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A. letter from My. J. J. Gray, intimating his desire to withdraw 
from the Society, was recorded. 
The following gentlemen, duly proposed at the last meeting, were 
balloted for and elected ordinary members :— 
W. Clementson, Esq.; Colonel G. W. Hamilton; Captain G. C. 
Depree; T. D. Forsyth, Esq, c. B.; Baboo Chunder Sekur Roy; T. 
H. Thornton, Esq., c. 8.; Hon’ble G. Campbell. 
The following gentlemen were named for ballot as ordinary mem- 
bers at the next meeting :— 
H. 8S. Kane, Esq., mM. D., proposed by Mr. H. B. Medlicott, and 
seconded by Mr. H. F. Blanford. 
H. L. Porter, Esq., c. 8., proposed by Mr. Grote, and seconded by 
Mr. Blanford. 
C. Horne, Esq., C. 8., proposed by Mr. Atkinson, and seconded by 
Mr. Bayley. 
The Council proposed Richard H. Barnes, Esq., of Gangarowa, 
Ceylon, as a Corresponding member. 
The Council reported that they had adopted the recommendation 
made by the Philological Committee in the following report on the 
subject of the MSS. of the late Sir Henry Elliot :— 
Report of the Philological Committee. 
The Committee have had under consideration a proposition which 
has for its object an endeavour to secure the publication, even in an 
imperfect form, of the valuable materials which the late Sir Henry 
Elliot had collected for his work on the Mohammedan Historians. 
It was the wish of many members of our Society, eight years ago, 
to offer the Society’s aid to Lady Elliot in carrying out the author’s 
project, but no proposition was made, because it was hoped and 
understood that the more powerful assistance of the Home Govern_ 
ment would be given to that end. 
The Committee are aware that the late Board of Control, in their 
letter, dated 4th August 1856, to Professor Wilson, and Messrs. Morley 
and Bayley, sanctioned the printing of the three first vols. of the 
Elliot MSS. which had been left ready for press, on the understanding 
“that the payment by the Court in respect of the three vols. is to be 
strictly limited to the sum of £500, including the remuneration to 
the gentleman who may undertake the superintendence of the publica- 
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