1855.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society.. 3G7 



Mr. Houstoun gave notice of the following motion for the next 

 meeting. 



" That I may be allowed to see and have access to all papers, the 

 property of the Society.' 3 



The Council submitted reports. 



1 . Recommending that Mr. Hall's offer to edit the Aphorisms of 

 the Nyaya with the Commentary of Rishi Vatsyayana, for publication 

 in the Bibliotheca Indica, be accepted. 



2. Stating that they have elected, subject to the confirmation of 

 the Society under the 60th Byelaw, Dr. Spilsbury, a Vice-President, 

 and Mr. H, V. Bayley and Capt. James, members of the Council, in 

 the room of Col. Baker and Capt. Thuillier resigned. 



The recommendations were approved and adopted. 



The President, after noticing the death and public services of Major- 

 General Forbes, proposed " that the Society record its regret at the loss 

 Of one who for many years had been a valuable member, and was for- 

 merly one of the Vice-Presidents of the Society." 



Resolved accordingly. 



Communications were received — 



1. From J. J. Grey, Esq. Malda, enclosing a paper pointing out a 

 simple method of manipulation in the Calotype process. 



2. From Babu Radhanath Sikdar, forwarding abstracts of the 

 Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations taken at the Sur- 

 veyor General's Office, Calcutta, in the month of December, 1854, and 

 Jan. and Feb. 1855. 



The Secretary then read the following correspondence which had 

 taken place between the Government and the Council. 



No. 1237. 

 From the Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal, 

 To the Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 

 Dated Lt.- Governor's Camp, Raneegunge, Zillah West 

 Burdwan, the 3rd March, 1855. 



[General.] " Sir, — I am directed to state that the Lt. -Governor, 

 on the occasion of his recent visit to Rhotas,*has observed with much 

 regret that the remains of the old Palace there, in which the people of 

 the whole surrounding country feel the liveliest and most unaffected in- 



