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D. Balfourr, at Ahmednuggar. 

 Captain James Allardyce, at Dhawar. 

 Dr. Primrose, at Hyderabad. 



And that a copy of the letter with its enclosure be sent to the Gazette 

 with a request that the same may be published therein. 



The revised Rules are read and having been approved are ordered to be 

 printed. 1 



At a General Meeting of the Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary 

 of the Royal Asiatic Society held at the Society's Rooms at the College 

 on Monday the 28th November 1«42. 



The Secretary stated that this Meeting of the Society was called by 

 the Committee for the purpose, amongst other things, of obtaining the 

 sanction of the Society, to the alteration and amendment of some of the 

 Rules of the Society which in the opinion of the Committee had become 

 necessary, and which if sanctioned would be printed in the Catalogue now in 

 the press, the supervision of which had been undertaken by the Rev. G. 

 Knox. 



J. Minchin Esq. then proposed that the thanks of the Society be given 

 to Dr. Jerdon and Captain Newbold for the very able manner in which 

 they had arranged and classified the Geological specimens, in the pos- 

 session of the Society. 



Resolved. — That the Secretary be requested in the name of the Society, 

 to subscribe to the Quarto edition of the work now publishing by Dr. Jer- 

 don and called " A series of fifty coloured lithographic Drawings of Indian 

 Birds" which being seconded by N. B. Acworth Esq. was unanimously 

 carried. 



At a Meeting of the Managing Committee of the Madras Literary Society 

 and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, held on Tuesday the 20th 

 December 1842. 



The Rev. G. Knox produces the new Catalogue. The committee de- 

 sire to record their grateful thanks to the Rev. G. Knox for the trouble 

 and pains he has taken in the preparation of it. 



Resolved. — That a notification be published in the papers stating that 

 the new Catalogues are ready for distribution to Subscribers who are re- 



