PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For August, 1848. 



At a meeting of the Asiatic Society, held at the Town Hall, on Wed- 

 nesday, 2nd August, 1848, 



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



The Proceedings of the former meeting were read and confirmed, and 

 the accounts and vouchers were laid on the table. 



Mr. Edward Colebrooke, having been duly proposed and seconded 

 at the July meeting, was ballotted for and elected a member of the 

 Society. 



Cudbert Bushy Thornhill, Esq. was proposed for election at the 

 September meeting by J. II. Batten, Esq. and seconded by H. M. 

 Elliot, Esq. 



Babu Gobind Chundra Sen, proposed by Raja Satya Churn Sen, 

 seconded by Mr. Colvile. 



Read notes, intimating the withdrawal of Jas. Hume, Esq., E. Lind- 

 stedt, Esq. and Major Goodwin, from the Society. 



Read a letter from H. M. Elliot, Esq. Secretary to Govt, of India, 

 forwarding, by order of the Governor General in Council, copy of a 

 letter from Lieut. W. H. Parish, with the specimens of rocks and 

 plants therein alluded to. 



From the same, forwarding, by order of Government, the Diary of a 

 trip to Pind Dadun Khan and the Salt Range, by Andrew Fleming, Esq. 

 M. D. — Ordered for publication in the Society's Journal. 



From M. Luzac, Netherlands minister for Home Affairs, dated Hague, 

 17th April, 1848, announcing the despatch to the Society's address of 

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