PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For June, 1848. 



At a Meeting of the Asiatic Society held at the Town Hall, Calcutta, 

 on the evening of Wednesday, 7th June, 1848. 



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



The proceedings of the last meeting were read. 



The monthly accounts and vouchers were laid upon the table. 



The following gentlemen, having been duly proposed and seconded 

 at the preceding meeting, were balloted for and elected members of the 

 Society : — 



J. Strachey, Esq. C. S. 



Geo. Massey, Esq. 



Lieut. Albert Austen, H. A. 



Wm. Taylor, Esq. C. S. 



The names of the following gentlemen were submitted for election at 

 the next meeting : 



Dr. J. McLellandy proposed by Mr. J. W. Laidlay, seconded by 

 Dr. Walker. 



Lieut. John Harley Maxwell, Bengal Engineers, proposed by Dr. 

 Falconer, seconded by Mr. Laidlay. 



Read letters from the following gentlemen withdrawing their names, 

 from the list of members : Rustomjee Cowasjee, Esq., Manickjee Cowas- 

 jee, Esq. and Babu Nripendranath Thakur. 



Read a letter from W. Seton Karr, Esq. Under Secretary to the Govt, 

 of Bengal, transmitting copy of a letter from the Secretary at the India 

 House, with enclosure from the Prussian Consul General, announcing 

 the shipment of a box of books presented to the Society. 



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