1888.] Lt.-Col. Cunningliam — Letter on Mongers Equation. 73 



After the very able and interesting exposition of the work of the 

 Society Mr. Atkinson has just given ns I need not enter into that subject, 

 and can only hope that notwithstanding my want of qualification for the 

 post of President, the Society may at any rate not go back in its career 

 of usefulness. 



The minates of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Thirty-three presentations were announced, details of which are 

 given in the Library List appended. 



The following gentlemen, duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting of the Society, were ballotted for and elected Ordinary Members. 

 Dr. A. Alcock. 

 W. L. Sclater, Esq. 

 H. H. Anderson, Esq. 

 Major C. H. E. Adamson. 

 W. H. Lee, Esq. 

 Hon. Ajodhyanath Pandit. 



The following gentleman has intimated his wish to withdraw from 

 the Society. 



E. F. Mondy, Esq. 



The President announced that, in accordance with Rules 37 and 38 

 of the Society's Bye Laws, the names of the following gentlemen had been 

 posted up as defaulting members since the last monthly General Meeting, 

 and would now be removed from the list of Members, and the fact 

 published in the Proceedings. 

 Sirdar Gurdyal Sing. 

 Rev. A. B. Medlycott. 



The President announced that Babu Gaurdas Baisc4k had com- 

 pounded for his subscription for life as a Non-Resident member by the 

 payment in a single sum of Rs. 100. 



Babu Saratchandra Das exhibited the charmed horn called Thun- 

 rva, used by the Tantriks of Tibet. 



The Natural History Secretary read the following letter from 

 Lieut.-Col. Allan Cunningham, R. E. remarking upon a statement con- 

 tained in Babu Asutosh Mukhopadhyay's paper on '' Monge's Differen- 

 tial Equation to all Conies," published in the Journal, Part II, No. 2 for 

 1887 :— 



Brompton Barracks, Chatham, England, 29th December, 1887. 

 " At page 134) of Part II, No. 2, of the Journal of the Asiatic Society 



