April — sept. 1858.] Proceedings. 157 



Papers relative to the colonization of the Himalaya Mountains. 

 Meteorological observations at Dodabetta. 



Walter Elliot, W. J. Wilson, 



Chairman. Secretary. 



At a Meeting of the Managing Committee of the Madras Lite- 

 rary Society, and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society held 

 at the Club House, on Thursday the 8th July 1858, at half past- 

 6 «' clock, p. m. 



Present. 



The Hon'ble Walter Elliot, Esq., Chairman. 

 The Hon'ble W. A. Morehead, M. Norman, Esq. 



Esq. Captain G. Winscom, 



R. Burgass, Esq. Major W. J. Wilson, Secretary. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting the usual monthly state- 

 ment, prepared up to the 8th Instant. 



Resolved, that the statement is satisfactory and be passed. 



Resolved, that W. Hudleston, Esq., be appointed a member of 

 the Managing Committee, and Secretary in lieu of Major W. J. 

 Wilson, who has resigned the Secretaryship. 



Resolved, that G. F. Fullerton, Esq. be appointed an acting 

 member of the Managing Committee during the absence of W. H, 

 Bayley, Esq. 



A curiously shaped ancient spear head was exhibited by Mr. 

 Elliot to the Meeting which had been found at a village not far 

 from the Red Hills. It is of copper with the figure of a Lotus on 

 one side, and probably belongs to the time of the Curumbars, the 

 ancient inhabitants of the Carnatic who had their principal seat at 

 Pural in the same neighbourhood. 



Mr. Elliot also exhibited some specimens of Plumbago received 

 from Mr. Storey at Palamcottah, who described them as having 

 been found by Captain Boswell, of the 52nd Regiment, in the Hills 

 at Paparassam where it occurs in considerable quantities. 



It was resolved to communicate the specimens to Mr. Wall. 



Walter Elliot, W. J. Wilson, 



Chairman. Secretary. 



