lxviii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. QJuly, 1 844. 



complet qui ne contient que les premiers elements d'un systeme, mais la nature rneme 

 de la question que j'ai abordee me fait desirer que les idees fondamentales demon 

 essai soient examinees par des juges competents. 



J'ai aussi l'honneur des vous envoyer deux volumes que j'ai publie deraierement 

 sur les Isles Philipines. C'est un rapport officiel qui fut ecrit pour le gouvernement 



Je vous prie de me croire, Monsieur, avec la plus haute consideration. 



Votre tres humble serviteur. 

 Macao, 17 Mai de 1844. Sinibaldo De Mas. 



The presentation was duly appreciated, and a suitable letter ordered to 



be addressed to the able authors of the works submitted. 



Read the following Letter from the Royal Bavarian Academy of Mu- 

 nich : — 



Translation of a German Letter from the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences at 

 Munich, to the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



The Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences at Munich being prompted by the ardent 

 wish to extend their literary communications also to the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 

 with which they have not hitherto been connected, have honored me with the pri- 

 vilege to express their sentiments with regard to this subject. I beg to asssure you, 

 that it is as desirable to the Royal Bavarian Academy to lay the results of their own 

 labours before the eminent members of your Society, as to be acquainted, as soon as 

 possible, with those researches, which are made by the Asiatic Society, for the reputa- 

 tion as well of their members, as for the advantage of Science ; while the Royal Ba- 

 varian Academy of Sciences will not fail in acquainting you with their transactions 

 by written communications of the Secretaries of the classes, by their Bulletins which 

 form a part of their Journal, published under the title " Gelehrte Anzeigen," and by 

 transmitting to you their Essays and their publications, they indulge in the hope to be 

 honored with your communications, and consider an exchange of the larger Memoirs 

 (the series of Dissertations in complete copies,) as especially desirable. 



The Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences would most gladly enter on such an 

 exchange, and have thought proper to state the most convenient mode of their mutual 

 intercourse in tbe Appendix. 



I have the honor to be, &c. 

 (Signed) Freyberg. 



It was referred to the Committee of Papers to recommend to the Society, 

 what would be in its opinion the best method of meeting the wishes of the 

 Bavarian Academy. 



