APRIL — SEPT. 1853.] 



Proceedings. 



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PKOCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



[ Under the title of "Proceedings" it has been hitherto our custom to 

 publish the abstract of those of the Madras Literary Society, but, 

 as it is desirable to have grouped together in one volume on ac- 

 count of the business of the various Scientific Societies at the Presi- 

 dency, we have determined to include, under the title above, such 

 details, as to all of them, as may be deemed worthy of permanent 

 record. The Literary Society, the Agri-Horticultural Society and 

 the Photographic Society will thus, all together, find a place in our 

 Journal, and we trust that the record of their Proceedings may be 

 both interesting and instructive.] — Ed. M. J. L. S. 



The Managing Committee of the Madras Literary Society and 

 Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society, on Thursday evening, 

 8th April 1858. 



The usual statement of the Society's Funds was read and passed. 



Mr. Breeks having quitted Madras, Major W. J. Wilson, andH. 

 B. Montgomery, Esq., m. d., were elected Joint Secretaries — the 

 latter to have charge of the Department connected with the Journal. 



A letter dated 15th March 1858 from a subscriber at Ongole was 

 read, this letter points out an apparent error in Lieut. Hawkes* 

 Paper on Oils published in the last Number of the Journal. A 

 reference was made to Mr. Hawkes, who requests that the Table 

 of Exports at page 56 may be corrected by the omission of several 

 redundant figures which have crept* in after the correction of the 

 proof. 



The necessary correction will be made in the Table of Errata in 

 the forthcoming Number of the Journal.* 



The following letter from Dr. Cornish, Civil Surgeon at Coimba- 

 tore was also read. 



* Vide Table of Errata in No. V. Vol. III. 



