1859.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 165 



For April, 1859. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 was held on the 6th instant. 



Fitz Edward Hall, Esq., senior member present, in the chair. 

 The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 

 Presentations ivere received: 



1. Erom George Loch, Esq., B. C. S., ten Jeypore marble 

 Figures of Hindu Divinities, some of them partially mutilated. 



2. From the Eoyal Institution of Great Britain, the Proceed- 

 ings of the Institute. 



3. From the Madras Government, No. LIY. of the Selections 

 from the records of that Government. 



4. From the Home Government, No. XVIII. of the Selections 

 from the records of the Bombay Government. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed at the last meeting were 

 ballotted for, and elected ordinary members : 



The Bishop of Calcutta. 



Sir Mordaunt "Wells. 



Lieut.-Col. Baird Smith (re-elected). 



Baboo Nundolal Bose. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot as ordinary 

 members, at the next meeting. 



The Hon'ble G. F. Edmonstone, B. C. S., proposed (for re-elec- 

 tion) by A. Grote, Esq., seconded by "W. S. Atkinson, Esq. 



E. C. Bayley, Esq., B. C. S., proposed by A. Grote, Esq., seconded 

 by W. S. Atkinson, Esq. 



The Council also proposed Dr. P. Bleeker, of Batavia, as a cor- 

 responding member of the Society. 



Letters were read: 



1. From the Hon'ble Sir James Colvile, Kt., tendering his 

 thanks for the honor conferred on him by the Society, in electing 

 him an honorary member. 



The letter is as follows : 



" My dear Sir, — I have to acknowledge the receipt of your 

 letter of the 9th instant, announcing my election as an honorary 

 member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



