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It was beyond denial that the commencement of such an inter- 

 course with this uncivilized race involved grave moral responsibilities 

 and these could not be approached without anxious consideration. 



But the question, was not now, whether this intercourse should be 

 commenced at all, but by what means and in what manner it could 

 be most humanely and successfully commenced. 



So far as they had gone, Mr. Corbyn's endeavours had been unusu- 

 ally happy, and promised most favorably for the future. No doubt 

 further efforts would be made in the same direction, and it was to be 

 hoped with the same prosperous result. It might indeed be otherwise 

 but at any rate it was the duty of the more civilized race to omit no 

 effort to avoid the evils which had hitherto resulted from its contact 

 with those of the lower grades of civilization, and the meeting would 

 doubtless consider that Mr. Corby n was entitled to all praise for the 

 patience, tact, and humanity which had hitherto distinguished his 

 efforts to reclaim and civilize the Andamanese. 



Communications were received — 



1. From Eev. I. Loewenthal, a paper on some Persian inscriptions 

 found in Srinagar, Kashmir. 



2. Prom Baboo Gopinath Sen, Abstract of the hourly Meteorolo- 

 gical Observations, taken at the Surveyor General's office, for the 

 month of August last. 



3. From W. Theobald, Esq., Jr. a paper on the variation of some 

 Indian and Burmese Helieidse, with an attempt at their re-arrange- 

 ment, together with description of new Burmese Gasteropoda. 



4. Prom Professor J. Dowson, through E. Thomas, Esq., remarks 

 on Major General Cunningham's paper on the Taxila inscription. 



Mr, Cowell read some extracts from a paper by Colonel Abbott on 

 the site of Aornos. 



Mr. Cowell, having read extracts from the paper, Major Walker 

 made some comments on the subject of it, and stated that so far as 

 he was aware of the merits of the question he would adopt the 

 position as given by Mr. Loewenthal in opposition to Colonel Abbott's 

 arguments. 



In consequence of the lateness of the hour the paper of Mr. Loe- 

 wenthal on some Persian inscriptions was not read, and the meeting 

 sepai ted, 



