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EDITED BY JHE JIONORARY SECRETARIES, JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1897. —_—_—2_—— CALCUTTA : ALOR Y PRINTED AT THE BAPTIST MISSION PRESS © : vf, AND PUBLISHED BY THE ASIATIC SOCIETY, 57, PARK STREET. 1897. : "@) son Ont hoy BAUM Ab Poy oie # , \ sey i a ie Cin Py Poe eR Tg LIM HOES RA CONTENTS: <2 = Proceedings for January 1897 te 3 Ditto for February ,, (including Annual Report) ... Ditto for March ue ads Ditto for April a Ditto for May 54 Ditto for June a Poe Ditto for July iy eve Ditto for August _,, Ditto for November,, Ditto for December,, List of Members of the Asiatic Sorbie on tie 31st once ber 1896 (Appendix to the Proceedings for February 1897) Abstract Statement of Hoseiets ana ilisharmennaets of the Asiatic Society for the year 1896 (Appendix to the Proceedings for February 1897)... res LIST OF PLATES. Pages. 1— 26 27— 60 61—72 73—100 101—106 107—114 J15— 120 121—130 131—162 163—173 I—xvl . XVli--xxix I: Grave Stones wae sed sae ©) (Ds 04D) II. Carving round Habbakhartin Masjid : III. Heronry in the Zoological Gardens, Calcutta Ditto. (p. 88) % elt £48. Ma! ys en ‘en aa 8) LA Aor aia ‘estes eh oat Mg ; NM se: : te rhe “a at eae net Ree eit ra } By “aye 2 be bt ‘4 4 oe ¥ r » rea pea 4, } é 4 2 “9 4 Ba ut: r ee b eh oh i WEN Ve se pial Aa “in } : KOC x, 5 carhw ay 4 . Th AY ee pe ee. at : Poa) ig es PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASJATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, FOR pan UARY, 18097. CZ 50 The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was held on Wednesday, the 6th January, 1897, at 9 p.m. Dr. A. F. R. Horernwe, Vice-President, in the chair. The following members were present :— Dr. A. R. 8. Anderson, Rai Garat Candra Das, F. Finn, Esq., A. Kadar, Esq., Kumar Ramécvar Malah, W. H. Miles, Hsq., L. de Nicéville, Esq., R. D. Oldham, Esq., Dr. D. Prain, A. T. Pringle, Esq., Pandit Mahéndra Nath Vidyanidhi, Dr. L. A. Waddell, C. R. Wilson, Esq. | : Visitor :—Dr. Nicikanta Chatterji. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. ‘Thirty-six presentations were announced, details of which are given in the Library List appended. The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last Meeting of the Society were ballotted for and elected istorie, Members :— Dr. Amritalal Sircar, L.M.S. Pandit Tulsi Ram Misra, M.A. ‘‘Shams-ul-ulama,” ‘ Khan Bahadur” M. Zakaullah. The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next Meeting :— Walter Weber, Esq., 8, Chowringhee Road, Calcutta, duced by L. de Nicéville, Esq., seconded by Dr. G. Ranking. HH. H. Hayden, Esq., proposed by T. H. Holland, Esq., seconded by F. Finn, Esq. \ 24 Dr. Hoernle—Report on old coins. [ Jan. Dr. Th. Bloch, proposed by Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle, seconded by C. R. Wilson, Esq. C. W. Peake, Esq., proposed by C. R. Wilson, Esq., seconded by G. W. Kiichler, Esq. The following gentlemen have expressed a wish to withdraw from the Society :— C. A. Oldham, Hsgq., I.C.S. Dr. V. S. Balasundra Mudaliar. The Secretary reported the death of the following members :— Raja Lachman Singh. Sardar Sir Atar Singh, K.C.LE. The Chairman announced that he had received two essays in competition for the Elliott Prize for Scientific Research for the year 1896. Dr. a read reports on the following finds of Treasure Trove coins :— 1. Report on 452 old coins forwarded by the Deputy Commis- sioner of Delhi, with his No. 242, dated ath March, 1896. The Deputy Commissioner’s letter only mentions 45] rupees, which are said to have been found in the village Khirki in the Delhi District: no further details are given. With these rupees, however, I.found a copper coin, though how it got there, I do not know. All the 451 silver coins are rupees of Moghul emperors, ranging from Akbar the Great down to Akbar II, of more exactly from the year 1599 A.D. (4th Ilahi year of Akbar I) to 1810 A.D. (or 1225 _— In this respect this hoard of coins is a curiosity. The following is a detailed statement of the Rupees :— J, Axsar I, 963-1014 H.=1556-1605 A.D. Ilahi rupees of the Ahmadabad mint and the year 44, like Brit. Mus. Cat., No. 178 ... ! Wil. Siu Janin, 1037-1068 H.=1628-1658 A.D. ‘'ype [: two square areas ; variety 1, lined areas; 1897, ] iV. Dr. Hoernle— Report on old covns. mostly in indifferent condition: mints Ahmada- bad (l coin), Akbarabad (2), Akbarnagar (1), Bhakar (2), Barhanpur (1), Jinahgarh €1), Kambayat (1), Lahor (5, one dated 1061), Mihrpur (1), Multan (6, two dated 1046, 1061), Patnah (10, one dated 1042), Qandahar (1), Sarat (10). ILllegible mints and dates 46. Ove, marked with a dagger, of the 24th regnal year, but date and mint illegible: very rare. Total pais 89 Variety 2: dotted areas; mint Tieble date 106%... 1 _ Type IL; one round area: M dives ‘illegible ; ; ater Lahor and Multan... ee Type Ill: two ida th areas : a and dacs illegible _... 