V 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For May, 1875. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, 

 the 7th instant, at 9 p. M. 



T. Oldham, Esq., LL. D., President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following presentation was laid on the table — 



A Copy of ' ' Trudbi Imperatorskago Petersburg, kago Botanichekago 

 Sada, Tome III, pt. I.," from the Director of the Imperial Botanical Garden, 

 St. Petersburg. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last meet- 

 ing were elected ordinary members — 



Dr. E. W. Chambers. 

 Dr. J. P. P. McConnell. 

 P. E. Carrington, Esq. 



The following are candidates for ballot at the next meeting — 



A. Chennell, Esq., proposed by Mr. Wood-Mason, seconded by Mr. 

 A. W. Chennell. 



Dr. G. Thibaut, Anglo-Sanskrit Professor, Benares College, proposed 

 by Mr. H. Blochmann, seconded by Captain J. Waterhouse. 



Mr. J. C Apcar, Barrister-at-law, proposed by Dr. Partridge, seconded 

 by Captain J. Waterhouse. 



Mr. A. C. Lyall and Babu Ganga Prasad Siflha have intimated their 

 desire to withdraw from the Society. 



The following letters were read — 



1. From Mb. R. B. Shaw, YdrJcand, to the Hon'ble Mr. E. C. Batlet, 

 C. S. I., dated Ydrlcand, 26th February, 1875. 

 My dear Mr. BATLET, — ' I was much interested in reading your let- 

 ter of the 11th December. I shall be only too happy to act on the suggestions 



