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PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL.

FOR MAY, 1881.

The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was held on Wednesday, the 4th of May 1881, at 9. 15 P. M.

The Hon. H. J. REYNOLDS, C. S., Vice-President, in the Chair.
The minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.

The following presentations were announced

1. From the Lisbon Geographical Society,-(1) Moçambique, by J. J. Machado, (2) Exploraçoes Geologicas e mineiras nas Colonias Portuguezas, by L. Malheiro.

2. From the Department of the Interior, U. S.-Annual Report of the U. S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories for the year 1877.

3. From the Meteorological Reporter to the Govt. of IndiaDescription et notices sur l' installation et l'entretien des Météorographes Graveurs de von Rysselberghe et Schubart, construits pour compte du Ministère des Indes Britanniques, by Th: Schubart.

4. From the authors,-(1) Notice sur une collection de Monnaies Orientales de M. le Comte S. Stroganoff, by Prof. W. de Tiesenhausen, (2) The Tea Cyclopædia, by F. Wyman, editor of the Indian Tea Gazette.

5. From the Home, Revenue and Agricultural Department,-Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Home, Revenue and Agricultural Department, No. 174.

6. From the Museo Publico of Buenos Aires,-(1) Bericht über die Feier des 50 Jahrigen Doctor Jubilacums des Prof. Dr. Hermann Burmeister begangen der 19th December 1879 in Buenos Aires, (2) Description Physique de la République Argentine, Vol. III, and Atlas Part 2, by Dr. H. Burmeister.

7. From the Royal Society of New South Wales,-Report of the Council of Education of New South Wales for 1879, (2) Annual Reports of the Department of Mines, New South Wales, for 1878 and 1879.

8. From Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle,-Bibliotheca Orientalis for 1877, by R. Frederici.

The following Gentlemen, duly proposed and seconded at the last meeting, were balloted for and elected Ordinary Members of the Society: J. Cockburn, Esq. Major E. Molloy.

The COUNCIL reported that Mr. V. Ball had been asked to officiate as Natural History Secretary during Mr. J. Wood-Mason's absence on deputation.

The COUNCIL also reported that Mr. Alexander Pedler had resigned the post of Honorary Secretary and Member of Council and that Dr. H. W. McCann had been appointed in his place.

The COUNCIL also reported that Mr. Pedler had resigned the post of Trustee of the Indian Museum on behalf of the Society and that Mr. J. Eliot had been elected a Trustee.

The SECRETARY reported that Babu Mahendra Chandra Mukhopadhaya had been appointed as a temporary copyist in the office on Rs. 15 per mensem.

The SECRETARY read the names of the following Gentlemen appointed by the Council to serve on the several Committees during the year 1881.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Dr. Rájendralála Mitra, C. I. E.

J. Westland, Esq., C. S.

H. B. Medlicott, Esq., F. R. S.

II. Beverley, Esq., C. S.

J. Eliot, Esq., M. A.

LIBRARY COMMITTEE.

Dr. Rájendralála Mitra, C. I. E.

H. B. Medlicott, Esq., F. R. S,

Col. J. F. Tennant, R. E., F. R. S.
Dr. D. D. Cunningham.

C. H. Tawney, Esq., M. A.

Babu Prannath Pundit, M. A.
H. F. Blanford, Esq., F. R. S.
Dr. O. Feistmantel.

J. Eliot, Esq., M. A.

H. Beverley, Esq., C. S.

Dr. Mohendralal Sircar.

Babu Pratapa Ch. Ghosha, B. A.

PHILOLOGICAL COMMITTEE.

Dr. Rájendralála Mitra, C. I. E.

C. H. Tawney, Esq., M. A.

Major-General A. Cunningham, C. S. I.

J. Beames, Esq., B. C. S.

F. S. Growse, Esq., M. A., C. S.

Rev. K. M. Banerjea, LL. D.

Dr. Mohendralala Sircar.

Dr. G. Thibaut.

Hon'ble Whitley Stokes, C. S. I., C. I. E.

C. J. Lyall, Esq., B. A., C. S.

G. A. Grierson, Esq., C. S.

H. Rivett-Carnac, Esq., C. S., C. I. E.
Nawab Abdul Latif, Khan Bahadur.
Moulvie Kabiruddin Ahmed.

Babu Dijendranath Thakur.
Babu Prannath Pandit, M. A.

Babu Protapa Ch. Ghosha, B. A.

Major H. S. Jarrett, S. C.

NATURAL HISTORY COMMITTEE.

Dr. O. Feist mantel.

A. O. Hume, Esq., C. S.

G. Nevill, Esq., C. M. Z. S.

Dr. D. D. Cunningham.

Dr. G. King, F. L. S.

Dr. D. Brandis, F. L. S., F. R. S.

S. E. Peal, Esq.

R. Lydekker, Esq., B. A.

Capt. G. F. L. Marshall, R. E.

L. Schwendler, Esq.

Dr. T. R. Lewis.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE COMMITTEE.

H. B. Medlicott, Esq., F. R. S.

Major-General J. T. Walker, R. E., F. R. S.

H. F. Blanford, Esq., F. R. S.

A. J. L. Cappel, Esq.

J. Eliot, Esq., M. A.

Col. J. F. Tennant, R. E., F. R. S.

Commander A. D. Taylor.

L. Schwendler, Esq.

F. Fedden, Esq.

COINS COMMITTEE.

Dr. Rájendralála Mitra, C. I. E.
Col. J. F. Tennant, R. E., F. R. S.
Major-General A. Cunningham, C. S. I.
H. Rivett-Carnac, Esq., C. S., C. I. E.
Hon'ble J. Gibbs, C. S. I., C. I. E.
C. H. Tawney, Esq., M. A.

Major W. F. Prideaux, S. C.

The SECRETARY read the following table of predictions for Northern India for the Eclipse of the sun May 16th, 17th, 1882, sent by Col. J. F. Tennant, F. R. S.

N. B.-Positions are measured on the circumference of the Sun and to the Right or Left of the Highest point.

Dr. HOERNLE exhibited a collection of relics which had lately been found by Mr. Beglar in the course of an excavation carried on in the Great Temple of Buddha Gaya, Permission to exhibit them to the Society had been re