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The Council reported that they have elected Coll. J. E. Gastrell 

 and Dr. J. P. Colles, members of their body, in places of H. B. 

 Medlicott, Esq. and Dr. J. Anderson who have resigned. 



They announced also that they had nominated Col. J. E. Gastrell 

 as Hon. Treasurer, and Dr. J. P. Colles as Natural History Secretary 

 of the Society. 



The council recommended that a special vote of thanks to be given to 

 Dr. J. Anderson and H. B. Medlicott, Esq. for their valuable services 

 as officers of the Society. 



The proposition was agreed to unanimously. 



A letter from Professor Bapu Deva Sastri with reference to a letter 

 received some months since from Major Ellis was read. The following 

 are the original letter and the reply. 



Soutlibrook Cottage ; Starcross ; near Exeter. 

 20th November, 1866. 

 Deer Sir, — I beg to enclose a copy of an astronomical calculation, 

 identifying a partial eclipse of the sun, recorded on a grant of land by 

 Janamajaya, published p. 447, Vol. 6, Bengal Asiatic Researches, 

 with one, given by Fergusson, which occurred on 3rd April, A. D. 889, 

 for which I am indebted to the kindness and scientific knowdedge of 

 Captain Peacock, formerly of the Royal Navy ; and shall esteem it a 

 particular favour, if you will, in the first instance, kindly be at the 

 trouble of ascertaining, whether the pandits of India have any 

 knowledge of the eclipse, which happened on the 3rd April, A. D. 889, 

 about Sambat 946 Vikramaditya ; and afterwards proceed with the 

 enquiry of testing by their knowledge the validity or otherwise of 

 the identity of the two Eclipses, supposed to be established by Captain 

 Peacock's postulate. 



R. R. M. ELLIS. 



In explanation of the very great interest which I take in these 

 enquiries, I should mention, that when I was agent in Bundelkhund, 

 I held the office of Vice-President Delhi Archaeological Society, and 

 for several years when in constant communication with Sir Henry 

 Elliot and Mr. Thomason about them. 



