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Ea'jendrala'l Mittra, 

 1st March, 1856. 



For April, 1856. 



At a monthly general meeting of the Society held on the 2nd 

 inst. at the usual hour. 



Sir James Colvile, Kt. President in the chair. 



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presentations were received, 



1. From the Eev. S. Hislop of Nagpore, through the Eev. Dr. 

 Duff, a collection of fossil shells from Central India. 



2. From D. W. Mitchell, Esq. Secretary to the Zoological Society 

 of London, the Transactions and proceedings of the Society. 



3. From the Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna, the latest 

 publications of the Academy. 



4. From the Government of the N. W. Provinces through Capt. 

 Maclagan, officiating Principal of the Thomason Civil Engineering 

 College, a copy of the Eeport on prisons in the N. W. Provinces 

 for the year of 1854. 



The Council submitted reports, — 



1st. Announcing that Capt. James having resigned his place in 

 the Council, they have elected Dr. Sprenger subject to the confirm- 

 ation of the next meeting a member of their body and Joint Secre- 

 tary to the Society, and have added the name of Babu Eajendralal 

 Mittra to the Sub-Committees of Philology and Library. 