1 Type IV: one lozenge area: like Br. Mus. Cat, No. 621, mint illegible, date 1042.. ° Type V: lettered surfaces : Almagaatad 1037, Akbarabad (2 coins, one dated 1040), Barhan- pur (1), Golkondah (1, rare), Lahor (date 1038), Strat (4, dates 1038, 1040, 1041, one illeg- * ible,) Tattah (dates 1039, 10%9, 1041, 1060, 1064, 1068) ke 4 Ke mere EF -Avranozin, 1069-1118 H.=1659-1707 A.D. Type I: lettered surfaces: variety 1, date in top line, over name: Ajmir (3) 1097, 1106, Akbarabad (2) 1097, 1107,‘ Alamgirpur (1), Aurangabad (2) 1074, 1076, Azimabad (2) 1116, Baréli (5) 1108, 1109, 11108, Barbanpur (1) 1101, Cinapatan (1), Htawa (26) 1092, 1095, 1096, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1103°, 11042, 1105, 11066, 1107°, 1108, 1116; Golkonda (9), Janah- garh (lL) 1101, Khujistah Bunyad (1) 1115, Kambayat (3), Katak (1), Kulbarga (1), Labor (16) 1090, 10932, 1095, 1099, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1106, 11072, Lakhnau (3), Multan (8) 1075, 1076, 1077, 1090, 10938, 1098, 1108, 1114, Murshidabad (3) 1105, 1115, 1118, Narndl, (5) 1098, 1099, 1102, 1105, 1106; Patnah (2) 1089, Shahjaha- nabad (32) 1077, 1085, 1090, 1096, 10977, 1098, Dr. Hoernle—Report on old coins. [Jan. 1099!!, 1101, 1102, 1103%, 1104, 1105, 1107, 1111, Strat (37) 1090, 1092%, 10932, 10948, 10952, 1097%, 1098%, 1099, 1100, 1101%, 1102?, 11042, 11055, 1107, 1111, 1112, 1117, Tattah (6) 1090, 1107, 1116, Ujain (1) .. BA ee i! Variety 2: date in ‘6 line, under name: ‘Alamgirnagar (1) 1083, Baréli (1) 1103, Lakhnau (2) 1089, 1098, Strat (38) 1089, 1096")... ove Ste lita Variety 3: date in second Bias Strat (1) 1071, 1076, 1084, 1085, 1088, 1091, 10942, 1095, 1098?, 1106#, 1108, 11097, Tattah (2) Boer #2 19 Variety 4: date in third line: Abmadabad (5) 1074, 1075, 1086, 1091, 1107, Akbarabad (2) 1071, 1101, Golkonda (6) 1076®, Kambayat (3) 1093, 1096, 1108, Katak (1) 1072, Lakhnau (2) 1088, 1101 ibe 19 Variety 5: with mihr munir, Mvepauee no date ... ose veg) Illegible mints and iaiee Ge 43 Type II: two square areas: Akbarabad (4) 1071, 1081, 1085, 1086, Jinahgarh (4) 10814 ae Type III: like Br. Mus. Cat., Nos. 726 and 728 : Azimabad (7) 10708, Tattah (1) 1071 i Type IV: like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 737,dated 1071 1. — 296 VY. Bawdpur Swan, 1119-1124 H.=1707-1702 A.D. | Type I, like Br. Mus. Cat., Nos. 866, 867: Bareli (4) 1220, 11223, EKtawa (2) 1121? Shahjahanabad (5) 11202, 11228 ... ee | Type II, like Br. Mus. Cat., Nos. 861, 862: Akbarabad (1), Akbarnagar (1) 1120, Cina- patan (3) 111*, mint illegible (2) 7 Type ITI, like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 868 : Akbarabad (1), Khujistah Bunyad (1) 1120; Lahor ee Strat (4) 11214 he as 7 —. 25 VI. Janinpir Suan, 1124 H.=1712 A.D., Lahor 1124 (new, very rare), Shahjahanabad 1124 a 1897. | Dr. Hoernle—Reyort on old coins. Or VII. Mocuammap Suin, 1131-1161 H.=1719-1748 A.D. Type: Sahib Qirdn, Shahjahanabad 1153 ce i VIII, Suis ‘Avam, 1173-1221 A.H.=1759-1806 A.D. Type like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 1104, Shahjahanabad - 1216 1 Type : some native state ( Kotah P) (5) 1203°, 12042 5 Type: H. I. Company, Farrokhabad, year 4 (2) 2 IX. Axszar II. Type like Br. Mus. Cat., No. ie opine bad, 1225 . Sweeu Wee Type, some multe state (Kotah 2) eae — 2 Grand Total :— 451 The single copper coin is of the Narnol mint, and probably belongs to Akbar’s coinage; but it is in a too bad state to be identified with certainty. II. Revort on 740 Silver Coins forwarded by the Deputy Commis- sioner of the Bannu District, Panjab, with his No. 1480, dated 26th December,:1895. These coins are stated to have been found in a “ place called the Akra mounds, lying nine miles south of Hdwardsabad in the Bannu District.”’ They were “found, buried in one pot, by a person who had gone to the mounds to dig earth in July 1896.” } They are small silver coins of the size of a modern four anna piece ; and with one exception, belong to Sabaktigin, one of the early members of the Ghaznavi dynasty, who reigned from 366-387 H. or 976-997 A.D. The exception is acoin of the Hindi dynasty of Kabul, of the Bull and Horseman type, with Bhima over the horseman, and Cri Samanta Déva over the bull. | The Ghaznavi coins belong to three different varieties :-— 1, the common variety, figured in the British Mus. Cat., Vol. II, No. 453, on Plate V. Of this a there are specimens ... caged LG 2, another variety, which differs from aie common one only in substituting on the obverse the word Subuktigin for al-Tay‘allah. On this variety, there- fore, the word Subuktigin occurs on both sides. Of this variety there are specimens... tans le 6 Dr. Hoernle—Report on old coins. | [Jan. 3, a third variety which agrees with the second variety in the reading of the obverse, but further substitutes al-Tay‘allah for Subuktigin on the reverse. On this . . variety, therefore, these two words occupy positions exactly the reverse of those on the first variety. Of this thied variety there are specimens ie a Total. .. 