May 1861.] 



Proceedings. 



155 



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 9th August 1860, at half past 6 

 o' Clock P.M. 



PRESENT. 



The Hon. E. Maltby, Chairman. J. T. Wheeler Esq. 



PI. F. Cleghorn, Esq, M. D. W. Hudleston Esq, Secretary.. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting the usual Monthly State- 

 ment of the Society's Funds prepared up to 9th August 1860. 

 (Here enter Statement.) 



Resolved that the above Statement is satisfactory and be passed. 



The Secretary is instructed to remit £100 to Messrs. Allen and 

 Co. on account at the most favorable rate of Exchange obtainable. 



Read communication from Major H. Congreve on Druidical 

 Remains in South India. 



Ordered to be transferred to the Sub Committee on Papers. 



Read Proceedings of Government on a letter from F. N. Maltby, 

 Esq. President at Tra vane ore and Cochin relative to the Progress 

 of Public Works in those States. 



Ordered to be transferred to the Sub Committee on Papers. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting 2 Pamphlets received 

 from Dr. Scherzer of the Austrian Frigate Novara showing the 

 track of the voyage. 



Ordered to be acknowledged with thanks. 



The Secretary laid before the Meeting Remarks on Major Cun- 

 ningham's account of Topes at Bhilsa and Sanchi, by the Rev. W. 

 Taylor communicated by the author. 



Ordered to be transferred to the Sub Committee on Papers- 

 Read letter from Dr. Cleghorn forwarding a spare Copy of the 

 Notes of an Excursion to the higher ranges of the Anamalli Hills. 

 Ordered to be transferred to the Sub Committee on Papers. 



Dr. Cleghorn communicates to the Society the first of a series of 

 contributions by Lieutenant Beddome on the Botany of Southern 

 India offered for publication in the Society's Journal. 



Ordered to be transferred to the Sub Committee on Papers. 



