Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Sept.,, 1846. 



The ordinary meeting for the month was held, as usual, at the 

 Rooms on Wednesday, the 2d September, at half past 8 p. m. 



Lieut. Col. Forbes, V. P., in the chair. 



The minutes of proceedings of the July meeting were read, confirmed 

 and ordered to be published. 



E. A. Samuells, Esq. (C. S.) and Alexander Mitchell, Esq., proposed 

 at the July meeting, were duly elected members. 



The following gentlemen were proposed, for ballot at the next 

 meeting : — 



James Colville, Esq., Advocate General, proposed by the Honorable 

 Sir Henry Seton, V. P., and seconded by the Secretary. 



G. R. Wilby, Esq , proposed by Mr. Heatly and seconded by the 

 Secretary. 



"W. Knighton, Esq. proposed by Mr. Piddington and seconded by 

 the Secretary. 



Dr. Young, proposed by Mr. Blyth and seconded by the Secretary. 



James Dodd, Esq., proposed by Dr. W. B. O'Shaughnessy and 

 seconded by Col. Forbes. 



"W. Grey, Esq. (C. S.) proposed by Mr. Welby Jackson and 

 seconded by Col. Forbes. 



A recommendation from the Committee of Papers was read, propos- 

 ing that Mr. D. H. Williams, the Geological Surveyor to the Govern- 

 ment of India, be elected a Corresponding Member of the Society. 



The proposal being put, and duly seconded by Mr. J. Ward, was 

 carried by acclamation. 



Read the following list of additions to the Library during the last 

 two months. 



Presented. 



1. — Meteorological Register for the months of June and July, 1846. — By the 

 Surveyor General's Office. 



2. — Meteorological Register kept at Kyouk Phyoo, for June and July, 1846. — 

 By the Superintendent of Marine. 



3. — The Calcutta Christian Observer for July and August, 1846 — By the Editors. 



4. — The Oriental Christian Spectator for August, 1846.— By the Editor. 



5.— The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, vol. I. for 1845, and Nos. 

 5 and 6 for February and May, 1846.— By the Society. 



6.— Travels of Evleya, part II.— By Oriental Tr nslation Fund. 



7.— Haji Khalfac, Lexicon, Arab, et Lat — By the Oriental Translation Fuud. 



