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Proceedings. 



[NO. 9, NEW SERIES. 



Resolved, that the thanks of the Committee be offered to Mr. 

 Oldham. 



The Honorable Mr. Elliot read extract from letter from Mr. H. 

 Blanford, of the Geological Survey, communicating the discovery 

 of the Remains of a gigantic Fossil Saurian in the Trichinopoly 

 District. 



These consist of a tooth and some bones of what appears to be 

 a Megalosaurus, and judging from their position in the group of 

 the Trichinopoly cretaceous rocks, the relations of which have not 

 yet been fully worked out, these remains of that gigantic carnivo- 

 rous sea lizard appear to be much more recent than any that have 

 been discovered in Europe, where it does not occur beyond the 

 "Wealden. 



At a Meeting of the Managing Committee of the Madras Literary 

 Society and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, held at the 

 Club House on Thursday, the Wth August 1859, at half past 6 

 o'clock, p. M. 



Present. 



The Hon. Walter Elliot, Esq., Major W. J. Wilson, 

 Chairman. J. T. Wheeler, Esq. 



G. F. Fullerton, Esq. W. Hudleston, Esq. Secretary. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting the usual Monthly State- 

 ment of the Society's Funds prepared up to 11th August 1859. 

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

 Read Letter from Dr. Mackay, Honorary Secretary of the Neil- 

 gherry Public Library, soliciting public aid, and forwarding a List 

 of Contributions. 



Resolved, that a set of the new Series of the Journal from the 

 commencement, and further numbers be regularly forwarded for 

 the use of the ISFeilgherry Library, to which the Society will render 

 all the aid in their power, and that this Resolution be communicated 

 to the Honorary Secretary. 



