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Dr. F. J. Mouat, proposed (for re-election) by Mr. Atkinson, 

 seconded by Dr. T. Thomson. 



Capt. T. G. Montgomerie, Bengal Engineers, F. R G. S., Gt. Trigl. 

 Survey of India, proposed by Major H. L. Thuillier, seconded by Col. 

 Waugh. 



The Secretary read the follovving Report for 1859 : 



ANNUAL REPORT. 

 The Council of the Asiatic Society have the satisfaction of sub- 

 mitting their usual Annual Report, exhibiting the state of the Society's 

 affairs during the past year. 



At the cióse of the year 1858, there were 132 ordinary members 

 on the Rolls of the Society, of whom 39 were absent in Europe. 

 The number of retirements since that time has been 4, which, with 

 one death, gives a total loss of five; on the other hand, there 

 have been no less than 53 elections of ordinary members, which 

 have brought up the number on the eíFective list to 135, against 

 Ordinary. Paying. Absent. 95 of the preceding year. The 



total number now on the rolls 

 is 180, of whom 44 are absent 

 from India, and one is a life mem- 

 ber. 



The Hon'ble Sir J. W. Colvile, 

 Kt., the late President of the 

 Society, has, on bis departure for Europe, been added to the list of 

 honorary members and Drs. Max Müller, P. Bleeker, and H. Fre- 

 derick, have been elected corresponding members of the Society. 



In alluding to the obituary of the past year, the Council desire 

 especially to express their regret at the loss which the Society and 

 the cause of science have sustained by the untimely death of one of 

 their corresponding members, Herr Adolphe Schlagintweit, while on 

 bis travels in the neighbourhood of Kokan. From the time of his 

 arrival in India in 1855, he devoted his entire energies to the prosecu- 

 tion of physical researches, and contributed several valuable papers 

 to the journal of this Society. Sir George Staunton died in June 

 last. He was one of the oldest Honorary members of the Society 

 and a distinguished Oriental scholar. The only other member lost 

 by death is Col. M. E. Loftie. 



1851 .. 



130 



124 



6 



1852 .. 



139 



122 



17 



1853 .. 



. 146 



123 



23 



1854 .. 



155 



129 



26 



1855 .. 



162 



128 



34 



1856 .. 



167 



131 



36 



1857 .. 



147 



109 



38 



1858 .. 



133 



95 



38 



1859 .. 



180 



135 



45 



