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The Council gave notice that at the next anniversary meeting of 

 the Society, they will propose that Section 6 of the Code of Bye- 

 Laws be modified by omitting the words " is anxious to promote 

 the progress of science and literature, and." 



Dr. Falconer gave notice of his intention to propose that rule 6 

 be altered into the form originally proposed in the Draft Code. 



Mr. Piddington sent, for exhibition at the meeting, a copy of the 

 Admiralty Chart of the N. W. Passage, just published. 



Communications were received — 



1st. Prom W. G. Young, Esq. Under-Secretary to the Govern- 

 ment of Bengal, stating that the Most Noble the Governor of 

 Bengal would be glad to have any opinion or suggestion which the 

 Society may desire to offer relative to the best way of preserving 

 any of the ruins at Gour from further destruction. 



Copy of the reply which the Council proposed to dispatch, was 

 read and approved of. ¥ 



2nd. Prom the same, enclosing a paper, by Capt. J. C. Haughton, 

 on the Geological Structure and mineral resources of the country 

 comprised within the Singbhoom division of the South-West Prontier 

 Agency, together with a map to illustrate the same. 



3rd. Prom Babu Badhanath Sickdar, Meteorological Eegister kept 

 at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, for the month of October. 



4th. Prom the Secretary, Geological Society of London, acknow- 

 ledging receipt of the Journal, Nos. 230-31. 



5th. Prom J. Barlow, Esq. Secretary, Boyal Institution, London, 

 acknowledging receipt of the Journal, Nos. 233-34. 



The Librarian having submitted his usual monthly report, the 

 meeting adjourned. 



Bead and confirmed, 4th January, 1854. 



(Signed) J. W. Colvile. 



LlBEAEY. 



The following additions have been made to the Library since the 

 November meeting. 



Presented. 



Literaturgeschichte der Araber. Von ihrem Beginne bis zu Ende des 

 zwolften Jahrhunderts der Hidschret. von Hammer-Purgstall. Vierter 

 Band. — By the Authoe. 



