322 
[No. 3, 
Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 
T1 ie President intimated that the Council were considering the 
course which they should recommend the Society to pursue in refer¬ 
ence to the offer now made to them by Government. 
The Council reported that the election of Nawab Mohammad 
Khazam Ali Khan had been cancelled at his request. 
The nomination of the Hon’ble C. J. Erskine to be a member of 
the Council, vice Sir B. Frere, was confirmed. 
The Council reported that they had appointed the Hon’ble W. 
Grey, a member of their body, in the room of the Eight Hon’ble 
S. Laing. 
With reference to Mr. Oldham’s proposal to amend rules 7S and 
S6, of which notice was given by him at the April meeting, the 
Council reported that they considered the adoption of these amend¬ 
ments would be inexpedient. 
The President observed, that the purport of this proposal of Hr. 
Oldham’s had been recommended to the Council by himself two years 
ago, but that he had not suggested any alteration in the rules, because 
it seemed to him that the present rule, which provided for an annual 
election of all office-bearers, was sufficient. All that was necessary 
was for the Council to act on his recommendation when preparing 
their next list of nominations for office. He was glad that the 
Council had concurred with him in this view, and hoped that his 
suggestion would be acted on at the next anniversary meeting. 
The Council announced that, in accordance with the resolution of 
the last meeting, a deputation consisting of the President, the Vice- 
Presidents, and the Secretaries had waited upon the Governor-General 
pursuant to appointment to request him to become the patron of the 
Society, and that he had been pleased to accept the office. 
A letter from Capt. W. A. Iloss announcing his withdrawal from 
the Society was recorded. 
Hr. Bhau Haji, duly proposed at the last meeting, was balloted for 
and elected an ordinary member. * 
The following gentlemen were named for ballot at the next 
meeting :— 
Hon’ble T. J. II. Thurlow, proposed by the President, seconded 
by Hr. Macrae. 
J. Gordon, Esq., C. S., proposed by the President, seconded by Hr. 
Macrae. * 
