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General think fit to go even beyond this, and draw the attention of the Home Autho- 

 rities to the work in question, there is no doubt but that Mons. Callery will have ob- 

 tained by this double act of kindness, a degree of support of the most valuable nature 

 to his undertaking. 



I have, &c. 



H. TORRENS, 



V. P. and Secretary, Asiatic Society. 

 Asiatic Society's Rooms, Calcutta, \th July, 1844. 



Read the following Letter from J. Owen, Esq. with the Prospectus to 

 which it refers : — 



H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary of the Asiatic Society, 

 Sir— I have the honor to enclose the Prospectus of a little work nearly ready for the 

 press, illustrative of the customs and habits of that portion of the Hill Tribes bordering 

 on Assam, known as Nagas, drawn up at the suggestion of Major Francis Jenkins, and 

 respectfully solicit the honor of the Society's name heading the subscription list. 



Should this work pay its own expenses, 1 shall afterwards go on with a series describ- 

 ing each tribe separately. 



Calcutta, 2Sth June 1844, I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your most obedt. servant. 



John Owen. 

 Extracts from Major Jenkins' Letter. 

 " From your position you have better opportunities of learning something of the 

 habits, languages, and political divisions of that portion of this people on our N. E. 

 frontier than any other Europeans. 



" Should you be willing to adopt this suggestion, I would propose your drawing up 

 a paper for presentation to the Asiatic Society, to whom it would be very acceptable, 

 as it would be a valuable addition to our stock of information of the Border Tribes." 



True Extracts, 

 Dated Sibpur, 1st February, 1842. John Owen. 



The Secretary was requested to place himself in communication with 

 Mr. Owen, so as to enable the Society to form some judgment as to the 

 merits of the proposed work. 



Read the following Letter from Don Sinibaldo de Mas, in reference to 

 the books named therein : — 



Monsieur le Secretaire. 



J'ai l'honneur de vous prier de vouloir bien soumetre & l'examen de l'academie 

 dont vous dirigez les interessants travaux Pessai ci-joint sur une des plus grandes 

 questions qui puissant occuper Pintelligence humaine. Si je n'avais consulte que 

 mes forces, je n'aurais pas appele l'attention des corps savans sur un travail trop in- 



