176 Proceedings of the Mad. Lit. Societtj [No. S3, 



By M, Gakein De Tassy. 

 Grammaire Persane de Sir William Jones par Gareia De Tassy, - - 1 vol. ' 



By C. J. Bird, Esq, 

 A large fragment of Meteoric Stone. 

 Fragments of Edible Birds' Nesls. 



By the Rev. W. Tracy. 



A set of Earthen Vessels dug out from an old Sepulchre in the AmMttft^Mk" 

 sion Compound at Madura. 



By Major General W. Cullen. 

 A large box of specimens of Limestone, containing organic remains. (Vide 

 Pro. of the Managing Committee of 9th December, 1845, Page 219.) 



It was announced to the Meeting that the following Gentlemen 

 have been elected Members of the Society since the last Annual Ge- 

 neral Meeting?. 



Captain H. N. Noble, 



Captain J. H. Wilson, 

 A. J. Arbuthnot, Esq. 

 A. W. Sullivan, Esq. 

 Clarence Roberts, Esq. 



R. O. Campbell, Esq. 

 G. Thomson, Esq. 

 R. S. Ellis, Esq. 

 Captain Snow, 

 W. E. Cochrane, Esq. 

 Lieut. J. F. Johnstone, 

 During the last year the Society has lost fifteen Members by re- 

 tirement and departure for Europe. 



The thanks of the Meeting were unanimously voted to the Honor- 

 able the President for his conduct in the chair. 



(Signed) T. C. Jerdon, (Signed) E. J. Gambier, 



Secretary. Fresident. 



At a Meeting of the Managing Committee of the Madras Li- 

 terary Society, on Tuesday Eve7iing the 10th February ^ 

 1846. 



Read the following letter from C. P. Brown, Esq. 

 To the Secretary to the Madras Literary Society. 

 Sir, 



I beg to propose for the consideration of the Committee the ex- 

 pediency of reprinting some of the earlier Nos. of the Journal of the 

 Literary Society. One number in particular is quite out of print, 

 and this makes the set unsaleable in Europe : booksellers being un- 

 willing to purchase incomplete sets. After being completed it should 

 be duly notified by Advertisements in Madras, in London, and in 



