PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OP BENGAL, 



For August, 1865. 



The monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held on the 2nd instant. 



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



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presentations were announced — 



1. From the Boston Society of Natural History, several Nos. of 

 the Journal and Proceedings of the Society. 



2. From the Imperial Society of Cherbourg, Vols. IX. and X. of 

 the Memoires of the Society. 



3. From W. S. Atkinson, Esq., a fine collection of Lepidoptera. 

 The President proposed that the special thanks of the meeting be 

 voted to Mr. Atkinson, which being put to the meeting, was carried 

 unanimously. 



S. Fenn, Esq., duly proposed at the last meeting, was balloted fo r 

 and elected an ordinary member. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot as ordinary members 

 at the next meeting. 



C. H. Tawney, Esq. proposed by Mr. II. F. Bl an ford, seconded by 

 Mr, Beverley. 



