1912.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Cxix 
The following papers were read :— 
1. A Comparative Vocabulary of the language of European 
dash or Romnichal and colloquial Hindustani.—By W. Kirx- 
PATR 
ne paper will be published in a subsequent number of 
the Journal. 
-2. Surgeon Boughton and the grant S privileges to the 
English traitors, oe Mavtavi ‘ABDUL WAL 
sao paper has been published in oy pes for March 
3. Note on the secular cooling ef od scala and a pctes in 
einteser ey of heat.—By D. N. Sc. F.R : 
Professor, Presidency College. Communiane by Hon. J USTICE 
Str AsutosH MUKHOPADHYAYA, 
sik gp 
The Adjourned Meeting of the Medical Section of the 
Society was held at the Po pane s Rooms on Wednesday, the 
8th May, 1912, at 9-30 P 
Major L. Rogers, C.I.E., I.M.S., in the chair. 
The following members were present :— 
Dr. Adrian Caddy, Lieut.-Col. J. T. Calvert, I.M.S., Dr. 
W. A. K. Christie, Major E. D. W. Greig, 1.M.S., Dr. W.C. 
Hossack, Capt. R. B. Seymour Sewell, IM. S., Capt. J. D. 
Sandes, I.M.S., Honorary Secretary. 
Visitors :—D. McLean, Esq., Dr. J. B. Malony, Capt. F. B. 
Mackie, I.MS., Dr. C. Pedler, Major J. W. F. Rait, I.M.S. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
I. The Chairman announced that Dr. Adrian Caddy had 
presented 53 Medical works, belonging to Dr. Arnold Caddy, to 
the Society’s Library. 
II. Capt. Sewell gave a demonstration of fish which eat 
mosquito larvae. 
III. The following paper was read :— 
Life Insurance in India.—By Dr. Appian Cappy. 