4.4. %ou Varieties 2 and 3 are extremely rare. So far as I can discover, | they do not exist in the British Museum. The Lahore Museum posses- ses one specimen of the second variety ; itis No. 11 in its Catalogue, Vol. II, page 24. On the other hand, the Indian Museum in Calcutta possesses one specimen of the third variety; it is No. 7847 in its Catalogue, Vol. IV, page 153. There is also one of this variety in the India Office, from Masson’s collection, described by Thomas in the Journal R. A. 8., Vol. IX, page 305. No others are known to me. The coins are in very fair condition, so far as their circular areas are concerned. The margins, however, which give the mint and date, are in most cases wholly gone; and in the few exceptional cases, they are mere fragments and almost unreadable. In no case are either mint or date fully determinable. III. Rerort on 10 Old Coins forwarded by the Deputy Goma sioner of Gujranwala with his No, 392, dated 17th March ,1896. The Deputy Commissioner’s letter contains no iafoneateem as to. the date and the locality of the find. The coins are of mixed metal (copper with a little silver) and belong to the early period of the Muhammadan occupation of India. | They imitate the well-known early Hindi coinage of the Bull and Horseman class. They are all in a very indifferent condition, showing the merest fragments of their legends. The following is a detailed statement :— (1) Coins of Saifu-d-din Hasan Qurlagh, about 625-640 H, = 1227-1242 A.D., see Thomas’ Chronicles, No. 82 ae 8 (2) Coin of Mu‘izzu-d-din ete am Shah, like Br. Mas. Cat., No. 70-72 a 1 (3) Coin Puanieminsds ‘obv. Horseman with traces of SUC: hamirah; rev. recumbent bull with traces of a legend, of which only gy putha is legible. It is perhaps a coin of Prithiraj of Delhi a Total a 1897. | Dr. Hoernle—Report on old coins. 7 IV. Revort on 22 Silver Coins, forwarded by the Deputy Com- missioner of Lohardaga with his No. 253 R, dated 1-4th July, 1896. The coins are stated to have been found “ on the 26th September, 1895, by the Mali of Baba Kailasa Chandra Chatterjee, while digging a field in his garden where there was formerly a cowshed.” They are Rupees of the Hast India Company’s coinage, of three different varieties, as follows :— (la) with oblique milling; 45th san, 1803-1819, mint Farrukhabad.. 7 (1b) with oblique cembatas 19th san, 1793- 1818, vita .Murshidabad.. 8 (2a). with, straight hilking) 19th san, 1818-1832, rie -Murshidabad.. ih 2 (2b) eh straight wee a Asth san, 1819- 1838, Mia Farrukhabad.. 3 (3) .with plain edge Aer ae rim ; 40th san, 1, 1833- 1835, mint Farrukhabad ie cae nits ooo Total nei 22 V. Report on 49 Old Coins forwarded by the Deputy Commis- sioner of Kangra, with his No. 996, dated 13th June, 1896. ~On the 18th May last, 770 copper and 3 silver coins were found buried in an earthen pot at Machiali, in village Momta, Tahsil Kangra of the Kangra district. The 3 silver coins and 46 specimens of the copper coins were forwarded by the Deputy Commissioner to the Asiatic Society of Bengal, the remainder of the copper coins not being worth acquiring by the Government. Of these coins, 28 belong to the Stiri dynasty, and 2] to Akbar. - They are all in a rather indifferent condition. The following is a detail- ed statement :— © I. Coins of the Stri Dynasty :— ' (1) Snir Suan, H. 947-952 = A.D. 1540-1545, (a) Silver; type, square areas, like British Museum Catalogue, No. 530, date 952... 1 (b) Copper; type, square areas, like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 560, mints: Narndl, Hisar, Gwaliyar ... 5 (c) Copper; type, lettered paisa: like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 560, dates illegible ... 5 (2) Istim Suan, H. 952-960 = A.D. 1545-1552. Copper; type lettered surfaces; legible dates 953, 957, 9594 ae ib ie 9 8 Dr. Hoernle— Report on old coins. [ Jan. (3) Mouyammap Sun, H. 960-962 = A.D. 1552-1554. | Copper ; type, lettered surfaces; legible dates 9618, 962 oh wn ee 8 Potal ecw 28 IJ. Coins of Akbar, H. 963-1014 = A.D. 1556-1605. (a) Silver ; with one square and one round area, like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 84, date of one 968 bie 2 (6) Copper; lettered surfaces, Narnél tee dates 968, 973, 974 sk ss 12 (c) Copper ; lettered surfaces, Hisar mint, Ale gible dates... = so 3 (d) Copper ; illegible ... ae ie 4 Total... 21 Grand Total... 49 VI. Revorr on 19 old Silver Coins forwarded by the Deputy Com- missioner of the Firtizpur District with his No. 1676, dated 9th October, 1896, and No. 1571, dated 25th September, 1896. The Deputy Commissioner states that 23 coins were found by a zamindar while ploughing in a field in the village of Sarai Nauga in the Mukatsar Tahsil of the Firtizpur District. One specimen was sent in September 1896, and the balance of 22 coins was transmitted in October 1896. Of the latter number, only 18 were received by the Asiatic Society of Bengal, four coins having been lost in transit, owing to the cover enclosing the coms being of a very flimsy nature and tearing on the way; efforts to recover the missing coins were made by the Post Office, but unsuccessfully. The loss is of no consequence, the coms being of no particular numismatic value. They are small silver coins of the size of 4 anna pieces, and belong to the so-called Indo-Sassanian Class. They have been numerously found in large quantities at various times; and their exact attribution is uncertain. They are commonly known as “ Gadhiya ka paisa,” and are described and figured in Prinsep’s Indian Antiquities (ed. Thomas), Vol. I, p. 341, Plate XX VII, figs. 13-16. VII. Report on 21 old Silver Coins forwarded by the Deputy Commissioner of Nagpur, with his No. 7707-656, dated 6th December, 1895. No information is given with regard to the date and locality of the find. 1897. | Dr. Hoernle— Report on old corns. 