(34- Business of the Monthly Meetinrj. [Feb. 



The Meeting then resolved itself into an ordinary Monthly Meeting. 



T. Oldham, Esq., LL. D., President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The receipt of the following presentations was announced. 



From the author, a copy of a Eeport on the Bladder Worms found in 

 Beef and Pork, by T. R. Lewis, M. B. 



On a Haematozoon inhabiting Human Blood, by T. R. Lewis, M. B. 



A Report of Microscopical and Physiological researches into the nature 

 of the Agents producing Cholera, by T. R. Lewis, M. B. and D. D. Cunning- 

 ham, M. B. 



2. From the Chief Signal Officer. Washington, TJ. S., Three weather 

 charts. 



3. From the author, a copy of a work entitled Sherpur Bivarana or an 

 accoimt of the Sherpur Pargana, District Mymensing, hi Bengali, Part I. 

 Descriptive Geography, by Harachandra Chaudhuri. 



4. From the Royal Society of Tasmania, copy of results of 5 years Me- 

 teorological Observations for Hobart Town and of Practical Hints to Emi- 

 grants intending to proceed to Tasmania with a full description of the several 

 countries and their products, and a paper on local industries by E. C. Novv- 

 ell, Esq. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting were balloted for and elected ordinary members. 

 R. R. Bayne, Esq. 

 T. R. Lewis, Esq., M. B. 



The following are candidates for ballot at the nest meeting. 



A. Cappel, Esq., proposed by T. Oldham, Esq., LL. D., seconded by L. 

 Schwendler, Esq. 



A. J. Hughes, Esq., C. E., proposed by J. Wood-Mason, Esq., seconded 

 by G. Nevill, Esq. 



G. W. Barclay, Esq., proposed by H. Blochmann, Esq., M. A., seconded 

 by W. L. Heeley, Esq., C. S. 



Babu Satyadayal Banerji, B. L., zemindar, proposed by Babu Rajendra- 

 lala Mitra, seconded by H. Blochmann, Esq., M. A. 



The following gentlemen have intimated their desire to withdraw from 

 the Society. 



J. H. Newman, Esq., M. D. 



J. C. Geddes, Esq., C. S., Puri. 



The election of Col. H. Drummond, R. E., is cancelled at his own request. 



Letters were read — 



1. From the Assistant Secretary to the Government of Bengal, forward- 



