66 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 1. 



The obituary includes the names of Major General Sir "W. H. 

 Sleeman, K.C.B., Dr. Montgomerie, Lieut. Chancey, Eaja Sattya- 

 charan Ghosal, Eaja Sriesh Chandra Eaya, and Messrs. Houstoun 

 and E. "W. G. Frith. 



Dr. Montgomerie was a zealous and disinterested promoter of 

 the objects of the Society, and as the discoverer of Gutta Percha 

 had received the gold medal of the Society of Arts of London. 



Mr. Frith was distinguished for his devotion to the science of 

 Entomology. 



By the death of the Eev. Dr. Buckland, the Society has lost one 

 of its most distinguished honorary members. 



The names of Professor Langlois and Mons. Marcel have also 

 to be removed from the list, and the Society has to deplore the loss 

 which the cause of Oriental literature must suffer from the demise 

 of these two distinguished savans, the intelligence of whose death 

 only reached India a few months ago. 



Seven corresponding members have been elected during the last 

 twelve months, some of whom are Oriental scholars, or are other- 

 Wise distinguished for their literary or scientific attainments. 



Finance. — The abstract statement No. 1 annexed to the report 

 shews the receipts of 1856 to have been Es. 18,204-7-1, which add- 

 ed to the balance of the preceding year (Es. 6,251-13-8) make the 

 total of Es. 24,456-4-9. 



The disbursements amount to Es. 17,321-6-5, inclusive of the 

 sum of Es. 2,500 advanced to the Oriental Publication Fund as a 

 temporary loan, and which must be considered a part of the balance. 

 The total liabilities amount to Es. 3,605-9-4, while the cash ba- 

 lance in hand is Es. 6,664-14-1, to which is to be added the sum of 

 Bs. 2,500, advanced to the Oriental Fund, making a total of Es. 

 9,161-14-1. In addition to this, there are outstanding assets to the 

 extent of Es. 8,908-3-8. 



Of the outstanding sums due to the Society, shown in the report 

 of 1855, Es. 485-4 have been written off to Profit and Loss as un- 

 realizable subscriptions due from deceased members, and although 

 there are still several items of a similar nature ; yet the Council are 

 not without hopes that opportunities may occur for recovering a 

 considerable portion of them. 



