PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For December, 1878, 



The monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held on Wednesday, the 4th instant, at 9 o'clock p. m. 



W. T. Blanfoed, Esq., F. E. S., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following presentations were announced : — 



From E. Gordon, Esq., La Terre, description des phenomenes de la 

 vie du glohe, par E. Eeclus. 2 Vols. 



From E. S. Brough, Esq., Instructions for testing Line Batteries &c., 

 and Guide to the technical Arrangement of Telegraph Offices in India. 

 By L. Schwendler, Vol. I, 2nd Edition, and Table of Correction Coefficients 

 for facilitating the computation of the results of Line Tests. 



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

 ing, were balloted for and elected Ordinary Members — 



Eajah Luchmun Sing, Deputy Collector, BuUundshahar. 

 Babu Krishna Ghopal Bakhta. 



The following are candidates for ballot at the next Meeting — 



E. Sewell, Esq., M. C. S., proposed by Capt. Waterhouse, seconded 

 by C. H. Tawney, Esq. 



J. F. Browne, Esq., C. S., M. E. A. S., proposed by H. Eivett-Carnac, 

 Esq., C. S., C. I. E., F. S. A., M. E. A. S., seconded by Captain J. Water- 

 house. 



Capt. W. E. Gowan, Offg. Garrison Quarter-Master, Fort William, 

 proposed by Capt. J. Waterhouse, seconded by J. Crawfurd, Esq., C. S. 



The Secretary announced that Mr. J. Behrendt had intimated his 

 desire to withdraw from the Society. 



The Secretary reported that up to date, Es. 1,086 had been sub- 

 scribed toward the Blochmann Memorial Fund. 



