'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [‎61] (77/496)

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Captain S, V. W. Hart; Dr J. Burnes, K. H. ; H. Giraud, Esquire, M. D.;Dr
John Patch ; Lieutenant A. D. Taylor, I. N.; J, J. Waterston, Esq., I. N. ;
Professor J. Patton ; and Dr G. Buist, Secretary.—‘The following papers, books,
letters, &o., presented to the Society since last meeting, were laid on the table:—
Papers. —By the author, through Captain S. B. Haines, I. N., Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Aden.—Meteorological Observations, as taken on Shum Shum and Seerah
Island, at Aden, &c.,for the month of November 1848. By Serjeant W. Mayes;
with a letter dated Aden, the 14th December, 1848.
By Captain Newbold, Madras Army.—On the Site of Hai, or Ai, a Royal
City of the Canaanites; with a notice of those of Nob, Azmaveth, and other Cities
of Benjamin ; the “ Mount of the Amalakites,” &c.
By Commander G. B. Kempthorne, I. N.,—being a continuation of the Nar
rative of a Voyage in search of the Crew of the Ship Charles Eaton, performed in
the year 1836” by the H. C. Brig Tigris.
Book —By Government—Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia,
Vol. 2d, No. 10, for October 1848.—With a letter from J. G> Lumsden, Esquire,
Secretary to Government) General Department, dated 10th January, No 102
of 1849.
Letters, —From Messrs Smith, Elder and Co., Booksellers, London, dated
the 25th November 1848, intimating that, in compliance with the Society’s request,
they had dispatched per Ship Sophia Moffat, to the care of their Agent, Mr J,
Turner, a package containing the following books:—Erman’s Travels through Si
beria, Ross’s Antarctic Voyage, and Belcher’s Voyage of H. M. Ship Samarang.
From Captain E. P. Del Hoste, No. 235, dated Phoonda-Ghaut, the 12th De-
cember 1848, acknowledging the receipt of the Society’s communication of the 5tli
idem, and stating that, as it appears clear that a regular establishment is required
both at Viziadroog and Phoonda-Ghaut, to carry out the vews of the Society relative
to the Tidal and Meteorological Observations at those places, and as his employ
ment there is of a temporary nature, it would be impossible for him to undertake
the superintendence of the Instruments. Captain Del’Hoste also remarks that the
Society is in ei ror in supposing that he has a fixed establishment at the Phoonda-
• ° n .^ es ^ a ^ ) ^ s ^ meil l i ^at he possesses being required to move about
Wlt ^ wIuc!l cons equently renders any assistance from it unavailable.
From Serjeant W. Mayes, dated Aden, the I4th December 1848, intimating his
javing forwarded the Tidal Observations for November 1848; also a copy of
ap o en, 'with two Tide-Gauges laid down upon it, to point out their
pos; ions. oget rer with two pencil sketches of the two Observatories. Mr Mayes
a le same ime requests the Society to furnish him with two self-registering
thermometers-one for Shum Shum and the other for Seerah.
J™ G ” S° bert t Scott > of *3 Artillery, dated Ahmednuggur, the 29th
notild i r r D i SerViCeS t0 tl,e Societ y> in consequence of his having
reauirldM ^ 23d idem « that ^Uional Observers would bo
q at several stations for the purpose of taking Tidal observations, Sc.