Proceedings of the Asiatic Society for the month of February, 1845. 



The Monthly Meeting of the Society was held at the Rooms, on Tuesday 

 evening, the 25th of February, at half-past seven p. m. S. G. T. Heatly, 

 Esq., in the chair. 



The following report was read by the Secretary, being that of the preli- 

 minary Meeting of the Committee of Papers for the despatch of business. 



Secretary's Memorandum for the Meeting of loth February, 1845. 

 An Oordoo novel, by Mr. J. Corcoran, written to exemplify the capacity and power 

 of that elegant Vernacular language, and on which I was enabled to report favourably, 

 philologically speaking, is recommended by the Committee of Papers to the patronage 

 of the Society, by a subscription for fifteen copies, at four rupees twelve annas each. 

 The Committee will examine further as to whether this work is worthy, on the whole, 

 of being recommended as a school-book, for which its author intended it. 



Resolved — That fifteen copies should be subscribed for, and the work further exa- 

 mined. 



I have received and laid before the Committee a valuable suggestion by that eminent 

 Oriental scholar, Dr. A. Sprenger, for the commencement of the publication of a Biblio- 

 theca Asiatica, or a series of standard works in Eastern languages, edited and transla- 

 ted under the superintendence, and at the cost, of the Society. This useful undertaking, 

 projected nearly forty years ago, is now revived ; and as the Committee are in a position 

 to assure the Society that they can command copious and valuable material for its 

 commencement, they strongly recommend to the Society that the proposition be enter- 

 tained, and that they be empowered to direct their attention to the subject, and report 

 as early as they can what measure can be taken in furtherance of the undertaking. 



Ordered — That the further report of the Committee be awaited, the Society acknow- 

 ledging the expediency of the suggestion, and thanking Dr. Sprenger for it. 



A letter from Government having been received, with copies of communications 

 from Capt. Marshall, Secretary to the Sanscrit College, and a Mussulman printer by 

 name Abdoolla, sometimes called Molvee Abdoolla, well known to the Society, re- 

 specting the printing of the Musnuvee Roomee, I have been instructed to submit a 

 note on the subject to the Committee, as the opinion of the Society is requested by 

 Government as to the proposed printing of the work which had already, as noted by me, 

 been suggested to us. A detailed report will be made at our next Meeting. 



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