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religion, were prepared in Sanscrit, there is, or is not, any objection to employ them as text-books in your schools.”

W. ADAM.

Opinion.

“English books of learning, exclusive of those which are explanatory of the religion of the English nation, containing information on astronomy, ethics, mechanics, &c., and translated into the Sanscrit language, are of great use in the conduct of worldly affairs. In the same manner as the Rekha Ganita, the Nilakanthiya Tajaka, and other works, translated into Sanscrit from Arabic astronomical books, were found to be of much use, and were employed by former teachers without blame. So there is not the least objection on the part of the professors and students of learning of the present day in this country to teach and study books of learning translated from English into the language of the gods.”

RAMCHANDRA VIDYAVAGISA,

SAMBHUCHANDRA VACHASPATI,

HARANATHA TARKABHUSANA,

NIMAICHANDRA SIROMANI,

HARIPRASADA TARKAPANCHANANA,

PREMCHANDRA TARKAVAGISA,

JAYA GOPALA SARMANA,

GANGADHARA TARKAVAGISA,

xxxx(Professors of the Sanscrit College, Calcutta).

KAMALAKANTA VIDYALANKARA.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(Private Professor, Calcutta).

HARACHANDRA NYAYAVAGISA,

GURUCHARANA TARKAPANCHANANA,

xxxxxxxx(Private Professors, Burdwan District).

PANCHANANA SIROMANI,

BACHARAMA NYAYARATNA,

GIRVANANATHA NYAYARATNA,

xxxxxxxxxx(Private Professors, Jessore District).

The preceding case, opinion, and signatures are written in the Sanscrit language and Bengali character. The following signatures are attached to a separate paper of precisely the same import in the Nagari character:—

CHAKRAPANI SARMANA,

CHINTAMANl SARMANA,

HARI SAHAYA SARMANA,

HARILAL SARMANA,

BHAWANI DIN SARMANA,

xxxxxxxxx(Private Professors, South Behar).