in Bonn for the sale of Oriental 

 publications. 



The Officiating Secretary then read several applications for the situation of Curator, 

 vacated by the departure of Mr. Jameson, but as the candidates' qualifications had 

 not been considered by the Committee of Papers to reach the standard required by 

 the Society,— 



It was proposed by Dr. O'Shaughnessy, seconded by Captain Forbes— That Dr. 

 McClelland be requested to accept the office of Curator, on the usual allowances. 



Dr. M'Clelland returned thanks to the Society, and expressed Ins readi- 

 ness to forward the views of the Society in any manner that he was able; but 



