90 Proceedings of 'the Asiatic Society. [No. 1. 



Foe February, 1857. 



At a monthly general meeting of the Asiatic Society, held on the 

 4th instant. 



The Venerable Archdeacon J. H. Pratt, Senior Member present, 

 in the Chair. 



The proceedings of the December meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presentations were received — 



1. From the Government of Bombay, copies of " Selections from 

 the Eecords of the Government." 



The Secretary stated that these publications had been sent in 

 compliance with a request made by the Council, who were glad to 

 announce that the Government of Bombay had ordered that the 

 Society should be supplied with all the Selections that may here- 

 after be published. 



2. From the Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna, the latest 

 publications of the Academy. 



3. From the Government of the N. W. Provinces, through 

 Captain Maclagan, Officiating Principal Thomason College of Civil 

 Engineering, Koorkee, a copy of the Report on the Prisons of the 

 N. W. Provinces, for the year 1855. 



From Baron Von Haminer-Purgstall, a copy of his edition of 

 Wasaf's celebrated history in Persian, with a German translation, 

 vol. 1st. 



Letters from Mr. Plowden, Lieut. Stewart, Dr. Martiu, and Rev. 

 K. M. Banerjee, announcing their wish to withdraw from the Socie- 

 ty, were recorded. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot at the next meet- 

 ing:— 



Mr. H, F. Blanford, of the Geological Survey, proposed by Dr. 

 Thomson, and seconded by Major Strachey, and 



Mr. E. B. Cowell, Professor of History in the Presidency College, 

 proposed by Mr. Atkinson, and seconded by A. Grote, Esq. 



The Council submitted reports — 



1. Kecommending that Mr. John Nietner, of Ceylon, be elected 

 a corresponding member of the Society. 



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