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Dr. Oldham promised to obtain further information on Mr. 

 Stouey's interesting discovery. 



From the Rev. C. H. Dal 1, — From Calcutta to London, by the 

 Suez Canal. 



From Wm. H. D all, Esq., through the Eev. C. H. D all,— 

 Materials for a monograph of the family Lepeticlce. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting were ballotted for and elected ordinary members. 



Dr. Warth, Agra. 



Dr. W. S c h 1 i c h, Deputy Conservator of Forests. 



J. E. D o b s o n, Esq., M. D. 



C. Macnaghten, Esq. 



Raja Satyanand Grhoshal. 



G. H. D a m a n t, Esq. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for ballot at the June 

 meeting. 



Babu Vrindavanachandra Mandala, Zemindar of 

 Balasore, proposed by Babu Rajendralala Mitra, seconded 

 by Mr. H. Blochmann. 



W. W. Hunter, Esq., LL. D, proposed by the Hon'ble J. B. 

 P h e a r, seconded by Dr. J. E w a r t. 



SirRichardCouch, proposed by the Hon'ble J. B. Phear, 

 seconded by the Hon'ble J. P. Norman. 



Raja Ameer Hussun, Khan, Bahadur, Talookdar of Ma- 

 hmudabad, proposed by Moulvie Abdoollateef, Khan, 

 Bahadur, seconded by Babu Rajendralala Mitra. 



The following gentlemen have intimated their desire to withdraw 

 from the Society. 



Capt. W. J. S e a t o n. 



E. Wilmot, Esq. 



Babu Priyanatha Setha. 



The Council reported that, on the recommendation of the Philolo- 



cemcnted by the lime. Mr. T w c e n made a rough analysis of a small 

 portion of the specimen, and found that 50 grs. of the limestone lost on ignition 

 4.2 grs., and dissolved in nitric acid left 0.9 of insoluble matter. This equals 

 to — organic matter ------ 8.4 per cent. 



soluble (mostly carbonate of lime,) - - 89.8 

 insoluble (silica, alumina &c.) - - - 1.8. [Edit.] 



