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November 3, 1873. 
The PRESIDENT (PROFESSOR BaBINGTON) in the Chair. 
Mr F. J. Ganpy, M.A., Professor of Mathematics, &c. in the 
University of Bombay, read a paper containing a description of 
a new Physiological alphabet, devised by himself, to represent 
the various consonant- and vowel-sounds of the human voice 
by a series of symbols formed so as to be analogous to the 
different positions assumed by the mouth, palate, &c. in ex- 
pressing them. By means of eleven consonant- and three 
vowel-forms, each admitting of several small modifications, Mr 
Candy stated his belief that he had included all possible sounds 
of which any language is susceptible: and illustrated his posi- 
tion by examples taken from the dialects of Hindostan. 
The paper was intended as a sequel to one read by him 
before the Society, on the same subject, May 25, 1857: an ana- 
lysis of which is given in the “ Proceedings” of that date. 
No discussion on the merits of the invention followed, 1t 
being thought that the system was in too crude a state to be of 
practical utility. 
November 17, 1873. 
The PResiDENT (PROFESSOR BABINGTON) in the Chair. 
Mr Septey Tayvtor read a paper “On a suspected forgery 
in the Vatican manuscript record of the trial of Galileo before 
the Inquisition.” 
The preamble of the sentence pronounced in 1633 contains 
an enumeration of the grounds on which the Inquisition based 
their verdict of guilty. The existence of unquestionable dis- 
crepancies in the face of this document points to a conflict of 
