PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For November, 1898. 



The Montlily General Meeting of tlie Asiatic Society of Beuo-al, 

 was held on Wednesday, tlie 2nd November, 1898, at 9 p.m. 



David Hooper, Esq., F.C.S., F.I.C., F.L.S., in the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Mr. J. Bathgate, Dr. T. Bloch, Mr. W. K. Dods, Mr. F. Finn, 

 Captain W. Haig, Mr. W. A. Lee, Mr. C. Little, Kumar Rameshwar 

 Maliah, Mr. M. J. Seth, Mr. J. Wyness. 



Visitors '.—Mv. J. K. Coulthard, Mr. H. E. Kempthorne, Mr. C. B. 

 Pigot, Mr. W. F. Reynolds. 



The minutes of the last meeting w^ere read and confirmed. 



Eighty-nine presentations were announced. 



Captain W. A. Cuppage, S.C. ; The Revd. Herbert Octavius Moore, 

 M.A. ; The Revd. Walter K. Firminger, M.A., F.R.G.S. ; and Mr. Ernst 

 Cable, were elected Ordinary Members of the Society during the recess 

 in accordance with Rule 7. 



Mr. Edward Thornton, A.R.T.B.A. ; The Revd. Thomas Bailey, 

 B.D., M.A. ; Babu Akshayakumar Maitra, B.A., B.L. ; Mr. Kamini 

 Mohan Chatterjee; and Mr. Robert Greenhill Black, were ballotted 

 for and elected Ordinary Members. 



The Philological Secretary exhibited some stamped bricks from 

 Assam, presented by Mr. Robert Greenhill Black, and read the following" 

 extract from Mr. Black's letter forwarding the donation : — 



" They were procured by me at Maibong, in the 'N. Cachar Hills. 



