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copy of Portlock's Geological Report on Londonderry and parts of 

 Tyrone and Fermanagh. 



2. From Lieutenant- Colonel G. Main waring, 2 copies of a Lepcha 

 Primer. 



3. From J. S. Carlile, Esq. of Melbourne through Mr. G. Robb, a 

 copy of a Vocabulary of dialects spoken by the aboriginal natives of 

 Australia : a copy of Statistiques des Mines et des Mineraux par R. B. 

 Smyth, and a copy of a Memorial of the Victorian Exhibition, 1866, 

 consisting of a verse from the Holy Writ in above one hundred lan- 

 guages. 



4. From J. Gregory, Esq. 13 pieces of silver Jayanti coins. 



5. From Captain H. C. E. Ward, four specimens of Physa Prin- 

 sepii from Sank-ka pahada in the Mandla district. 



6. From Dr. A. C. Maingay, a collection of skins of rare am 

 little known birds from Malacca. 



The following gentlemen, duly proposed and seconded at the lag 

 meeting, were balloted for and elected ordinary members. 



J. Baynes, Esq, 



T. E. Coxhead, Esq. 



A. Pirie, Esq. 



F. W. Peterson, Esq. 



C. D. Field, Esq. 



The following were nominated as candidates for ballot at the June 

 meeting. 



E. Bu/k, Esq. C. S., Cawnpore ; proposed by Mr. Grote, seconded 

 by Dr. Colles. 



Babu Yatindramohana Thakura ; proposed by Babu Rajendralala 

 Mitra, seconded by Mr. H. F. Blanford. 



H. Reinhold, Esq. ; proposed by Dr. Stoliczka, seconded by Dr. 

 Fayrer. 



Dr. C. R. Francis, for re-election ; proposed by Mr. H. F. Blanford, 

 seconded by Dr. J. A. P. Colles. 



A letter from R. A. Sterndale, Esq, intimating his desire to with- 

 draw from the Society was recorded. 



The Council's recommendation for the publication of an English 

 translation of the ' Ain-i Akbari in the Bibliotheca Indica was adopted 



