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Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 
[No. 1, 
Foe Febeuaey, 1861. 
The monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society was held on 
the 6th Instant. 
A. Grote, Esq., President, in the chair. 
The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Presentations were received — 
1. From J. Ohbard, Esq., a table of tides at the Kidderpore docks 
for the current year. 
2. From the Secretary to the Government of India, Public Works 
Department, three sheets of a table showing the rise and fall of the 
Biver Indus, from 1845 to 1858. 
3. From H. F. Blanford, Esq., a pair of horns of the common 
sheep of Southern India. 
4. From G. C. Wallich, Esq., M. D., F. L. S., a copy of his work 
entitled “ Notes on the presence of animal life at vast depths in the 
Sea.” 
5. From H. P. LeMesurier, Esq., a box containing twelve speci- 
mens of stone weapons called “ celts.” 
6. From P. F. IT. Baddeley, Esq., copy of a work entitled “ Whirl- 
winds and Dust-storms of India,’ with a book of plates. 
The following gentlemen, duly proposed at the last meeting, were 
balloted for and elected ordinary members 
Capt. H. Godwin Austin ; Capt. A. B. Melville ; Lieut. W. J 
Stewart ; B. Forrest, Esq. ; Harry Duhan, Esq. ; Stewart Bayley, 
Esq., C. S. ; Major W. E. Warrand; A. S. Harrison, Esq., B. A.; 
Frederick S. Growse, Esq., C. S. ; H. Bell, Esq., C. S., and J. Brown, 
Esq., M. D., B. M. S. 
The following gentlemen were named for ballot at the next meet- 
ing 
N. T. Davey, Esq., Bevenue Surveyor, Dacca, — proposed by Major 
Thuillier, and seconded by Captain Gastrell. 
Hon’ble Samuel Laing, — proposed by the president, and seconded 
by Sir Bartle Frere. 
C. Boulnois, Esq., B. A., Profr. of Law, Presidency College, — 
proposed by Mr. H. F. Blanford, and seconded by Mr. Atkinson. 
Charles Barnes, Esq , — proposed by Captain Layard, seconded by 
the President. 
