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Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Rev. William Keane, Whitby, to thank that the 3 books he had borrowed have now been returned. Keane is also reminded that 'informal money orders' returned to him on 11 December should be 'renewed before year end' otherwise they 'may become waifs to PO exchequer'. (Found on page 200)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to the Bishop of Siam to thank him for a copy of a Siamese dictionary.The Society do not have funds to purchase multiple copies but Clarke suggests that the East India Company may be able to purchase a number of copies for use in the East. (Found on page 200)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Secretary, Royal Institute for the languages of Netherlands India, Delft, to thank for his letter and the donation of works published by Institute. In return the Royal Asiatic Society is sending some copies of their publications. (Found on page 201)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to the Executors of John Sullivan's estate in which the executors of Sullivan's Estate are asked to return to the Royal Asiatic Society a book borrowed by Sullivan entitled, 'Papers regarding the administration of the Marquis of Hastings'. (Found on page 201)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Non-resident Members returning to England to remind that they are now required to pay the resident subscription of 3 guineas per annum. (Found on page 202)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to the Rt. Hon. Robert Vernon Smith, MP, President of the Board of Control, to inform him that his role entitled him, ex-officio, to be a Vice-Patron of the Royal Asiatic Society. He is sent a copy of the Regulations and details of forthcoming meetings. (Found on page 202)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to T.A. Wilson, Honorary Solicitors, to seek Mr Field's opinion on the payment of parochial rates. Should his advice be unfavourable, the Royal Asiatic Society would abandon their opposition to the payment of parochial rates and, in that circumstance, he is asked to make contact with the parochial authorities. (Found on page 203)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Andrew Shortrede, Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong, Editor of 'China Mail', regarding a 'Chinese Repository' sent by the Hong Kong branch, problems of payment, and to inform that, previously, they had been sent 'free of charge'. (Found on page 203)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Dr Jolowiez to thank for his letters of 24 April and 4 May and apologise for the delay in replying as the Council was 'not meeting' . His request for help in publishing some documents cannot be agreed to as the Society does not have the funds. However the work, 'Polyglot of Oriental Poetry', was laid before a meeting, stamped, but then returned to sender when it had been remarked that if it had to be returned it would not have been stamped. Jolowiez had also sent copies of his lectures, 'The first Epistle of the Baruch' and 'On the Correction of the text of the Hebrew Scriptures', the first had been read in 1854 at a meeting of Syro-Egyptian Society. (Found on page 204)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Synd Aikmud Khan, Moonsif, Delhi, to thank for his letter of 23 March 1854, together with the book on Delhi, which had just reached the Royal Asiatic Society. The Council 'express their gratification'. (Found on page 205)