PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For April, 1849. 



The usual monthly meeting of the Asiatic Society was held at the 

 Museum on Wednesday, the 4th April, 1849. 



The Hon'ble Sir James Colvile, President in the chair. 



The proceedings of the March meeting were read, and the accounts 

 and vouchers of the preceding month laid upon the table. 



Letters were read from the following gentlemen, intimating their 

 desire of withdrawing from the Society : — 

 W. Grey, Esq. C. S. 

 J. J. Mackenzie, Esq. 

 J. Kerr, Esq. 

 A. Christopher, Esq. 



Dr. McRae, a candidate for election at the April meeting, was pro- 

 posed by Dr. Roer, seconded by Mr. Laidlay. 



Mr. Wattenbach having returned from Europe and signified his 

 wish to rejoin the Society, his name was restored to the list of members. 



Read a letter from R. Thornton, Esq. Secretary to the Government 

 of the N. W. P. conveying His Honor the Lieut. Governor's acknow- 

 ledgments of the 200 extra copies of Lieut. Maisey's Antiquities of 

 Kalingar, forwarded to him by the Society. 



From W. Seton Karr, Esq. Under Secretary to the Government of 

 Bengal, presenting for the use of the Museum of Economic Geology, a 

 plan of the Fort of Monghyr, and of the lands adjacent to it. 



From W. Grey, Esq. Under Secretary to the Government of India, 

 conveying the thanks of the Hon'ble the President in Council for the 

 copies of the map of the localities recently occupied by the British and 

 Sikh armies, presented by the Society to the Court of Directors. 



