oct. — dec. 1856.] and Auxiliary Royal Asiatic Society. 121 



Thursday, Wth December 1856. 



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



The Secretary laid before the Meeting the state of the Society's 

 Funds, up to the termination of the present year, 1856. 

 Liabilities. 



rs. a. p. 



Due to Messrs. Allen & Co. 



for Books, Periodicals, &c 1439 3 4 

 Due to Deposits of 5 Third 



Class Subscribers. 50 0 0 



Excess of Assets overLiabilities 830 2 6 



2319 5 10 



Assets. 



us. a. p. 



Balance in band of Treasu- 

 rers 2003 5 11 



Arrears of Subscriptions.... 316 0 0 



2319 5 11 



Resolved, that the Statement is satisfactory, and be published in 

 the Journal for the information of Members of the Society. 



Dr. Cleghorn read a paper on the Sand-binding Plants of the 

 Coromandel Coast, in which he mentioned eight species of these 

 useful plants, more or less serviceable in strengthening the beach 

 between the Saluting Battery and St. Thome. Representations of 

 these binders lithographed in Dumphy's best style were laid before 

 the Meeting, showing the distinctive character of the respective 

 plants. Dr. Cleghorn points out the soil and situation in which 

 these plants are best calculated to succeed, and hopes to find lei- 

 sure to contribute similar notices from time to time under the head 

 of Notulse Botanicse. The thanks of the Meeting were voted to 

 Dr. Cleghorn for his able and interesting communication. 



The following Books and Papers were presented to the Society. 



1. Geschichte Wassaf s — Persisch Herausgegeben und Deutsch 

 iibersetzt von Hammer-Purgstal^/rom the Author. 



2. Correspondence respecting Rain Gauges, from the Chief Se- 

 cretary. 



3. A notice of the late Storm, of the 20th Nov. 1856, from the 

 H. Co.'s Astronomer. 



4. Diagrams of Barometrical and Thermometrical Curves for 

 1852, 1853, 1854 and 1855, from the H. Co. y s Astronomer. 



