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IX. — Proceedings of Societies. 



1. — Asiatic Society. 



Wednesday, the 2nd Mar/, 1832. 



The Hoti'hle Sir C. E. Grey, President, in the chair. 



1. — Mr. Pearson was proposed as a member by Mr. J. Prinsep, seconded by Mr. 

 Wilson. 



2. — The secretary submitted Bills for Rs. 346. 1., the amount of sundry Books 

 purchased for the Society. — Ordered, that the amount be discharged. 



3. — Read a letter from Dr. Royle, acknowledging the receipt of a letter addressed 

 to the Court of Directors by the President on the part of the Society. 



4. — The Secretary reported that difficulties had arisen with regard to the pay- 

 ment of Mr. Bruce's legacy, and recommended that the Treasurers, Messrs Mackin- 

 tosh and Co. be authorised to apply for and receive the sum, which was accord- 

 ingly resolved. 



5. — Mr. Calder offered to the Society for purchase, a copy of the Baron Cuvier's 

 last edition of the Reg ne Animal and Histoire des Poissons, at the invoice cost and 

 charges. — Resolved, that the offer be accepted. 



6. — Submitted an estimate from Mr. J. Prinsep of the expence of relaying 

 the lower floor of the Society's house. — Resolved, that the measure be carried 

 into effect under the supervision of a committee of the Society of the following 

 Gentlemen — Mr. Gordon, Captain Forbes, Captain Jenkins, and Mr. J. Prinsep. 



7. — For the Library. — Extracts from the Proceedings of the Society of Natural 

 History in the Mauritius, presented through Dr. Casanova. 



A copy of India's Cries to British Humanity, presented by the author. 



Meteorological Registers for the months of January, February, and March, 

 1832, presented by the Surveyor General. 



Resolved, that the thanks of the Society be presented to the Donors of the 

 above. 



8. — Literary. — A paper was read by the Secretary, entitled " Notices of the 

 Life of Budd'ha." 



[We hope in a subsequent number to present our readers with this interesting pa- 

 per at length, and shall not therefore here attempt an analysis of its contents,-— 

 Ed.] 



2. — Medical and Physical Society. 



The 5lh May, 1832. 



Assistant Surgeon J. T. Pearson, Bengal Service, stated his wish to return to 

 the Society, and have his name replaced in the List of Members, in conformi- 

 ty to the resolution passed on the 4th April, 1829, which was complied with 

 accordingly. D. McLeod, Esq. Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals of H. 

 M. Service at Bombay, and John Stokes, Esq. Surgeon in His Highness the 

 Nizam's Service, were proposed as Members by Messrs. Wilson and Twining. 

 S. Ludlow, Esq. Superintending Surgeon, Bengal Service, was proposed by Messrs. 

 Hutchinson and Egerton, and O. Wray, Esq. Surgeon, Bengal Service, proposed 

 by Messrs. Garden and Tytler. Dr. W. C. Blest, President of the Medical Board, 

 of Chili, and Dr. Joseph Passaman, of Chili, were proposed as Corresponding 

 Members, by Dr. Casanova and Mr. Twining. 



The following communications were then laid before the Society. 



1. Remarks on Cholera, by T. E. Baker, Esq. 



2. A letter from Mons. Desjardins, Secretary to the Society of Natural His- 

 tory of the Mauritius, inclosing the proceedings of that Society up to 23rd No- 

 vember, 1831. 



3. A communication on Vaccination, from Dr. Casanova. 



4. A second report on varioloid Diseases, by H. S. Mercer, Esq. 



5. A letter from F. P. Strong, Esq. presenting a work, published in 1653, by 

 Dr. Hermannus Vander Heyden, of Ghent ; containing an account of Cholera 

 Morbus, and several other diseases then prevalent in Holland. 



6. Dr. Hennen's Work on the Medical Topography of the Mediterranean j 

 presented by Dr. Burke, for the Society's Library. 



7. Mr. Corbyn's work on Cholera ; presented by the author, 



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