PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For May, 1896. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held on "Wednesday, the 6th May, 1896, at 9-15 p.m. 



T. H. Holland, Esq., F. G. S., in the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Dr. A. Alcock, F. Finn, Esq., W. A. Lee, Esq., R. D. Oldham, Esq., 

 Dr. D. Prain, Dr. G. Ranking, Babu Yadu Nath Sen, Babu Nagendra 

 Natha Vasu, Dr. G. Watt. 



Visitor :— Dr. C. R. M. Green. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Twenty- six presentations were announced, details of which are 

 given in the Library List appended. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting of the Society were ballotted for and elected Ordinary 

 Members : — 



Babu Aghor Candra Bhaduri. 



Pandit Mahendranath Vidyanidhi. 



The Secretary reported the death of the following member : — 

 The Hon. Prince Sir Mahomed Jahan Qudr Wahid Ali Khan 

 Bahadur. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. The Later Moghuls (1707-1803).— Bi/ Willum Irvine, Bengal 

 Civil Service (Retired). 



The paper will be published in the Journal^ Part I. 



/J (TO'^' 



