406 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 4. 



Por July, 1854. 



At a Meeting of the Society held on the 5th instant at half-past 

 8 p.m. 



Sir James Colvile, Kt. President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last month's proceedings were read and con- 

 firmed. 



Donations were received — 



1. Prom the Government of Madras through Mr. Deputy Secre- 

 tary J. Low, a report on the Madras Central Museum, for 1853. 



2. Prom Captain Thuillier, a map of the Muttra district, in the 

 Nagri character. 



3. Prom J. Eeid, Esq. Officiating Principal, Grant Medical College, 

 a Eeport of the college, for the session 1853-54. 



4. Prom J. Hill, Esq. an Australian Boomerang. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting were balloted for, and elected ordinary members. 

 G-. P. Edmonstone, Esq. C. S. 

 Hon'ble E. Drummond, C. S. 

 James "Watson, Esq., C. S. 

 Captain James, 29th Eegt. N. I. 

 Mr. W. Grapel was named for ballot at the next meeting ; — pro- 

 posed by Mr. Woodrow and seconded by the President. 



The Council submitted a proposal, having for its object the nomi- 

 nation, for ballot at the next meeting, of Lieut. -Col. Cautley, P. E. 

 S. P. G-. S. as an honorary member. 



The President announced to the meeting the death of Professor 

 Jameson, an honorary member, and of Dr. Wallich, an old and dis- 

 tinguished member of the Society. 

 Communications were received — 



1. Prom W. Muir, Esq. Secretary to the Government, N. W. P. 

 enclosing a copy of the Meteorological Eegister kept at the Secre- 

 tariat Office at Agra, for the month of May, 1854. 



2. Prom Babu Eadanath Sikdar, abstracts of Meteorological 

 Eegister taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta for the 

 month of March, 1854. 



