58G Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 6. 



Purchased. 



Comptes Eendus, Nos. 19 to 26. 



Journal des Savants for May and June, 1853. 



The Annals and Magazine of Natural History for June and July, 1853. 



Maurice on the Eeligions of the World. 



Christomathie aus Sanskrit werken.— Von T. Ben fey. 



Vollstandige Graramatik der Sanskritsprache— Von T. Benfey. 



Williams's English Sanskrita Dictionary. 



Ea'jendrala'l Mittea. 



Eor October, 1853. 



The Society met on the 5th instant, at the usual hour. 



J. E. Oolvin, Esq., V. P., in the Chair. 



The proceedings of the last month were read and confirmed, and 

 the accounts and vouchers for the month of July laid on the table. 



Presentations were received — 



1st. Erom J. Ackermann, Esq., Secretary of the Society of Anti- 

 quaries, London, the latest publications of the Society (vide Library 

 Eeport). 



2nd. Erom the Government of India, through T. Oldham, Esq., 

 Superintendent of Geological Survey, specimens of rocks and earths 

 from the gold bearing districts in the vicinity of Mount Ophir, Ma- 

 lacca, collected by T. Braddell, Esq., Assistant Eesident. 



3rd. Erom the Bombay Government through Lieut. E. E. Eer- 

 gusson, I. N., Superintendent of the Government Observatory, Mag- 

 netical and Meteorological Observations made at the Bombay Ob- 

 servatory during 1850. 



4th. Erom the Bengal Government through W. Gordon Young, 

 Esq. Under-Secretary, a Map of the district of Purneah surveyed 

 by Messrs. EitzPatrick and J. J. Pemberton. 



5th. Erom Captain Young, Eangoon, a large slab of marble, 

 bearing a figure of the impression of the foot of Guadama. 



6th. Erom the British Government through Her Majesty's 



