PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For February, 1848. 



The usual monthly meeting was held on the evening of Wednesday, 

 the 2d February, 1848. 



J. W. Colvile, Esq., President, in the chair. 



The proceedings of the evening commenced by the Secretary's reading 

 the following note from Mr. Colvile, acknowledging his election as 

 President of the Asiatic Society. 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society. 

 Sir, — I beg leave to acknowledge your letter of this day, in which you inform 

 me that the Asiatic Society of Bengal have done me the high honor of electing 

 me the President of the Society for the year 1848. 



The assistance which I am sure I shall receive from you and the other officers 

 of the Society will, I trust, enable me so to discharge the duties of the office that 

 the Society may not have reason to repent of its choice. 



I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your Obedient Servant, 

 Jan. 13th, 1848. James W. Colvile. 



The Council communicated the following letter from the President, 

 announcing Lord Dalhousie's gracious acceptance of the office of 

 " Patron" of the Society. 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society. 



My dear Sir, — I have to inform you that this morning Mr. Bushby and I 

 waited upon the Governor General by appointment, and that His Lordship was 

 pleased to express his willingness to become Patron of the Asiatic Society of 

 Bengal, and his readiness to further the interests of the Society by all means in 

 his power. 



1 regret to state that Sir John Grant and Lord Arthur Hay were both pre- 

 vented from accompanying Mr. Bushby and myself, the former by indisposition, 



