PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For August, 1889. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 was held on Wednesday, the 7th Angnst 1889, at 9-15 p. m. 



E. T. Atkinson, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The following Members were present : 



Dr. A. W. Alcock, R. R. Bayne, Esq , H. Beveridge, Esq., Babii 

 Gaurdas Bysack, Babii Saratchandra Das, Dr. Fritz ISbetling, Babii 

 Bupendra Svi Ghosha, Babii Rajanikanta Gnpta, Dr. Hoernle, A. Hogg, 

 Esq., W. H. Jobbins, Esq., E. J. Jones, Esq., 0. Little, Esq., Kumar 

 Rameswar Maliak, W. H. Miles, Esq., Babu. Asntosh Mukhopadhyay, 

 T. R. Munro, Esq., L. de Niceville, Esq., W. L. Sclater, Esq., Babii 

 Hiralal Sen, Pandit Haraprasad Shastri, Dr. W. J. Simpson, 0. H. 

 Tawney, Esq., J. Wood-Mason, Esq. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Thirty-nine presentations were announced, details of which are given 

 in the Library List appended. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next 

 meeting : 



John Duncan rTinimo, Esq., proposed by T. R. Munro, Esq., seconded 



by W. R. Criper, Esq. 

 Munshi Aziz-ud-din Ahmad, Deputy Collector, N. W. P., proposed 



by V. A. Smith, Esq., seconded by Dr. Hoernle. 

 H. H. the Maharaja of Benares, Prabhunarain Sing, Bahadur, 



proposed by Babii Gaurdas Bysack, seconded by Col. Watei'- 



house. 



The Secretary reported the death of the following member : 

 Dr. Francis Day. 



