1847.] and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 21S 



tice on the subject has been compiled to appear in the next No. if ever 

 there is one, of the Madras Journal of Literature and Science. 



Believe me, &c. 



(Signed) C.J. Bird. 



P. S. — I send a paper of sadly broken " Edible Birds' Nests" from the 

 Straits, I fear they are not worth a place in the Museum; let any body 

 make soup of them that likes. 



Bead the following letter from the Honorable H. Dickinson, Esq. 

 To 



TJie Secretary of the Literary Society , 



MadraS' 



Sir, 



I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th 

 Instant, and have to beg that you will assure the Honorable the President, 

 the Honorable the Vice Presidents, and the Members of the Managing 

 Committee of the Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary of the Royal Asia- 

 tic Society that I accept with great satisfaction the honor to which they 

 have invited me of becoming one of the Vice Presidents of the Society. 



Adyar, -V I have, &c. 



2Ut July, 1845. J (Signed) H. Dickinson. 



Read the following letter from the Chief Secretary to Government. 



No. 696. 



Public Department. 



Gentlemen, 



"With reference to the Extract from the Minutes of Consultation of the 

 28th April last. No. 383, I am directed by the Most Noble the Governor 

 in Council to request you wUl cause the Catalogue and information there 

 called for, in respect to the Books and Manuscripts presented by Mr. C. 

 P. Brown, to be furnished to this Office at an early date. 



I have, &c. 



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



1th August, 1845. J Chief Secretary. 



To 



The Committee of Management of the Madras Literary Society, 



a?id Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society. 



Read two letters from Messrs. W. H. Allen and Co., dated 14th and 

 19th June, 1845, intimating the despatch of Books and Periodicals. 



(Signed) T. C. Jerdon, 



Secretary M, L. S., ^'C» 



