iS-lD.] and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 



otlier party, when in use by myself or family, therefore I have no hesi- 

 tation in saying that the No. of Blackwood's Magazine referred to, 

 was neither injured nor mutilated by myself or by any member of my 

 family. 



I have, &c. 



(Signed) Chris. Biden, 



Madeas, *) 

 imii Oct.lMl.l 



To 



The Secretary to the Madras Literary Society, 



SlE, 



I beg to acknowledge the receipt of a letter from you, dated Septem- 

 ber, 1847. In reply, I beg to state that I cannot be certain that the 

 pages 16 and 17 were missing from the book when sent to me, but as the 

 book was by no means in good condition, I should think it not impro- 

 bable that they were wanting. 



"With reference to the Rule to which you draw my attention, I can 

 only hope that the loss of two pages from a work of the character of the 

 one alluded to by you cannot be considered as a " serious injury." 



I beg to remain, 



Your's faithfully, 



(Signed) Gr. F. Fulleeton. 



III. ^esoZyec?,-— Although there seems no reason to doubt that the 

 book was complete when sent to Mr. Fullerton, and that the periodical 

 in question sustained the injury adverted to, in the interval between its 

 being forwarded to Captain Biden and received by the next Subscriber to 

 whom it was passed, the Committee are of opinion that, under the cir- 

 cumstances of the cases, it would not be expedient to enforce the 3d 

 Eule for the Library, and resolve, accordingly, that it be not enforced 

 in the present instances. 



Head Memorandum from the Librarian respecting the detention 

 of books in circulation, in violation of the 6th Rule for the Library 

 of the Society. 



Memo. TV. Mesohed, — That the Librarian 



Books in circulation are often de- be instructed to apply for the books 



tained much beyond the time allow- , , , -i i j-^-^+i,^ 



ed for theii' perusal by the foUowing ^^^t yet returned, and report to the 



gentlemen, who in consequence are Secretary when they are received for 



&tJn"'o£Sb:^^^^^ tte information of the Committee, 



the Society who are regular mretui-n- M^Vive whenever a work is de- 



mgthem. . , . 



Sent to Major Anstruther, C B. tamed m circulation double the time 



nth May, The Baron's War (here- ^Uowed for its perusal, the Librarian 



IS*?. with sent) which was 5 



recently found by acci- is to apply for it, and report the cir- 



