104 Notices of Me Proceedings of 



2, A narrative of the death of Mr. Cowie and Mr. Green, by 

 Mr. Chase. (Both are printed in this Number.) ( 



June 13. — This day the Annual General Meeting: was held. 

 His Excellency the Governor, Patron of the Institution, in the 

 Chair. A Report of the Proceedings of the Institution, during 

 the past year, was read and approved : the Members then pro- 

 ceeded to the election of Office-Bearers for the ensuing year, 

 and the Scrutineers reported the following as chosen by majo- 

 rity of votes, viz.: President, The Honorable Lieut. -Colonel 

 Bell^C.B. &c. ; Vice-Presidents, Mr. Joubert, Dr. Murray, 

 Mr. Stoll, Mr. V n l.udwig ; Councillors, Mr. Makrill, Major 

 Michell, Mr. D.CIoete, Rev. A. Faure, Major Cloete, Mr. 

 Hertzog; Treasurer, Mr. Watermeyer ; Secretaries, Dr. Dyce 

 and the Rev. Dr. Adamsou ; and the following having: been 

 presented as the Junior Members of last year, viz. Mr. M. van 

 Breda, Mr. G. Thompson, Mr. Reid, the above were declared 

 to compose the Council for the ensuing year. — There were 

 elected unanimously, to be Honorary Members of the Institu- 

 tion, Lieut.- Colonel Colebroke, Professor G. Vrolik, senior, of 

 Amsterdam; Dr. Buys van der Hoeren, of Leyden ; Dr. Somet- 

 ville, Inspector General of Hospitals ; Professor Hockstaeter, 

 of Esslingen in Wurlemhurg; Dr Steudel, do.; Professor 

 C. U. C. Reinwardt, of Leyden; — Van Koser, Councillor 

 of Legation, Stuttgart; Dr. Jaeger, Stuttgart; Dr. van Keil- 

 meyer, Councillor of State, Wnrtpmburg; Professor Ferdinand 

 von Gmelin, of Tubingen ; Professor Christian Gmelin, do.; 

 Eduard Ruppel, Franckfort on Mayne ; Dr. P.P. Kretzschmar, 

 do. ; Dr. Burke, Inspector General of Hospitals. 



The Gold Medals awarded in 1830, to Mr. Bowie aud to 

 Mr. Nande, and the Silver Medals awarded by Resolution of 

 19th February 1831, were presented by His Excellency. There 

 was then read a letter from Mr. Justice Menzics, inclosing an 

 extract of a letter from Lieut.-Colonel Colebroke, and'recom- 

 mending- .that the Institution should open a correspondence 

 with the Royal Asiatic Society, according to the example of 

 the Literary and Agricultural Society of Ceylon, the Prospectus 

 and Regulations of which accompanied this communication. 

 The Council was instructed to give tarly attention to this 

 proposal. 



July G. — There were presented some models of Anchors, 

 transmitted by Capt. Evatt of Port Elizabeth ; and also a model 

 of an instrument fur reaping grain. — It was resolved, that ac- 

 cording to the ^recommendation of the Council, premiums bo 

 offered for Vegetables, &c. and for the best specimen of Cape 

 Brandy ; and it was announced, that Mr. Von Ludwig renewed 



