and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 185 



With reference to the subject brought forward at the last meeting on 

 Captain Newbold's letter, forwarding a communication from Mr. Richard 

 Clarke, Secretary Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the Mackenzie MSS. 



Resolved,— That the Secretary be requested^to address the Secretary of 

 the Royal Asiatic Society on the subject of the Mackenzie MSS. 



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

 and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, held on Tuesday evening* 

 the 13th August, 1844. „ 



The Secretary lays before the Meeting the following letter drawn up 

 by the Rev. G. Knox, in reply to the President of the Munich Academy. 

 Societas Liter arum et Scientiarum Madrasensis, ad Academiam Liiera- 

 rum et Scientiarum Monacensem. 



Libentissime legimus literas vestras ex quibus facile intelleximus quam 

 acri ac strenuo animo societas vestra in scientise pervestigatione atque in 

 omni varietate literarum versata sit. Quapropter nobis gratissimum fe- 

 cistis quod et societatem nostram in adjutorum vestrum numerum coop- 

 tare decreveristis. 



Veremur tamen ut quam minime existimationi vestrce satisfacere possi- 

 mus; neque nobis in eestu rerum publicarum assidue laborantibus fructus 

 otii datus est ad bonas artes promovendas inter nosque recolendas. 



Paucis tamen pro viribus operam dedimus quoe ad annales, quae ad literas, . 

 quae ad mores, qua? denique ad regiones Indorum spectant; hsec omnia 

 in Diarium nostrum conferre solemus. 



Vobis igitur hujus Diarii exemplar, quam absolutissimum per libraries 

 vestros transmittere curavimus ; hoc munusoulum, pignus benevolentiae, 

 officiorum mutuorum primitias esse volumus. 



Quodsi e ca3tu literatorum vestrum sint qui rerum Orientalmm studiosi, 

 in his rebus explicandis auxilio indigeant, quod nobis in his Orientis par- 

 tibus commorantibus, prsesto afferendum sit, nihil gratius facere nobis po- 

 terunt, quam ut studia haec cum nobis communicent. Itaque ut faciant 

 etiam atque etiam rogamus. 

 Valete. Madkas. 



Read the following letter from H. Piddington, Esq., Sub-Secretary of 

 the Asiatic Society, dated 12th July, 1844 — forwarding a Bill of Lading 

 for a parcel of books transmitted to the Society per Steamer. Recorded. 



Resolved, — That the following works be ordered out from England for 

 the Society: — 



The Public and Private Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon, by Horace 

 Twiss, Esq. 



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