9 All the coins are rupees of the Moghul emperors Farrukh Siyar and Ahmad Shah. Of the former there is only one rupee, dated H. 1125=A.D. 1713, mint Elicpur... 1 The remainder belong to Ahmad Shah, and are of the two mints Strat and Katak, of various regnal years, the Hijrah years are not legible sb iss aids Total 27 VIII. Report on 24 old Silver Coins forwarded by the Collector of Bhagalpur, with his 1070 G., dated 21st August, 1896. No information is given referring to the date and locality of the find. The coins are rupees of the old British mintage of the Hast India Company, of the 19th san, and mint Murshidabad. There are two varieties; (1) of the older issue, of 1793- 1818, with oblique milling eae) (2) of the later issue, of 1818-1832, with stfaialit milling 14 ——_ —___—_—_-__ Total ey | IX. Report on 11 old Silver Coins, forwarded by the Collector of Kulna, with his No, 1486 G., dated 8rd October, 1896. The Collector states that thése coins were found in an earthen pot (bhar) by labourers while digging a tank at Bansghatta, Thana Satkhira. They consist of rupees of Muhammad Shah, Ahmad Shah and Shah ‘Alam. Of Muhammad Shah there is only one speci- men, in poor condition, of the 26th year of his reign (ve., 1156 H = 1743 A.D.), and the Badshah Ghazi type 1 Of Ahmad Shah there are seven rupees, all of the 3rd year of his reign (7,¢, 1164 H = 1750 A.D. on and like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 1039 ; 7 Of Shah ‘Alam, ‘ete are hhrot rupees, tike Brit. Ang. Cat., No. 1188, of the dates 1180,8 and 1181,9? .., Pees All the coins are of the Murshidabad mint. a X. Rrrorr on 19 old Silver Coins forwarded by the Collector of Darbhanga, with his No. 1167 G., dated 28th October, 1896, and No. 155 G., dated a April, 1896. The coins are stated to have been found in the Bagmati river, together with 5 “lobia pice.” The former only were forwarded for report. 10 Dr. Hoernle—Report on old coins. - (Jan. _ They are rupees of the following Mughul emperors, covering a period of nearly 100 years, from 1032 H = 1622 A.D. to 1129 H = 1716 A.D. . I. Jananeir, 1014-1037 H = 1605-1627 A.D. Type: lettered surfaces, like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 491, mint Lahor, date 1032 H. regnal 17 ae 1 II. Suan Jawan, 1037-1068 H = 1628-1658 A.D. (a) type, two square lined areas, mint Multan 1042, others illegible be Ay (0) lettered surfaces, like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 608, but mint and date illegible... i. IIT. Auranezis, 1069-1118 H = 1659-1707 A.D. (a) type, badr Munir, Strat 1093, 24, Tattah 1105, 36, Daru-l-Khilafat Shahjahanabad 1105, 37, Surat, Katak (dates illegible) ; also mints illegible, but 1109, 1111, 1087 ove ae (b) type, mihr munir, Akbarnagar, jalis 27 ~~... 1 10 IV. Farrvugg Sryar, 1124-1131 H. = .1713-1719 A.D type, lettered surfaces, like Br. Mus. Cat., No. 891, mints Mustaqiru-l-Mulk 1129,6, Cinapatan, jalis2 ... ae ioe 3 Total oo 19 XI. Revorr on 14 old Assamese coins, forwarded by the Deputy Commissioner of Sibsagar with his No. 694 G.L, dated the 28th November, 18¥6. The coins are stated to have been ‘found in an earthen pot in the side of a “hola” firewood from a jungle. They belong to the following of the old Rajas of Assam :— (1) Roupra Simua, 1669-1717 A.D. Silver, octagonal coin, whole rupee, date 1621 Cika = 1699 AD. °... sn ee I (2) Crva Sumsa, 1718-1743 A.D. Silver, whole rupee, octagonal, date 1653 Caka = 1735 A.D.. se Se I (3) PRAMATHA Bann 1744-1750 A.D. Gold, octagonal, 4 coin, no date Az KO ¥ + + * ~~ £ KEMMOEIM £UNMD FEO ££ EES EF KH M — m-—- * Annual Report. [Fes. Bombay :—Bombay Anthropological Society. :—Bombay Branch, Royal Asiatic Society. :—Hditor, Indian Antiquary. :—Hditor, Times of India. :—Natural History Society. 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Florence :—Societa Iltaliana di Anthropologia, Etnologia e Piscologia Comparata. 7 :—Societaé Africana d’ Italia, Frankfurt :—Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft. :—Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein des Reg.