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would place the series among the best of second class collections of 
such objects. 
He had the pleasure of more than once going over all these speci- 
mens with Mr. Maskelyne last year, during a brief visit to London, 
and he could testify to the zeal with which their wishes had been 
carried out. He therefore proposed that the thanks of the Society 
be tendered to Mr. N.S. Maskelyne for the care and skill he had 
devoted to the examination and preparation of the specimens of 
meteorites for the Society’s Cabinet. 
The motion was seconded and carried unanimously. 
11. From Col. C. S. Guthrie, four MSS. in Persian. 
Mr. Cowell remarked that these MSS. were a valuable acquisition 
to the Society. 
They were— 
1.—A _ well-written copy of the Kashful-Mahjib, a work on Sufi 
philosophy. 
2.——The Diwdn-i- Haider, a very rare MS., but unhappily damaged 
by the corrosive character of the ink employed by the copier. There 
was no copy of the work in the Society’s library, but in Dr. Sprenger’s 
catalogue, mention is made of a Diwdn by Haider of Herat, which 
corresponds to the present volume. 
3.—Diwdn-i-Sdib. 
4.—Ruk at-i-’ Alamgirt, a volume of the letters of the Emperor 
Aurangzib. There were three collections of the Kmperor's letters, 
of which one had been printed (Kalamdt-i-Taibat). This was a 
different collection, and did not seem to be in the Society’s collection. 
On the motion of the President, the thanks of the meeting were 
voted to Colonel Guthrie, who was present. 
A letter from Mr. H. Braddon, intimating his desire to withdraw 
from the Society, was recorded. 
The nominations of Mr. HE. C. Bayley to be a Vice-President, and 
of Mr. H. F. Blanford to be a member of the Council, vice 
Colonel R. Strachey, were confirmed. 
The Council reported that they had appointed the Hon’ble H. S, 
Maine, a member of their body in the place of the Hon’ble C. J- 
Erskine, who had left Calcutta. 
The following gentlemen, duly proposed at the last meeting, were 
balloted for and elected ordinary members :— 
