April — sept. 1859.] Proceedings. 



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G. F. Fullerton, Esq. 



W. Hudleston, Esq., 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 14th July 1859, at 

 half past 6 o'clock p. m. 



Present. 



The Hon. Walter Elliot, Esq., 



Chairman. 

 Major W. J. Wilson. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting the usual Monthly State- 

 ment of the Society's Funds prepared up to the 14th July 1859. 



Resolved, that the above Statement is satisfactory and be passed. 



Read letter from Monsieur Haidinger, Director of the Imperial 

 Geological Institute of Vienna. 



Resolved, that Monsieur Haidinger be referred to the Secretary's 

 letter of 8th February, 1858, from which he will observe that the 

 Numbers of the Journal were sent to Dr. Hochstitter on board 

 the Frigate " Novara." 



Read letter from the Director of the Society of Arts and Sciences 

 of Batavia. 



Resolved, that a set of the new Series of the Journal be for- 

 warded to the Batavian Society, and that they be informed that 

 the Old Series is incomplete and out of print. 



The Secretary submits to the Meeting the following contribu- 

 tions to the Library presented by Sir C. E. Trevelyan. 



A Classified List of Books in store in the Book Office, Exami- 

 ner's Department, East India House. 



A Catalogue of Arabic, Persian and Hindustany Manuscripts of 

 the Libraries of the King of Oudh. 



Discours de Monsieur Garcin de Tassy, Membre de L'Institute. 



Resolved, that the thanks of the Committee be offered to Sir 

 C. E. Trevelyan. 



The Secretary also submitted to the Meeting the following con- 

 tributions to the Library, presented by T. Oldham, Esq., Superin- 

 tendent of the Geological Survey of India. 



Annual Report of the Superintendent of the Geological Survey 

 of India for 1858-59, volume II. part I. of their published Me- 

 moirs. 



