220 Death of Mr. E. F. T. Atkinson. [Nov. 



Babu Varada Cliaran Mitra, Jt. Magistrate, Begu Serai, Mongtyr, 

 proposed by Pratapa Chandra Ghosha, seconded by R. 0. Dutt, Esq. 



W. Conuan, Esq., Public Works Dept., proposed by H. Beveridge, 

 Esq., seconded by Colonel Waterbouse. 



The following gentlemen have expressed their wish to withdraw 

 fi'om the Society : — 



A. Macdonald, Esq. 

 T. A. Pope, Esq. 

 Maulvi Abdur Rahman. 



The Secretary reported the death of the following Members : — 

 E. P. T. Atkinson, Esq. 

 S. A. Hill, Esq. 



The President observed that as this was the first meeting that 

 had been held since the death of Mr. Atkinson, he took the oppoi'tunity 

 of expressing the regret which they doubtless all felt at that event. 

 Mr. Atkinson had come out to India in 1863, and had for many 

 years devoted his spare hours to literary and scientific reseai^ch.. He 

 had long been a member of their Society, and was for two years their 

 President, and had as such delivered two able and interesting Ad- 

 dresses. He had laboured two years under the disease of which he 

 died, but had gone on uncomplainingly with his duties and his studies. 

 It was supposed that his death was accelerated by a chill which he 

 cauo-ht while attending the funeral of the late Mr. Montague Brad- 

 ford. The President read an extract from the Pioneer of the 29th 

 September last. It gave a fairly appreciative notice of Mr. Atkinson, 

 but vpas rather stinted in its praise, and in particular it failed to 

 mention the excellent work which Mr. Atkinson had done as Chair- 

 man of the Trustees of the Indian Museum. The President stated 

 that the Council had drawn up the following Resolution in which the 

 Members expressed their regret at the death of their friend and 

 colleague, and that a copy of it had been sent to Mrs. Atkinson, 

 with a letter of condolence signed by the President and the Members 

 of Council. 



" The Council desire to place on record their deep sense of the 

 " vei'y great loss the Asiatic Society of Bengal and Indian Natural 

 " Science have sustained by the u.ntimely death of their former Presi- 

 " dent and Vice-President, Mi". E. F. T. Atkinson, and to express their 

 " great sorrow at the sad event that has deprived the Society of one of 

 " its most active and enthusiastic supporters, and the Council of a much- 

 " esteemed colleague and friend." 



