Oriental HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS, IN THE TAMIL LANGUAGE: TRANSLATED; WITH ANNOTATIONS. BY WILLIAM TAYLOR, MISSIONARY. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. MADRAS. ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIBERS. Sir. J. P. GRANT, Knight, One of the Judges of the Supreme Court at Calcutta J. SULLIVAN, Esq. Provisional Member of Council, and Senior Member of the J. P. GRANT, Esq. Calcutta G. J. WATERS, Esq. Judge of the Provincial Court of the Northern Division, Madras J. D. GLEIG, Esq. Principal Collector of Cuddapah W. HARRINGTON, Esq. Acting Judge of the Provincial Court of the Northern Division. (Two copies) H. M. BLAIR, Esq. Collector of Trichinopoly Colonel FANE, H. M. 54th Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel MARRETT, 46th Regiment, N. I. Major E. G. TAYLOR, H. M. 13th Light Dragoons, Bangalore J. MORTON, Esq. Surgeon, 47th Regiment, N. I. Rev. HENRY DEANE, A. M. Chaplain at Trichinopoply J. D. BOURDILLON, Esq. Head Assistant to the Collector of Trichinopoly F. MOLE, Esq. Register, Zillah Court at Salem. S. N. WARD, Esq. Assistant Collector, Trichinopoly Captain ROBERTSON, 8th Light Cavalry, Bangalore Captain T. HUNTER, Mysore Commissioner Captain BEGBIE, Artillery Captain LEY, Commissariat Department Captain FRANKLYN, Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master-General Captain GREEN, Engineers Captain FULLARTON, 17th Regiment, N. I. Captain WHISTLER, 19th Regiment, N. I. Lieutenant BRICE, Horse Artillery Lieutenant H. BLOGG, 7th Regiment Light Ca valry Rev. J. HANDS, Missionary, L. M. S. Bellary G. VANSOMEREN, Esq. Madras. (Additional copy) Mr. DANIEL BURBY, Madura Mr. JOHN LEE, Chemist, Madras Mr. J. GANTZ, Senior Artist and Draftsman, Madras NATIVE GENTLEMEN. T. RAMASAWMY MOODELLIAR, Janeapacura Curtar, Mysore. S. SAWMY MOODELLIAR, at Mysore SOOBRAYA CHETTY, Bangalore M. VENCATA-ROYA PILLAY, Madras, N. B.-The following names of Native Gentlemen, which were erroneously printed in the first volume, are here correctly given. R. VENCAT Row, Assistant to the Mysore Commissioner CHENNEERCOOPUM SUNDRUPPA VENCATACHELLA MOODELLIAR, Clerk to the Mysore Commissioner AMBARCAUNA LUTCHMUN ROW, Deputy Accountant KEERTEE VENCATACHELLA NAIDOO, Clerk to the Mysore Commissioner S. ANNENTA RAMIAH, Bramin, Canarese Translator to the Commissioner C. BHOOJUNGA Row, Moonshee Ditto S. BALAKISTNAMA NAIDOO, Clerk to Ditto POONA PAUKUM COOMARA SAW MY MOODELLIAR, Clerk, Police Department, Bangalore T. BALASOON DARA MOODELLIAR, Head Conocopillay, Commissariat Department, Bangalore No other errors in the former List of Subscribers have been communicated to the Editor. THE issue of this second volume has been unavoidably delayed beyond the period originally announced, within which the completion of the work was expected by the Editor; but it is hoped that the delay, besides being of no great consequence in itself, will be the more readily pardoned on account of the increased quantity of original information which it has been the means of introducing; to the setting aside of matter not so entirely novel, and likely, by consequence, to have been less interesting. In connexion with this remark, and adverting to p. xvi, of the Preface in the first volume, the Editor has great pleasure in acknowledging the favor done to him by giving him free access to the Mackenzie MSS. in the College of Fort St. George, under charge of the Auxiliary to the Royal Asiatic Society. This access he immediately owes to two gentlemen, high in the civil service, and both connected with the College. The obligation conceded will be found to be acknowledged in another part of this volume, but it demands an express and more conspicuous mention here. The Editor is also under much obligation to another accomplished orientalist, in the judicial branch of the civil service, for bringing to his notice, and lending to him, Professor Wilson's Descriptive Catalogue of the Mackenzie MSS. at a most suitable time, and when he was not aware of its existence; so that, owing to the retired and differing nature of his previous habits and studies, he had commenced in a new channel of research, without being fully aware how much had been before done in the way of facilitating progress. It will be perceived that the Editor owes a large tribute of thanks to Professor Wilson; and though he has occasionally thought it needful to question a few of that profound Sanscrit scholar's conclusions, or at least to hesitate in yielding full consent, yet this has always been under a full feeling of his own personal inferiority, and in entire deference, mingled with high respect. One position relating to the remote origin of the Pandion kingdom, being that to which the most decided objection was felt, as opposed to several authorities, having been traced to its source, was found to have no warrant or existence |