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learning, science, and general information, to a very much greater 

 extent than has yet been done ; and secondly, by renewed efforts on the 

 part of men of European learning in India to acquire both the Ver- 

 nacular and the learned languages of the East, to bring themselves 

 into contact with the most learned and intelligent men of Oriental 

 education, and with their aid to work out the stores of knowledge 

 and the passages in the history of mankind which lie ready to the 

 hand of the eager seekers. 



" In this view then, taking Mr. Macleod's address as a whole, I 

 think that we properly owe him warm thanks for his encouragement 

 of Vernacular education and Oriental literature, and may without 

 fear commit ourselves to, as it were, an abstract proposition that 

 these objects are in themselves excellent, Avithout in any way pledging 

 ourselves to anything opposed to any other system or to any edu- 

 cational details. I shall vote for the resolution before the meeting." 



The Chairman said that in 1835 there had been two parties, Angli- 

 cists and Orientalists, in the great Educational discussion of the day. 

 Mr. McLeod was one of the latter party, but nevertheless those who 

 supported this resolution, would not thereby pledge themselves to any 

 partisan views. The resolution merely recognised the encouragement 

 given Mr. McLeod to the study of oriental languages, and such en- 

 couragement it was the duty of our Society also to give. We did 

 not by this Resolution bind ourselves to adopt all the views of Mr. 

 McLeod, but only so far as the terms of the Resolution specify. He 

 would now put the Resolution to the vote. 



The votes of the meeting being taken, the Chairman declared that 

 the Resolution was carried unanimously. 



Mr. Campbell then said that, though the motion had been carried, 

 and he was somewhat out of order, perhaps the meeting would allow 

 him to make one or two observations on a point which had escaped 

 him. He had marked and read some passages in Mr. McLeod's 

 address in which he very much coincided, but there was one more 

 passage which he had marked, in respect to which he had the misfor- 

 tune to differ from Mr. McLeod, and entertaining a somewhat strong 

 opinion on the subject, he had wished to take the opportunity of say- 

 ing so. Mr. McLeod said, "I would urge you to adhere to oriental 

 models, whether in the designation of your Institution, the degrees 



