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The following gentlemen were named for ballot at the May meet- 

 ing :— 



Dr. Adam Bell, Surgeon to the Governor General, proposed by the 

 Lord Bishop, and seconded by Dr. O'Shaughnessy. 



James Corcoran, Esq. Urdu Translator to the Sudder Dewany 

 Adawlut — proposed by Dr. O'Shaughnessy, seconded by Mr. H. M. 

 Elliot. 



Andrew Hay, Esq. — proposed by Capt. Douglas, seconded by Mr. 

 Laidlay. 



Lieut. H. C. James, 32d N. I. — proposed by Mr. Laidlay, seconded 

 by Capt. Thuillier. 



Capt. Champneys, Deputy Auditor General, proposed by Mr. Blyth, 

 seconded by H. Alexander, Esq. 



Col. Hearsay, 10th Bengal Cavalry — proposed by Mr. Blyth, second- 

 ed by Mr. Frith. 



Read letters from H. M. Elliot, Esq. Secretary to the Government of 

 India, Foreign Department, requesting the immediate return of Lieut. 

 Stack's Grammar of the Sindhi language, as that officer is desirous of 

 superintending its publication at Bombay. 



From H. M. Elliot, Esq. transmitting for publication by direction of 

 the Governor General in Council, a second Report from Lieut. Keatinge, 

 on the navigation of the Nerbudda between Hindia and the Falls of 

 Dharee. (Ordered for publication.) 



From J. Thornton, Esq. Secy, to Government N. "W. Provinces, for- 

 warding a duplicate of the same paper, and requesting to be supplied 

 with 100 printed copies for distribution. 



From H. M. Elliot, Esq. transmitting for publication by desire of 

 the Governor General in Council, a Report (in original) on the Kohis- 

 tan of the Jhull under Doab, by Lieut. Parish, of the Artillery. (Or- 

 dered for publication.) 



From H. M. Elliot, Esq. transmitting a letter from Mr. John Law- 

 rence, with enclosure and drawings by Lieut. Herbert, 18th N. I., of 

 Ariano-Pali fragments found by Major Lawrence in the Yusafsye coun- 

 try. (Ordered for publication.) 



From Capt. II. L. Thuillier, Officiating Deputy Surveyor General, 

 communicating a Tabular monthly statement of the fall of rain ; and of 

 remarkable gales — hurricanes and thunder-storms, experienced in Cal- 

 cutta for the 19 years, ending December, 1847. 



