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Dr. Bonsall, an American physician resident at Maniihr, proposed by the 

 Secretary, seconded by Capt;iin Forbes. 



Syed Kekamat A li, proposed as an associate member by the Secretary, 

 seconded by the chairman. 



The Chevalier Amedbb Jaubert, President of the Asiatic Society of 

 Paris, proposed as an honorary member by the Secretary: — referred to the 

 Committee of Papers. 



The meeting proceeded to select office-bearers for the ensuing year, — 

 first resolving as an arrangement of convenience that the three members 

 of the Museum Committee should be included in the number (nine) con- 

 stituting the Committee of Papers. The majority of votes returned as 

 Vice-Presidents for 1838,— The Lord Bishop, Sir J. P. Grant, H. T. 

 Prinsep, Esq. and Col. D. MacLeod, Chief Engineer. Museum Committee 

 (re-elected) W. Cracroft, Esq. Dr. McClelland and Dr. G. Evans, to 

 whom were added to complete the Committee of Papers, Captain Forbes, 

 Prof. O'Shaughnessy, Dr. Wallich, D. Hare, Esq, W. Adam, Esq. and 

 Dr. D. Stewart. 



Correspondence. 



Letters from Captain Harkness, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, — 

 from Professor Frank of Munich, MM. Burnouf and Jacquet, were 

 read acknowledging receipt of presentation volumes. 



A letter from Messrs. Allen and Co. forwarded bills of lading of the 

 bust of Professor Wilson insured at 200 guineas. The bust having safely 

 arrived was placed for the inspection of the meeting at the end of the 

 hall : — 



Resolved, that Colonel McLeod, Captain Forbes and Captain Sanders, 

 be appointed a special committee to select a place for the erection of the 

 bust and to design an appropriate pedestal. 



The bust does great credit to its eminent sculptor Chantrey. It is a remarka- 

 bly good likeness of the Professor clothed in all the dignity of classic simplicity 

 and grace : somewhat larger than nature, and intended to be placed above the 

 spectator. On the back is inscribed,— " Horace Hayman Wilson, Secretary 

 of the Asiatic Society, 1811-1832." 



Read the subjoined reply from Captain Cautley to the following letter 

 addressed to himself and Dr. Falconer in virtue of the resolution of last 

 meeting. 



Extract of Secretary's letter to Dr. Hugh Falconer and Copt. P. T. Cautley. 



11 It is indeed with no ordinary pride that the Asiatic Society has beheld this 

 first public token of approbation bestowed by one of the leading scientific insti- 

 tutions of England upon two of its members for discoveries — not withheld for 

 prior communication where their merit and value were sure to win honors and 

 fame, but at once made known to their associates and published to the scientific 

 world through their transactions. 



The honor to yourselves is the more flattering because it is disinterestedly 

 bestowed, and as honorably won by the real merit of your researches in a field of 

 your own discovery, and in a country hitherto supposed barren of fossil remains. 



Those who have followed you in other parts of the same field, and in the no 

 less interesting valley of the Nerbudda and in the Gulph of Cambay, will share 

 the gratification you must feel at this growing atteution of scientific men at 

 home to the geology of India; and the Society as a body feels that it cannot hut 

 derive benefit as well as lustre from every tribute of approbation won by the 

 individual exertions of its members, whose activity and cooperation constitute at 

 once its reputation and its existence. 



1 have been instructed by the President and members to thank the Geological 

 Society for their consideration in allowing them thus to see the medals aud to be 

 the channel of conveying them onwards to Seharanpur. 

 [Additional to Dr. Falconer.] 



In doing so I shall not fail to make known the zealous continuation of your 

 joint researches, Crowned as thev were the last year by the discovery of a gigan- 

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