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XIII. — Proceedings or the Madras Literary Society and 

 Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 



At a Meeting of tho Managing Committee of the Madras Literary Society 

 and r AvxiUary of the Royal Asiatic Society, held on Monday evening 

 the Mth August, 1843. 



Read a letter from C. P. Brown, Esq., dated 24th July, 1843, offering 

 to the Society for sale "Causes Celebres," 27 volumes, priced at £ 4-10, 

 besides charges of shipping, &c. Accepted. 



Read two letters from Messrs. Allen and Co., dated London, 24th and 

 31st May, 1843, forwarding an Invoice for the- monthly parcel of perio- 

 dicals of June last, transmitted to the Society, and stating that they have 

 included in the parcel a new Novel, (the False Heir), by James,- and 

 begging to know when works of an undoubted character are published, * 

 whether they may always venture to send them, leaving the bulk of the 

 books to be ordered from Madras. Stating also that they do not under- 

 stand what is meant by " Heber's Works," Elrington ; and that they are 

 at a loss to know what to send, the works of Heber being various, and not 

 published in a collected form. 



Resolved, — That the Society authorize^Messrs. Allen and Co. to use 

 their discretion in sending out a few works which are of undoubted cha- 

 racter and interest, leaving the bulk of the works to be ordered from 

 Madras ; and that they are particularly requested not to forward any re- 

 prints of works which have ^appeared in the Magazines, unless expressly 

 ordered. 



Resolved, — That a letter of thanks be sent to Captain Newbold, men- 

 tioning that the letter to Dr. Jerdon was intended to have been a joint 

 letter to that gentleman and Captain Newbold. 



That a copy of Mr. Elliot's Analysis of the Canarese M&S. be sent to 

 Captain Newbold, and the original MS. be returned. 



The thanks of the Committee to be given to Walter Elliot, Esq. for 

 having prepared the Analysis. 



Resolved, — That the Secretary be authorized to wait upon the President, 

 requesting him to fix a day for a General Meeting, to elect a member of 

 the Committee in the room of N. B. Acworth, Esq. 



Resolved,— That the Secretary be requested to take steps for completing 

 the Society's set of the Asiatic Annual Register. 



