PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For April, 1874.,- 



The monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held on Wednesday, the 1st of April, 1874, at 9 o'clock p. m. 

 Col. H. Hyde, E. E., President, in the chair. 

 The following presentations were laid on the table : — 



1. From the Superintendents of He venue Surveys, a copy of General 

 Report of the Revenue Survej- operations of the Upper and Lower Circles 

 for season 1872-73. 



2. From Hyde Clarke, Esq., a copy of Memoir on the Comparative 

 Grammar of Egyptian, Coptic, and Ude. 



3. From the Government of India, D. P. W., copies of correspondence 

 relating to the boring of an Artesian Well at Umballa. 



4. From D. Ibbetson, Esq., a copy of Engelmann's Bibliotheca 

 Historico-Naturalis, vol. I., and a copy of Carus and Engelmann's Biblio- 

 theca Zoologica, vols. 1 and 2. 



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

 ing were balloted for and elected ordinary members — 



W. D. Bruce, Esq., C. E. 



J. Kimber, Esq., C. E. 



The Rev. Fr. E. Lafont, proposed at the last meeting by the Council 

 was balloted for and elected an Associate Member of the Society. 



The following are candidates for ballot at the next meeting — 



Col. D. G. Robinson, R. E., Director General of Telegraphs in India, 

 proposed by Col. Hyde, R. E., seconded by L. Schwendler, Esq. 



F. J. V. Minchin, Esq., of Aska, Ganjam District, proposed by 

 L. Schwendler, Esq., seconded by Captain Waterhouse. 



A. Bond, Esq., Bengal Marine Service, proposed by H. H. Locke, 

 Esq., seconded by the Hon. J. B. Phear. 



The following have intimated their desire to withdraw from the Society — 



Captain E.H. Steel. 



A. Rogers, Esq. 



