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who was the " villain of the piece " in the poem, there was still a 

 belief that goldsmiths were the objects of the special wrath of 

 the heroine of the poem, or the powers that be, and he fancied 

 ignorant people still believed that a village of goldsmiths was always 

 burnt down once a year. 



7. Mr. Harward said that as the discussion had been rather pro- 

 longed, he would move that the reading of Mr. Modder's Paper be 

 postponed for the next General Meeting. 



Mr. G-. A. Joseph seconded the motion, which was carried. 



8. Dr. Vandort had much pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks 

 to the Hon. P. Coomaraswamy for his most interesting Paper. 

 If he had done no worthier service, he had excited some interest in 

 Tamil literature among scholars other than those of his own race, and 

 for that service he thought the Society owed him a special acknow- 

 ledgment. 



Mr. Ranasinha seconded the vote, which was carried. 



His Lordship had great pleasure in conveying the vote of thanks 

 to Mr. Coomaraswamy for his Paper. 



Mr. Coomaraswamy acknowledged the vote. 



9. Mr. P. Ramanathan said the Chairman had shown very intelli- 

 gent interest in the subject under discussion. His Lordship had 

 carefully studied the case, and he (the speaker) for one had watched 

 with admiration the trouble he had taken in dove-tailing in all the 

 little facts contra and presenting them to the consideration of the 

 Meeting, in as clear a manner as possible. It was only right that the 

 question on the other side should have been put before them in that 

 way. He was sure that they would accept his proposal for a vote of 

 thanks to the Chairman. 



The vote having been passed, and His Lordship having acknow- 

 ledged it, the Meeting terminated. 



