584 Proceedings of the Mad. Lit. Society [No. 36, 



be at the mercy of any Native wlio nnrl ■lr»QrmclrtY.^v^+CT i,^ ^ „4-'„ 



thought it Wliwhili to bribe the and uianuscripts in queatiou now m pro- 

 £rib^^'^ "^^^ common Native gress is Completed, the subject of Mr. 

 I wish tiiis mpmorandum to ap- Brown's Memorandum be affain taken into 



J ear m the next number of the • j • 



oumal, to show the uselessness of Consideration, 

 attaching this manuscript colleetion 

 to the Literary Society', and to sug- 

 gest the necessity of placing tlie 

 manuscripts in charge of some res- 

 ponsible person. 



(Signed) C. P. Browk. 

 Madras, » 

 7<A Oct. 1S4S. ) 



Memorandum. 'S.eQ.d. Memorandum from the Librarian 



Without returning the under- respecting certain works not returned to 



^S^wl^I^ll^'^t^s^i^: tbe Library by Mr. E. S. Ellis, who has 



rLtroct-bS: S °" proceeded to England. 

 TheCrescent and the Cross.2 vols. V. Resolved—Thdit, on his return to In- 



The Fallacies ot the Faculty. . . 



dia, Mr. Ellis be called upon to pay for the 

 works in^question, should they not be returned to the Library in the 

 mean time. 



I «Bd fhXTl'iffered .„ sell, '^^ Memorandum from Major P. An- 

 I think It is worth 40 Rupees, as I struther, C. B., offering, with reference to 



see it IS 15 volimies besides the , i -n i • 



Atlas. the 6th Resolution at the last monthly 



If the Society purchases it, be so -mt j.- i? i j. ^.i o • ^ 



good as give me credit for the Meeting, lor Sale to the bociety, a copy of 

 amomitasiamin^aiTears. Jomini's Traite des Grandes Operations 



24^/1 Ocfisi'^' '^^™''™^^* ^ilitaire, in 15 volumes, with a large At- 

 BiEMo. las, for 40 E-upees. 



Arrears of subscription due by -n 7 7 mi i i • 



Major P. Anstruther, c B., to the V 1. Jtiesolvecl, — lhat the work in question 

 Society are Kupees &i 0 0 purchased for the Society, and that, in 



compliance with Major Anstruther's request, the price of it be placed to 

 his credit in part payment of arrears of subscription due by him. 

 Fort St. George, mh Oct. 1848. Eead letter from the Chief Secretary to 

 P^Lic^EPAETMENT Govcmment requesting to be furnished 

 Gentiemes- with the quarterly reports required by the 



With reference to Para. 2 of Ex- Honorable the Court of Directors of the 



tract from Minutes of Consultation, ^ r» /-\ • i i • i • i 



dated 5th February last. No. 129, number of Oriental manuscripts m charge 

 MT^^tlf.SoH:'^l'ilito7;- ofthe Society which haTe been examined 

 quest to be lurmshed, at an early ^nd classified, letter from the Chairman of 



date, vnth the quarterly reports re- 

 quired by the Honorable Court, of the Committee reporting progress, and 



the number of Oriental manuscripts n r., p i , , r. . i o 



now in your charge,which have been cLrait 01 letter irom the oecretary lorward- 



examined and classed. • ^^^^^^ information 



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



(Signed) .F. F, Thomas, of Government, all of which have been cir- 



To thief Secretary. (.^j^^g^J gjj^^,^ ^J^^ |gg^ lyj^g^^g^ 



The Committee of the 

 Madras Literary Society 

 and Auxiliary of the 

 Royal Asiatic Society. 



