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JOURNAL R, A. S. (CEYLON). 



[Vol. III. 



Resolved, that the Secretay be requested to draw up and distri- 

 bute amongst Members and others, a form, calculated to elicit in- 

 formation on this point, and that the results be placed before a 

 future Meeting. 



On, the motion of the Secretary, seconded by J. Dalziel Esq., 

 A. O. Brodie, Esq., of Matale, was re-elected a Member of this 

 Society. 



The following gentlemen were then ballotted for, and declared 

 duly elected as Members, viz : — 



J. Bailey, Esq. 

 C. H. Stewart, Esq. 



/ Proposed by L. de Soyza, Esq. 

 '"\ Seconded by J. Alwis, Esq. 



f Proposed by J. Alwis, Esq 

 "' ( Seconded by J. Dalziel, Esq. 



/ Proposed by J. Capper, Esq. 

 "' \ Seconded by C. A. Lorenz, Esq. 



Geo. Wall, Esq. 



The following papers were then read : — 

 " The Laws of the Buddhist Priesthood 

 Gogerly. 



" A selection of Sinhalese Proverbs," by L. de Soyza, Esq 

 " Sinhalese Mythology," by J. Alwis, Esq. 



by the Rev. D. J. 



GENERAL MEETING^ 



August 21st, 1858. 



Present : 



The Honorable Sir W. Carpenter Rowe, Chief Justice, in the Chair. 



The Rev. J. D. Palm 

 Rev. B. Boake. 

 C. P. Layard, Esq. 



J. H. Marsh, Esq. 



M. COOMARASAMY, Esq. 



L. Nell, Esq. 

 W. Skeen, Esq. 

 J. Maitland, Esq. 



The Secretary. 



The Minutes of the previous Meeting were read and confirmed. 

 The Librarian laid on the table the Books and Periodicals received 

 since that date, viz : — 

 Balfour's Cyclopaedia 

 Calcutta Review 

 Engineer's Journal 



Capper's Three Presidencies of India 

 Mulloch's Siam 

 Montriou on Hindu Law 

 Handbook of New Zealand 



1 Vol. 



8 Nos. 

 6 Nos. 



-from J. Capper, Esq. 