-Bez Frankfurt. Geneva :—Société de Physique et d’ Histoire Naturelle. Genoa :—Museo Civico di Storia Naturale. Giessen :—Oberhessische Gesellschaft fiir Natur und Heilkunde. Graz :—Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein fiir Styria. Hague:—K6ninklijk Instituut voor de Taal-Land-en Volkenkunde van Nederlansch-Indié. :—Netherlands Entomological Society. Hamburgh :—Naturhistoriches Museum zu Hamburgh. :—Naturwissenchaftlicher Verein. Halifax :—Nova Scotian Institute of Science. Halle :—Deutsche Morgenlandische Gesellschaft. :—Kaiserliche Leopoldinisch-Carlinische Akademie. Hamilton (Canada) :—Hamilton Association. * Havre :—Société de Géographie Commerciale du Havre. 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London :—Anthropological Institute. :—Editor, Academy. —— :—Hditor, Atheneum. ——— :— British Museum. — — :—Hditor, British Review. :—Geological Society. :—TInstitution of Civil Engineers. ———— :—Institution of Electrical Engineers. —-—— :—Institution of Mechanical Hngineers. London :—Editor, Nature. — :—Linnean Society. ——— :—Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. ——— :—Royal Astronomical Society. ———— :— Royal Geographical Society. ——— :— Royal Institution of Great Britain. :——Royal Microscopical Society. :—Royal Society. :—Statistical Society. :—Zoological Society. Lyons :—La Société d’ Agriculture, d’ Histoire Naturelle et des Arts Utiles. ——— :— Muséum d’ Histoire Naturelle, :—La Société d’ Anthropologie. Madison, Wiss. :—Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Lohiaees Madras :—Literary Society. :—Government Central Museum. :—Hditor, Indian Journal of Education, :—Hditor, Madras Journal of Literature and Science. Melbourne :—Royal Society of Victoria. Meriden, Conn. :—Meridan Scientific Association. 1897.] *¥ *¥ FOS +e FF EN F + tr ek RK EE EFM OM EFM FEES ES EO FE KF ETH Annual Report. Manchester :—Literary and Philosophical Society. Mexico :—Sociedad Cientifica ‘‘ Antonio Alzate.” Montevideo :—Museo Nacional de Montevideo. Moscow :—Société Imperiale des Naturalistes. Munich :—K. Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Nantes :—Société des Sciences Naturelles de L’ ouest de la France. Naples -—Societa Africana d’ Italia. New Haven :—Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. :—Yale University. Newport (R. I.):—Natural History Society. New York :—American Museum of Natural History. Ottawa :—Geological and Natural History Survey of the Dominion of Canada. :—Royal Society of Canada. Oxford :—Bodleian Library. :— Indian Institute. Paris :—Société de Géographie. :—Société d’ Anthropologie. :—Société Asiatique. :—Société Philomathique de Paris. :—Musée Guimet. :—National Library. :—Société Zoologique. :—-Société Académique Indo-Chinoise. :—Muséum d’ Histoire Naturelle. Pennsylvania :—University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia :—Academy of Natural Sciences. a :—American Academy of Political and Social Science. :—-American Philosophical Society. :—Editor, Jowrnal of Comparative Medicine and Surgery. Pisa :—Société Toscana di Scienze Naturali. Prague :—K. K. Sternwarte. Roorkee —Editor, Indian Forester. St. Louis :—Academy of Science of St. Louis. St. Petersburgh :—Comité Géologique. ane :—Imperial Library. :—Russian Geographical Society, :—Académie Impériale des Sciences. :—Horti Petropolitani. :—Die Russisch-Kaiserliche Mineralogische Gesellschaft St. Petersburg. San Francisco :—Californian Academy of Arts and Sciences. 39 vAvE Annual Report. [F cs. Santiago :—Deutscher Wissenchaftlicher Verein. Schaffhausen :—Swiss Entomological Society. Shanghai :—China Branch, Royal Asiatic Society, Simla :—United Service Institution of India. Stettin :—Entomological Society. Stockholm :—Entomologische Tidskrift. :—Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Stuttgart :—Der Verein fiir vaterlandische Naturkunde in Wiirttem- berg. Sydney :—Royal Society of New South Wales. :— Anthropological Society of Australia, :—Linnean Society of New South Wales. Taiping :—Government of Perak. Toronto :—Canadian Institute. Tokyo:—Imperial University of Japan. Trieste :—Société Adriatica de Scienze Naturale. :—Museo Civico di Storia Naturale. Tring :—Zoological Museum. Turin:—Reale Accademia delle Scienze. Ulwar :—Ulwar Library. Upsala :—University of Upsala. Vienna :—Anthropologische Gesellschaft. :—K. K. Akademie der Wissenschaften. —— :—K. K. Geologische Reichsanstalt. —— :—K. K. Naturhistoriche Hofmuseum. :—K. K. Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft. Washington :—American Historical Associations. :—Biological Society of Washington. —— :—Commissioners of the Department of Agriculture. ——— :—Smithsonian Institution. ———. :— United States Geological Survey. :—United States National Museum. Wellington :—New Zealand Institute. :—Polynesian Society. Yokohama :—Asiatic Society. :— Deutsche Gesellschaft fir Natur und Vodlkerkunde Ostasiens. Zagreb :—Archeological Society. * Zurich :—Naturforschende Gesellschaft. * & Eb tH emt e ke KE ROD K REM EE KEK KES HE ESS FEM EH F * 1897. ] Annual Report. 