1852.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 549 



For. September, 1852. 



The usual*Moiitlily General meeting of the Asiatic Society was held 

 on the 1st instant at half-past 8 p. m. 



Sir James Colvile, President, in the Chair. 



The following visitors were announced, viz. Mr. Gonne on the intro- 

 duction of Mr. Grote ; Mr. Ward on the introduction of Capt. Thuillier. 

 The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presents were received — 



From Mr. W. W. Nicholls, Mission House, Sarawak. The skeleton 

 of an Ourang Outang obtained on the left bank of the Batang Suppar 

 river, in Borneo. 



From A. J. M. Mills, Esq. A stone figure of Siva. 



From Dr. Morgan of H. M. Ship Fox, through Dr. Fayrer. Two 

 Burmese MSS. found in the house of the Governor of Bassien. 



Captain W. J. Nicholls, 24th Regiment Madras N. I., proposed 

 and seconded at the last meeting, was balloted for, and elected an ordi- 

 nary member. 



Dr. Morgan of H. M. Ship Fox, was named for ballot at the next 

 meeting ; — proposed by Dr. Sprenger, and seconded by the President. 



The President submitted on behalf of the Council the following- 

 reports : 



1st. Recommending that the offer of Pandita Is'varachandra 

 Bidyasagara to edit the following Natakas for publication in the 

 Bibliotheca Indica, be accepted. 



1. Venisanhara. 



2. Anargharaghava. 



3. Prosannaraghava. 



4. Nagananda. 



5. Lalitamadhava. 



6. Vidagdhamadhava. 



2d. Suggesting that the old stock of the Society's Journal be 



henceforward sold at the following reduced prices, viz. 



at im no j mo f To subscribers, at Rs. 1 



Nos. 1 10, 118, and 123. < 



I „ Non-ditto, 18 



,oo L oo- f To subscribers, at 12 



Nos. 123 to 22/. < 



I „ Non-ditto, 1 4 



(Ordered that these recommendations of the Council be adopted). 



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