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appreciation of the enlightened interest in the promotion of the 

 study of Oriental Literature, evinced by the Lieut. -Governor of the 

 Punjab, in his late reply to the address of the founders of the proposed 

 Oriental College at Lahore." 



The following letter from E. C. Bayley, Esq., Secretary to the 

 Government of India in the Home Department, was read : — 



No. 3169. 

 From E. C. Bayley, Esq., 



Secretary to the Government of India. 



To J. Anderson, Esq., M. D., 



Secretary of the Asiatic Society. 



Dated, Fort William, the 31st March, 1866. 

 Home Dept., Public. 



Sir, — With reference to your letter No. 172, dated the 23rd instant, 

 I am directed to state that the " Bill to provide for the establishment 

 of a Public Museum at Calcutta," having passed into law as Act 

 No. XVII. of 1866, the Governor- General in Council is prepared to 

 take over the collections of the Society, and to place them in the 

 hands of Trustees, in conformity with the provisions of the above- 

 mentioned Act, and with this view, His Excellency in Council re- 

 quests that the Council of the Asiatic Society of Bengal w r ill, as 

 required by the law, nominate four Trustees as early as possible. 



I have &c, 



E. C. Bayley, 

 Secy, to the Govt, of India. 



Letters from C. C. Stevens, Esq. and R. L. Martin, Esq., intimating 

 their desire to withdraw from the Society, were recorded. 



The following gentlemen, duly proposed at the last meeting, were 

 balloted for and elected ordinary members : — 



H. C. Broderick, Esq., M. D. ; N. A. Henry, Esq., the Belgian 

 Consul. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot, as ordinary mem- 

 bers, at the ensuing meeting: — 



W. H. Coxe, Esq., Krishnagur College, proposed by Mr. A. Grote, 

 seconded by Mr. H. F. Blanford. 



Lieutenant B. Lovett, Koliat, proposed by Mr. II. F. Blanford, 

 led by Mr. "W. S. Atkinson. 



