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Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 

 (Friday Evening, 30tk March, 1843.) 



The usual monthly Meeting was held on Friday evening the 3rd March 

 1843, the Hon'ble Sir J. P. Grant, V. P. in the Chair. 



Read the following memorandum circulated to the Committee of Papers 

 by the Acting Secretary, with the usual reference respecting the proposed 

 admission of Professor Jules Mohl of Paris, as an Honorary Member. 



"This honour is solicited for Professor Mohl, by our associate and most 

 zealous Agent at Paris, Major Troyer. 



The Professor is well known as one of the most distinguished Oriental 

 Scholars in Europe, and as Secretary to the Societe Asiatique de Paris. 

 He has also been for years a steady correspondent and a liberal contri- 

 butor to our Library, and the warm friend of every Oriental Scholar 

 visiting Paris ; as well as, with Major Troyer, an active friend to our 

 interests whenever they could serve them." 



H. PlDDINGTON, 



Acting Secretary Asiatic Society. 



The report of the Committee being unanimously in favour of Professor 

 Mohl's nomination, he was therefore duly elected. 



Dr. Tranter, Nizam's Contingent, was also duly elected, and the usual 

 communications were ordered to be made to these gentlemen. The fol- 

 lowing gentlemen were proposed as Members : — 



The Hon'ble Sir Lawrence Peel, Chief Justice of Bengal, and W. 

 Seton Karr, Esq. B. C. S. both proposed by Sir J. P. Grant, and seconded 

 by Sir H. Seton. 



Read, extract from the Proceedings of February, announcing the inten- 

 tion of the Hon'ble H. T. Prinsep, to vacate the Chair of the Society in 

 consequence of his departure for Europe. 



Read the following letter from him, addressed to the Acting Secretary. 



H. Piddington, Esq. 



Offg. Secretary Asiatic Society. 



Sir, — As the period is now just approaching for my departure from 

 India, I think it necessary to place in your hands my resignation of the 

 office of President of the Asiatic Society, and to request that you will lay 

 it before the Committee of Papers, to be by them communicated to the 

 General Meeting of next month. 



I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your very obedient humble servant, 

 Calcutta, Friday, ISth February, 1843. H. T. Prinsep. 



Read the following Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Committee of 

 Papers, held at the Society's Rooms, on Thursday, 23rd February. 



