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Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



(Friday Evening, 6th May, 1842.} 



The Hon'ble H. T. Prinsep, Esq. President, in the Chair. 



G. Cheap, Esq. Co S. was proposed a Member of the Society by the President, 

 seconded by the Secretary. 



Books received for the Meeting on the 6th May, 1842. 



Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. London, 1841, 



vol. vi. No. 12, 1 vol. 

 Proceedings of the Committee of Commerce and Agriculture of the Royal Asiatic 



Society of Great Britain and Ireland. London, 1841, (5 copies,) pamph. 

 The Calcutta Literary Gleaner, May, 1842, vol. 1st, No. 3rd, pamph. 

 The Calcutta Christian Observer, May, 1842, new series, vol. 3rd, No. 29, pamph. 

 Report on the Settlement of the district of Seharanpore, compiled by E. Thornton, 



1840, 1 vol. 

 Actes de L'Academie Royale des Sciences, Belles Lettres, et Arts de Bordeaux. 



ler. a 4e. Trimestres. Bordeaux, 1839, 4 vols. 



Read a note from Dr. R. M. Thompson, presenting a Human Skeleton for the 

 Museum of the Asiatic Society. 



Ordered, — That the thanks of the Society be accorded to Dr. Thompson, and 

 he be requested at the same time to state from whence the Skeleton is. 



On the 22d April last, enquiry was made through Mr. Secretary Bushby, 

 as to the number of copies of Dr. Cantor's Report on Chusan, (under publica- 

 tion as an article in the Asiatic Researches,) would be required by Government. 



Read letter of 27th idem from Mr. Deputy Secretary Bayley, intimating that the 

 Government would require 50 copies with the Drawings in illustration. The 

 Secretary at the same time submitted to the inspection of the Meeting the drawings 

 referred to. 



Read letter of 4th May 184)2, from Reverend J. Thomas, submitting Bill for 

 printing the Index to the several volumes of the Mahabharut, and for binding the 

 same, amounting to Co's. Rs. 2,012 : 7 : 9. Ordered to be paid. 



Read the following two letters of the 13th February, and 10th March 1842, from 



Captain W. Macleod. 



Moulmein, \Zth Feb. 1842. 

 My dear Torrens, 



The accompanying Image is one of two just sent me from Rangoon, (where it was 



dug up,) by order of the King's uncle, the Mekhara Prince. 



The Prince is an honorary member of the Society, (vide his letter on his election 



5th February, 1836, page 433,) and has a philosophic turn. He assisted greatly in 



the compilation of Mr. Lane's Dictionary ot English and Burmese. If circumstances 



