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PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For December, 1873. 



The Monthly General Meeting was held on Wednesday, the 3rd instant, 

 at 9 p. M 



The Hon. J. B. Phear, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The receipt of the following presentations was announced — 



1. From the author, a copy of a work entitled " A Phrenologist 

 amongst the Todas," hy Lieut.-Col. W. E. Marshall, B. S. C. 



2. From the author, a copy of a pamphlet entitled " Substances used 

 for Food. Brink and Smoking by the natives of Bengal," by Babii Pratapa- 

 chandra Ghosha. 



3. From the author, a copy of " The Prosody of the Persians," by 

 H. Blochmann, Esq. M. A. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last meet- 

 ing were balloted for and elected ordinary members : — 

 J. Sykes Gamble, Esq. 

 H. H. the Maharaja of Johor, K. C. S. I. 

 M. L. Dames, Esq., C. S. 



B. O'Brien, Esq., M. D. 

 J. Elliott, Esq. 



J. Blackburn, Esq. 

 K. McLeod, Esq., M. D. 

 The following are candidates for ballot at the next meeting— 



C. F. Mag-rath, Esq., C. S., proposed by H. F. Blanford,Esq., seconded 

 by C. H. Tawney, Esq. 



J. L. Peppe, Esq., proposed by J. H. Peppe, Esq., seconded by Col. E. 

 T. Dalton, C. S. I. 



C. Heintze, Esq., proposed by H. Blochmann, Esq., M. A., seconded by 

 Captain Waterhouse. 



