F 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OE BENGAL, 



For Makch, 1864. 



The monthly general meeting of the Asiatic Society was held 

 on the 2nd instant. 



Dr. T. Anderson, Vice-President in the chair. 



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The annual accounts of the Society for 1863, were submitted. 



It was proposed by Colonel Dickens, and seconded by Mr. 

 Blanford, that the thanks of the Society be voted to the auditors for 

 their labours in auditing the Society's accounts. The proposition 

 was carried unanimously. 



Presentations were announced — 



1. From Lieutenant E. C. Beavan, a copy of "Westwood's 

 Oriental Entomology." 



2. Prom Baboo Prosonno Coomar Tagore, two copies of the 

 Dayabhaga with six commentaries, published by himself. 



3. Prom W. T. Blanford, Esq., Deputy Superintendent of the 

 Geological Survey of India for Bombay, specimens of land crabs and 

 a grouse. 



4. Prom His Highness Hekekyan Bey, c. E., a copy of his; 

 treatise on Egyptian Chronology. 



Colonel Guthrie exhibited a remarkably fine pair of Wapiti 

 horns. 



The Chairman announced that a deputation had waited upon the 

 Bight Hon'ble Sir John Lawrence, with the following address requesting 

 His Excellency to become the patron of the Society, and that he had 

 been pleased to accept the office in the terms of the subjoined reply. 



