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that advancement. And here I would yield to none, in the heartiness 

 with which I would desire to recognize the continuous, the active, the 

 devoted services of Mr. Grote to this Society. There has always been 

 present with him an earnest recollection of it, whenever the slightest 

 opportunity occurred of promoting its welfare, or of extending its 

 1 nfluence. And if on this ground alone, I believe the Society will 

 feel called upon to receive with favour this motion of Council. 



But in addition to this, those who have known Mr. Grote will agree 

 with me in recognizing his hearty appreciation of the labour of others ; 

 his cordial sympathy with the difficulties and perplexities of enquirers 

 in every direction; the solicitude with which he endeavoured to 

 develope the treasures of Oriental learning, and the encouragement which 

 he ever held out to the educated portion of our Indian brethren to 

 affiliate their talents and energies to the common cause of promoting 

 knowledge. And in all this, they will see additional claims on the 

 Society, for the recognition of those services which you are now 

 asked to record. 



Mr. Grote's connection with this Society dates from 1849, he is 

 of longer standing as a member than most others now resident in this 

 country. And I know that I am only giving expression to the wishes 

 of the Society at large, in saying that we trust he may still for many 

 .years enjoy health and rest in his native land. I feel confident the 

 Society will accept this recommendation of the Council with an 

 unanimous affirmative. 



Mr. Blanford said, — A vote of thanks such as that just pro- 

 posed, should not be allowed to pass as a mere formality ; and 

 although as a vote proposed by the Council, it was not necessary 

 to second it, he would wish, as one who had for some years held 

 an office in the Society as a colleague of Mr. Grote's, and for a 

 portion of that time under Mr. Grote's presidency, to record his 

 testimony to the unwearied devotion with which Mr. Grote had 

 always applied himself to advance its interests. This application had 

 extended over many years, and from a period long anterior to Mr. 

 Blanford's personal connection with the Society, but it was of his own 

 experience of Mr. Grote, as the leading member of the Society that 

 he wished to speak. His interest in the labours of the Society had 

 extended to every department, and to all he had devoted himself in a 



