PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For December, 1889. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held on Wednesday, the 4th December, 1889, at 9 p. m. 



J, Wood-Mason, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The following members were present : 



W. B. Colville, Esq., E. Gay, Esq., Dr. Hoernle, A. Hogg, Esq., 

 Prince Jahan Qadr Muhammad Wahid All, Bahadur, T. R Munro, 

 Esq., L. de Niceville, Esq., J. D. ISTimmo, Esq., T. A. Pope, Esq., Capt. 

 J. H. Sadler, Babu. Hiralal Sen, C. H. Tawney, Esq. 



Visitors, Hon. Mr. Justice Tottenham, J. A. Cairns, Esq. 



The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . 



Twenty-three presentations were announced, details of which are 

 given in the Library List appended. 



The following gentleman is a candidate for election at the next 

 meeting : 



Thakur Suraj Bukhsh Sing, talukdar of Kasmanda, Zilla Sitapur, 

 Oudh, proposed by Qazi Azizuddin Ahmed, seconded by Dr. Hoernle. 



The following gentlemen have intimated their wish to withdraw 

 from the Society. 



Kumar Vinaya Krishna Deb, Bahadur. 

 W. Sandford, Esq. 



The Secretary reported the death of Dr. James Prescott Joule, one 

 of the Special Honorary Centenary Members of the Society, 



