PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 
For Jury, 1871. 
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The monthly meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday 
the 5th instant, at 9 P. M. 
The Hon’ble Mr, Justice Phear, President, in the chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Presentations were announced— 
1. From Rey. J. Long,—A copy of ‘Historical Notice con- 
cerning Calcutta in the days of Job Charnock.’—A copy of the 
‘Holy Bible in short-hand.’—A copy of ‘ Outlines of Amharic,’ 
by the Rev. C. H. Blumhardt.—A copy of a ‘Manual of Geo- 
graphy in Maharatti,’ vol. II, by Major T. Candy.—A copy of the 
Parsee Acts, by Sarabjee Shapoorjee Bengalee.—A copy of the 
Phonetic Journal for 1864, 
2. From Rev. C. B. Lewis,—A copy of the Christian Spectator, 
Vol. I., No. I. 
The Council reported that they have elected Col. J. F. Tennant 
as Member of Council and Financial Secretary, in place of Col. 
H. Hyde, proceeding on leave. 
Also, that Mr, J. Beames, C. 8., has resigned the task of editing 
Chand’s poems. 
The following gentlemen proposed and seconded at the last 
meeting were elected Ordinary Members— 
J. R. Reid, Esq., C. 8. 
J. Smith, Esq., C.S. 
E. W. Oates, Esq., C. E. 
Col. O, Hamilton. 
C. T. Buckland, Esq., C. 8. 
Khalifah Sayyid Muhammad Hasan, Prime-Minister to H. H. 
. the Mahfrajah of Patidlah, 
