742 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Aug. 



IX.- -Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 

 Wednesday Evening, 5th September, 1838. 



The Honorable Sir Edward Ryan, President, in the chair. 



Sir Graves C. Haughton, proposed by the Secretary in the Committee 

 of Papers was, upon their concurrent recommendation, elected an honorary 

 member of the Society. 



Lieut. J. Duncan, Hoshangabad, was proposed as an ordinary member 

 by the Secretary, seconded by the President. 



Mr. John Blackburn, assistant Editor of the Englishman, proposed by 

 Mr. Stocqueler, seconded by Babu Prosonocomar Thakur. 



Dr. Helfer, M. D. was proposed by Mr. J. W. Grant, seconded by the 

 Secretary. 



The Secretary reported that Mr. DeVinne, Financial Secretary, S. B. S. 

 had paid over Mr. Muir's donation of 1000 Sicca rupees, Co/s Us. 

 1,066 10 8. 



A letter from Major Troyer forwarded through the Secretary at the 

 India house, the gold medal awarded to Mr. Hodgson by the French 

 Asiatic Society. 



Resolved to dispatch it with permission under Government frank to 

 Nepal. 



Library. 



The following books were presented : 



The Muhaioanso, in Roman characters, with a translation, and an Introducto- 

 ry Essay on Pali Buddhist ical Literature, Ceylon, 1837, vol. the 1st— by the Honor- 

 able George Turn our, Esq. Ceylon Civil Service. 



Rise and Progress of British Power in India. By Peter Auber, M. R. A. S. 

 London, 1837, vol. the 2nd— from the Honorable Court of Directors. 



Debate in the House of Commons on the motion for ' a select Committee to in- 

 quire into the allegations contained in the petition from Madras and Calcutta on 

 the subject of Act XI. of 1836.'— by ditto. 



Illustrations of the History and Practices of the Thugs. London, 1837 — fromditto. 



The George N&mah of Mulla Feruz Bin Kawas, chief priest of the Par si kud- 

 mis of Bombay ; (in Persian;, Bombay, 1837, 3 xols.— -by Mulla Rustam bin Kai- 

 kobad, nephew of the author and editor of the work. 



Rules of the Bombay Geographical Society, instituted April, 1831. Bombay 1836. 



The Proceedings of ditto, 1836-7— from the G. Society. 



Kittoe's Illustrations of Indian Architecture, 1st Number — presented by the 

 Author. 



Astronomical observations at Madras (second copy) from Government through 

 Gen. Sir W. Casement, Secretary in the Military Department. 



Meteorological Register for July —from the Surveyor General. 



Oriental Publications. 



A letter from the Secretary to the Government of Bengal, dated 15th 

 August, intimated that the Honorable the Deputy Governor had sanc- 

 tioned a subscription for 40 copies of volume I. of Mr. Torrens' translation 

 of the Alif Leila, at 8 rupees per copy. 



With regard to Mr. Hodgson's Nipal Zoology, the Deputy Governor 

 of Bengal was of opinion that as the work was to be published in England, 

 the application for patronage should be addressed to the Honorable Court 

 of Directors ; which was accordingly resolved to be done through Sir A. 

 Johnston, V. P. Roy. Asiatic Society. 



The Secretary read the report of the special Committee on the expedi- 

 ency of publishing the Sarira Vidya, or rather the separate minutes of its 

 members in support of their former report. 



Minute by Dewan Ram Comul Sen. 

 There are two questions before the Committee, the first is whether the Hooper's 

 Anatomist's Vade Mecum should be printed in the Sanskrit or the vernacular Ian- 



