1863. ] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 435 
Moulvie Waheedoon Nubbee Khan Bahadoor, Deputy Magistrate 
of Sealdah, proposed by Moulvie Abdool Luteef Khan Bahadoor and 
seconded by the Secretary. 
Major Dickens, proposed by Dr. Fayrer and seconded by Mr. 
Blanford. 
The Council reported that they had received a letter from Colonel 
Thuillier resigning the office of President, and a letter from W. S. 
Atkinson, Esq., resigning the office of Secretary to the Society. The 
first mentioned letter they had received in April, but they had deferred 
acting upon it until the present time, in the hope that after a few 
months’ absence Colonel Thuillier might be enabled to resume his seat 
as President of the Society, but having lately received an assurance 
that he had no expectation of returning to Calcutta for several months, 
they had, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 57, elected Mr. 
EK. C. Bayley to the office of President for the remainder of the current 
year. This election would be subject to confirmation by the Society 
at the next meeting. 
The Chairman read the letter. 
Calcutta, 15th April, 1863. 
‘Srr,—I regret very much that circumstances compel me to leave 
Calcutta to proceed to the Upper Provinces on duty, and how long I 
may be abzent is quite uncertain. I much fear I shall not be back 
before the end of the year, if then. 
“My health is also somuch broken that it is absolutely necessary 
to have some respite from work, I therefore beg to request the favour 
of your laying my resignation of the President’s chair, to which I was 
elected at the last annual meeting, before the Council of the Society. 
“In giving up this honour, I need hardly say with how much 
regret I do it. I have tried hard to avoid the alternative of leaving 
Calcutta, and have put it off to this late date, solely on account of my 
position in the Society. 
I have, &e. 
(Signed) “HH. L. Tourer, Lt.-Colonel. 
“W.S. Atkinson, Esq., 
Secy. Asiatic Society of Bengal.” 
The Chairman then read Mr. Atkinson’s letter resigning the office 
of Secretary to the Society :— 
