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Rhodes’ Work on the Religion and Mythology of the Hindoos, was presented by 
the Author. 
The Meteorological Register, for August and September, was presented by Cap- 
tain Herbert. 
An account of the Jains, by the Secretary, was read in continuation of his ac- 
count of the Hindu Sects. 
The following Donations were received for the Museum : 
A Malay Kreese, from Babu Mathuranath Mallic. 
The jaw of a Shark and snout of a Sword Fish, &c. from Dr. Bnrlini. 
Two slabs of Sand-stone, from near Gwalior, from Mr. Beatson. 
A number of Musical Instruments used by the natives of India, from Babu Ram- 
Comal Sen. 
2. Medical and Physical Society. 
A meeting was held on the .'Id October, the president in the chair. Mr. H. Macken- 
zie was elected a member of the Society. 
A letter was read from Mr. Rind, requesting that his name might be withdrawn 
from the list of members of the Society, on the same ground as those of others 
who had recently seceded. 
A communication was presented by Mr. Breton, on the flexible tubes prepared 
in this country from Caoutchouc, with specimens of tubes. 
A paper by Dr. Hardie was read, — on the production and effects of Malaria in the 
valley of Udayapur. 
3. Agricultural and Horticultural Society. 
Wednesday, October 21 si. 
Sir E. Ryan in the Chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected members of the Society', Ilis Highness 
Shams ud Daula Bahadur, Nawdb of Dhaka ; Mafia Raja Meterjlt Sinh Bahadur; 
Mr. G. Lamb, Dbaka ; Mr. J. W. Hogg, Mr. Geo. Wood, Mr. T. Beeby, of 
Calcutta; Mr. T. A. Shaw, Chittagong; Mr. R. Neave, Sherghatty ; Mr. J. Watson, 
Faridpfir; Mr. D. Hare, Calcutta; Sir Frederick Hamilton, Benares; Mr. E. 
Maijoribanks, Santipore; Mr. G. W. Trail, Kamaun; Babu Conni LSI Tacor, 
Babu Goculndth Mallic. 
On the motion of Sir Edward Ryan, Dr. Carey was requested to accept the office 
of additional Vice-President of the Society. 
Dr. Carey intimated his acceptance of the same, and returned thanks. 
The Secretary stated that he had, at the request of the Society at their last meet- 
ing, applied to the several printing offices to ascertain for what sum they would en- 
gage to print the future Transactions of the Society, in parts of the same size and 
quality as the volume already published, — he now submitted the result ; upon 
which he was requested to procure specimens of the paper and printing from each 
of the offices. 
Read a letter from the Proprietors of the Asiatic Lithographic Press, offering (if 
the Society would supply paper) to print extracts from the works on Agriculture, 
by Rajah Gunsham Singh, and Mr. Da Costa, (presented to the Society by Mr. 
Breton,) free of all charge, —provided the work should not be of any great length. 
The thanks of the Society were voted on account of this handsome offer. 
It was resolved, that the 1st volume of the Society’s Transactions lately publish- 
ed, should be immediately translated into Bengalee, anil printed. 
A letter was read from the Secretary of the Madras Literary Society, acknow- 
ledging receipt of the 1st volume of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society, pre- 
sented to the former. 
A letter was read from Dr. Vos, forwarding a set of copies of a work published 
in Latin, at Batavia, by Dr. Blume, being a Synopsis of Indian Plants ; and w hich 
he begged to present to the Society, in the name of the Batavian Society. 
^ a Ptain Jenkins forwarded, on the part of Captain Watkins, Treatises on the 
Vine, and Mangoe tree. 
Read a letter from Mr. D. C. Smyth of Hfigli, accompanying a number of man- 
goe trees for the Society’s Garden, which he had taken great pains to obtain of the 
finest kinds known in bis district. 
Read a letter from Dr. Royle, Saharunpore, pointing out the great advantage 
which would attend the acclimating of foreign fruit trees and vegetable seeds in 
