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the loss already incurred by the Society on account of the Journal since 

 August 1836 is Rupees 3032 10 10. Under these circumstances it would 

 be for the Society to say, whether the Journal ought to be continued? 



The Rev. F. Spring then moved on the above statement of the President 

 that the publication of the Journal be discontinued. N.B. Acworth Esq. se- 

 conded the motion. Walter Elliot Esq moved as an amendment, that 

 the c Regular Quarterly publication of the Journal be discontinued, and 

 that instead thereof, an occasional number should from time to time be 

 published, as matter of sufficient interest is found to accumulate with 

 the Committee of Papers, and that the publication shall be confined en- 

 tirely to original papers, and that the publication of each number shall be 

 sanctioned by the Committee of Management. Major Underwood seconds 

 the amendment which was put and carried. 



The President then moved that the thanks of the Society be given to 

 R. Cole, Esq. for the great zeal and talent which he has displayed in con- 

 ducting the Journal of the Society. "Walter Elliot Esq. seconded the 

 motion which was carried unanimously. 



The thanks of the Meeting were then voted to the President and the 



meeting adjourned. 



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At trie Annual General Meeting of the Madras Literary Society and Auxi- 

 liary of the Royal Asiatic Society, held at the College on Tuesday the 

 8th February 1842. ( 



The Secretary lays before the Meeting the usual Financial Statements. 



The Secretary then read a letter from the Honorable Sir R. Comyn 

 dated loth January 1842, resigning the office of President of this Society 

 on which it was proposed by the Chairman and carried unanimously, that 

 the thanks of the Society be presented to Sir R. Comyn for his valuable 

 exertions during the period he filled the office of President of the Society. 



The Chairman then proposed that Sir Edward Gambier should be re- 

 quested to undertake the office of President of this Society which was 

 carried unanimously and the Secretary was requested to communicate to 

 Sir E. Gambier the wishes of the Society hereon. 



The Secretary then read a list of the Donations of Books which had 

 been made to the Society during the last year. 



Mr. Walter Elliot then brought forward a resolution which was seconded 



