- Gregory, 
1825.] 
M. P., V.P. R.s.and F.L.s.; George Earl of 
Macclesfield, r. r.s.—Tveasurer: Rev. W. 
Pearson, LL. D., F. R. s.—Secretaries: O. G. 
Li.p., Prof. Math. Roy. Mil. 
Acad. Woolwich ; J. Millington, esq., F-1.>., 
Prof. Mech. Phil. Roy. Inst.—Foreign Secre- 
tary: J F. W. Herschel, esq-, M.A., F.R.S. 
L. and E.—Council : Capt. F. Beaufort, r.n. 
F.R.S.; Major T. Colby, Roy. Eng. uv.p., 
F.r.s.L. and E.; H T. Colebrooke, esq., 
F.ns.Lt. and ©. and us.; Bryan Donkin, 
esq. ; Rev. W. Dealtry, B.p., r.z.s.; B. 
Gompertz, esq., F.R.s. S. Groombridge, 
esq., F.R.S.; 1. Riddle, esq.; R. Sheep- 
shanks, esq-, M.A.; E. Troughton, esq., 
F.R.S. L. and E. 
SURREY LITERARY INSTITUTION. 
An institution under this name has been 
recently opened at the Mansion-house, 
Camberwell, under favourable auspices ; at 
which a public lecture, on the progress of 
literature, from the earliest ages to the pre- 
sent time, was delivered, by the Rey. J. 
Peers, a.M. 
ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY. 
Feb. 5.—The Society met at the usual 
hour: H. T. Colebrooke, esq., Director, in 
the chair. After the minutes of the former 
meeting had been confirmed, several dona- 
tions to the Library and Museum of the 
Society were reported, when the secretary 
read a paper communicated to him by W. 
H. Trant, esq. : containing an account of 
a peculiar sect, existing in and about Delhi, 
termed Sad : this sect, the author of which 
was an enthusiast, pretending to have re- 
ceived a divine revelation, sprang up about 
170 years ago. Their peculiarities bear a 
very striking analogy to those of the Qua- 
kers, and their affirmation is received, in 
the courts of justice, in lieu of an oath. 
Bhowanee Dos, one of their leaders, gave 
Mr. Trant two works of the sect, which he 
presented to the society——Thanks were 
voted. 
The secretary then read a paper from 
Dr. Morrison, respecting a very remark- 
able secret association which has been dis- 
covered to prevail among the Chinese at 
Java, Malacca, Penang, and other places ; 
it is designated by a term equivalent to the 
Triad society, alluding to heaven, earth 
and man, the objects of their veneration. It 
is described as concealing, under the mask 
of philanthropy, very dangerous and im- 
moral designs. The same, or a similar so- 
ciety under another name, existed in the 
reign of the late Emperor, who pursued its 
destruction so determinately, that, in the 
language of the imperial proclamation, not 
a single member of it was left to breathe 
the air beneath the ample cope of heaven. 
They are, however, now more numerous than 
ever. Dr. Morrison institutes an analogy 
between the externals of the society and 
those of the Free-Masons. Thanks were 
voted; and Godfrey Greene Downes, esq. 
and R. Dent, esq. were balloted for and 
elected. 
Proceedings of Learned Sociciies. 
247 
Ata special meeting, held Feb. 9th, to 
elect officers and members of council, H.7T. 
Colebrooke, esq. in the chair, the follow- 
ing were elected :— 
President : The Rt. Hon. C.W.W. Wynn; 
— Director: HH. T. Colebrooke, esq. ;— 
Vice- Presidents: Sir G. T. Staunton, bart. ; 
Sir J. Malcolm, c.c.s.; Sir A. Johnstone, 
knt.; Col. Mark Wilks ;—T'reasurer : Jas. 
Alexander, esq. ;—Secretary : G. H. Noeh- 
den, Lu.p. — Council ; —Duke of Somerset ; 
Rt. Hon. Earl Spencer ; Rt. Hon. Lord 
Bexley ; Rt. Hon. Lord W. H. C. Ben- 
tinek; Rt. Hon. C.W.W.Wynn; Rt. Hon. 
Sir G. Ousely, bart. ; Sir G. T. Staunton, 
bart. ; Sir J. E. Colebrooke, bart. ; Sir E. 
Hyde, East, bart; Sir. J. Malcolm, c.c.z. ; 
Sir A. Johnstone, knt.; Sir J. Mackintosh, 
knt. ; Jas. Alexander, esq. ; Col J. Baillie, 
H. T. Colebrooke, esq.; Neil, B. Edmond- 
stone, esq-; Richard Heber, esq. ; Capt. 
H. Kater; Andrew Macklew, esq.; W. 
Marsden, esq.; G. H. Noehden, t1.»., 
Capt. Jas. Todd; H. St. George Tucker, 
esq.; C. Wilkins, esq., and Col. Mark 
Wilks. 
At a sitting, Feb. 19th, H. T. Cole- 
brooke, esq. in the chair. After the minutes 
were confirmed and several donations re- 
ported, the following gentlemen were bal- 
loted for and elected :—Lieut. Col. J. 
Carnac ; Capt. Chr. Clarke ; T. Pell Platt, 
esq., and G. Reid, esq:—after which the 
Seeretary resumed the reading of Mr. 
Lachlan’s paper, concerning the Brahma- 
putra river; and its supposed connexion 
with the Assamese and Ava rivers; the ~ 
conclusion of which was deferred till the 
next meeting. 
— 
FOREIGN SOCIETIES. 
FRANCE. { 
The minister of the interior solicited the 
Royal Academy of Sciences of Puris, to no- 
minate a candidate for the vacant professor- 
ship of the cultivation and naturalization of 
exotics, in the Jardin du Roi.. M. Loise- 
leur de Longchamps communicated a sup- 
plement to his memoir, on the means of 
obtaining several crops of silk in the year. 
Dr. Villermet continued the reading of his 
memoir on the comparative mortality of 
the middle and poor classes of people.— 
M. Jomard communicated an extract from 
a letter dated September 27, 1824, relating 
to M.de Beaufort’s expedition into the 
interior of Africa—M. le Baron Cagniard 
de la Tour read a memoir, entitled ‘ Re- 
flections on vibrating chords ; experiments 
in support of those reflections.”’—M. de 
Ferussac read a notice on an animal of the 
genus Argonauta. 
ROYAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, PARIS. 
““ Among the papers lately read at a sitting 
of the section of surgery, was one by Pro- 
fessor Roux, on the suture of the Velum 
Palatinum ; a most ingenious operation, in- 
vented a few years ago by that skilful sur- 
geon, and which he has already put in prac- 
tice 
