VI. CEYLON BRANCH —-ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY* 



usages ; the natural history and topograph}* of Ceylon, can- 

 not but be highly welcome to the Society, before whom the 

 proposition will be formally laid upon our receiving your 

 official acceptance of the terms of union. 



Those terms would be similar to those agreed upon for the 

 Branch Societies of Madras and Bombay, as contained in 

 Articles x to xvii, inclusive, of the Society's Regulations, a 

 copy of which is inclosed, and of your acceptance of which 

 you will please to furnish me with early information, that the 

 regular incorporation may be proposed at the first meeting in 

 the ensuing Session, in November next. 



Should the Branch Society desire to avoid the expense of 

 printing a Journal or transactions, the Royal Asiatic Society 

 will be happy to print such papers as they may forward for 

 that purpose, as communications from the Branch Society 

 of Ceylon. 



For the information and guidance of the Ceylon Society 

 I beg to add the following inclosures : — 



1. Rules of the Royal Asiatic Society. 



2. Rules of the Oriental Translation Fund. 



3. List of Works printed by do. 



4. Desiderata and Inquiries connected with Madras 



and Bombay. 



5. Twenty- second Annual Report of the Royal Asiatic 



Society. 



6. The Original Prospectus of the Society. 



I have the honor to be, Sir, 

 &c. &c. 



To William Knighton"; Esq. (Signed) R. Clarke, 



Secretary to the Asiatic Hony. Secretary. 



Society of Ceylon. 



No. 3. 



Colombo, \2th October, 1845. 

 Sir, — I am directed by the Committee of Management of 

 the Asiatic Society of Ceylon, to acknowledge the receipt of 



