580 Proceedings of the Mad, Lit. Societ/j [No. 36, 



and retiiruing tlic best acknowledgments of the Curators of the above 

 institution to tlie Madras Literary Society for tlie donation. 



To the Secretary to the Madras Literary Society. 



Sir, 



I beg to acknowledge your letter under date tlic SOtli June last, advis- 

 ing of the transmission per "-Precursor' of a parcel containing Nos. 2 

 to 5 of tlie Madras Journal of Literature, w^bicli have come to hand. I 

 have also been favored with ISTo. 33 of the publication in question, and 

 for these kind acts on the part of the Society I beg you will be good 

 enough to convey to it the best acknowledgments of the Curators of 

 this institution. 



I have the honor to be, &c. &c. 



(Signed) Peaey Chand Mittea, Lihrarian, 

 Metcalfe Hall, -» Calcutta Pahlic Library. 



\st September^ 1848. J 



II. Pesolced, — That this letter be recorded. 



Head Memorandum from C. P. Brown, Esq., forwarding a printed list 

 of books offered for sale and recommending the Society to purchase 

 one complete set. 



III. Resolved, — That it does not appear advisable to purchase dupli- 

 cates of works already in the Library, and that therefore the Librarian 

 be requested to mark such works as the Society is already provided 

 with in the list, after which the Committee w^ill consider if it be expe- 

 dient to purchase the others, or any of them. 



E,ead letters from two Subscribers respecting works belonging to the 

 Library which have not been returned by them and for W'hich they are 

 willing to pay. 



nth September, 1848. 

 Mr. McTaggart regrets to inform Mr. Bantleman that Corinne on 

 Italy, by Made, de Stael, has been taken out of his house by some guest 

 and that consequently he must pay the cost of the w^ork. 



mh September, 1848. 



Lieut. Colonel Forster begs to acknowledge the Librarian's note, re- 

 lative to Drury's Poems, &c. &c. 



Lieut. Colonel Forster perfectly recollects the book in question being 

 amongst others at his house, and he certainly thought it had been re- 

 turned especially with reference to the period which has elapsed since 

 it was with him. 



