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Skventh Meeting — January 27, 1851. 

 J. B. YATES, Esq., in the Chair. 



James SMiTH,Esq., of Jordan-hill, F.R.SS. L. and E., E.G.S., 



was elected a Corresponding Member, 



The resignation of Mr. Pidgeon was received with deep 

 regret, his removal from Liverpool rendering it impossible for 

 the Society to benefit as formerly from direct intercourse with 

 him. 



The following donations were announced : — 



The Ilelleniady an Epic Poem, by George McHenry : 



from the author. 

 On an improved Chronometer Balance, by John Hartnup, 



Esq., P.E.A.S. : from the Author. 

 Reports (1, 2, and 3) of the Liverpool Observatory, by 



John Hartnup, Esq. : from the Author. 

 TJie Sanitary Amendment Bill-, and Report of the 

 Town-Clerk as to payment in respect of Churches: 

 from Mr. Shuttleworth. 

 Journal of the Architectural, Archceological and Historic 

 Society of Chester, part 1 : from the Society. 



Mr. James Harvey read an account of the difficulty of 

 travelling in India, arising from the want of roads, illustrated 

 by the fact that seven thousand two hundred palanquin 

 bearers were required to convey one hundred officers to the 

 scene of action on the Sutlej ; but owing to the delay incident 

 to such a mode of conveyance, they arrived too late for the 

 engagement. He suggested a railway paper currency, to be 

 recognised by the government of India as payment for taxes, 

 and finally, when offered for carriage of goods and fares of 

 passengers, to be cancelled. In vindication of the plan, he 



