xxxii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [March, 1845. 



Books Exchanged. 



18. Calcutta Journal of Natural History, January, 1845, No. 2.— By John M'Clelland. 



19. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including- Zoology, Botany and 

 Geology, Nos. 92, 93, 94 and 95 of November, 1844, to January, 1845, vols. 14 and 15. 



20. Journal Asiatique. Quatrieme Serie. Nos. 14 et 15, Mai et Juin 1844. Tome III. 



21. Journal des Savants, Juillet, 1844. 



22. The Athenaeum for November 9 and 16,— December 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1844, and 

 January, 1845,-4-11, and 18. 



Books Purchased. 



23. History of the Indian Archipelago. — By J. Crawfurd. 



24. Strange's Elements of Hindu Law, vol. 2. 



25. The Classical Museum, No. VI., January, 1845. 



Mr. C. Joseph presented a copy of his map of the river Hooghly, 

 from Garden Reach to Bandel. 



Read the following letter from Messrs. Allen and Co., the Society's 

 London Agents. 



Henry Torrens, Esq. Secretary to the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



Sir, — We beg to state you, for the information of the Society, that we have every 

 reason to expect the completion of the bust of Mr. Hodgson in the course of six weeks or 

 two months from the present date. 



We have, as requested in your letter of the 30th May last, applied to the Proprietors of 

 the Athenaeum and Spectator respecting the non-receipt of their publications by the 

 Society since December, 1840. We have not been favoured with a reply from either 

 party, and conclude it is not their desire to make an exchange of publications with your 

 Society. It is not quite usual for the Proprietors of Newspapers to furnish gratuitously 

 their publications. They expect to receive and very seldom make any return. 



The Journal of the Royal Institution has not been published for years. In our next 

 parcel to the Society, we shall include the Asiatic Journal from January, 1841, to the 

 present time, and it shall be continued as published in future. Your favor of the 5th 

 October last, acknowledging the receipt of our account sales, and giving us instructions 

 as to the disposal of the balance, shall have our best attention. 



We have the honour to be, Sir, your faithful Servants, 



London, January 12th, 1845. W. H. Allen and Co. 



Read correspondence, with notes by the Secretary and Committee of 

 Papers, from Mr. J. Hendrie, soliciting employment as draftsman to the 

 Society, and claiming payment of a bill to the amount of Co.'s Rs. 250, 

 which had been submitted by him for work done on trial. 



Resolved that the recommendation of the Committee of Papers, that 

 Mr. Hendrie be paid the sum of Co.'s Rs. 150 for the works ubmitted, 

 be adopted, and that the Committee of Papers be requested to report 

 further as to the expediency of the employment of Mr. Hendrie. 



Read the following note by the Secretary : — 



