No. 5. — 1850.] PROCEEDINGS, 1849. 



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APPENDIX. 



PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS. 

 General Meeting. 

 June 9, 1849. 

 Major Lushington in the chair. 



Read and confirmed Minutes of last Meeting. 

 The following gentlemen were then proposed, ballotted for, and 

 admitted Members of the Society : — 



J. C. Chitty, Esq., proposed by J. Capper, Esq., seconded by 

 Dr. Willisford. 



L. de Soyza Mohandiram, proposed by E. C. Caldwell, Esq. 

 (proxy), seconded by J. Capper, Esq. 



D. Smith, Esq., proposed by R. E. Lewis, Esq., seconded by 

 J. Steuart, Esq. 



Museum. 



The following donations were then presented to the Society's 

 Museum : — 



A case containing 96 specimens of the timbers of Ceylon, 

 with a catalogue of their names, specific gravity, uses, and 

 durability, &c, by A. Mendis, W. S. Mohandiram of Moratuwa. 



Master Carpenter, Royal Engineers' Department, ten specimens. 



Additions to the same by J. Capper, Esq. 



Seeds of the tea plant grown at Pussellawa, by Messrs. Worms. 

 Barley grown at Nuwara Eliya : specimens in the ear. 

 Balls of Scarabeus Socu (Sacred Beetle of Egypt), E. L. Layard, 

 Esq. 



Specimen of black coral, A. Mendis Mohandiram (this splendid 

 specimen is a smooth slender shaft upwards of six feet long^ 

 affixed to a stone ; unfortunately the extreme end has been 

 broken off). 



Five specimens of the genus Heliodorus (Swain), J. E 0 

 Middleton, Esq. 



Specimen of iron found at Galle in digging a well, by 

 G. Gunewardena, Esq. 



A Dutch silver coin, De Perera Mudaliyar. 



Read a letter from Mr. Justice Stark expressive of his regret at 

 not being able to attend the Meeting, and forwarding for tha 

 inspection of the Members the following coins and a Buddha :— 



Two Dutch coins, gold, 1763, silver, 1765 ; one Batavian copper 

 coin, 1644 ; 1 Portuguese silver coin, 1640 ; one Hindu copper 



