PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For August, 1849. 



At a meeting of the Asiatic Society held on Wednesday, the 1 st of 

 August, 1849. 



Dr. J. McClelland in the chair. 



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

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

 table as usual. 



The following gentlemen who had been proposed and seconded at 

 the last meeting, were ballotted for and duly elected. 



Arthur Grote, Esq. B. C. S. 



Doctor Martin. 



Candidate for election at the September meeting, viz. : Raja Pratap- 

 chandra Singha. 



Babu Rajendra Dutto, proposed by F. E, Hall, Esq. seconded by J. 

 W. Laidlay. 



Read letters — 



From Captain J. D. Cunningham, Engineers, forwarding a paper 

 " On the Embankments of rivers, and on the Nature of overflowing 

 rivers in diluvial plains." 



From Dr. Harrwitz, Berlin, proposing an exchange of works, pub- 

 lished by F. Duemmbler in Berlin with those of the Society, and for- 

 wards a list of Sanskrit works published by F. Duemmbler. Referred 

 to the Oriental Section. 



From John Barlow, Esq. Secy. Royal Institution of Great Britain, 

 acknowledging the receipt of the Society's Journal. 



From F. E. Hall, Esq. to publish the Bhakta Mala in the Biblio- 

 theca Indica. Referred to the Oriental Section. 



