February, 1912.] Annual Address. XXXVii 
wie I.M.S., Babu Ambica Charan Sen, and the Revd. 
. Skrefsrad. The last-named was a well-known student of 
om dialects of India with a special knowledge of Santali. 
Amongst Life Members there have been two deaths, viz., Saiyid 
Ali Belgrami, an oriental scholar and educationalist, and Sir 
Wala Quadir Saivid Husain Ali Mirza, the second brother of 
the late Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad, and uncle of the 
present Nawab Bahadur. Of the last-named gentleman, I 
gather from his biographer (Babu P. C. Mazumdar) that he had 
‘a genial temper coupled with a ae desire to do good, and 
a sense of disinterestedness which was the admiration of all.’? 
He adds (in words that are in parts cusehet reminiscent of a 
service with which many of us are familiar) : ‘‘ In prosperity and 
adversity, in health or in sickness, in happiness and despon- 
ency, Nawab Wala Quadir has been the constant companion of 
his friends and relatives. He was a keen sportsman and an 
intelligent conversationalist. His beaux esprits have cheered up 
y With touching simplicity, albeit 
somewhat quaint English, the biographer goes on to say, eis 
one of those members of the Nizamut family who have not in 
fact, rather despised them. The Stine Say lines of his bio- 
graphy daa explain why the Nawab ur was induced 
a member of the Asiatic Society, ‘* He enjoys a 
ee as a good Persian scholar, and is a poet and versi- — 
fier besides.’’ I think, gentlemen, I am only expressing the 
also a scholarly colleague.’’ Amongst the Honorary Fellows 
we have had four deaths, the foremost name amongst these 
being that of the world- renowned and ee botanist, Sir 
Joseph Dalton Hooker; others are Mr. C. — . Professor RP. 
Regnaud and Acharjya Satyavrata Samas am. One of the 
Honorary Centenary, com Mr. C. ecteans, also died during 
the year under revie You will, I presume, agree that as 
it would ve quite least for me in the limited time at 
my disposal to deal at all adequately with the work and life- 
histories of all of these distinguished men: it is far better that I 
should not attempt the task. I deeply regret the decision, but 
it is inevitable if I am to “finish to-night. 
1) Saiyid Ali Bilgrami was for many years Member for 
Education under H. H. the Nizam of Hyderabad, and subse- 
quently became a Member of the Council of the Secretary of 
State for India. He was a distinguished oriental scholar. 
(2) Harinath De was born on the 12th August, 1877. 
His father, Rai Bahadur Bhitnath De, was a distinguished 
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