208 Proceedings of the Mad, Lit. Society [No. 32, 



Read the following letter to the Chief Secretary to Government. 

 To 



Tlie Chief Secretary to Government. 



Sir, 



I have the honor by desire of the Committee of Management of the 

 Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society to 

 request that you >vill submit to the Most Noble the Governor in Council 

 the accompanying copy of a letter addressed to me by Mr. C P. Brown, 

 who kindly undertook to arrange and make a Catalogue of the Oriental 

 Books recently forwarded to the Society by the Honorable the Court of 

 Du'ectors. 



It will be observed that in addition to this important service Mr. Brown 

 has made to the Society the munificent gift of his extensive Library of 

 Native works principally in the Sanscrit and Telugoo languages. 



The works in the Native languages now in the keeping of the Madras 

 Literary Society, comprising the Mackenzie Manuscripts, those received 

 from the Library at the India House during last year, and those now pre- 

 sented by Mr. Brown, form the largest and most valuable collection ever 

 made, and it appears to the Society to be an object of national importance 

 that they should be kept up and carefully preserved. 



It appears from Mr. Brown's letter that to do this effectually the ser- 

 vices of three persons, on salaries amounting to 51 Rupees per mensem, 

 will be absolutely requisite, and as the Literary Society have no funds 

 which are appropriable to such a purpose, they are induced to apply to his 

 Lordship in Council for the requisite assistance to effect this very desirable 

 object. 



The Committee desire me to add that should Government be pleased to 

 comply mth their request, they will consider it their duty to see that the 

 works are properly attended to, and they will be happy to give access to 

 the Library to respectable persons, under any rules or regulations which 

 the Government may be pleased to prescribe. 



In conclusion the Committee would beg to recommend that the payment 

 of the individuals for whose entertainment they now apply, should be en- 

 trusted to the Secretary to the College on the production of a certificate 

 from the Secretary to the Literaiy Society, that the parties have carefuUy 

 attended to theii* duty. 



Literary Society, College, | (Signed) J. Minchin, 



Wi Jjjril, 1845. ] Secretary M. L. S., <§'c. 



Read the following letters to W. Elliot, Esq., James Bird, Esq. and 

 Captain T. J. Newbold. 



