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Resolved, on the motion of the Secretary, that two copies of the oriental 

 works lately completed hy the Asiatic Society he presented to his Royal 

 Highness, Prince Henry of Orange, for the Universities of Utrecht and 

 Leyden respectively. 



The Secretary then read the Annual Report of the Society's progress for 

 the year 1837. 



" The accession of Members to the Society during the year 1837, had been 

 larger than in any preceding year since the foundation of the institution, viz. 



Ordinary Members (including Mr. Turnour's name transferred), .. 40 



Honorary Members,. 7 Y iz. 



The Right Honorable C. W. W. Wynn, Sir Alex. Johnston, Sir G. Staunton, 

 the Bishop of Isauropolis, M. P. A. Lair, President Caen Society, the Baron 

 Schilling of Cronstadt and Nawab Abdul Jabar Khan, Bahadur. 



The loss of Members by death and departure to Europe had been as follows : 



By departure to Europe, Col. Colvin, Dr. Mill, Col. Hezeta, Dr. Can- 

 tor, Dr. Swiney, Dr. Langstaff, Mr. G. A. Bushby, Rev. Mr. Bateman ; 

 and on the eve of departure Sir C. T. Metcalfe, Bart., the Honorable Mr. 

 Macaulay, Sir C. D'Oyly, Bart., C- E. Trevelyan, Esq. the Honorable W. 

 L. Melville, and H. Walters, Esq. 



By decease in India, the Honorable Sir Benjamin Malkin, V. P. the Rev. Dr. 

 Marshman, and among members retired to Europe the illustrious Henry 

 Colebrooke, Esq., Mons. Klaproth, Sir W. Wilkins and Dr. Robt. Tytler. 

 To the memory of the first of these distinguished men a tribute had been placed 

 on the Society's proceedings, and the pages of the Asiatic Journals of Londoa 

 had embodied biographical notices in detail of Drs. Wilkins and Tytler, 

 justly appreciating the services which in their separate lines of study they had 

 rendered to Sanskrit and Arabic literature. 



Sir Benjamin Malkin, had been but a short time a resident member, but he 

 had entered most warmly and efficiently into the interests of the Society, choos- 

 ing for himself as President of the Statistical Committee a most important and 

 hitherto unexplored field of investigation. 



Dr. Marshman was the companion and fellow-labourer of the late Dr. 

 Carey. Like the latter he felt the immense advantage to be obtained in his 

 peculiar mission, by mastering the learned languages of those whose minds and 

 hearts he would address. While his colleague therefore devoted his attention to 

 Sanskrit and Bengalee, he applied himself with equal diligence to the study of 

 the Chinese language, so that he was soon enabled to complete and to publish at 

 Serampore, with type of his own fabrication, a translation of the whole Bible ia 

 the Chinese language. The following account of his habits of industry is extracted 

 from a notice in the Friend of India for 14th Dec. 1837. 



" His constitution appeared to be constructed of iron. He exposed himself 

 to all the severities of an Indian climate, with perfect impunity. He enjoyed, 

 till within the last year of his life, such uninterrupted health, as falls to the lot 

 of few in India. During thirty-seven years he had not taken medicine to the 

 value of ten rupees. The strength of his body seemed to be admirably adapted, 

 with the structure of his mind, to fit him for the long career of usefulness he was 

 permitted to run. He was peculiarly remarkable for ceaseless industry. He 

 usually rose at four, and despatched half the business of the day before break- 

 fast. When extraordinary exertions appeared necessary, he seemed to have a 

 perfect command over sleep, and has been known for days together, to take 

 less than half his usual quantity of rest. His memory was great beyond that of 

 most men. He recalled facts, with all their minute associations, with the utmost 

 facility. This faculty he enjoyed to the last day of his existence. During the 

 last month of his life, when unable even to turn on his couch without assistance, 

 he dictated to his daughter Mrs. Voigt, his recollections of the early establish- 

 ment of the Mission at Serampore, with a clearness and minuteness perfectly 

 astonishing. The vast stores of knowledge which he had laid up in early life, 

 and to which he was making constant addition, rendered his personal intercourse 

 in society a great enjoyment." 

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