Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, May, 1845. 



The monthly meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday evening, 

 the 13th May. 



Charles Huffnagle, Esq. senior member of the Committee of Papers, 

 in the chair. 



At the commencement of the meeting Mr. Houston, C. S. begged 

 to bring to notice what appeared to him to be an error in the proceed- 

 ings for October, in relation to the picture voted to Mr. Bird. A con- 

 versation of some length arose out of this without the result of a 

 vote. It was proposed by Captain Shortrede, and seconded by Captain 

 Marshall, 



" That no report of the Proceedings of the Society at its meetings 

 be published till it has been verified by the next subsequent meeting," 

 — which was carried unanimously. 



New Members Proposed. 



Lieutenant Sherwill, 66th N. I., Behar Revenue Survey, —proposed 

 by E. C. Ravenshaw, Esq. C. S. seconded by W. H. Quinton, Esq. 



Dr. Henry, — proposed by E. Blyth, Esq. seconded by S. G. F« 

 Heatly, Esq. 



The following list of books presented, exchanged and purchased was 

 read : — 



Books received for the Meeting of the Asiatic Society, Tuesday, 13th March, 1845. 



BOOKS PRESENTED. 



1. Meteorological Register for February and March, 1845.— From the Surveyor 

 General's Office. 



2. The Oriental Christian Spectator, Nos. 3 and 4, of March and April of 1845.— By 

 the Editor. 



3. The Calcutta Christian Observer, of May, 1845.— By the Editors. 



4. The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, No. XV. Part 2, 1844. 



5. Notes on Indian Agriculture.— By A. Gibson, Esq. 



6. On the Geographical Limits, History, and Chronology of the Chera King-dom of 

 Ancient India. — By J. Dowson, pamphlet, 2 copies. 



7. Proceedings of the Zoological Society for 1843, Part. II, two copies, and Proceed- 

 ings from January to March, 1844, one copy. — By the Society. 



