xe Proceedings of the 
(E.1.R.): proposed by Mr. S. C. Mahalanobis, seconded by Mr. 
P. C. Mahalanobis; (6) Mr. Mahommad Irfan, Professor of 
Arabic and Persian. Hooghly College, Hooghly: proposed by 
Mr. A. H. Harley, seconded by Sir Asutosh Mukhopadhyaya : 
(c) Pundit Prannath Vidgolankar, Professor of History and 
Economies, B. Jniversity, Benares : proposed by Mr. K. N. 
Dikshit, seconded by Mr. Ramaprasad Chanda; (d) Mrs. 
Strickland-Anderson, Composer and Author, The Grand Hotel, 
Calcutta: proposed by Dr. S. W. Kemp, seconded by Mr. 
A. H. Harley. 
The following papers were read :— 
“ Dihyah-al-Kalbi.’—By A. H. Harvey. 
“ The Sources of Jami’s Nafaha'.”—By W. Ivanow. 
The President announced with deep regret the death of 
Mr. C. H. Tawney, M.A., C.1.E., an Honorary Fellow of the 
Society. 
Charles Henry Tawney, M.A.. C.1.E, 1837-1922. He 
was educated at Rugby and at Trinity College, Cambridge ; 
he was Bell University Scholar in : Davis University 
Scholar in 1858; was Bracketed Senior Classics in 1860; and 
was — Fellow of Trinity College in 1860. In 1864, Mr. 
: ey came out to this country as Assistant Professor in the 
Péenitieniy College, Calcutta; he served for many years as 
Professor in and Principal of the Presidency College, as Regis- 
trar of the Calcutta University, and after officiating three 
times as Director of Public Instruction, Bengal, retired in 
1891. He subsequently became Librarian of the India Office. 
During his stay in India, he was elected as an Ordinary Mem- 
ber of this Society on the 6th September, 1865. He served 
on the Library Committee and on the Philological Committee 
for many years ; he also acted as Philological Secretary, was 4 
member of Council on many occasions and became Vice- 
President in 1880 and 1881. After his retirement, he was 
elected an Honorary Member of this Society (subsequently 
esslee. ae as Honorary Fellow) on the 5th June, 1895. His 
translations from Sanskrit are well known and include ver- 
sions of the Kathasaritsagara, the Kathakosa, the Malabi- 
kagnimitra, the Uttararamacharita, the Probandhachintamani 
and the Satakas of Vartrihari. His special erudition in the 
knowledge of —— Reciawora Amongst his other 
contributions may be mentioned his Notes on Fire Sticks and 
a Rare Coin of Sofleytes, lene in the Proceedings of this 
Sioeee in 1881 and a paper on Folk Tale Parallel contributed 

