Account of Mamallaipur, 



[No*. 30. 



tions of the scholar. As topics for the latter I name 5 d a more 

 satisfactory account of the Inscriptions, and some information, 

 if obtainable, as to the History of Mamallaipur and the origin 

 of the excavations and sculptures. With his habitual modes- 

 ty he seemed to doubt his competency to deal with the latter 

 subjects, but promised to revise and dilate his former paper. 

 I then suggested that he should solicit the assistance of his 

 old and valued friend, the Rev. W. Taylor, in ascertaining 

 something of the history of the place. This gentleman, so well 

 known as an accomplished oriental linguist, having been 

 recently engaged in the examination of the Mackenzie MSS. S 

 might, I thought, have discovered amongst them some infor- 

 mation tending to throw light on so interesting a subject. 

 Mr. Taylor, it will be seen, has responded with equal good 

 feeling and ability to the request so made to him ; and his 

 notes appended to Mr. Braddock's paper, must be considered 

 as a most valuable addition to it. 



As Mr. Braddock proceeded with his work he forwarded 

 the rough sheets for my perusal, with a request that I should 

 suggest any alterations, which my more recent visit to the 

 place might enable me to do. The paper was scarcely com- 

 pleted, rko time had been granted for revision, I had not even 

 seen its concluding sheets, when the amiable and talented 

 writer was hurried away by one of those rapid attacks which 

 disease sometimes makes on European constitutions in this 

 climate : and I was called on, all but unexpectedly, to per- 

 form the last sad offices for one whom I had so recently seen 

 usefully and actively employed. A marble tablet erected in 

 the Church at Vepery by public subscription, serves to per- 

 petuate the memory of this worthy man ; and at the same 

 time to evince the general sense of his Christian virtues, of 

 his scientific acquirements, and of his constant readiness to 

 employ them for the public good. 



Some months after Mr. Braddock's death, I was requested 



