8 Report on the Name of the Society. [Jan. 1900] 



csiiiiiation in wliicli we are licld depend in any way on whether we leave 

 oufc the words '' of Bengal " or not ; they depend solely on our main- 

 taining fclie high reputation of the past. I may note here that the 

 Royal Asiatic Society describes itself on its Journal as the " Royal 

 Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland;" if then that Society 

 uses such qualifying words, there is no good reason why we should be 

 reluctant to retain the words " of Bengal." There remains the ques- 

 tion of sentiment, and in that important respect we shall best preserve 

 the noble traditions of the past by holding to what was adopted by the 

 good sense and modesty of the distinguished men who have adorned 

 our society during the last fifty years. 



Under Rule 78, which provides that "no change in the Rules shall 

 be valid unless a majority of three-fourths of the Members who have 

 voted sliall be in favour of the proposed changes," the proposal to 

 resume the original name of Asiatic Society is not carried. 



