8 . Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Jan. 



Do. do. English translation by H. Blochmann, M. A. No. 149, 

 Fasc. I. 



The Muntakhab al lubdb by Khafi Khan. Edited by Maulvi 

 Kabiruddin Ahmad. Nos. 147, 148, 150, 151, Vol. I. Fasc. I to IV. 



It was proposed by Col. R. Strachey, and seconded by Col. Thuiilier 

 that the report be adopted. 



The proposition was put to the vote, and carried unanimously. 



The meeting then proceeded to elect the Council and Officers for 

 the ensuing year. 



It was proposed by the President and agreed to, that Mr. D. Waldie 

 and Mr. W. T. Blanford be appointed Scrutineers of the ballot. 



The President said that he had, with much regret, to announce to 

 the meeting that their excellent Secretary Babu Rajendralala Mitra 

 was prevented from being present by serious illness. This illness was 

 the result of his exposure in the malarious jungles of Orissa, dur- 

 ing his recent antiquarian tour in that province ; he (the Pre- 

 sident) had communicated with Babu Bajendralala, with reference to 

 the arrangements for conducting the philological portion of the 

 Society's labours during the coming year, and the other claims which 

 were certain to be made on his time. And Babu Rajendralala in his 

 reply states, that ' he would not, under any circumstances, be able to 

 resume work for six weeks to come, that the first claim on his time 

 would be the preparation of a report of his late unfortunate tour, for 

 which he had materials which would fill some 400 pages 4to., and 

 then there was also the preparation of the proposed Catalogue of 

 Sanskrit works, required for Government which should be got up 

 in a manner worthy the name of our good old Society.' He adds ; 

 "to do these works properly, I shall have to devote all my leisure . 

 hours to them, and under the circumstances, I must resign the Secre- 

 taryship." 



It was with great regret that the President announced this re- 

 signation, and he felt sure that the Society would join with him in 

 very hearty expression of the obligations they were under to Babi 

 Rajendralala Mitra for his constant devotion to their service, ant 

 for the able and independent way in which he had ever conducted the 

 duties of the several offices he had held under the Society. He felt that 



