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The following vacancies have occurredj by death or retireim 

 since the last general meeting. 



Sir Thomas Sevestre,— Retired. E.Harding,Esq.— gone to Bengal 



Captain C. B. Lindesay, do. G. P. Tyler, Esq.— Deceased. 



Captain Chase, gone home. G. Moore, Esq. do. 



Lieut. Col. IS apier, do. W. Bathie, Esq. do. 



Hon. C. Harris, Esq. do. 



Read letter from Captain T, J. Taylor, recommending the puickse 

 of certain standard Dictionaries, and books of reference. 



With reference to the foregoing letter and to the large surplu«ia 

 hand in the Asiatic Department, and considering that the subscril>' 

 ers to the Asiatic Department are entitled to the use of the Stock 

 Books of the Society — I 



Resolved that the sum of Rupees 2,000 be appropriated fromthei 

 funds of that Department for the purchase of such valuable books 

 in the several branches of literature and science as may be selected 

 by the Committee. 



* Read letter from the Secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society re- 

 questing to receive all donations to its Library on the part of persois 

 residing within the Presidency of Madras, and that the authority toSj^ 

 the same be made generally known in the most preferable mode—I 



Resolved that a copy of the foregoing letter, be published in th.| 

 next number of the Madras Journal of Literature and Science ; ana' 

 that it be announced that the Secretary will receive and transmit te 

 England, any books or other articles that may be presented to tli 

 Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain. I 



Read letter from M. De Tassy, presenting the Society with a ca|f 

 of his edition of the works of the Dukhanee poet Walli — 



Resolved that the thanks of the Society be tendered to M. b 

 Tassy for the foregoing work, and that a copy of the 1st vol. of lb 

 Madras Journal of Literature and Science, be forwarded forliii 

 acceptance. 



Major Keighly, M. R. McDonell, Esq. and J. C. Morris, Esq. i^fc 

 go out by rotation, are re-elected members of the Managing d 

 mittee. 



Lt. Col. Napier and Captain Chase,who have returned to Euro)^ 

 having been supernumerary members of the Committee, their pkesj 

 are not filled up. j| 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Harper for li^' 

 conduct in the chair. 



J. C. MORRIS, H. HARPEK 



Secretarif M. L. S. ^'c. Chaim 



