2Gi Proceedings of the Mad. Lit. Society [No. 35, 



Eead Memorandum from tlie Librarian respecting Mr. C. P. Brown's 

 Subscription to the Library. 



The Committee take it for granted that 



,r , Mr. Brown considers himself still exempted 



INIr. C. P. BroM-n lias not . , 



paid his siibscripf ion (Ks. 44) from paying his quarterly subscriptions under 



to the Socieu for the last two the Eesolution at the Meeting on the 21st 



quarters, lie has desn-ed the ^ 



peon, Trithout assigning any October, 1844. As, however, the Indian 



htm %aii ^^'^ ^"^^^ ^^^^^ Manuscripts in the Society's charge 



are now under the care of persons employed 

 by Government, and the descriptive catalogue of them which, it ap- 

 pears, Mr. Brown undertook to prepare, is under preparation by other 

 hands, the Committee are of opinion that the Society is not liable to 

 any expense whatever on account of the Native Library, and it was not 

 intended that Mr. Brown should be exempted from the payment of his 

 subscription after the employment of a regular Government establisli- 

 ment for the custody of the Manuscripts and books. Mr. Brown's 

 payment of subscription should, therefore, have been resumed from tho 

 1st February, 1845. 



III. Hesnlved, — That the Secretary be requested to draft a commu- 

 nication to Mr. Brown on the above subject. 



Head letter from Messrs. W. H. Allen and Co., dated 19th October, 

 1847, advising the despatch of periodicals and of books per Steamer. 



IV. Resolved, — That the receipt of Messrs. AUen and Co.'s letter be 

 acknowledged, and that they be requested to send out the following 

 books for the use of the Society. 



The Secret History of the Court and Government of Eussia, under the Empe- 

 rors Alexander and Nicholas,- 2 vols., 8vo. 

 The Doctor, by Southey, vol- vil. 



A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India, by the late Eev. T. 

 Acland, No. 50 of the Home and Colonial Library. 



Laid on the table two printed lists containing the names of ten new 

 Subscribers to the Journal which have been returned since the last 

 Meeting. 



In conformity with the VII. Eesolution at the Meeting on the 8th 

 December, 1846, a Memorandum of the sums received on account of 

 Subscriptions to Nos. 30 and 31 of the Society's Journal, since the last 

 Meeting, is laid on the table. 



Memorandu7n. 



' Subscriptions to the Journal Nos. 30 and 31 have been received from 

 the following Gentleman since the last monthly Meeting held on the 

 10th November, 1847. 



H. NewUl, Esq., Nos. 30 and 31, Kupocs 4 0 0 



