PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOICETY OF BENGAL 



For January, 1850. 



At a meeting of the Society held on the 2nd inst. 



The Hon'ble the President, in the chair, 



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen, having been duly proposed and seconded 

 at the December meeting, were balloted for and elected members. 



J. J. Gray, Esq. Malda. 



J. C. Marshman, Esq. Serampore. 



Letters were read — 



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

 transmitting a letter from Dr. Impey, regarding a Colossal rock 

 image in the Satpoorah range, with report, drawings and inscriptions. 



From Dr. Buist, presenting a copy of his work entitled, the Annals of 

 India, for 1848. 



From Mr. Mansel, Serampore, inviting the attention of the Society 

 to the preparation of models, &c. for the Grand Exhibition of arts in 

 London, in 185L 



From Mr. Hodgson, Darjiling, on the Aborigines of the Eastern 

 Frontier. 



From Major Wyllie, Officiating Secretary to Government of India, 

 Military Department, transmitting a copy (in two vols.) of Colonel 

 Everest's measurement of the meridional arc of India, received from 

 the Hon'ble the Court of Directors. 



From Messrs. R. and J. E. Taylor, London, forwarding a table 

 of meteorological observations inserted at p. 33 of the Transactions of 

 Sections, in the 18th Report of the British Association* 



