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Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Don Joachim José da Costa de Macedo, Secretary of Royal Academy of Sciences, Lisbon, regarding a text from the Portuguese historian, Diego de Conto, which is a translation of an inscription from the Elephanta Cave on an island near Bombay. It is suggested that the original inscription may be in the museum of Royal Asiatic Society, or in Lisbon or in some of the colleges of Coimbra. An impression or cast may be taken or alternatively a 'rubbing' of the inscription. (Found on page 139)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to dr Giovanni Michelotti, Torino, in response to his correspondence of 25 January.

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to the Honorable H.E.J. Stanley, Foreign Office, in which the Secretary acknowledges that he had presented Stanley's paper on the 'Native Population of Central Africa' at the General Meeting of Royal Asiatic Society. (Found on page 141)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Major H.C. Rawlinson concerning the extension of leave granted by the Court of the East India Company to Major Rawlinson so that he may complete his work on the translation of Cuneiform inscriptions. (Found on page 141)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Alexander Nicholl to thank for his note which was read at a Meeting and to inform that the Royal Asiatic Society will be pleased to see his 'valuable and curious objects'. (Found on page 142)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Nominees for the Council to inform that five people were nominated for the Council and to also inform that they will be asked to be auditors of the Society's accounts for the past year. (Found on page 143)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to John Gould, to thank for a sight of his 'exquisitely beautiful work on the birds of Asia' but, with regret, to tell him that the state of the Society's funds will not allow them to purchase the same even though it would be 'of great value and interest to the library'. (Found on page 144)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Dr James Bird to thank for his services as auditor and inform that the audit this year will be in early May and that he will receive 'due notice'. (Found on page 144)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to Joseph Calverly, Collector of Metropolitan Services, in response to his request for payment of £6.18.0 but to inform, that under a Victorian Act of Parliament, the Society is exempt from 'all parochial rates'. (Found on page 145)

Letter from Richard Clarke, Secretary, to James Cosmo Melvill, Secretary, East India Company to to inform that the Society has received from Nizam of Hyderabad two copies of a Persian manuscript, Hadikit ul Salam, and they would like to offer one copy to the East India Company. Also the Society has heard from a Dr Nicholson about the relics of a city in Gujerat near [Bowneygar in Kathyrwar] which may throw light on ancient Hindu history. The Society therefore suggests that excavations be undertaken in the area. (Found on page 145)