PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



Foe Novembeb, 1862. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 was held on the 5th instant. 



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



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presentations were received — 



1. From Lieut. -Col. J. P. Beadle through E. C. Bayley, Esq., a set 

 of the photographs of Buildings, Monoliths, &c. in Orissa taken by 

 the Government Photographer in Cuttack. 



2. From C. A. Elliott, Esq, a copy of his work entitled — The 

 Chronicles of Oonao, a district in Oudh. 



3. From the Academy of Sciences, Hungary, several publica- 

 tions of the Academy. 



The Council reported that they had appointed Dr. J. Fayrer to be 

 a member of the Committee of Finance vice Dr. Crozier, who has gone 

 to England. 



The undermentioned gentleman was named for ballot at the next 

 meeting : 



S. Lobb, Esq., M. A. of the Presidency College, proposed by Mr. 

 Cowell and seconded by Mr. Atkinson. 



With reference to a recommendation of the Council that Mr. 

 E. Tuomas be appointed Honorary Agent of the Society in place of 

 the late Professor H. H. Wilson, the President stated as follows : — ■ 



" The Council have asked me to obtain the assent of the Meeting 

 to their proposition to appoint Mr. E. Thomas to be their Honorary 

 Agent in London. I need not explain that Mr. Thomas is an old and 



