164 Obituary notice of Mr. Blochmann. [Aug. 



The following are candidates for ballot at the next meeting. 



1. A. H. Anthony, Esq., Asst. to Contr.-GenL, Financial Department, 

 proposed by H. K. W. Arnold, Esq., seconded by H. B. Medlicott, Esq. 



2. R. Whittall, Esq., Forest Department, British Burmah, proposed 

 by Dr. G. King, seconded by W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



3. The Right Rev. Bishop of Rangoon, proposed by W. T. Blanford, 

 Esq., seconded by T. S, Isaac, Esq. 



4. P. C. Wheeler, Esq., C. S., Asst. Magistrate, Ghazipore, proposed 

 by H. Rivett-Carnac, Esq., seconded by H. B. Medlicott, Esq. 



The Seceetaet announced that Capt. C. H. Cowan had intimated his 

 desire to withdraw from the Society. 



The President announced the death of Mr. Henry Blochmann, 

 Philological Secretary to the Society, and said — 



We miss from amongst our number to-night, one who has for so 

 long been a most prominent and valuable member, one to whom 

 we have so often listened with pleasure, and who has added so greatly to 

 the welfare of the Society, that it will be long before we shall be 

 able to reconcile ourselves to the loss we have sustained. 



It would be impossible for me to express adequately all that we have 

 lost in Mr. Blochmiinn ; there is no member who has worked more 

 earnestly, more energetically, or more constantly for our Society, no one 

 who has equal experience as an officer, no one whose death could have 

 inflicted a greater blow to the progress of the work in which we are all 

 interested. In every department of the Society's affairs ; in the editing 

 of our publications, in the conduct of our correspondence, in the supervi- 

 sion of our finances, in the arrangement of our Library, a foremost part, 

 and very frequently the principal labour, was cheerfully taken by our late 

 Philological Secretary, and his death has left us simply unable to replace 

 him. Apart from his high merits as an Oriental Scholar and his energe- 

 tic participation in the Society's affairs, he was beloved and esteemed by 

 all who knew him, for his kindly manner and his willingness on all occa- 

 sions to undertake any task that was necessary. Heartily good-natured, 

 thoroughly independent, and with true German love of hard work, he 

 could equally be depended upon for an honest original opinion on a,ny 

 subject that came before us ; and for any labour that might be necessary 

 for the Society. 



It has been said very often, and the fact cannot be repeated too fre- 

 quently, that the well-being and usefulness of this Society depend chiefly 

 upon its Secretaries. Very few indeed have held the post so long as Mr. 



