PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For May, 1851. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Society, took place on the 

 7th May at the usual hour and place, 



Hon'ble Sir James Colvile, President, in the chair. 



The proceedings of the previous Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Librarian submitted a list of Books presented to the Society 

 since its last Meeting. 



A letter was read from Prince Gholam Mohammad, presenting a copy 

 of the Wellesley Despatches, for the Library. 



From Babu Peary Chand Mittra, Librarian, Calcutta Public Library, 

 forwarding a copy of a Persian Book entitled Hadyqat al Alam, pre- 

 sented to the Society by Nawab Seraj al Mulk Bahadur, of Hydarabad. 



The following gentlemen, proposed and seconded at the April Meet- 

 ing, were balloted for and elected ordinary Members : — 



H. Woodrow, Esq. M. A. 



Joseph Fayrer, Esq. M. D. 



Candida t es for election . 



Col. P. B. Cautley ; proposed by A. Grote, Esq. seconded by Major 

 Baker. 



F. Oldham, Esq. ; proposed by B. J. Colvin, Esq,, and seconded by 

 A. Grote, Esq. 



Notes were received from Andrew Hay, Esq., Dr. R. Young, and 

 Major H. M. Durand, intimating their desire to withdraw from the 

 Society. 



The President proposed for the sanction of the Society, in accordance 

 with the notice given at the last Meeting, that the Council be authorised 



