PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For November, 1885. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 was held on Wednesday, the 4th November, 1885, at 9 p. m. 

 The Hon. H. J. Heynolds, in the Chair. 

 The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Several presentations were announced as detailed in the Library 

 List appended. 



The President reported that the following gentlemen were ballot- 

 ted for and elected ordinary members of the Society at the Meeting of 

 Council of the 24th September last, in terms of Rule 7 



1. Babu Damoodar Das Burman. 



2. N. F. F. Smith, Esq., Manager ^Estate Punnalal Seal. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next 

 meeting ; — 



As Ordinary Member: 



C. L. Griesbach, Esq., F. G. S., proposed by H. B. Medlicott, 

 Esq., F. R. S., seconded by J. Wood-Mason, Esq. 

 As Associate Memher : 



Dr. A. Fiihrer, Curator of the Lucknow Museum and Assistant 

 Archaeological Surveyor, N. W. P. and Oudh, proposed by the Council, 



Messrs. W. R. Lawrence, A. Thomson and A. Weekes have in- 

 timated their wish to withdraw from the Society. 



The President reported that the Council of the Society had sanc- 

 tioned the publication in the Bibliotheca Indica Series of Al Tabrizi's 

 commentary to be edited by Mr. J. C. Lyall, in lieu of the Lamiyyat, 

 which had been previously sanctioned. 



