34 Committees. [March, 



Finance and Visiting Committee. 



Dr. T. Bloch, The Hon. Mr. A. Eaile, Mr. H. H. Risley, Mabamaho- 

 padhyaya Haraprasad SEastri, Dr. E. D. Ross, The Hon. Dr. Asutosli 

 Makhopadliyaya, Mr. J. Bathgate, Mr. H. E. Kempthorne, Major A. 

 Alcock, I.M.S., Mr. T. H. Holland, Mr. W. K. Dods. 



Library Committee. 



Dr. T. Blocli, Mr. D. Hooper, Mr. C. W. McMinn, The Hon. Dr. Asu- 

 tosli Mukhopadhyaya, Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri, Mr. E. 

 Thornton, Dr. H. H. Mann, Dr. E. D. Ross, Mr. I. H. Burkill, Mr. E. 

 Vredenburg. 



Philological Committee. 



Maulavi Ahmad, Dr. T. Bloch, Babu Prafcap Chandra Ghosha, 

 Shams-ul-Ulama Mahomed Shaikh Gilani, The Hon. Dr. Asutosh Mukho- 

 padhyaya, Major D. C. Phillott, I. A., Pandit Satyavrata Samasrarai, 

 Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri, Mahamahopadhyaya Chandra 

 Kanta Tarkalankara, Dr. G. Thibaut, Babu Nagendra Nath Vasu, 

 Mr. A. Venis, Dr. E. D. Ross, Mr, E. A. Gait, Pandit Satis Chandra 

 Vidyabhushan, Babu Monmohan Chakravarti. 



Coins Committee. 



Lt,-Col. D. S. E. Bain, I.M.S., Dr. T. Bloch, The Hon. Sir J. A. 

 Bourdillon, Babu Panchanan Mukerjee, Mr. E. Thurston, Mr. M. J. 

 Seth, Mr. H. K Wright, Dr. E. D. Ross, The Hon. Mr. A. Earle, The 

 Hon. Mr. John Hooper. 



The General Secretary reported the death of Dr. Mahendralal Sircar, 

 an Ordinary Member of the Society. 



At the request of the Council, the Hon. Dr. Asutosh Makhopa- 

 dhyaya contributed the following obituary notice of Dr. Mahendralal 

 Sircar : — 



The Society has lost by the death of Dr. Mahendra Lai Sircar, C.I.E.> 

 one of its oldest members. Dr. Sircar was born on the 2nd November, 1833 

 in Paikpara, near Howrah. After a distinguished scholastic career, in 

 the Hare School and the Hindu College, he joined the Calcutta Medical 

 College in 1854, where his career was exceptionally brilliant. In 1863, 

 he was admitted to the degree of Doctor in Medicine. It is not necessary 

 to refer in detail to his conversion to the Homeopathic faith and his 

 consequent ostracism from orthodox Medical Society. He remained a 

 staunch Homeopath to the end of his days and published numerous 



