Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, July and August, 1845. 



The monthly meeting was held at the Society's Rooms on Tuesday 

 evening, the 12th of August, at the usual hour, Charles Huffiiagle, Esq. 

 the senior member present, in the chair. 



The proceedings for the month of June were read and confirmed 

 by the meeting. 



In reply to an enquiry from Capt. Marshall as to the causes of there 

 having been no meeting in the month of July, the Secretary stated 

 that his public duties having become, on a sudden, excessively onerous, 

 owing to the necessary investigations connected with the extensive 

 opium forgeries which had taken place, he had been unable to give any 

 attention to the Society's affairs at that epoch, and thus the meeting 

 was unavoidably postponed. 



In reply to a further enquiry from Captain Marshall, as to alterations 

 in the days of meeting, which in the rules was stated to be the first 

 Wednesday in every month, some conversation took place, in the course of 

 which it was satisfactorily shewn by the older members present, that from 

 the nature of Indian, and especially of Calcutta Society, much discre- 

 tionary power was necessarily, and always had been, left to the Presi- 

 dents and Secretaries in calling the meetings ; and further, that by the 

 rule itself* it was evident this had been always intended ; still it was 

 thought by the meeting that it would be generally advantageous, if the 

 former day (the first Wednesday of the month) was reverted to, with 

 the understanding that it was the fixed day unless reasons of import- 

 ance should necessitate any variation from it. 



* Rule 9. — If any business should occur to require intermediate Meeting's, they may bo 

 convened by the President, who may also, when necessary, appoint any other day of 

 the week instead of Wednesday for the stated Meetings of the Society. 



