PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For April, 1851. 



The Society met on the 2nd instant at half-past 8 p.m. 



The Hon'ble Sir James Colvile, President, in the Chair. 



The proceedings of the meeting for the month of March were read 

 and confirmed. 



Bdbu J&davakrishna Sinha, duly proposed and seconded at the pre- 

 ceding meeting, was balloted for and elected an ordinary member. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot at the next meeting. 



H. Woodroiv, Esq. M. A. ; proposed by the President and seconded 

 by Mr. C. Beadon. 



Joseph Fayre?', Esq. M. D. ; proposed by Mr. Frith and seconded 

 by the President. 



Read letters — 



1st. From Mauluvi Mohi-ud-din Ahmed, forwarding copies of the 

 Khol&sat-ul-Hisdb and Tafsir Ahmadi, for sale to the Society. 



On the recommendation of Dr. Sprenger, it was determined that the 

 last named work be purchased. 



2nd. From E. A. Samuells, Esq., presenting on behalf of A. Spiers, 

 Esq. C. S., the following coins to the Society. 



3 Scotch coins of 1570—1582 and 1602. 

 1 of Sigismund III., king of Poland. 

 1 of the Free City of Hamburg, 1671. 

 1 of Charles the 1st (without date). 



3rd. From Captain W. Sherwill, submitting a paper descriptive of 

 a Colossal statue near Mandar in Rajmahal, and offering to the Society 

 a History of the Rajmahal hills for publication in the Journal. 



