been promised during the administration of Sir Charles MacCarthy : 

 and for the payment of a permanent Secretary. 



The Rev. S. Coles then read a paper on Buddhism, containing a 

 summary of, and extracts from the Tun Pittakas, which regulates 

 the conduct of the priesthood. 



The paper was referred to the Committee on Papers, 



Special General Meeting, March 12, 18*0. 

 C, P. Layard, Esq,, in the Chair. 



Messrs. P. Dawson, W. C. Brodie, J. Capper, ICeppel jones, 

 W. Bryan, S. Grenier, Dr. Koch, and W. Skeen. 



The Secretary laid upon the Table the first part of the Journal 

 for 1866 — 70 ; and presented the Society with a specimen of the 

 sea-snake Hydrophis sublcevis of Gray, upwards of six feet long, which 

 had been caught about twelve miles off Colombo. 



The following gentlemen were then elected members of the 

 Society :- — 



dapt. A. B. layers, R. E., Lieut. VinCent W. Legge, R. A., Messrs. 

 J. D. Young, W. E. T. Sharpe, M. A. Sing, C. S* Sparkes, and 

 R, Andree. 



The Meeting then proceeded to elect Ofnce Bearers for the ensu= 

 ing year. The following Gentlemen Were elected .* — 



President . 

 Capt, A. B. Fyers, R. E., 



Vide- President 8, 

 Rev. B, Boake, d. d. | C. P. Bayard, Esq. 

 Committee. 



T. B. Stephen, Esq. 

 ft. Dawson, Esq. 

 Rev. J. Scott, 

 J. Alwis, Esq. j W. Bryan, Esq. 



J. Capper, Esq. | Dr. Koch.. 



Keppel Jones, Esq. 

 C. L. M. Brown, Esq, 

 W, Skeen, Esq. 



C. OTIalloran, Esq. 



