80 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [No. 1, 



Capt. Lees enquired what number had been elected in previous 

 years. 



The Secretary replied that the average of the three preceding years 

 had been only nine. 



Communications were received — 



1. From Baboo Radkanauth Sikdar, abstract of the result of the 

 Meteorological observations taken at the Surveyor General's office in 

 the month of September, 1859. 



2. From W. T. Blanford, Esq., a paper on the Indian Malacology, 

 No. 1, by Messrs. W. T. and H. F. Blanford. 



3. From Major H. L. Thuillier, a paper by Capt. Montgomerie 

 on the great flood of the river Indus which reached Attock on the 

 10th August, 1858. 



4. From Col. R. Strachey a memo, on Mr. Blyth's paper on the 

 animals known as wild asses. 



Received the following letter from Major H. L. Thuillier : — 

 To "W. S. Atkinson, Esq., 



Secy. Asiatic Society. 



Sir, — I have the pleasure to return the Society's atlas of district 

 lithographed maps which I have completed. After adding all the maps 

 recently published, an index to the whole set has been prepared, the 

 maps numbered, and an index map of Bengal prepared, which I hope 

 will make the record more worthy of a place in the Society's library. 



I would suggest that a separate volume of the engraved sheets of 

 the Indian Atlas be prepared for the library. I should be happy to 

 supply all the sheets published up to the present time from the Sur- 

 veyor General's Office, and to arrange them with proper list and index 

 map. The cost of the atlas will not be more than about 20 Rupees. 



Your's obediently, 



(Sd.) H. L. Thuillier, Major. 



The hearty acknowledgments of the meeting were given to Major 

 Thuillier for his liberal and valuable assistance in completing and ar- 

 ranging the Society's atlas. 



His offer to furnish the engraved maps, as they were issued, was 

 accepted with thanks. 



