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body would carry one tithe so much weight ? We assume no despotic 

 authority. It may be, that some Hindoo or Mahommedan greater 

 than Linnaius may start up and impose on us a Sanscrit or Arabic 

 technology which may scatter ours to the winds ; but meantime I 

 believe that the authority of the Asiatic Society would carry the very 

 greatest weight, and would probably be respected in most public and 

 private Institutions. The matter is one of very great importance, and 

 it must be remembered that Mr. McLeod has distinctly, by the letter 

 which has been read to me, asked our advice. On the purely Educa- 

 tional questions we cannot take upon ourselves to give advice ; we 

 have only done what we can, by expressing our admiration of Mr. 

 McLeod's efforts in the cause of learning. But as respects the 

 question of a scientific terminology, I think that we may pro- 

 perly respond to Mr. McLeod's invitation, by advising him one way 

 or other. So strongly do I feel on the subject, that I beg to give 

 notice of the following Resolutions to be moved at the next meeting. 

 " That while the members of this Society regret that they feel them- 

 selves precluded from expressing an opinion on the purely Educa- 

 tional matters on which Mr. McLeod has done them the honor to 

 consult them, they would venture to express the opinion that it is 

 desirable to adopt for general use, the European scientific terms, for 

 which equivalents are not found in the vernacular languages." 



The Council reported that the following gentlemen were elected 

 Trustees for the Indian Museum. 



Dr. S. B. Partridge ; Dr. J. Fayrer ; W. S. Atkinson, Esq. ; H. F. 

 Blanford, Esq. ; for the Society. 



The Council reported that A. Grrote, Esq. has been elected a mem- 

 ber of the Library Committee. 



The Council also reported that Baboo Protap Chunder Grhoshe is 

 appointed Assistant Secretary vice Baboo Lalgopal Dutt, who has 

 resigned. 



The following letter was read — 



From G . Furgusson, Esq., containing some remarks on the tower at 

 Boodh Gya. 



11 Since I last wrote you, I have looked carefully into the evidence 

 about the age of the Tower at Boodh G-ya, and see no reason to doubt 

 the evidence of the inscription given (J. A. S. B. ; Vol. III. p. 214 J 