41 ABSTRACT OF ProorepInas oF Councint purING ]896. January 30th, Ordinary Meeting. On the recommendation of the Philological Secretary, a copy of the Mahabharat, in Persian, in two volumes, price Be 15, was ordered to be purchased for the Society’s Library. In reply to a letter from Professor H. Jacobi, stating that the Bonn University had in their possession the Society’s Journal up to Vol. XL and asking to be supplied with a copy of the subsequent volumes, the Council ordered that, as a special case, the Lassen set should be com- pleted, and all future publications sent to the University of Bonn. A letter forwarding a report of the Council of the Royal Society regarding the proposed Catalogue of Scientific Literature, together with letters addressed to the Marquess of Salisbury, The Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain and Lord George Hamilton on the same subject, was re- ferred to a Sub-Committee, consisting of the President, Dr. Alcock, Dr. Prain, and Col. Waterhouse for report. An offer by Maulvie Abdus Salam, of his services for translating the Riyazu-s-Salatin for the Bibliotheca Indica, was accepted. At the suggestion of a Sub-Committee appointed by the Council, it was ordered: that Sir Joseph Lister, Professor Michael Foster, Pro- - fessor F. Kielhorn, and Professor C. R. Lanman should be proposed at the next General Meeting for Honorary Membership. Registered letters were ordered to be sent to certain corresponding members on the list, of whose continued existence the Society had no proof. The Budget of the expenses of the Bibliotheca Indica drawn up by the Philological Committee for the year 1896 was approved. At the request of Dr. Hoernle, a grant of Rs. 500 to Mr. Rodgers, in part payment for his work in cataloguing the Society’s Coins, was sanctioned. February 27th, Ordinary Meeting. A letter from the Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal, General Department, having been received, forwarding copies of letters from the Government of India, Home Department, covering copies of letters from the Honorary Secretary, Nagari Pracharini Sabha, Benares, requesting the Society to supply it with a copy of the lists of Sanskrit and Hindi Manuscripts when published, it was resolved to accede to this request, and to recommend to the Home Department that the Sabha be granted lists of Sanskrit Manuscripts, The Sub-Librarian, Trinity College, Cambridge, was supplied with Vols. I—VIII of the Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts. 42 Annual Report. [Fus. Messrs. Luzac & Co. were informed that any orders received direct from England would, in future, be referred to them. Professor Jacobi was supplied with certain numbers of the Biblio- theca Indica. A copy of the Society’s Library Oatalogue was presented to the British Museum, London. A copy of Tavernier’s Travels in India, translated with notes by Valentine Ball, in 2 vols., was ordered to be purchased for the Society’s Library. With reference to a letter from the Master, Her Majesty’s Mint, Calcutta, acknowledging the receipt of a pair of dies for the Barclay Memorial Fund Medal and stating that the reverse die was very much rusted, it was ordered that a new die should be prepared at the cost of Rs. 150. With reference to a proposal by the Philological Secretary, to pub- lish a very elaborate Grammar of the Kagmiri language, written some’ years ago by the late Pandit Igvarakaula, it was resolved to apply to the Government of the Punjab and to the Kashmir Durbar, enquiring whether they would be disposed to give any assistance to this useful work. The Sub-Committee appointed to consider the correspondence from the Royal Society, London, on the subject of the proposed Catalogue of Scientific Literature, submitted the following resolutions for confirma- tion :— 1. That the Asiatic Society of Bengal write to the Royal Society giving cordial support to the scheme. 2. That the Asiatic Society of Bengal suggest that the scientific publications of each country shall, in the first place, be catalogued by some institution or institutions in that country who will undertake to send in the portions of the catalogue so prepared to a central office or bureau in London. 8. That the Asiatic Society of Bengal offer to undertake this work for the countries under the Government of India. 4, That a Committee of the Council be formed to supereiene this work, each member taking a section of the work to include a certain group of sciences. 5. That the catalogue should contain the titles of all scientific publications appearing in the countries under the Government of India, whether published in periodical form or independently arranged, not only according to the author’s name but also according to subject matters. 6. That if the cost of clerical assistance for the work is small the Asiatic Society of Bengal will be willing to defray it, but if it is at all 1897. | Annual Report. 43, Jarge the Asiatic Society of Bengal will apply to the Government of India for assistance. 7. That if the catalogue should take the form of a card catalogue _ to be sent to London, the Society will keep a copy of the list so formed and publish it in its.Proceedings. 