PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For July, 1860. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Socrety was held 



on the 4th Instant. 



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



The proceedings of the last Meeting were read and confh'med. 



Presentations were received — ■ 



From the Madras Government, Selections from its Records No. 64 

 (containing Report on the Agricultural Exhibitions in the provinces 

 in 1859). 



2. From the Government of India, Home Department, a copy 

 of a work containing No. 27 of the Appendix of the Bombay Govern- 

 ment record. 



3. From the Municipal Commissioners, a copy of their report for 

 1859. 



4. From His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, through Alex- 

 ander Murray, Esq., of Edinburgh, a remarkably fine stuffed head, 

 with horns, of the Scottish Red Deer with the ' cup' of ' royal crown' 

 to the horns and the tines complete. " This animal was killed by 

 his Royal Highness, the Prince Consort upon Locknagaar on the 8th 

 September, 1859. Weight after being cleaned out 16st. 121bs.' 

 Some further particulars about the specimen are given in the Cura- 

 tor's report. 



On the motion of the President, a vote of thanks was unanimously 

 accorded to His Royal Highness for this valuable addition to the 

 Society's collections. 



