PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For July, 1849. 



At a meeting of the Asiatic Society held on Wednesday, the 4th 

 July, 1849. 



The Hon'ble Sir J. W. Colvile, President, in the chair. 



The proceedings of the June meeting were read and confirmed, and 

 the accounts and vouchers of the preceding month were laid upon the 

 table. 



Robert Cathcart Balrymple Bruce, H. M. S. who had been duly 

 proposed and seconded at the June meeting, was ballotted for and 

 elected. 



The following gentlemen were proposed for election at the August 

 meeting : — 



Arthur Grote, Esq. B. C. S. proposed by Dr. Falconer, seconded by 

 Mr. R. W. G. Frith. 



Doctor Martin, proposed by Mr. F. P. Strong, seconded by Capt. 

 Latter. 



Read letters — 



From "W. Seton Karr, Esq., under Secretary to the Government of 

 Bengal, presenting for the use of the Museum of Economic Geology, 

 a Map of the district of Patna. 



From E. Madden, Esq. forwarding Supplementary Notes to his arti- 

 cle entitled "The Turaee and Outer Mountains of Kumaoon," which 

 appeared in the Society's Journal for May and June, 1848. — (Ordered 

 to be printed in the Journal.) 



From James Hume, Esq. Honorary Secretary to the Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Society of India, forwarding some specimens of iron ore 



