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PREFACE. 
On the State of Physiological Knowledge , by the Rev. 
Professor Clark ; 
On the State of Zoological Knowledge , by Mr. Vigors. 
There is also reason to hope that the ensuing Meeting 
will be favoured with the communication of some results of 
researches which have been undertaken in compliance with 
the Recommendations contained in this volume. It is highly 
desirable that the attention of the Members of the Asso¬ 
ciation should be particularly directed to these Recommen¬ 
dations of its Committees, and that the suggestions offered 
by them in 1831 as well as in 1832 should be attended to. 
(See page 48, &c. and page 115, &c.) 
The time fixed for the Association to assemble at Cam¬ 
bridge, is Monday the 24th of June 1833. 
Postscript. 
By the direction of the First Meeting of the Association, a 
request was made to the chief Secretary of the Government 
in India, Mr. Swinton, to form a Corresponding Committee 
at Calcutta, with the aid of Sir Edward Ryan, Major Ben¬ 
son, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Prinsep, and Dr. Christie. An answer 
has recently arrived from Mr. Swinton, announcing that he 
has received the Report of the Association, and will have 
the greatest pleasure in becoming a Member of the Calcutta 
Committee, in concert with the gentlemen whose names had 
been conjoined with his, to such of whom as are resident 
in Calcutta he had communicated the invitation. Sir 
Edward Ryan, President of the Asiatic Society, has accepted 
the office of President of the Committee. A further com¬ 
munication is promised respecting “ the means which the 
Committee possess of following up the objects to which 
their attention has been particularly directed, and the steps 
which have been taken for inviting the cooperation of the 
lovers of science in the other Indian Presidencies.” 
York, April 9, 1833. 
