1876. J Mefund of Suhscriptions to the Fiddington 'Fund. 103 



to be honorably remembered for a long time, is bis Indische Altertlmmshunde. 

 In it he brought the strictest rules o£ classical criticism and the Niebuhrian 

 method of distinguishing the true from the false to bear on oriental learn- 

 ing, and for the first time set in order the disjecta membra of ancient 

 Indian history which his predecessors and contemporaries had brought to 

 light. We may not assent to all his conclusions, and the materials he had 

 to work upon were certainly not always the safest and most accurate ; but 

 on the whole his work is a noble monmnent of his learning, and genius, — 

 of his zeal, devotion, and unflagging industry. I am sure this meeting will, 

 in common with Oriental antiquarians in every part of the civilized world, 

 mourn the loss of so distinguished a scholar." 



Read the following letter from Mr. H. W. I. Wood, Secretary of tlie 

 Piddington Fund, forwarding Ks. 586/1j as a refund of a moiety of contribu- 

 tions to the Fund from the Asiatic Society. 



Sengal Ghamher of Commerce, Calcutta, 10th April, 1870. 

 The Secretary of the Asiatic Society. 



Dear Sie, — The Committee of the Chamber of Commerce desire me 

 to inform you that as the object for which a fund was subscribed in 1870 

 for the benefit of the late Mrs. Piddington has been accomplished, they 

 hold a surplus — as per memorandum at foot — which will admit of a refund 

 of a moiety of contributions ; and they direct me to hand you the sum of 

 Rupees 580/4, your receipt for which in annexed form will oblige 



Yours faithfully, 



H. W. I. WOOD, 



Secretary. 



MEMOEAlSrDUM OF THE PiDDINOTON VXTSTD ACCOUNT. 



Subscription from Saigon Chamber of Commerce, Rs. 100 



„ Madras, 470 



„ Colombo, 390 



„ Shanghai, 677 2 5 



„ Peninsular and Oriental Company, 100 O 



„ Asiatic Society, 1,172 8 



„ Calcutta Trades' Association, 500 



3,109 10 5 

 Local individual subscriptions, 7,209 



10,078 10 5 

 Interest on account with the Oriental Bank Corporation, 2,290 13 1 



Rs. 12,975 7 



