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The fall lie spoke of is that which took place on the 17th May, 1830, 

 at Perth in Scotland. 



The President also said, he had brought to the meeting, thinking it 

 might interest some of the members, a series of beautifully executed 

 models of the most celebrated large diamonds, known to exist. These 

 models are very well executed, and give an excellent idea, both of the 

 size, brilliancy, colour, &c, of these valuable stones. 



The ^President then said that, subsequently to the last meeting of 

 Council, he had received communications on a subject which was of 

 great local as well as general interest, and which had been the source 

 of a good deal of intellectual excitement recently, he alluded to the 

 recent total Eclipse of the Sun, which, as the members were aware, 

 had occurred . under conditions as to the relative positions of the Sun, 

 Moon and Earth, nearly as favourable as could possibly be. An un- 

 usually protracted continuance of the totality of the Eclipse was the 

 result, and consequently great preparations had been made for the careful 

 observation and record of the facts. Coming in the middle of the 

 Monsoon there was, of course, a very great probability that the sky 

 would be so covered with clouds, that nothing would be seen, as was 

 very much the case in Calcutta. But there were chances in favour of 

 success, and these have been fully seized. The matter was one of such, 

 immediate interest, that he had exercised the authority granted to him 

 and, anticipating the consent of the Society, he had arranged that 

 these papers should take precedence of the papers announced for the 

 meeting. If time permitted after the reading of the communications 

 on the Eclipse, they could proceed to the other papers. Col. Gastrell 

 would read a paper by Captain Tanner, and then he would ask Major 

 Macclonald to read his notes. 



Remarks on the Total Eclipse of the eighteenth of August, 1868, as ob- 

 served at Beejapoor, situated in E. Long. 75° 50' 15" Lat. 16° 49' 35" 

 N. and 16 miles north of the central line of eclipse. — By Captain 

 Tanner. 



The morning of the 18th August broke dark and cloudy at Beeja- 

 poor, and the high wind, which had prevailed for several days previ- 

 ously, had in no way abated. 



