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Dr. A. Campbell, Darjeeling, (re-elected) ; Captain J. Sherwill, 

 Bevenue Survey, Dinajpore ; Captain H. Hopkinson, Commissioner, 

 Tenasserim Provinces re-elected ; A. E. Russell, Esq., c. s. ; W. L. 

 Wilson, Esq.; the Eev. F. F. Mazuchelli, d. d. ; Major Seymour 

 Blane ; J. Geogeghan, Esq., c. s. ; Dr. E. Goodeve ; Major Douglas, 

 Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy, Presidency College 

 (re-elected) ; B. Jones, Esq., Professor of Moral and Mental Philoso- 

 phy, Presidency College (re-elected) ; David M. Gardner, Esq., c. s. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot as ordinary mem- 

 bers at the next meeting : — 



Dr. C. Archer, proposed by the Ven'ble Archdeacon Pratt and 

 seconded by Mr. G. Loch. 



Captain J. C. Haughton, Superintendent of Port Blair, proposed 

 (for re-election) by Mr. Atkinson and seconded by Dr. Thomson. 



Augustus Fisher, Esq. proposed by Mr. J. G. Medlicotfc and 

 seconded by Mr. H. Scott Smith. 



Dr. G. K. Hardie, proposed by Mr. J. G. Medlicott and seconded 

 by the President. 



Lewin Bentham Bowring, Esq. c. s., proposed for re-election by 

 Mr. Atkinson and seconded by the President. 



D. Fitzpatrick, Esq. c. s., proposed by Mr. Beaufort and seconded 

 by Mr. Atkinson. 



Captain Forlong, Madras Army, Moulmein, proposed by Dr. 

 Fayrer and seconded by Mr. Medlicott. 



The Council reported that they had addressed the following 

 letter to the Secretary of State for India, with the documents an- 

 nexed, on the subject of the foundation of an Imperial Museum in 

 Calcutta : — 



To the Right Hobble the Secretary of State for India. 



Eight Hon'ble Sir,— I am directed by the Council of the 

 Asiatic Society of Bengal to submit for your consideration the 

 accompanying correspondence, which lias passed between them and 

 the Supreme Government of India relative to the establishment of 

 an Imperial Museum in Calcutta, with documents attached, which 

 appear requisite for the complete illustration of the subject. 



The Council desire me to say that although they believe that the 

 general plan sketched out in my first letter to the Government of 



