PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For July, 1850. 



At a Meeting of the Society held on Wednesday, the 3d July, 1850, 



The Hon'ble Sir James Colvile, President, in the Chair, 



The Proceedings of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Secretary intimated that Mr. G. Udny had expressed his desire 

 to withdraw from the Society on the expiration of the current quarter. 



Read letters — 



From N. O. Baillie, Esq., submitting for sale, a portrait of Sir 

 William Jones, (said to be) by Sir Joshua Reynolds. 



Ordered that the Picture be returned to the owner as the Society 

 cannot purchase it. 



From Rev. J. Long, forwarding a letter from Rev. G. G. Cuthbert, 

 Secretary, Church Mission Society, regarding Mr. Long's application 

 for 10 copies of the Bibliotheca Indica, for certain Vernacular Libraries 

 established by that Mission, in different parts of Bengal. 



Ordered that Mr. Long's request be complied with. 



From Babu Peary Chand Mittra, Librarian, Calcutta Public Library, 

 acknowledging the receipt of Nos. 25 to 29 of the Bibliotheca Indica, 

 and No. 1 of the Journal for 1850. 



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

 of Bengal, the subjoined letter regarding the repairs of the Adinaii 

 Masjid. 



