PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For April, 1850. 



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

 Museum, on Wednesday, the 3rd April, at half past 8 p. m. 



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



The Proceedings of the former meeting having been read and con- 

 firmed, the Secretary stated that Dr. J. McClelland and Capt. Bazeley 

 had intimated their wish to withdraw from the Society. 



The following gentlemen, having been regularly proposed and seconded 

 at the March meeting, were balloted for and elected ordinary members 

 of the Society : — 



A. J. M. Mills, Esq., B. C. S. 



B. T. Morton, Esq., Madras, M. S. 

 Hon'ble Capt. R. B. Byng. 



C. T. Watkins, Esq. 



Rev. W. Kay, Bishop's College. 



Read letters — 



From H. V. Bailey, Esq., Offg. Under Secretary to the Government 

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

 a geological Map of the Monghyr district. 



From J. Thornton, Esq., Secretary to the Government of the North 

 Western Provinces, forwarding copy of a letter from Lieut. R. Strachey, 

 Bengal Engineers, informing the Society and the public of the nature 

 and extent of his late scientific researches in Kumaoon. (Published in 

 the Journal No. I. of 1850). 



From F. J. Mouat, Esq., Secretary to the Sub-Committee of Ma- 

 chinery of the General Committee of Industry and Arts, requesting 

 information regarding Miss Tytler's Models. 



