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Proceed in gs of the Mad. Lit. Society 



[No. 35, 



Eead letters from Messrs. Wm. H. Allen and Co., dated 17tli and 

 lOtli January, 1848, the former enclosing a statement of tlieir accoimt 

 Avitli the Society for tlie past year, and the latter adv ising the despatch 

 of periodicals and of books per Steamer. 



XIV. Resolved, — That the receipt of Messrs. Allen and Co.'s letters 

 be acknowledged, and that thej^ be requested to send out the following 

 books for the use of the Society : 



Zoological Eccreations, by W, J. Broderip, F. E. S. 

 The Stuart Papers. 



Joui-nal of an Expeditiou into the interior of Tropical Aiistralia, by Colonel Sir T« 

 MitcheU. 



IVIodem Painters, by a Graduate of tlic University of Oxford. 

 The History of Auricular Confession, by Count C. P. de Lasteyne, translation 

 by Charles Cooks, B. L. 



In confomiity with the 7lh Eesolution at the. Meeting on the 8tli De- 

 cember, 1S16, a Memorandum of the sums received on account of Sub- 

 scriptions to JN^os. 30 and 31 of the Society's Journal, since the last 

 Meeting is laid on the table. 



3Icmorafidum. 



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

 the following gentleman since the last monthly Meeting of the Com- 

 mittee, held on the 1st February, 1848. 



Dr. J. Kennedy, JJ'o. 31 Eupees 2 0 0 



XV. Resolved, — That this Memorandum be recorded. 



(Signed) Walter Elliot, (Signed) J. J. Losh, 



Chairfiwn. 'Secy. 31. L. S. ^c. 



At an Aiinual Gcnei'al Meeting of the Madras Literary Society, 

 and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, held in ili.e So- 

 ciety's Rooms, at the College^ on Monday, the 21th Marcli^ 1848, 

 at half past 10 o'clock a. m. 



Present. 



The Honorable D. Eliott, Vice President, in the Chair. 

 C. P. Beown, Esq. 

 Waltee Elliot, Esq. 

 Dr. J. Xellie, 



Su^ H. C. Montgomeey, Bart., and 

 Caj)tain J. J. Losh, Secretarij. 

 The Secretary submitted to the Meeting Messrs. Bmny and Com- 

 pany's Account CuiTent with the Society for 1847, sliowing a balance 



