PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS. 



GENERAL MEETING. 



December 17th, 1859. 



Present: 



J. Sterling, Esq., Acting- Chief Justice, in the. Chair. 



The Secretary read a list of the books and Periodicals received since 

 the last meeting, viz 



Calcutta Review ... ... ... 2 Nos. 



Journal of Madras Literary Society ... 2 ,, 



Do Bombay Geographical Society ... 1 



Do Asiatic Society of Bengal ... 1 „ 



Do Asiatic Society of Shanghai ... 1 ,, 



Engineer's Journal ... ... ... 3 



On the system of Phonetic Alphabets, by J. E. Thompson, M.c.s., from 

 the Author. 



The following Contributions to the Museum were announced : — 



Twelve specimens of Medicinal Oils of Ceylon, from Mr. C. P. Layard. 



A number of Dyewoods and Dyestuffs, from Mr. H. Mead. 



Samples of Plantation Coffee, from various gentlemen. 



A Jungle Cat, from Lieut. Robertson. 



A Cobra Capella, from Mr. J. Thompson. 



The following gentlemen were then ballotted for, and declared elected 

 Members of the Society :— 



Boyd Moss, Esq., f.e.c.s. ...(Proposed by Mr. J. Capper. 



'•Seconded by Mr. J as. Alwis. 

 J, F, Dickson, Es^cas. ...{Proposed by Mr. J. Capper. 



^Seconded by the Rev. B. Boake, 



