PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For M.AY, 1876. 



Tlie Monthly Greneral Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday 

 the 3rd May, at 9 o'clock, p. m. 



W. T. Blanford, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The minntes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following presentations were announced — 



1. From the Grovernment of India, Home Department, a set of photo- 

 graphs of the paintings at the Adjanta Caves in the Bombay Presidency. 



2. From the author, a copy of a work entitled — " The Travels of 

 Gruru Tegh Bahadur and Gruru Grobind Sing. Translated from the original 

 Grurumukki by Sirdar Attar Sing, Chief of Bhadaur. 



3. From the author, a pamphlet entitled — " What is the correct term 

 for God in Santhali ?" By the Eev. L. O. Skrefsrud. 



4. From the Manager, Basel Mission Book and Tract Depository 

 Mangalore, a pamphlet entitled — " Ueber den Ursprung des Lingakultus". 

 By F. Kittel. 



5. From Dr. J. Scully, a coj)y of his paper entitled — " A Contribu- 

 tion to the Ornithology of Eastern Turkestan." 



The following gentlemen, duly proposed and seconded at the last Meet- 

 ing, were elected ordinary members — 



Surgeon-Major A. F. Bradshaw, J. M. Lyall, Esq., A. M. Nash, Esq. 



The following are candidates for ballot at the next meeting. — 



Julius Behrendt, Esq., Professor, Dacca College, Dacca, proposed by 

 Mr. H. Blochmann, seconded by Ca^^tain Waterhouse. 



J. F. Baness, Esq., Chief Draftsman, Surveyor Greneral's Office, proposed 

 by Capt. Waterhouse, seconded by Mr. Blochmann. 



E.. Parry, Esq., Professor, Presidency College, Calcutta, proposed by 

 Mr. Blochmann, seconded by Capt. J. Waterhouse. 



