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publications of the Society Anonyme : and a subscription for the whole work 

 would be equivalent to the interest of the six shares. 



The Treasurer's Report submitted, showing a balance in favor of the 

 Society of Rs. 10,892, 6. 7. 



The Collector's Report submitted, shewing a balance of outstanding bills 

 of 11,140, of which 3,856 may be realized. — Resolved, that the Subscribers 

 in arrear be written to for payment. 



Museum. 



A number of articles of Tibetan manufacture, presented by Govern* 

 ment. 



A collection of shells and a dried fish, presented by Dr. Burlini. 



A snake, called Kaulau Ganney, presented by Mr. George. 



A metal box, containing eleven silver rings, and three coins, (two of the 

 Mohammedan Kings of Bengal, and one of Assam,) dug up in clearing an 

 estate in the Sunderbans, sent for inspection by Mr. Storm, 



Fourteen specimens of Roman coins, procured in Persia, presented by 

 Mr. Avdall. 



Library. 



Books from the Bookseller, laid on the table. 



Rickard's India, Part 4th. 



Gray's Indian Zoology, Part 8th. 



Lyell's Principles of Geology, 2nd Vol. 



Cabinet Cyclopedia, — Military Commanders ; Italian Republics ; and Porcelain 

 and Glass. 



Mr. H. T. Prinsep presented Molesworth's Mahratta Dictionary on the 

 part of the Bombay Government. 



Read a letter from Mr. Twining, presenting a copy of his Clinical Illus- 

 trations of the Diseases of Bengal. 



Read a letter from J. Vaughan, Esq. Secretary of the Philadelphian 

 Philosophical Society, dated 23th April, 1830, presenting, 



1. Mr. C. L. Bonaparte's Observations on the Nomenclature of Wilson's Orni- 

 thology. 



2- Danas' Outlines of the Mineralogy and Geology of Boston and its vicinity. 



3. Secretary of Treasury's Report to Congress on the Commerce and Naviga- 

 tion of the United States for 1830. 



4. Achlan's Flora Cantabrigiensis. 



5. Vols. 4 and 6, and 1st New Series of the Transactions Americ. Phil. Soc. 

 And offering politely to supply any former numbers of the Transactions which 



may not have reached the Society. 



Dr. Bowdich's Translation of the Mecanique Celeste, — presented by the 

 author. 



Meteorological Registers for May, June, and July, 1832,— -from the Sur* 

 veyor General. 



A list of books, some of which it might be desirable to purchase, submit- 

 ted by Mr. J. Tytler. Referred to the Committee of Papers. 



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