PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For May, 1889. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held on Wednesday the 1st May, 1889, at 9-15 P. M. 



Lieut.-Col. J. Waterhouse, President, in the Chair. 



The following members were present : H. Beveridge, Esq., Babu. 

 Bupendra Sri Ghosha, Kumar Rameswar Maliah, J. Mann, Esq., R. D. 

 Mehta, Esq., W. H. Miles, Esq., Pandit Nilmani Mukerjee, Babd Asutosh 

 Mukhopadhyay, L. de Wiceville, Esq., A. Pedler, Esq., Dr. P. K. Ray, Dr. 

 J. Scully, Balm Hiralal Sen, C. H. Tawney, Esq., D. Waldie, Esq. 



Visitor — Captain J. Hayes Sadler. 



The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Forty-two presentations were announced as detailed 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 Mem- 

 bers : 



Rev. J. Muir Hamilton. 



Maulvi Dilawar Hossain Ahmad, B. A., (re-elected). 



Hon. Justice Gurudas Banerjce, M. A., D, L. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next 

 meoting : — 



Dr. O'Connell Raye (for re-election), proposed by Dr. J. Scully, 

 seconded by Lt.-Col. J. Waterhouse. 



Rev. Walter Hamilton, proposed by L. de Niceville, Esq., seconded 

 by C. Little, Esq. 



F. J. Rowe, Esq., proposed by A. Pedler, Esq., seconded by C. 

 Little, Esq. 



