PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



Foe December, 1865. 



The monthly general meeting* of the Asiatic Society was held on 

 the 6th instant. 



A. Grote, Esq., in the chair. 



The Proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presentations were announced — 



1. From Capt. Hiclayat Alii, a brass image of the Dhurm Rajah of 

 Bhotan. 



The following letter accompanied the donation. 



" I have the honor to inform you that I have sent an image of one of 

 the Dhurma Eajahs, found at Buxa when the place was captured, on 

 the 7th of December, 1864. It is said to be 100 years old. and was 

 worshipped by the Bhooteas. 



" I, thinking it of some interest, have preserved it from destruction, 

 and beg to present it to the Asiatic Society." 



2. From Major R. P. Anderson ; 12 copies of ' A brief analytical 

 Review of the Administration of Lord Mornington, afterwards Lord 

 Wellesley.' 



3. From Babu Rajendra Mullick ; a dead Gayal. 



4. From the Government of Bengal ; an Aerolite which fell near 

 Sherghotty. 



The following correspondence accompanied the presentation. 

 From S. C. Bayley, Esq., 



Officiating Secretary to the Government of Bengal, 



To the Secretary, Asiatic Society. 



" I am directed by the Lieutenant-Governor to forward, for the 



Museum of the Asiatic Society, an aerolite which fell on the 25th 



August last in an upland appertaining to Mouzah Umjliiawar, in the 



Sub-Division of Sherghotty. 



