PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



J^OR ytPF^IL, 1897. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 was held on Wednesday, the 7th April, 1897, at 9-15 p. m. 



Dr. a. F. R. Hoernle, President, in the chair. 



The following Members were present : — 



Dr. A. R. S. Anderson, Dr. T. Bloch, F. Finn, Esq., The Most 

 Rev. Archbishop P. Goethals, H. Hayden, Esq., J. Mann, Esq., L. 

 de Niceville, Esq., R. D. Oldham, Esq., Dr. D. Prain, A. T. Pringle, Esq., 

 Dr. Amrtalal Sarkar, Pandit Maheadra Nath Vidyanidhi, C. R, 

 Wilson, Esq. 



Visitor : — 0. Saunders, Esq. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and conjfirmed. 



Fifty-four presentations were announced, details of which are given 

 in the Library List appended. 



The following gentleman is a candidate for election at the next 

 Meeting : — 



Pandit Satischandra Vidyabhushan, proposed by Babu Gaurdas 

 Basak, seconded by Pandit Harimohan Vidyabhushan. 



The following gentlemen have expressed a wish to withdraw from 

 the Society : — 



Dr. D. M. Moir. 



Dr. D. D. Cunningham. 



