PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For June, 1852. 



The usual monthly meeting of the Society was held on "Wednesday 

 the 2d instant, at half-past 8 p. m. 



Sir James Colvile, President, in the chair. 



The proceedings of the last month were read and confirmed. 



Read a letter from Captain Layard, forwarding, for presentation to 

 the Society, a copper coin found at Gour, and another of the Dutch 

 East India Company, dated 1790, brought from Coipang in the island 

 of Timor. 



Lieut. Burgess, duly proposed and seconded at the last meeting, 

 was balloted for, and elected an ordinary member. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot at the next meeting. 



C. Allan, Esq. C. S. ; — proposed by Sir James Colvile and seconded 

 by Mr. J. R. Colvin. 



J. J. Ward, Esq. C. S. ; — proposed by Mr. Grote and seconded by 

 Sir James Colvile. 



Read a report from the Council, recommending that Babu Rajendra- 

 lal Mittra having offered to edit the Prakrit Grammar of Kramadis'wa- 

 ra, the Chaitanya Chandrodaya Nataka, and the Aniruddha Champu, 

 for publication in the Bibliotheca Indica, his offer be accepted. 



Resolved that the recommendation of the Council be adopted. 



Communications were received — 



1st. From C. Allan, Esq. Officiating Secretary to the Government 

 of India, forwarding a report, by Commander Felix Jones, on the state 

 of the tribes bordering on the River Tigris. 



