170 Proceedings of the Madras Literary Society 



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

 Knd Auxiliary of the lloyal Asiatic Society, held on Tuesday evening, the 

 12th December, 1843. 



Read a letter from Monsieur Garcin de Tassy, dated Paris, 6th May, 

 1843— acknowledging the receipt of the Society's letter of the 8th Octo- 

 ber last, and requesting a copy of the 2d volume of the "Arabian Nights," 

 in Hindoostany, printed in Madras. 



Resolved, — That a bound copy of the Arabian Nights in Hindoostany 

 be presented to Monsieur de Tassy, in the name of the Society. 



Read a letter from M. Annuntachary Bramin, dated 20th November, 

 1843, forwarding a Sanscrit Poem in Telugu characters, composed by 

 him in praise of John Goldingham, Esq. 



Resolved, — That the same be acknowledged. 



Mr. Walter Elliot lays on the table Lieutenant Braddock's Account of 

 the Seven Pagodas, the Rev. W. Taylor's Sixth Report on the Mackenzie 

 Manuscripts, and Captain S. "Best's paper on Rain Gauges. 



Resolved, — That these papers be sent in circulation to the Committee 

 of Papers. 



[These have been published in No. 30 of the Journal.] 

 On the motion of R. Cole, Esq., it is determined that all the numbers 

 of the Society's Journal, containing papers by Captain Newbold, be for- 

 warded to him. 



Resolved, on tile motion of the Rev. G. Knox, — TheHortus Malabaricus 

 be sent to Dr. Jerdon at Nellore, in compliance with his request. 



Resolved, — The following works be purchased for the Society. 



Colonel Campbell's Reminiscences of Sports in Ceylon, Ehrenberg on 

 the remains of Fossil Infusoria. 



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

 and Auxiliary of the Moyal Asiatic Society, held on Monday evening, the 

 22c? January, 1844. 



Read the following letters from the Secretary to the Bgrnbay Branch 

 Royal Asiatic Society, dated 7th September, 1843. 



Bombay Asiatic Society's Rooms, 

 1th September, 1843. 



To 



The Secretary Literary Society, 



Madras. 



Sir, 



Under instructions of the Bombay Branch Royal Asiatic Society, I have 

 transmitted for the Library of the Literary Society of Madras to you a 



