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W. Muir, Esq. C. S. duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting, was balloted for and elected an ordinary member. 



The following names were announced for ballot at the next 

 meeting. 



G. A. Bushby, Esq. C. S., — proposed (for re-election) by C. Allen, 

 Esq. seconded by Mr. Grote. 



E. A. Lushington, Esq. C. S., — proposed (for re-election) by A. 

 Grote, and seconded by Babu Bamgopal Ghose. 



Lt. Nicolai W. Elphinstone, 4th Eegt. N. I. Assistant Com- 

 missioner in the Punjab, — proposed by Lt. Lees and seconded by 

 Capt. James. 



Lt. H. S. Bivar, Jun. Assistant Commissioner in charge of North- 

 ern Cachar, — proposed by Capt. Dalton and seconded by Mr. Grote. 



T. Boycott, Esq. Bombay Medical Service, Assay Master, Calcutta 

 Mint,-— proposed by Dr. Ealconer, and seconded by Mr. Allen. 



Communications were received — 



1. From Babu Badhanath Sikdar, enclosing Abstracts of mete- 

 orological observations taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Cal- 

 cutta, during the months of June and July. 



2. Erom C. P. Carmichael, Esq. Assistant Secretary to the Go- 

 vernment of the N. W. Provinces, forwarding Meteorological Ob- 

 servations kept at the Secretariat Office at Agra, for the month of 

 August, 1854. 



3. Erom W. Theobald, Esq. submitting the following papers : 

 1 . — On the Geology of the Salt Bange. 



2, — Notes on the Nidification of some of the commoner birds of 

 the Salt Bange with a few additional from Kashmir. 



4. Erom the Government of Bengal through Mr. Under-Secre- 

 tary Young, communicating a paper entitled " Notes on the lan- 

 guages spoken by the Mishmis," by W. Bobinson, Esq. 



5. Erom Babu Bajendralal Mittra, submitting notes " on the 

 Peculiarities of the Gatha dialect." 



6. Erom Capt. Dalton, Debrughur, enclosing a paper, by Mr. 

 W. Bobinson, " On the ancient history of Assam," 



7. Erom Dr. Campbell, Darjiling, forwarding some " Notes on 

 Eastern Thibet." 



8. Erom Mr. Blyth, submitting a " Memoir on the Indian species 

 of Shrews " 



