হিন্দু অথবা প্রেসিডেন্সী কলেজের ইতিবৃত্ত। ১৪৩ speculative men such as is already commonly taught in all parts of India 'The Sanskrit language--so dificult that almost a Fifetime is necessary for its acquisition-is' well known to have been for ages a lameritable chook to the diffusion of knowledge, and the learning concealed under this almost impervious teil, is farfrom sufficient to reward the labour of acquiring it, ... But, if it were thought necessary to perpetuate this language for the sake of the portion of valuable information; it contains, this might, be: much more easily accomplished by other means than the establishment of a new Sanskrit College for there have been always and are now numerous professors of Sanskrit in the different parts of the country engaged in teaghing this language as well as the other; branches of litera ture which are to be the object of the new seminary. Ther fore their more diligent, cultivation, if desirable, would:bg effectually promoted, by holding out premiums and granting oertain allowances to their most eminent professors, who have already undertaken on their own account to teach: them and would by such rewards, be stimulated to still greater, exertion, h “From these considerations, as the sum set apart for the instruction of the natives of India was intended by the Gol vernment: in England for the improvement of its Indian subjects, I beg leave to state, with due deference to your Lord ship's exalted situation that if the plan now adopted befollow esd, it will. completely defeat the object proposed, since no na provementoan be espected fronti inducing-young meh oto &omič
