May 1861.] 



Proceedings. 



161 



To lie over until the boxes arrive, when Government will be ad- 

 dressed on the subject. 



Read Letter from T. Oldham, Esq. to T. Pycroft, Esq. on the 

 subject of supposed Rock Salt found near Kircumbaddy. 

 Referred to the Sub Committee for Papers. 



Read Letter from the Private Secretary to His Excellency the 

 Governor stating that Sir W. Denison will have much pleasure in 

 becoming Patron of the Society. 



To be recorded. 



Read letter from Colonel T. M. Adye, c. b , requesting that, in 

 consequence of his departure from Madras, his name may be re- 

 moved from the List of Subscribers. 



Resolved that General McCleverty be requested to join the Ma- 

 naging Committee in the place of Colonel Adye. 



Read letter from Captain Raverty forwarding Pushto Grammar; 

 Dictionary and Text- book — Poetry and Prose. 



To be recorded. 



Read letter from Major H. Congreve inquiring whether his two 

 Papers on Druidical Remains and on the Buddhist Stones at Ma- 

 sulipatam have been accepted for the Journal, and forwarding a 

 Paper on the altered Rocks of the Neilgherries. 



Major Congreve is to be informed that his two Contributions 

 have been selected for publication in the Journal, and are now in 

 the Printer's hands ; and the Paper to be referred to the Sub 

 Committee on Papers. 



Read letter from H. G. Smith, Esq. to T. Pycroft, Esq. report- 

 ing a rather severe shock of Earthquake at Salem. 

 Referred to the Sub Committee on Papers. 



The Secretary pointed out to the Meeting the necessity of pro- 

 curing two additional Book shelves at a cost of Rupees Sixty. 



E. Maltby, 



Chairman. 



T. Evans Bell, 



Sesrelary, 



