PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



foe August, 1870. 



A meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, the 3rd 

 instant, at 9 p. m. 



The Hon'ble J. B. Phear, President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the 

 last meeting were balloted for and elected Ordinary Members — 

 E. H. Wilson, Esq., C. S. 

 A. M. Broadley, Esq., 0. S. 



The following gentleman is a candidate for ballot at the Septem- 

 ber meeting — 



E. F. St. A. St. John, Esq., Superintendent of North Arracan, 

 Akyab, proposed by the Hon'ble J. B. Phear, seconded by H. 

 Blochmann, Esq. 



The following gentleman has intimated his desire to withdraw 

 from the Society — 



W. L. Willson, Esq. 



A letter from A. C. Lyall, Esq., Commissioner of West Berar, 

 forwarding copies of inscriptions found in the district, was laid 

 on the table {vide Proceedings for July). 



The following letter from Major E. W. Stubbs, enclosing a 

 Sanscrit inscription and several drawings, was read — 



Attoc/c, 20th May, 1870. 



"I send you drawings of an inscription and some curious rude 

 carvings, both on rock, which I copied from the originals near 

 this the other day. The Post Master here, Imam 'Ali, told me, 



