cxxxviii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, \T>kc. 1844. 



A complete copy of Abdul Ruzzack's Dictionary of the Technical terms 

 oe the Sims, edited in the original Arabic by A. Sprenger, Esq. M. D. B. M. S., 

 and printed at the expense of the Society, was on the table as a work finished and 

 to be published in a few days. 



The following extract of a letter from Dr. Sprenger, relative to it was read :— • 

 I put " to be sold by Allen and Co." in the title page, I wish that arrangements 

 might be made to have the Society's books sold at all these places, (particularly by 

 Brockhaus who besides Germany, provides Russia and Italy with books,) in order to 

 make them known and more generally useful, I know all the parties personally, and 

 if you like 1 will be your charge d' affairs in concluding treaties of commerce with 

 them. 



A. Sprenger. 

 Chinsurah, November ZQth 1844. 



Read the following note from the Secretary : and it was referred to the Committee 

 of Papers to recommend the number of copies, for which the Society should 

 subscribe : — 



Dr. Hceberlin announced, through the Secretary, his intention of publishing a San- 

 scrit Anthology consisting of fifty brief, but choice specimens of the best school, that 

 of Kali Dasa, of Sanscrit poetry, didactic, elegiac, and other. This offers to the San- 

 scrit scholar a description of work as yet a desideratum in the learned world, a book 

 namely which may enable him to study in brief, and at small cost, the best, and 

 choicest classical styles of eminent writers in that ancient and admirable language. 

 Dr. Hceberlin proposes to publish the work himself, but in communication with him, 

 the Secretary suggested to the Society their taking a certain number of copies of it. 

 It will prove a most valuable book to the Society for the purpose of distribution to learn- 

 ed bodies, and individual scholars in correspondence with it. The copies will be de- 

 livered at trade price. He stated that he was not prepared to note at present the 

 number of copies to be taken, but after making a list of quarters in which they might 

 be distributed, and a reasonable stock of reserve copies, the Secretary said he would 

 have the honour of laying that list, definitely numeralised, before the Society if the 

 general proposition be favourably received. 



Read the following letter from the Zoological Curator: — 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society. 



Sir, — I wish to call your attention to the necessity that exists for some further 

 assistance in my department of the museum. It is to no purpose that I devote more 

 than double the number of hours to the business of my office, than were stipulated at 

 the time I took charge of the Museum ; and that I devote my undivided attention to 

 those duties, without receiving any additional remuneration for thus labouring so 

 many extra hours daily. In consequence chiefly of those exertions, the labour in my 

 particular department has increased to that degree, that it is impossible for any one 

 person, or even for two or three, to get properly through it. What with corres- 

 ponding, the necessity of attending visitors who manifest an interest in the Museum, 



