PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For February, 1881. 



The Annual Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was held on 

 Wednesday, the 2nd of February, 1881, at 9 p. m. 



H. B. Medlicott, Esq., F. R. S., President, in the Chair. 



The President then addressed the meeting, saying : 



" Gentlemen, — You have been summoned for this evening to hold the 

 annual meeting, the first business of which is the election of officers for 

 the ensuing year. I am sorry to have to tell you, and the chief blame must 

 fall upon myself, it has been discovered at the last moment that some in- 

 formality has occurred in the preparation of the lists, making it advisable 

 to postpone the election till the April meeting. Meanwhile we must call 

 Rule 47 into operation which provides— that if any such failure should 

 occur, the present Council should continue to hold office until their successors 

 shall be duly appointed." 



The President then called upon the Secretary to read the Annual 

 Report. 



Annual Report for 1880. 



The Council, in presenting their usual report, have to congratulate the 

 Society on the satisfactory condition of its affairs, especially as regards the 

 number of members. At the end of December 1880, there was a larger 

 number of paying members on its books than there has ever been, with the 

 exception of the year 1874, when there were 312 against 311 of last year. 



The total number of elections during the past year has been 46, two 

 of which were cancelled. By withdrawals the Society has lost 10 ordi- 

 nary members, by death 2, and six by removal under Rules 38 and 40 ; 

 resulting in a net increase of 26. The total number of members at the close 



