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particularly allude to the reprint of the three first volumes of the Fatwa-i-Alumgeeri) 

 — these gentlemen busied themselves on the one hand in re-arranging our geological 

 and mineralogical collections, then to all appearance in hopeless confusion, and in 

 classifying them by catalogues recovered from the disordered mass of our papers, — 

 and on the other in re-stocking— 1 may say, in creating— our Museum of Zoology. 

 If our relations with other scientific bodies have been renewed, and enlarged, — if 

 the name and character of our Society has been worthily maintained — if we are now 

 possessed of a Museum which taken in conjunction with our Library, and our antiqua- 

 rian treasures, places this Society first as a scientific body in the dependencies of the 

 British Crown, — I take no credit to myself apart from these, my zealous and worthy 

 fellow-labourers. 



Happily placed in conjunction with them, it has been my fortune to have by your 

 kindness accorded to me as your Secretary, that literary distinction, so earnestly, and 

 ambitiously desired, but which I could have hoped to obtain in no other but such 

 circumstances. There are times, Sir, when such distinction, proud as it is, becomes 

 doubly welcome, and I am in the position to feel its value at this moment most sensibly. 



Let me, Mr. President, express to you briefly my personal feeling of gratitude for 

 much good will shewn towards me, and for the constant support which you have afford- 

 ed me in my endeavours to carry out arrangements, of which you were pleased to 

 approve, for the benefit of the Society. Let me here express to the Asiatic Society of 

 Bengal, my heartfelt acknowledgments for this magnificent token of their good opini- 

 on, and to assure them, that its receipt highly enhances the steady inclination I have 

 ever had to devote in so far as occasion permits, my poor services to the promotion of 

 their interests. 



Gentlemen, I most heartily and sincerely thank you. 



In pursuance of the desire expressed by Members, the following Memo- 

 randum was circulated by the Sub-Secretary, and under the order upon it 

 the annexed plate of the Standish is given. — H. P. 



Memorandum by the Sub-Secretary. 



The Honorable the President and Committee of Papers, Asiatic Society. 



After the conclusion of the meeting of Wednesday evening, several Members ex- 

 pressed a wish, that a lithograph of the Standish presented to Mr. Torrens, should 

 appear in the Journal. 



The Sub-Secretary solicits the orders of H. H. and the Committee. 

 He may remark, that such objects are strictly within those of the Society, which in 

 the words of its illustrious founder, embraces in its enquiries, " whatever is performed 



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