PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For August, 1897. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 was held on Wednesday, the 4th August, 1897, at 9-15 p.m. 



Dr. a. F. R. Hoernle, C.I.E., President, in the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Dr. A. R. S. Anderson, Dr. T. Bloch, W. B. Colville, Esq., Dr. 

 J. W. Grant, The Rev. H. B. Hyde, L. de Niceville, Esq., R. D. Oldham, 

 Esq., A. T. Pringle, Esq., Pandit Haraprasad pastri, Pandit Mahendra 

 Nath Vidyanidhi. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Sixty-two presentations, were announced, details of which are given 

 in the Library List appended. 



The following gentleman is a candidate for election at the next 

 Tiieeting: — 



Charles Saunders, Esq., proposed by L. de Niceville, Esq., seconded 

 by Dr. T. Bloch. 



The President laid on the table the following draft rules on the 

 subject of the award of the Barclay Memorial Medal : 



RULES. 



1. The Barclay Memorial Medal will be awarded each third year 

 at the Anniversary Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal held on 

 the first Wednesday of February. 



