PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For March, 1865. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Society was held on the 1st 

 Instant. 



A. Grote, Esq., President in the chair. 



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 

 The annual accounts of the Society for 1864, were submitted. 

 Presentations were announced — 



1. From H. H. Locke, Esq., on the part of Mr. Safe, a number of 

 copper coins. 



2. From Col. C. S. Guthrie, skins of a male and a female Argus 

 giganteus and of Polyplectron Hardwichii from Singapore. 



3. From J. A. Ferris, Esq., a python killed at Cossipore. 



4. From Dr. F. Stoliczka, skins of Carpodacus rodochrous from 

 Losus in Spiti, at the height of 14,000 ft. above the level of the sea, 

 and of a new species of Procarduelis from the Parang Pass at the 

 height of 18,500 ft. above the level of the sea, 



A model (one of six) prepared under the direction of Mr. II. H. Locke, 

 of the aerolite which fell at Shytal near Dacca on the 11th August, 

 1863, was exhibited. 



On the proposition of the Secretary, a special vote of thanks to Mr. 

 Locke was passed by the meeting. 



The President announced to the meeting that Dr. John Anderson 

 had been appointed by the Secretary of State for India, Curator of 

 the future Imperial Museum, and that it was proposed by the Council 

 to address Government without delay on the subject of the transfer 

 of the collections. 



A letter from Capt. E. Smyth, announcing his withdrawal from the 

 Society, was recorded. 



The following gentleman, duly proposed at the last meeting, was 

 balloted for ; — 



Major G. B. Mallcson. 



