542 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 6. 



directed Dr. Horsefield to prepare and forward the same to the 

 Society's Agents in London. 



3. Erom E. Thomas, Esq. forwarding a paper entitled " On the 

 Epoch of the Gupta King." 



4. Erom Babu Eadhanath Sikdar, enclosing abstracts of Meteoro- 

 logical Eegisters kept at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, for 

 the month of April last. 



The Librarian submitted his usual monthly report. 



Captain Thuillier then, on the invitation of the Chairman, explained 

 to the meeting what had led to the Mission of the brothers Schlagint- 

 weit to the Himalayas — reading extracts from letters recently receiv- 

 ed from Mr. Adolphe Schlagintweit and showing the route by which 

 he and his brother Eobert had reached Milney in North Kemaon. 



Confirmed 5th September, 1855. R. G. Ghose, V. P. 



LlBEAEY. 



The following additions have been made to the Library since the last 

 meeting. 



Presented. 



Die Lieder des Hafis. Persiseh mit dem Commentaire des Sudi, He- 

 rausgegeben von H. Brockhaus,, 1 en bandes 1 es heft. — By the Editor. 



Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indie, Deels VIII. et VI. 

 aflevering I. et II. — By the Editoe. 



Papers regarding the cultivation of Hemp in India, Agra, 1855, 8vo. 

 pamphlet. — By the Government of the Noeth Westeen Provinces. 



Selections from the Eecords of the Government of the North Western 

 Provinces, No. XX.— By the Same. 



Selections from the Public Correspondence of the Punjab Administra- 

 tion, No. XL 4 copies.— By the Chief Commissionee. 



Selections from the Records of the Madras Government, No. V. — By 

 the Goveenment. 



Selections from the Eecords of the Bengal Government, No. XX. — 

 By the Government of Bengal. 



Eeport on the Administration of the Salt Department of the Eevenue 

 of Bengal, for the year 1853-4. — By the Same. 



The Journal of the Indian Archipelago, from Oct. 1854 to March, 1855, 

 2 copies each. — By tme Same. 



The Oriental Christian Spectator, for May and June, 1855. — By the 

 Editor. 



