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Proceedings of Societies. 
Upon the proposal of the President, it was resolved, that Lord William BeX* 
tiiick should be requested to become the Patron of the Society ; and the President 
was commissioned to communicate the same to His Lordship. 
The Secretary communicated to the Meeting the Prospectus of a new Botanical 
work, by Dr. Wallich, entitled Planter Asiatic® Rariorai, to consist of three 
hundred Engravings of plants, with descriptions in Latin and English, to be pub. 
lished in twelve numbers folio, at £2 10s. per number. 
The following articles were presented for the Society’s Museum : a Kampti hat, 
spear, and sword, and a Thibet sword, by Lieutenant Wilcox ; a stuffed Nepal 
pheasant, a kitten with a double body. 
Various instruments used in the Charak, by Baboo Ramcomcl Shen. 
Bead a letter from Mr. Breton, Superintendent of the Native Medical School, 
presenting his various publications, in the Oriental and English languages, for the 
use of the students of that Institution. 
Bead a letter from Mr. Wood, presenting copies of the following works lately 
issued from the Asiatic Lithographic Press : 
A map of the country forty, six miles round Calcutta ; a map of Hindoostan in 
the Persian character ; the Book of Boads of India ; the Resources of India ; the 
Boostan, with Commentary and Dictionary ; the diamond edition of the Goolis- 
taun. 
Read a letter from Mr. Macnaghten, presenting his work on the Principles and 
Precedents of Hindoo Law. 
The Prayers of Nierses Clajensis, in twenty-four languages, was presented 
hy Mr. Avdall. 
The Transactions of the Societe Royale d'Agriculture et de Commerce de 
Caen, with sundry tracts, were presented by the Society. 
Bead a letter from the Secretary to the American Philosophical Society, an- 
nouncing the despatch of several books not yet received. 
A Memoir of a map of the eastern branch of the Indus, hy Captain Barnes, was 
presented by the author. 
The Meteorological Register at the Surveyor General's office, for February and 
March, was presented by Captain Herbert. 
A copper plate found in the district of Dacca, was presented by Mr. Walters, 
A copper plate found at Jhoosy, was presented by Mr. Brown. 
Read a letter from Major Jackson, forwarding Meteorological Registers kept at 
Prome, during September, October, and November, 1825. 
Lieutenant W ilcox submitted a map of Asam, intended to illustrate his Me- 
moir on the Progress of Geographical Discovery in that quarter. 
Bead a Description of the Instruments used in the Charak, and an Account of 
the Ceremony, by Baboo Ramcomul Shen. 
Read an Account of an ancient Copper Tablet, found in the district of Dacca, 
by Mr. Walters, with observations by the Secretary. 
Bead a note by the Secretary on the Inscription found at Jhoosy. 
A Biographical Account of Nierses Clajensis, was submitted by Mr.AvDALL. 
2- — Agricultural and Horticultural Society. 
An extraordinary Meeting of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society was 
held on the evening of the 29th April, for the purpose of nominating theCommittee 
of Management and other purposes mentioned at the last General Meeting. Sir 
Edward Ryan, President, in the Chair. 
.,; Sik , E °"' a,IU Ky**. before taking the Chair, thanked the Society for the honour 
they had done him in electing him their President for the ensuing year. At the 
fff he “ uId " ot help feeling conscious, that the Society might have selected 
conTd linw.? embers many better qualified to occupy their Chair than himself He 
was al e fn n the , SoC ! ety ’ that he WOuld cndea ™‘ r to assist, as far as he 
greatest hnere™ ‘" g ^ planS aud ° bj<!Cts ° f the Societ y> which he took the 
of Preside,?, 1 V°,L aV R ' t Ck r l ', ,y “ nderst ? od ; that at the time he accepted the office 
from the Secmarv^T ° f ^ S °°! et T ‘? v "’£ been communicated to him by letter 
preceding S ? a® W f of all that had passed at the 
Society general v^n’ee^i mdeRd ’ he *** ashamed to say, of the proceedings of the 
the public newspaners b la ' ,,n ff attended at any meeting before the present. From 
thought it due S le;u : ,lt the proceedings „f the former meeting. He 
tnougnt n due to himself to give this explanation. He was now fully informed of 
