PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



Fob Januaby, 1862. 



The Annual General Meeting of the Asiatic Society was held on 

 the 15th instant. 



A. Grote, Esq., President, in the chair. 



The following resolution proposed by Sir Bartle Frere and second- 

 ed by Captain W. N. Lees, was carried unanimously. 



That this meeting not having been called in strict accordance 

 with Rule 46, the meeting resolves that the present shall be held to 

 be the Annual Meeting. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed at the last meeting were 

 balloted for, and elected ordinary members. 



Major D. Briggs (re-elected), G, E. Ward, Esq., C. S., and W. 

 King, Junior, Esq. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot at the next 

 meeting. 



Colonel H. Torrens, proposed by the President, seconded by Sir 

 B. Frere. 



Captain E. Smyth, proposed by the President, seconded by Mr. 

 Atkinson. 



Baboo Gour Doss Bysack, proposed by the President, seconded by 

 Baboo Bajendralal Mitra. 



Colonel C. S. Guthrie, Bengal Engineers, proposed by Mr. Atkin- 

 son, seconded by the President. 



The Secretary read the following Report for 1861. 



