PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For August, 1891. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 

 held on Wednesday, the 6th August, 1891, at 9-15 p. m. 



The Hon'ble Sir A. W. Croft, K. C. I. E., President, in the chair. 



The following members were present : — 



Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle, Rev. H. B. Hyde, W. H. Jobbins, Esq., Dr. 

 W. King, C. Little, Esq., Babu Asutosh Mukhopadhyay, L. de Niceville, 

 Esq., W. L. Sclater, Esq., Pandit Hara Prasad Shastri, C. H. Tawney, 

 Esq., Dr. J. H. Tull Walsh, C. R. Wilson, Esq. 



Visitor : — Dr. E. Thurston. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



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

 in the Library List appended. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next 

 meeting : — 



H. C. Mallik, Esq., Calcutta, proposed by Hon. Sir A. W. Croft, 

 seconded by C. Little, Esq. 



Dr. E. H. Brown, Civil Surgeon, Puri, proposed by Babii Man 

 Mohan Chakravarti, seconded by C. Little, Esq. 



Dr. M. A. Stein, Principal, Government College, Lahore, proposed 

 by Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle, seconded by C. Little, Esq. 



Diego Ernst, Esq., Delhi, proposed by W. L. Sclater, Esq., seconded 

 by Dr. W. King. 



Dr. Edgar Thurston, Superintendent, Government Central Mu- 

 seum, Madras, proposed by Dr. W. King, seconded by W. L. Sclater, 

 Esq. 



