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Northern coasfc will be taken up, or whether the fleet will serve as 

 the base ; in the latter case Mr. Blyth's operations would be carried 

 on only at a great disadvantage, if at all. 



6. Mr. Blyth's readiness to run all risks in the pursuit of science 

 is creditable to him ; but if the Government of India send him to 

 China the Commander of the Forcé will be responsible for his pro- 

 tection and that of his Assistants. 



7. The Governor-General is strongly against attaching non- 

 combatants to Sir Hope Grant's Forcé in the present aspect of affairs. 

 It may be diñerent if we take a footing on the coast ; and should 

 this happen, it may be a reason for reconsidering the proposal of the 

 Asiatic Society. But until we see our way more clearly as to the 

 nature of the operations in China, His Excellency thinks it is the 

 duty of the Government of India to add as little as possible to Sir 

 Hope Grant's responsibilities and to keep his Forcé as eompact as 

 possible. 



8. The G-overnor-General has no knowledge of the intention of 

 Her Majesty's Government to send any naturalist. If any person is 

 so employed it will most probably be the Medical Officer of one of 

 Her Majesty's ships, as has been done on some other occasions. 



9. The Governor-General has before him a nominal list of the 

 Staff of the French Expedition. His Excellency cannot say whether 

 it is complete, but there is no sceintific functionary in it. 



1 have the honor to be, &c, 



(Signed) C. U. Aitcheson. 



Read a letter from Major R. C. Tytler expressing his desire to 

 withdraw from the Society. 



The following gentlemen, duly proposed at the lasb meeting, were 

 balloted for and elected ordinary members. 



The Eight Hon'ble J. Wilson. 



R. Temple, Esq. B. C. S. 



Charles Hobhouse, Esq. B. C. S. 



Dr. H. Halleur. 



Capt. F. S. Stanton, Bengal Engineers. 



Capt. Adrián D. Vanrenen. 



Baboo Jogindra Narain Roy. 



The following gentlemen were named for bailo t as ordinary mem- 

 bers at the next meeting. 



