Proceedings of the Asiatic Society for the month of October, 1844. 



The usual monthly meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday 

 evening the 2nd October, 1844, at 8 p. m. 



The Honourable Sir H. Seton in the chair. 



The following members proposed at the last meeting were ballotted for, 

 and declared duly elected : — 



A. C. Barwell, Esq. B. C. S. 



John Owen, Esq. 



Corresponding member, J. McGowan, Esq. Ningpo Hospital. 



And the following new members were proposed: — 



T. R. Davidson, Esq. B. C. S., proposed by H. Torrens, Esq. and second- 

 ed by H. Piddington, Esq. 



Allan Giimore, Esq., ditto ditto ditto. 



J. P. McKilligen, Esq. ditto ditto ditto. 



Captain T. Marshall, proposed by S. G. T. Heatly, Esq. and seconded 

 by H. Torrens, Esq. 



Read the following list of books presented, exchanged and purchased : — 

 Books presented. 



1. Meteorological Register for August, 1844. — From the Surveyor General's Office. 



2. Journal of the Koyal Geographical Society of London, Vol. 13th, part I, 1843, 

 London, 8vo.— By the Society. 



3. Extrait du Rapport Annuel fait a la Societe de Geographie de Paris, 1839. — 

 By the Society. 



4. Accroissement de la Collection Geographique de la Bibliotheque Royale, en 

 1841. — By the Geographical Society. 



5. Journal of the Bombay Branch Royal Society, No. 7, May 1844. — By the 

 Society. 



6. Journal of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India, vol. iii, part i. 

 By the Society. 



7. Oriental Christian Spectator, vol. 5, No. 9, September 1844.— By the Editor. 



12. Madras Journal of Literature and Science, No. 30, June 1844. — By the So- 

 ciety. 



8. Inquiry into the Means of Establishing a Ship Navigation between the Medi- 

 terranean and Red Seas, by J. Vetch. Second edition, London, 1843.— By the Author. 



9. Notation Hypsometrique ou Nouvelle Maniere de Noter les Altitudes, par M. 

 Jomard, 1840.— By the Author. 



