1850.] and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. £61 



Chairman. 

 Walter Elliot, Esq, 



Meinbers. 



Major P. Anstruther, C. B. ; Sir H. C. Montgomery, Bart. ; J„ 

 Ouchterlony, Esq.; T. Pycroet, Esq.; R. H. Williamson, Esq., 

 and Captain J. J. Losh, Secretary. 



The following proposition is laid before the Meeting by J. Ouchterlony,, 

 Esq., seconded by E. B. Powell, Esq. 



" That the Annual General Meeting of the Society be in future held in 

 the last week of the month of February, the day being left to be fixed 

 by the General Committee ; and that, with a view to enable the usual 

 accounts to be laid before the Meeting, the London Agents of the So- 

 ciety be requested to send their accounts closed up to the 30th Novem- 

 ber of each year with a Supplementary account for the month of De- 

 cember to be transmitted by the mid-monthly mail from London of the 

 7th January." 



VI. Resolved, — That this proposition be adopted, and that the Com- 

 mittee of Management be requested to modify Rule XIII. accordingly. 



The following proposition is laid before the Meeting by J. Ouchterlony, 

 Esq., seconded by Walter Elliot, Esq. 



" As, in the interests of this Society and for the promotion of its pecu- 

 liar objects, it is eminently desirable to adopt all measures which may 

 tend to stimulate and foster a spirit of scientific inquiry and literary re- 

 search ; as few means appear to be better adapted to realize this end 

 than regular periodical re-unions of the Society's Members, at which sub- 

 jects of interest may be discussed, opinions be interchanged, improve- 

 ments and advances in arts, manufactures, and the general walks of 

 science be submitted and illustrated, and lectures of instruction be im- 

 parted ; and as further it seems expedient that circumstances of climate 

 should be considered in any arrangements for following out the above 

 views. 



It is now resolved,— That the General Committee be requested to take 

 measures for instituting a series of re-unions of the Members of the Socie- 

 ty, the same to be restricted within the period of the cold season of the 

 year, and the series to consist of not fewer than four meetings, but to be 

 augmented, if circumstances will admit, to the number of six, and that it 

 be a suggestion of this Meeting to the Committee, that a central place 

 be selected, at which to hold the re-unions; that on every occasion some 

 paper of value and interest be selected to be read publicly, or that & 

 yoi. xvi. no. xxxvii. w 



