552 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [June, 



No. 592. 



From the Under Secretary to the Government of Bengal, to the Secretary to 



the Asiatic Society, 



Dated Fort William, the \0th May, 1848. 

 g IR} — I am directed to transmit for the information of the Asiatic Society 

 the accompanying copy of a letter from the Secretary at the India House, 

 dated the 21st March last, and of its enclosure, from the Prussian Consul 

 General, reporting the shipment per " Mary Anne" of a box of Books 

 addressed to the Vice President and Secretary to the Asiatic Society of 

 Bengal. 



2. The Superintendent of Marine has been desired to land and forward to 

 you the box of Books above referred to. 



I have, &c. 



A. Seton Karr, 

 Under Secy, to the Govt, of Bengal. 



Public Department. 



East India House, London, 2\st March, 1848. 



g IR I am commanded by the Court of Directors of the East India 



Company to transmit you a bill of lading for the Shipment per " Mary Anne" 

 of a box of books addressed to the Vice President and Secretary of the 

 Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta, which the Court have undertaken to 

 forward in compliance with the request contained in a letterfrom B. Hebeler, 

 Esq. the Prussian Consul General, dated 23d September, 1847, of which a 

 copy is enclosed. 



All charges in respect of the box have been defrayed, and it is to be deli- 

 vered as addressed, free of expense. 



I have the honor to be, &c. 

 (Signed) James C. Melvill, Secy. 



To the Chief Secretary for the time being at Fort William, in Bengal. 

 Royal Prussian General Consulate, London, (106 Fenchurch Street), 



23d September, 1847. 



g 1R I have the honor to transmit you the accompanying letter received 



by me from His Excellency Mr. Eichhorn, His Prussian Majesty's Minister 

 for Public Instruction, addressed by Dr. Pertz, Principal Librarian of the 

 Roval Library at Berlin, to the Vice President and Secretary of the Asiatic 

 Society of Bengal, in Calcutta, and with reference to its contents, I beg to 

 announce the arrival in this port of a case with the sundry valuable works 

 presented to that learned Society. 



