Proceedings af the Asiatic Society, for the month of December, 1844. 



The monthly Meeting, which had been unavoidably postponed, was held on 

 Tuesday evening, the 17th December, 1844. 



The Rev. J. Haeberlin, in the Chair. 



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

 declared duly elected : — 



Jas. Alexander, Esq. C. S. Jas. Furlong, Esq. Mulnauth Factory. 



And the following gentlemen were proposed as Members : — 



F. Boutros, Esq. Principal of the Dehli College, proposed by E. C. Ravenshaw, 

 Esq. C. S., and seconded by W. C. Quintin, Esq. C S. 



A. Christopher, Esq. of LaMartiniere, proposed by Major General Hodgson, and 

 seconded by H. Torrens, Esq. 



Lewin Bentham Bowring, Esq. C. S., proposed by Major General Hodgson, and 

 seconded by H. Torrens, Esq. 



E. Blyth, Esq. Zoological Curator, Associate Member, proposed by H. Torrens, 

 Esq., and seconded by H. Piddington, Esq. 



John Ward, Esq. Messrs. Jessop and Co. Civil Engineer, proposed by Lieut. 

 Col. Forbes, B. E., and seconded by Captain Goodwyn, B. E. 



A. W. Steart, Esq. B. M. S.,* proposed by George Hill, Esq., and seconded by 

 H. Torrens, Esq. 



R ead the following list of books presented and purchased : — 



Books received for the Meeting of the Asiatic Society, Tuesday 17th December, 1844. 



Books Presented. 



1. The Horn Book of Storms for the Indian and China Seas, by H. Piddington, 

 from the author. 



2. Notes on the Naga Tribes in Communication with Assam, by John Owen, by 

 the author. 



3. Zeitschrift fur die Kunde des Morgenlandes, herausgegeben von Christian 

 Lassen. Sechsten Bandes Erstes Heft 1844. By the author. 



* Memorandum.— In the case of this gentleman who was on the point of embarking for Europe, 

 it was proposed to proceed immediately to ballot but the sense of the Members present, being 

 decidedly against such an innovation on the established rule the proposal fell to the ground. 



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