Aug. 1844] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. lxxv 



Asiatic Society for this valuable and acceptable present. I am also requested to 

 inform you, that the Heads of the University assent with pleasure to the proposal of 

 the Asiatic Society relative to a reciprocal presentation of recent publications. An 

 order has, in consequence, been given to their booksellers to prepare a box of books 

 lately issued from the University Press, for immediate transmission to London, to 

 be thence forwarded to the Society. It will contain the eleven volumes of Arch- 

 bishop Usher's works already republished, and some other works. As soon as the new 

 edition of the Archbishop's works shall be completed, another box of books will be for- 

 warded. I am, Sir, 



With much respect, your obedient servant, 

 London, \?>th May, 1844. John Ci. Armagh. 



From M. de Villemain, Ministre, de 1' Instruction Publique a Paris. 



Monsieur, — — , J'ai re^u la lettre que vous m'avez fait l'honneur de m'ecrire pour 

 m'informer de l'envoi que vous a fait la Societe Asiatique de Calcutta, d'une caisse 

 de livres orientanx qui vous paraitraient destines a etre offerts au gouvernement Fran 

 c,ais. 



Je vous prie, Monsieur, de vouloir bien m'addresser ces livres a Paris, par la voie 

 que vous jugerez la plus convenable, en ayant soin de faire suivre les frais qui re- 

 sulteront de cet envoi et que j'aurai soin de faire acquitter aussitot que les livres me 

 seront parvenus. 



Kecevez, Monsieur, l'assurance de ma consideration distinguee. 



Le Pair de France. 

 Ministre de 1' Instruction Publique, 

 Paris, le 18 Mai, 1844. Signature Villemain. 



A Monsieur Allen, libraire de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales, a Londres. 



Official receipts for similar dispatches of books were also enclosed by 

 Messrs. Allen and Co. from the Very Reverend the Vice Chancellors of the 

 University of Oxford and University of Cambridge, the Prussian Consul 

 General, and the Consul General of the Netherlands. 



Read the following letter addressed to the Society by W. Prinsep, Esq. 



H. Torrens, Esq., Secretary to the Asiatic Society, Calcutta* 



Sir, — With reference to the orders received from you, as a Member of both the 

 Committees for procuring the portraits of Sir Ed. Ryan and of H. T. Prinsep, Esq., 

 1 beg leave to advise you, that being without any remittance for the purpose of paying 

 to the artists the first half of their demand, which is the invariable custom, I have 

 recommended to Sir Ed. Ryan and my brother the course they have adopted this day, 

 and I have now to request that you will meet with due honor, a bill drawn at 10 days' 

 sight in favor of Messrs. Roberts, Mitchell and Co. for Co's. Rs. 1,142-13-8, being the 

 equivalent of £100 negociated at 1-9, the exchange of the day. The bill is signed by 

 Sir Ed. Ryan, H. T. Prinsep and myself, and you can appropriate the half to each 

 fund in your hands, as we shall here pay £50 to each artist on account. I am happy 

 to say, that the likenesses of each promise to be excellent. 1 trust you will at once 

 remit the remainder of each fund, so as to enable me to complete the arrangements and 

 provide proper frames and packing cases for them. 



I remain, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 

 London, 1th June, 1844. W. Piunsep. 



