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which the Society will secure efficiency of a sterling character in the important duties 

 of their Secretariat. 



Should the Society, as noted by the Honorable the President, think my services as 

 Honorary Secretary of any value, I willingly offer those, though save as respects some 

 portion of Oriental Literature, they are very worthless. H. Torrens. 



March 24, 1843. 



N. B. — Serious and severe illness has delayed the preparation of this paper. 



This memorandum having been again read to the meeting was unanim- 

 ously passed and approved, and Mr. H. Torrens was accordingly appointed 

 Honorary Secretary, and Mr. H. Piddington Sub-Secretary to the Society, 

 under his superintendence, upon a salary of Rs. 200 per month. 



Sir L. Peel, Chief Justice, and W. Seton Karr, Esq., proposed at the former 

 meeting were ballotted for, and unanimously elected as members of the So- 

 ciety. 



Ordered. — That the usual communication of their election be made to Sir 

 L. Peel and Mr. Karr, and that they be furnished with the rules of the 

 Society for their guidance. The following gentlemen were proposed as 

 Members of the Society : — 



Lieut. R. Strachey, B. E. proposed by Lieut. Baird Smith, B. E., seconded 

 by Mr. Piddington. 



Capt. Goodwyn, B. E. proposed by Lieut. A. Broome, B. H. A. and se- 

 conded by Lieut. Col. Forbes. 



The Honorable H. T. Prinsep was also proposed as a Honorary Member 

 by the Honorable the President, seconded by Sir H. Seton. 



Library. 



The following Books were presented : — 



Books received for the Meeting of the Asiatic Society, on the 11th April 1843. 

 The Calcutta Christian Observer, April, 1843. Presented by the Editor. 

 The Oriental Christian Spectator. Bombay, February and March 1843. Presented 



by the Editor. 

 The Calcutta Literary Gleaner, March and April 1843. Presented by the Editor. 

 Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1841-42. vol. 1. 



Nos. 1 to 16, from the Academy. 

 List of the Members and Correspondents of the Academy of Natural Science of Phi- 

 ladelphia, 1841, from the Academy. 

 Second Bulletin of the Proceedings of the National Institution for the promotion of 



Science. Washington 1842. Presented by Dr. Harlan. 

 Redfield on Whirlwind Storms, with replies to the Objections and Strictures of Dr. 



Hare. Presented by the Author. 

 Redfield's Reply to Dr. Hare's further objections relating to Whirlwind Storms. 



Presented by the Author. 



