One hundred and four volumes of Tamil MSS. were purchased; as well as
four Samaritan MSS. of the Pentateuch, of the twelfth century, which had
been brought to England by a native of Samaria.
The Syriac MSS. of the well-known Orientalist, Dr. Bernstein, were
purchased by the Delegates of the Press, with a view to assisting in the
great work of a Syriac Lexicon, upon which Mr. (now Dr.) Payne Smith was
(and still is) engaged.
The printing of the Annual Catalogues of purchases was discontinued,
after the issue of the Catalogue for this year. Written registers are
now kept in the Library of all the books bought in the course of each
year; and only a list of benefactors, with the statement of accounts, is
annually printed for circulation in the University and amongst donors.