Soc'wtrj at Bomhaif. — Vaccination hi India. 187 



into a correspondence with the other different societies who 

 are occupied by the san)e views, have requested me, and 

 in particular the president, don Domingo Goycna, to in- 

 torni the society at Madras of their intentions bv this op- 

 portunity, until they can do it more tbrnially bv sending 

 the prospectus ot" their journal. Not kriowiug any of the 

 other members of this society excepting yon, sir, I take the 

 liberty to request you will engage the learned members of your 

 assembly in favour of this infant societv — Frioul.s ofLucoma 

 — and engage tliem to admit with benevolence the request to 

 enter into correspondence, and make known to this infant 

 in the cradle their lights, their works; and, in fine, to assist 

 it with their succour, that it may one day be enabled to 

 tread in the steps of its masters. I cannot help being ex- 

 tremely flattered, sir, by a commission which brings to my 

 recollection a person of your merit, and which will often 

 give me the opportunity to assnre you of the sentiments ot 

 respect and high consideration with which 



'•' I have the honour to be. Sir, 

 " Your very humble and very obedient servant, 



Manilla. a J. M, DaYOT." 



lOth Feh. 1S04. 



SOCIETV AT BOMBAY. 



A society has been instituted at Bombay for the purpose 

 of collecting useful knowledge in every branch of science, 

 and of promoting the further investigation of the history, 

 literature, arts and matiners of the Asiatic nations. Sir 

 James Mackintosh, who was elected president, delivered a 

 very eloquent discourse on the occasion. 



XXXVIII. Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles. 



VACCINATION IN INDIA. 



To the Editor of (he Government Gazette. 



SIR, 



JL HE settlements of Colombo, Madras, and Calcutta, ha- 

 ving started nearly at the same time in the race of vaccine 

 inoculation similaily equipped, it may be worthy of in- 

 quiry, how so great a diflercnce should exist in their pro- 

 gress as appears by public papers ; seeing that some time 

 ago, when the vaccine returns at Madras gave 1-15,000, 

 those at Calcutta were only 1!,000, ; and now, by the 

 Ceylon Government Gazette of the 3lh instant, 2d, 000 

 J)ersons have been vaccinated there notwithstanding the 

 i» pressure 



