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the Consul, to his Majesty the King of Sardinia, for the valuable pre- 

 sent, and to enquire to which of the public institutions of Turin, the 

 Society can appropriately offer its publications. 



The Librarian submitted a list of presentations to his department. 



Rev. J. Long moved, according to notice given at the last Meeting, 

 that a report be rendered to the Society of the sum expended dur- 

 ing the last three years, out of the Oriental Fund on the following ob- 

 jects : viz. The pay of an Editor or Editors ; the allowance granted to 

 Pandits ; the sum appropriated to printing ; works printed ; and the 

 amount realized by sale of the publications. The motion having been 

 seconded by the President was carried nem. con. 



The President announced that the Council have appointed the fol- 

 lowing Committees, viz. 



1st. — Committee of Finance, to consist of Messrs. A. J. M. Mills, 

 A. Grote, and S. G. T. Heatly. 



2nd. — Committee of Library and Journal, to consist of Rev. "W. 

 Kay, Captain Thuillier, Mr. J. R. Colvin, Mr. Heatly and Dr. Walker. 



3rd. — Committee of Oriental Literature, to consist of Messrs. J. R. 

 Colvin, Dr. Roer, Mr. C. Beadon, Rev. J. Long, Rev. W. Kay and 

 Babu Ramgopaul Ghose. 



4th. — Committee of Natural History, to consist of Dr. Falconer, 

 Dr. Walker, Major W. C. Baker, Mr. A. Grote and Mr. A. Mitchell. 



Communications were read — 



1st. — From H. Cope, Esq., announcing the formation of an Agri- 

 Horticultural Society, in the Panjab. 



Ordered that the future publications of the Society, viz. the Journal, 

 and the Bibliotheca Tndica be sent to it. 



2nd. — From W. Seton Karr, Esq., Under Secretary to the Govern- 

 ment of Bengal, intimating that his Honor the Deputy Governor of 

 Bengal has been pleased, in compliance with the wish of the Society, 

 to permit Captain Layard, to prosecute his researches amongst the 

 ruins of Gour. 



3rd. — From Bharatachandra Siromani, Professor of Law, in the San- 

 scrit College of Calcutta, soliciting patronage to an edition of the 

 Dayabhaga published by him. 



4th.— From Mr. F. E. Hall, submitting a list of works lately 

 published in Benares. 



