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compared with the variations of the Sanscrit words. The Brahui 

 language, he believed, to be a cognate of the Telugu. He derived the 

 word Gond, a tribe, from Govinda, and the Koles from Kula, a clan. 



Dr. Wilson then briefly alluded to the progress that had been made 

 in other branches connected with history and linguistic studies. He 

 specially pointed out Mr. Campbell's Summary of the Ethnology of 

 India. India has, he stated, true aboriginal races in large numbers, and 

 he hoped that further study would largely elucidate our as yet very 

 imperfect knowledge of the races. 



The progress made in natural history in India, especially in botany 

 and geology, were also briefly pointed out. 



In conclusion, Dr. Wilson referred to the great progress which the 

 Society lately made in the study of the Persian and Arabic literature. 

 Mr. Blochmann's translation of the Ain-i-Akbari he thought a very 

 important publication. 



The President, after having remarked upon the very large field of 

 research which Dr. Wilson had noticed, proposed that the special thanks 

 of the Society be given to the Rev. Dr. Wilson for his eloquent address. 



The proposition was carried with acclamation. 



The President, having requested Mr. W. S. Atkinson to take the chair, 

 exhibited to the Society a number of photograms, shewing the results 

 at Cachar of the earthquake which occurred on the 10th January, 1869. 

 Two of these he had specially taken, as exhibiting, better than those 

 views selected by the photographic artist, the peculiar result of this seri- 

 ous disturbance. These were, the gateway of the cemetery, which had 

 been entirely overthrown, and a handsome and massive white marble 

 tomb in the cemetery, the slabs comprising, which had been thrown from 

 their original position to a distance, in the case of the topmost slab, of 

 eight feet, carrying with them the iron railings of the tomb, and the 

 chain, supported by wooden pillars, outside the fence. These two cases 

 were quite consentient as to the direction of the great shock at Cachar, 

 which was from 5° to East of North. Other facts confirmed these 

 observations. And from the fall of the masses it will be possible to 

 arrive at a knowledge of the celerity of motion of the wave particles, 

 and possibly of the amplitude of the wave. 



The results, however, of this great shock were complicated by those 



