oct. — dec. 1856.] and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 117 



Interior, inviting Contributions and Subscriptions in support of the 

 " Madras Journal of Literature and Science," the Society having 

 determined to commence the republication of that Journal. The 

 appeal for literary support having been responded to with much 

 readiness and upwards of 200 Subscribers having been registered, 

 it was resolved, on the motion of the President, seconded by Mr. 

 G. Ellis, that the Journal be published Quarterly, and that the 

 number for October, November, December 1856, be entitled No> 5 

 I. of a " New Series," and be issued in December. 



The foregoing resolution having been discussed and agreed to ; 

 it was resolved to refer the same to a Committee of Papers to carry 

 the resolution into effect. 



Read an interesting paper by George Smith, m. d., Residency 

 Surgeon, Hyderabad, descriptive of the Natron Lake of Loonar, 

 in the Deccan, accompanied by a plan and section of the Lake, 

 with two statements exhibiting the result of two experiments to 

 extract Salt from the Lake. 



Read also an excellent account, by the same gentleman, of the 

 Manufacture of Bidderyware, at Beder. 



Head also a paper on Indian Currencies by J. W. Breeks, M. C. 

 Service; and a paper descriptive of the Plain or Waxed Paper 

 Process in Photography, by Jesse Mitchell, Adjt. 1st Nat. Vet. 

 Battalion. 



Resolved, that the thanks of the Society be presented to the 

 Donors and that the Papers be set aside for publication in the 

 Journal. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to Major Jacob r Director 

 of the Madras Observatory, for the Meteorological Observations for 

 July, August and September last, which will appear in the Journal. 



Thursday Evening, November 13, 1856. 



The Hon'ble Walter Elliot, President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary informed the Meeting that specimens of Salt, ex- 

 tracted from the Loonar Lake, had been forwarded to Dr. Mayer, 

 Professor of Chemistry, Madras, for examination. 



* No. II. of " New Series" for JaDuary, February and March 1857, will be 

 published in March. 



