1850.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 563 



For November, 1850. 



The Society met on the 6th instant at half past 8 p.m. 



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



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



John Reddie, Esq. was named for ballot at the next meeting ; pro- 

 posed by the President and seconded by Rev. J. Long. 



Read letters — 



1st. From J. G. Forbes, Esq., officiating Secretary, Bombay Branch 

 of the Royal Asiatic Society, forwarding a copy of the 13th number of 

 the Transactions of that Society. 



2nd. From J. Thornton, Esq., Secretary to the Government of the 

 North "Western Provinces, announcing that the Hon'ble the Lieutenant 

 Governor has been pleased, in compliance with the request of the 

 Society, to direct Mr. E. A. Reade, Commissioner of the Benares Divi- 

 sion, to give such assistance as lies in his power to Capt. Kittoe in his 

 archaiological researches in that district, when the important duties 

 which now occupy his time and talents admit of his attention being 

 diverted. 



3rd. From D. \V. Mitchell, Esq., Secretary to the Zoological So- 

 ciety of London, communicating the thanks of that institution for the 

 Journal of the Asiatic Society for December, 1847, to July, 1849, 

 presented to it by the Society. 



4th. From Capt. George M. Siddons, 1st Light Cavalry, forwarding 

 a translation of the Vichitra Nataka, a text book of the Sikhs. Refer- 

 red to the Oriental Section. 



5th. From Dr. Seyifarth, Librarian of the German Oriental So- 

 ciety, (Deutsche Morgenlandische Gesellschaft) returning thanks for 

 the following donations, viz. Dr. Hseberlin's Sanskrita Anthology, and 

 Bibliotheca Indica Nos. 1 to 14. 



6th. From C. Gubbins, Esq., Agra, communicating a Daily Re- 

 gister of Temperature kept during a part of 1850, at Meerut. Ordered 

 to be published in the Journal. 



7th. From Dr. A. Campbell, Darjeling, forwarding a paper on the 

 storms of Tibet, in reply to the queries published in the 3rd number of 

 the Journal. 