8. That it is unnecessary to submit any more detailed scheme till further communications have been received from the Royal Society. It was accordingly ordered that the report of the Sub-Committee be approved, and a reply sent on the lines suggested. The Sub-Committee appointed to consider the question of the Barclay Memorial Medal, recommended that the medal should be in bronze and that arrangements should be made to have it struck at the mint, and that the dies should be sent there at once for safe keeping. They also considered that it should be given for the most important piece of work done in research in any one year in Zoology or Botany, specially relating to India. It was accordingly resolved as follows :— That the report of the Sub-Committee be accepted, that the award of the medal be announced every year at the Annual Meeting of the Society, and that the question of the award be brought up in the December meet- ing of Council each year. Dr. Grierson having intimated that he would not be able to carry on the duties of the Philological Secretary as he was permanently transferred from Howrah to Bankipur, but that if there was any diffi- culty experienced in finding a successor, he would be happy to continue the editing of the Journal, Part I., the Council resolved to accept Dr. Grierson’s offer to continue the editorship of the Journal for a year. ° A Committee was formed consisting of the President, Dr. Cunning- ham, Dr. Alcock, Mr. Holland and Dr. Mahendra Lal Sarkar, with power to add to their number, to invite subscriptions and take such steps as they considered necessary to further the purpose of the Huxley Memorial. The Essay on the transformation of hypochlorites into chlorates by Jyoti Bhusan Bhaduri, the recipient of the Elliott Prize for Scientific Research on Chemistry in 1895, was ordered to be read at the next meeting and published in the Journal. On the recommendation of the Secretary, copies of Hunter’s Orissa, and of Hunter’s Annals of Rural Bengal, were ordered to be purchased for the Society’s library. March 26th, Ordinary Meeting. The Superintendent, Baptist Mission Press, was allowed an extra charge of two annas per page throughout the translation of “ Al- 44 Annual Report. [ Fes. Badaoni” as a special case, in consequence of the unusual number of notes in small type. The Huxley Memorial Committee having submitted a report to the effect that circulars had been sent out to some 100 persons, that already. Rs. 152 had been subscribed and Rs. 202 promised, and that the subscriptions received would be advertised in the Indian Daily News, it was ordered that steps should be taken to get the matter noticed in leading Huropean and Native newspapers. A letter from General Tennant asking the Society to take steps to collect information in anticipation of the total eclipse of the sun on the * 21st January 1898, was referred to a committee consisting of the Presi- dent, Colonel Waterhouse, Mr. John Eliot, and Babu Pratapa Candra Ghosa with power to add to their number. The Council resolved to thank the Agent, Hast Indian Railway, for his courtesy in granting a free pass for the conveyance of the Philologi- cal Secretary’s box between Bankipur and Calcutta and vice versd, and to send him a copy of the Society’s Journal Part I, free of charge, as long as the arrangement continued. The Council agreed to an extra grant of Rs. 450, for the Proceed- ings for the printing of four plates illustrating Mr. Caddy’s article “On two unrecorded sculptures in the Ananta Cave, Khandagiri.” On the recommendation of the Secretary, copies of Orme’s Histori- cal Fragments of the Mogul Empire, and of Petrie’s Ten Year’s Digging in Egypt, were ordered to be purchased for the Society’s library. April 30th, Ordinary Meeting. A letter from the Under-Secretary to the Government of Fanci? General Department, forwarding copy of a letter from the Assistant Secretary to the Government of India, Home Department, conveying the approval of the Government of India to the name of Nagari Pra- charini Sabha, Benares, being included in the list of societies to whom catalogues of Sanskrit Manuscripts are sent, was ordered to be recorded and the decision communicated to the Sabha. Dozy’s Historia Abbadidarum praemissis Scriptorum Arabum de ea dynastia locis nunc primum editis, Vols. If and III, price 8 florins, 5 cents, was ordered to be purchased for the Society’s Library. In reply to a letter regarding the proposed exploration of certain archeological remains on the Ratnagiri Hill in Orissa, the Under- Secretary to the Government of Bengal, Public Works Department, was informed that the Council were of opinion that the remains were worth exploration and suggested that Mr. Caddy be employed to supervise the work. 1897.] Annual Report. 