150 Asiatic Society. [Feb. 



Art. VI. — Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



Wednesday Evening, the 6th February, 1839. 



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



The Proceedings of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Messrs A. Porteous and J. Cowie, proposed at the last Meeting, were ballotted 

 for, and duly elected Members of the Society. 



Mr. Wm, Jameson proposed by the President, seconded by Mr. H. T. Prinsep. 



The Honoi-able Sir H. Seton proposed by the President, seconded by the Lord 

 Bishop of Calcutta. ' 



The Rev. John Henry Pratt, of Caius College, Cambridge, M. A- proposed by 

 the President, seconded by the Lord Bishop of Calcutta. 



Mr. Edw. Thomas proposed by Capt. Forbes, seconded by Dr. O'Shaughnessy. 



Mr. J. W. Laidly proposed by Mr. W. Storm, seconded by Dr. O'Shaugh- 

 nessy. 



Mr. A. C. Dunlop proposed by Mr. Hare, seconded by Dr. Goodeve. 



Read a letter from C. G. Mansell, Esq. stating that in consequence of his pro- 

 ceeding to England for a sort time he was obliged to withdraw from the Society, 

 which he hoped to rejoin on his return to India. 



Read the following letter from Government sanctioning the purchase of 100 copies 

 of the Latin and Anamitan part of the Cochin-Chinese Dictionary, prepared by 

 the Right Rev. the Bishop of Isauropolis, for 1000 rupees, in addition to the payments 

 already made for the first part of the work in question. 



< No. 16. 

 'To W. B. O'Shaughnessy, Esq. M. D. Officiating Secretary Asiatic Society. 



' Genl. Dept. 



' Sir, — I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated the 22d ultimo, 

 and in reply to state, that his Honor in Council has heretofore refused to incur the 

 expense of 2000 rupees towards executing the revised Latin Anamitan Dictionary, ne- 

 vertheless rather than the 100 copies subscribed for by Government should be mutilated, 

 and imperfect, his Honor the President in Council consents to add 1000 rupees to 

 the payments already made by Government, under the condition of obtaining 100 com- 

 plete sets of the work, besides the separate vocabularies. 



' I have the honor to be, Sir, 



' Your most obedient servant, 

 ' Council Chamber, the 2d Jan. 1839.' ' H. T. PRINSEP, 



' Secy, to the Govt, of India.' 



Library. 



The following books were presented : 

 Transactions of the Society of Arts, &c. vol. 51, part 2nd — by the Society. 

 Rapport sur les Poissons Fossiles decouverts en Angleterre par L. Agassiz, Neucha- 



tel, 1835—6?/ the Author. 

 Actes de la Societe Helvetique des Sciences Naturelles — by the Society. 

 Map of the Eastern Frontier of British India, with the adjacent countries extending 



to Yunan in China, by Capt, R. B. Pemberton— by the Government af India. 

 The following books were received from the booksellers : 

 Georgii Wilhelmi Freytagii Lexicon Arabico-Latinum, Tome 4th. 

 Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia— Literary Men of France, vol. 1st. 



