PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OE BENGAL, 



For November, 1847. 



Proceedings of a meeting held on the evening of Wednesday, the 3d 

 November, 1847. 



The Hon'ble Sir J. P. Grant, in the chair. 



The proceedings of the September meeting were read and adopted — ■ 

 and the accounts for September and October submitted as usual. 



Lieut.-Col. Waugh, Surveyor General of India, was ballotted for and 

 unanimously elected a member. 



Captain Rogers, R. N., Superintendant of the Bengal Marine, was 

 proposed for ballot at the December meeting. 



Proposed by Dr. O'Shaughnessy, seconded by Col. Forbes. 



The Nuwab Nazim of Murshedabad, having been proposed as an 

 ordinary member by H. Torrens, Esq., seconded by J. W. Laidlay, 

 Esq., was, on the recommendation of the Council unanimously elected 

 an Honorary member of the Society. 



Letters were read from J. S. Torrens, Esq. Midnapore, and Major 

 Marshall, Calcutta, withdrawing their names from the list of members. 

 To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society. 



S IRj — I beg to return the last Journal, and to withdraw my name from the 

 Society, as I am going on leave for probably a considerable period. 



Your Obedient Servant, 



G. T. Marshall. 



October \6th, 1847. 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 

 Dear Sir, — I have the pleasure to send you a chccque for Rs. 128, the 

 amount of the demand against me for subscription to the Asiatie Society, as 



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