70 Procecdings of the Asiatio Sociefy of Bengal. [No. 1, 



Fon Febiutary, 1860. 



At a meeting of tlie Society held on the lst Insfcant. 



A. Grote, Esq., President in the cliair. 



The Proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presentations were received — 



1. From Dr. F. J. Mouat, a Jacket &c, worn by the Angami 

 Naga Hill chief who killed the French Missionary. 



2. From Dr. W. Hardinger of the Austrian Academy, several 

 volumes of the Transactions of that Academy. 



3. From the Secy. to the Royal Society of Sciences at Stockholm, 

 Parts 1 to 5 of a Voyage round the world of the 11. Swedish Frigate 

 Eugenie. 



4. From H. M. the Ex-King of Oudh, a dead monkey, JPreslytes 

 CepJialoptems. 



5. From Mrs. Turnbull, a fine stuffed specimen of JPetaurus 

 Sciaurus, Shaw. 



6. From J. J. Atkinson, Esq., a few Birds' skins procured at 

 Singapore. 



7. From Alex. Thomas, Esq., in medical charge of Khyuk Phyoo, 

 E-amsee, Arakan, a fine specimen of Platydactylus y echo. 



8. From F. E. Hall, Esq., an inscription stone found among the 

 ruins of Pátari, a decayed city near Rátgurh in the Saugor district. 



9. From Major R. R. W. Ellis (through F. E. Hall, Esq ,) a 

 copper-plate land grant, dated in the year of Vikramáditya answering 

 to A. D. 1097. This grant vvas translated by Mr. Hall in the 

 Journal of 1858. 



A letfcer was read from C. E. Chapman, Esq., desiring to withdraw 

 from the Society. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed at the last meeting were 

 balloted for and elected ordinary members. 



Col. E. W. S. Scott. Bengal Artillery. 



Major G. Pearse. 



Dr. F. J. Mouat, re-elected. 



Capt. T. G. Montgomerie, B. E., F. R. G. S. 



Mr. Robert Swinhoe and Rev. H. Baker were also elected corre- 

 sponding members of Society. 



