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Resolved, that the thanks of the Meeting be conveyed to Mr. 

 Newill for his communication, and that the article alluded to be 

 forwarded to the Sub-Committee of Papers, with a recommendation 

 that it be re-published in the Society's Journal. 



Resolved, that the thanks of the Meeting be conveyed to Lieut. 

 Ferguson, Superintendent of the Government Observatory at Bom- 

 bay, for the copy of Magnetic and Meteorological Observations for 

 the past year, received with his letter of the 3rd December 1858. 



Read letter from Major General Blundell, c. b., bringing to no- 

 tice that numerous marginal Remarks have been made in Harvey's 

 two years in India. 



The Committee observe with regret that the highly objectionable 

 practice of disfiguring the books of the Society by remarks in 

 pencil writing has recently been brought to their notice by more 

 than one gentleman, and they hope that no member will in future 

 afford ground for such complaints. 



A. J. Arbuthnot, Esq., Director of Public Instruction, having 

 applied for the loan of certain books from the Society's Library, 

 for public purposes, it was resolved that so many of the books 

 applied for as may be available be sent to that gentleman. 



The Honorable Mr. Elliot produced a Photographic copy of the 

 inscriptions on the Iswaran Pagoda in the little Fort ofTanjore, a 

 Roll 23 feet in length, and represents all the inscriptions engrav- 

 ed on a zone passing completely round the main building. The 

 zone consists of 99 slabs, each containing nine lines of ancient Ta- 

 mil characters, the seen pictures of which have been admirably 

 taken by Captain Tripe, so that every letter can be distinctly read. 



Above this zone is a second forming a convex moulding, also 

 covered with letters which are likewise included in the picture; 

 but owing to the form of the stones the lower part of the convex 

 surface was so entirely thrown into the shade that the letters were 

 not visible. 



The portion that is on the plane surface contains five completD 

 separate grants, four by Raja Raja Deva Chola and one by Rajen- 

 dra Chola, relating to subjects of considerable interest. 



