034 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



Capt. Thurburn mid Capt. Layard, who had been duly proposed 

 and seconded at the last meeting, were balloted for, and elected ordinary 

 members. 



The President submitted on the part of the Council the following 

 report with reference to the notice which Dr. Sprenger had given at 

 the last meeting, of his intention to bring forward, at this meeting, a 

 motion to the effect that the Museum of the Society be offered to the 

 Government for the formation of a Government Museum, and which 

 had been by a resolution of that meeting referred to the Council. 



Report, 



"The Council having duly considered the motion of which notice was 

 given by Dr. Sprenger at the last General Meeting and referred to this 

 body for its consideration, is unanimously and decidedly opposed to the 

 proposed offer of the museum to the Government." 



Upon this, the Motion was withdrawn by Dr. Sprenger. 



In conformity to a resolution of the Council, notice was given that 

 they would propose at the approaching Annual General Meeting that 

 the bye-Law No. 6 regarding the election of ordinary members be 

 amended by striking out from it the word "eleven" and inserting 

 seven. 



Mr. Blyth read his report of progress made in the Zoological 

 Department, during the month of November last. 



The Council reported for the information of the meeting that they 

 have granted to Mons. Garcin de Tassy, member of the French Aca- 

 demy, and to the Midnapore native Library, each a copy of the Biblio- 

 theca Indica. 



The President read an extract from a private letter from Major 

 Kittoe requesting that the society would give to the Museum to be 

 established at the new college at Benares, specimens of any thing 

 Mineralogical, Entomological, Zoological, Fossil, Concological and cu- 

 riosities, of which the Society may have duplicates to spare. Referred 

 to the Council under the bye-laws. 



Confirmed 7th January, 1852. J. W. Colvile, President. 



