1848.] and Auxiliary Boyal Asiatic Society. 



1. Besolved, — That the letter be recorded, and 

 » Memoires de la so- that the books,* and papers received 'with it be 



ciete de 1840-1813-1844, , , . \ -r ^^ r .r. r c i 



Bulletin 1843. deposited in the Library tor the use oi bub- 



scribers. 



Read letter from B. H. Hodson, Esq., dated Darjiling in Sikim, De- 

 cember 31st, 1846, to the address of the Secretary of the Madras Asia- 

 tic Society, enclosing two papers on Zoology, for insertion in the So- 

 ciety's Journal, and requesting that the Journal may be sent to him 

 as formerly. 



The Committee observe that this letter has been opened, and replied 

 to privately, by Mr. C. P. Brown. 



II. Resolved, — That consideration of the communication from Mr. B. H. 

 Hodson be postponed until the return to the Presidency of the Chairman, 

 when the expediency of resuming the publication of the Society's Journal 

 "will come under discussion. 



Bead Extract from Minutes of Consultation in the Public Department, 

 No. 1112, dated 18th December, 1846. 



III. Resolved, — That the scientific Reports and other papers received 

 from Government, with this Extract from Minutes of Consultation, on 

 the 15th ultimo, be deposited in the Library, that a list of them be cir- 

 culated, and that the Librarian be instructed to deliver such of them as 

 may be required for perusal by Members of the Committee, on receipts 

 being sent to him foi- them. 



A general Statement of the Society's Accounts for 1846, prepared and 

 circulated since the last monthly Meeting, is laid on the table. 



IV. Resolved, — That this Statement be approved, and laid before the 

 Annual General Meeting of Subscribers, to be held on the 25th in- 

 stant. 



A letter from Messrs. Binny and Co., dated 25th January, 1847, and 

 their Account Current with the Society for 1846, are laid on the table. 



V. Resolved, — That the Account Current be laid before the Annual 

 General Meeting, and that Messrs. Binny and Co. be informed that it 

 has been examined and found correct. 



*rr^ ^„ r^K^^^'a Read Memorandum from Mr. CP. Brown 



* The new edition ot (jibbon s 



Rome, with a translation of recommending the purchase of certainWorks* 

 Guizot's notes edited byMil- , , ^ • 

 man, 1845. by the Society. 



The Pictorial History of Eng- yi. Resolved,— l^hdii, in the present eon- 

 land, 8 volumes, royal 8vo. ^ ^ . 



The Popular Encyciopsedia, in dition of the Funds of the Society, it is not 

 JS volumes, 8vo. -,. . , . ^ n 



expedient to purchase expensive Avorks of 



the kind in question ; particularly as former editions of some of them are 



already in the Library. 



