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not last more than half an hour, and the only result was some old 

 walls being thrown down. 



Condaneed is nearly due West of Guntoor,* where the shock 

 was felt by myself, I was sleeping in an upper room, and was awoke 

 by it. The shock, however, was not severe, and I had in fact for- 

 gotten all about it, till the first report was received from the Tah- 

 sildars. I regret that I did not make a note of the date, and as I 

 have not heard of the shock having been felt here by others, I am 

 unable to supply the wanting information from other sources ; but 

 it probably was the morning of the 21st Instant. 



From such reports as I have received as yet, I infer that the di- 

 rection of the earthquake was North and South. 



PROCEEDINGS. 



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 14th April, 1859, 

 at half past 6 o'clock p. m. 



Present. 



The Hon. Walter Elliot, Esq., 



Chairman. 

 Major W. T. Wilson. 

 E. Maltby, Esq. 

 J. T. Wheeler, Esq. 



H. Nelson, Esq. 



G. F. Fullerton, Esq. 



H. F. Cleghorn, Esq., m. d. 

 W. C. Maclean, Esq., m. d. 

 W. Huddleston,Esq., Secretary. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting the usual Monthly State- 

 ment of the Society's Funds, prepared up to 14th Instant. 



Resolved, that the foregoing Statement is satisfactory and be 

 passed. 



Read letters from the Hon'ble Sir H. Davison, Kt. and Sir P. 

 Grant, k. c. b., accepting the office of Vice-President. 

 Ordered to be recorded. 



Read letter from the Private Secretary to the Governor convey- 

 ing Sir C. Trevelyan's acceptance of the Office of Patron of the 

 Society, and offering from him to the Society a Pali Manuscript. 



* Latitude 16 y 18' North, Longitude 80* 30' East. 



