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Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 

 Meeting of Wednesday Evening, 7th June, 1843. 



The usual monthly Meeting was held at the Society's Rooms at half 

 past 8 p. m., the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop in the chair. 



The following gentlemen proposed at the former Meeting, were balloted 

 for and declared duly elected : — 



R. Cust, Esq. C. S. and J. E. L. Brandreth, Esq. C. S. 



The usual communication was ordered to be made to them. 



One new Member was also proposed ; viz. 



J. W. Fulton, Esq. Barrister at Law. Proposed by Major E. Pottinger, 

 seconded by Captain Broome. 



The following Books were presented, and purchased : — 



Books received for the Meeting of the Asiatic Society, on the 1th June, 1 843. 



The Calcutta Literary Gleaner, May and June, 1843. Vol. ii, Nos. 3 and 4. 



Presented by the Editor. 

 The Calcutta Christian Observer, June, 1843, Vol. iv, No. 42. Presented by the 



Editor. 

 The Oriental Christian Spectator, second series, May 1843. Vol. iv, No. 5. Presented 



by the Editor. 

 Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, by Professor Jameson. Edinburgh, 1842, 



Vol. xxxiii, No. 66. Presented by the Editor. 

 Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 1842, Vol. xii, pt. i. 

 Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, 1842. Vol. iii, pt. ii, No. 87. 



Presented by the Society 

 Journal des Savants, September, 1842. Paris. Purchased. 

 The Chemical Gazette, or Journal of Practical Chemistry. London, Nov. 1842. 



No. 1. From the Editor 

 London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. 



3rd series. Vol. xxi, No. 138 and 139. From the Editor. 

 Observations sur la Peste du Levant, et sur la vertu specifique de PHuile d'Olive, 



par J. G. de Hemso. Florence, 1841. Presented by the Author. 

 Hemso, Degli ultimi Progress! della Geografia. Milano, 1841 and 1842. Presented 



by the Author. 

 Pratt's Mechanical Philosophy, 2d edition. Cambridge, 1842. Presented by the 



Author. 

 Goodwyn's Memoir on the application of Asphaltic Mastic to Flooring, Roofing, and 



Hydraulic Works in India. Calcutta 1843. Presented by the Author. 

 Goodwyn's Memoir of an improved System of Suspension Bridges, on the principle 



adopted by Mr. Dredge. Calcutta, 1843. Presented by the Author. 

 Newbold's British Settlements in the Straits of Malacca. London, 1839. 8vo, 2 



vols. Purchased. 



