General Meeting, Nov. llth, 1856. ix. 



Resolved, that the Treasurer be requested to collect sub- 

 scriptions for the current year, commencing from the 1st 

 instant, and that the next General Meeting be held in the 

 course of November next. 



The business of the Meeting having ended, a vote of 

 thanks was given to the Chairman, and the Meeting 

 separated. 



D. J. GOGERLY, 



GENERAL MEETING, HELD llTH NOVEMBER 1856. 



Present : — The Rev. D. J. Gogerly in the Chair. 

 L. Nell, Esq., M, Coomarasamy, Esq., C. P. Layard, Esq., 

 J. Bailey, Esq., W. Skeen, Esq., C. A. Lorenz, Esq., L. 

 De Zoysa, Esq., Rev. J. D. Palm, Rev, J. Thurstan, the 

 Secretary and Assistant Secretary. 



The proceedings of the Meetings of October llth and 

 November 1st, having been read and explained, the Secre- 

 tary called attention to the Resolution of the llth October, 

 referring to the appointment of a Reading Committee. 



Resolved, that the following gentlemen be requested to act 

 as such : — M. Coomarasamy, Esq., The Rev. D. J. Gogerly, 

 L. Nell, Esq., J. Neitner, Esq., J. De Alwis, Esq. 



Resolved, that the following gentleman be elected as Cor- 

 responding Member of this Society, Dandries De Silva Goo- 

 neratne, Mohandiram of Bentotte. 



Proposed by C. Lorenz, Esq. 

 Seconded by H. Muttukistna, Esq. 

 Resolved, that the Rev. B. Boake be elected as Ordinary 

 Member of this Society . 



Proposed by C. P . Layard, Esq. 

 Seconded by J. Bailey, Esq. 

 Mr. Dc Alwis then proceeded to read his Papery entitled 



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