PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. 



For January, 1899. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held, on Wednesday, tlie 4th January, 1899, at 9 p.m. 



A. Pedler, Esq., F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Captain A. R. S. Anderson, £.M.S., Mr. J. Bathgate, Dr. T. Bloch, 

 Babu M. N. Chatterjee. Mr. W. K. Dods, Mr. P. Finn, Captain W. 

 Haig, Mr. W. A. Lee, Mr. L. de Niceville, Mr. J. D. Nimmo, Mr. C. 

 Saunders, Mr. M. J. Seth, Mr. E. Thornton, Major L. A. Waddell, 

 I.M.S., The Revd. J. Watt. 



Visitors : — Major S. Barrard, Mr. W. P. Reynolds. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Eighteen presentations were announced. 



Nawab Ali Hussain Khan, Director of Public Instruction, Bhopal 

 State; Lieutenant ]\L LI. Perrar, 12th Kelat-i-Gl)ilzai Regiment; Dr. 

 Frank Gerard Clemow, M.D. Edin., D. P. H. Camb., were ballotted for 

 and elected Ordinary Members. 



A vacancy having occurred owing to the death of Dr. G. Biihler, 

 the Council recommended Dr. A. P. R. Hoernle, CLE., for election as 

 Honorary Member at the next meeting. 



It would be superfluous to recount to the members of the Society 

 which Dr. Hoernle has so long and so eminently adorned the services 



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