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at London, if directed to Mr. W. Pamplin, Junior, Queen Street, Soho9; 

 thif person being the Academy's Commissioner for Great Britain, and rea- 

 dy also to take under his care the parcels which are destined for your 

 Society. Being favored with your kind reply, I shall direct to you the 

 Almanac of our Academy, from which you may choose those of our pub- 

 lications which you find convenient. On the other side we shall be ex- 

 ceedingly happy to receive a complete set of your publication. 



Allow me to express that I expect to derive much instruction and 

 enjovnrent from such a mutual intercourse with your illustrious Society, 

 and that I shall be happy to be serviceable to it. 



Believe me, with high respect, Sir, 



Your most obedient humble servant, 

 (Signed) D. V. Marti us, 



MUNICH, j Secretary of the Mathematico-physical Class 



14th March, 1844.] of the Royal Academy of Bavaria. 



Read a letter from the Secretary to Government, dated 29th June, 1844. 

 To 



The Managing Committee of the Madras Literary Society and 



Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society. 



Gentlemen, 



Public 1 am directed by the Most Noble the Governor in Council, 



Depart- t0 transmit to you the accompanving copy of the 6th volume 

 merit. . • i ✓ * 



of the Madras Astronomical Observations, recently published 



at this Presidency. 



I have the honor to be, &c. 

 Fort St. George, > (Signed) J. F. Thomas, 



29th June, 1844. $ Secretary to Government. 



Resolved, — That the thanks of the Society be returned for the same. 



Read a letter from J. Western, Esq., dated 22d June, 1844, forwarding 

 a list of new works, and complaining of a paucity of books of light read- 

 ing in circulation, which was taken into consideration. 



Mr. Elliot having brought to the notice of the Committee, that the wall 

 concealing the inscription in the Varaha Swami Temple at the Seven Pa- 

 godas, mentioned by Dr. Babington in the Transactions of the Royal Asia- 

 tic Society ,Vol. II. p. 263 ; and for removing which the Pujaris formerly ask- 

 ed an exorbitant sum, might now be taken down and rebuilt for 30 Rupees. 



Resolved, — That this sum be raised by a subscription of 3 Rupees each 

 by the Members of the Committee, for the purpose of laying open and copy- 

 ing the inscription. 



