llOt Proposal of Honorary Members. [Nov., 



distinguislied anthropologist, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 

 in 1871. Two years later he received the honorary degree of LL.D. frona 

 the University of St. Andrews, and in 1875 that of D.C.L. from the 

 University of Oxford, wlii(!h appointed him Keeper of its Museum in 

 1883, and, later in the same year, Reader in Anthropology. In 1888 he 

 became the first GifEord Lecturer in the University of Aberdeen. He 

 has been the President of the Anthropological Institute during 1880-81, 

 and the author of numerous works on Anthropology ; tlie chief of 

 these being Anahuac, or Mexico and the Mexicans, 1861 ; Researches 

 into tlie History of Mankind. 1865 ; Primitive Culture, Researches into 

 the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Art and Custom, 

 1871 ; and Ant liropology, an introduction to the Study of Men and 

 Civilisation, 1881. 



Eduard Suess, Ph.D., Professor of Geology at the University of 

 Vienna and President of the Kais. Akademie der Wissenschaften. 



He was born 20th August, 18.31, at London. He is the author of 

 a great number of scientific works and pjipers on geological and palse- 

 ontoloaical subjects. His work " das Antlitz der Brde " of which 

 the 3rd and last volume is about to appear, forms one of the most 

 important contributions to geological science. 



He has always warmly befriended Indian Geologists and for years 

 past has been actively aiding in getting the collections of Himalayan 

 fossils described for the Government of India. 



The Revd. Graham Sandberg expressed a wish to withdraw from 

 the Society. 



The Secretary reported the deaths of Deputy Surgeon -General 

 S. B. Partridge, M.D., a Life Member, and Sir William Henry Flower, 

 K.C.B., and Sir Edward Prankland, K.C.B., Honorary Members of the 

 Society. 



The question of resumption by the Society of its original name of 

 " The Asiatic Society " instead of " Asiatic Society of Bengal " of which 

 intimation has already been given by Circular to all Resident Members 

 in accordance with Rule 64 A, were brought up for discussion previous 

 to further circulation under Rule 64 C. 



Mr. F. E. Pargiter raised certain objections, which will be circulated. 



The Secretary read the following letter from the Secretary to the 

 Government of India in the Revenue and Agricultural Department, 

 regarding the establishment of a standard time for all India. 



With reference to your letter No. ^, dated 22nd May, 1899, regard- 

 ing the establishment of a standard time for all India, I am directed 