45 In reply to a letter about increased accommodation, the Secretary, Photographic Society of India, was informed that the Council were willing to grant the. increased accommodationjasked for at Rs. 40 a month, on condition that proper lease should be drawn and executed for the whole four rooms occupied, that the agreement should be termi- nable on six months’ notice on either side,"and that the*Photographic Society should provide a separate water-supply for theirjown use. Pandit Harimohan Vidyabhusan, the pandit of the Society, was granted further leave of one year from May 1896. On the recommendation of the Secretary, a copy of thetranslation of the Memoirs of Zehil-ud-din Muhammad Babar, Emperor of Hindus- tan, was ordered to be purchased at a reasonable price, for the Society’s Library. | Dr. Alcock consented to look to any urgent work during Mr. Wilson’s absence. It was agreed to allow Rupee 1-12 a page instead of the sanctioned rate of Rupee 1 a page for the compilation of the index to the Tabaqat- i-Nasiri. May 28th, Ordinary Meeting. Mr. C. J. Rodgers’ report on the Sangla Tibba in the Gujranwala District, in connection with the question of quarrying that hill for the purpose of supplying ballast for the Wazirabad-Lyallpur Railway, was ordered to be published in the Proceedings, The exchange of the Society’s Journal, Part III. for the publications of the Anthropological Society of Australasia was sanctioned. Permission was granted to Dr. Friedrich Schwally to retain the manuscript of ‘' Kitabul-Mashasinwal Masawi ”’ for} another three or four months. A letter was recorded from the Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal, Public Works Department, stating that Mr. A. E. Caddy was at present away on deputation and that the work of exploring the archeological remains on the Ratnagiri Hill in Orissa, would have to wait till next cold season, when perhaps Mr. Caddy would be available or a regular archeological officer appointed to the Province, or to the Indian Museum. The Natural History Secretary was ordered to report at the next General Meeting, that Rs. 884 had been collected for the Huxley Memorial Fund, and to remit the same to England. : June 25th, Ordinary Meeting. On the recommendation of the Joint Philological Secretary, it-was agreed to purchase Dutt’s English translation of the Crimadbhagavatam, Book II, and subsequent volumes for the Society’s Library. 46 Annual Report. [ Fas. A letter from the Under-Secretary, Government of Bengal, in charge Foreign Office, enquiring if the Society would undertake the publication of the History of the Khojas of Eastern Turkistan sum- marised from the Tazkaru-i-khwajagan of Muhammad Sadek, Kashghari, by the late Robert Barkley Shaw, edited with Introduction and Notes by N. Elias, was referred to Dr. Grierson. The Photographic Society of India having accepted the terms offered . them for the lease of two additional rooms on a monthly rental of Rs. 100 for the entire premises occupied by them, the lease to commence from the lst August 1896, the arrangement was approved. : The offer of the Manager, Khadga Vilas Press, Bankipur, to print the edition of Iswara Kaula’s Kashmiri Grammar at Rupee 1-10 a page, royal octavo, was approved. The proposal of Surgeon-Leiut-Col. G. Ranking to translate “ Ahsunu-l-tagasim fi manifate-l-Agatim,” for the Bibliotheca Indica, was agreed to. July 20th, Ordinary Meeting. A letter from Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock and Co., London, acknow- ledgizg the receipt of £51-4-1, on account of the Huxley Memorial Fund through the Asiatic Society of Bengal, was recorded. An exchange of publications from 1896 was sanctioned with the Field Columbian Museum, Chicago. | A donation of Rs. 250 by His Highness the Maharajah Scindia for printing certain plates to illustrate Mr. C. Maries’ paper on coins of the Native States, was acknowledged with thanks and ordered to be announced at the General Meeting. . The resignation of Mr. F. Finn as Anthropological Secretary of the Society was accepted, and the council appointed Mr. L. de Nicéville to the vacant post. With reference to a letter from Monsieur EH. Senart on the subject of the Oriental Congress to be held in Paris, 5th-12th September, 1897, it was resolved to form a Sub-Committee consisting of Dr. Hoernle, Babu Pratapa Candra Ghosa and Pandit Haraprasad Castri, to comply as far as possible with the requests contained in Monsieur Senart’s letter. The draft lease of the rooms proposed to be rented by the Photo- graghic Society of India, was ordered to be engrossed, executed, and registered. With reference to a letter from the Under-Secretary to the Govern- ment of Bengal, in charge Foreign Office, forwarding the History of the Khojas of Eastern Turkistan by the late R. B. Shaw, edited with introduction and notes by N. Elias for publication in the Society’s e875). Annual Report. Pa 47 Journal, it was resolved to ask the Government of India to assist in the publication. It was agreed to thank Mr. John Eliot for the great trouble he had taken in drawing up a note in order to give the chief meteorological features of the tract of country in India through which the Solar Eclipse of January 1898 will pass. In reply to a letter on the subject of a proposed journey to discover the sources of the Irrawady asking for certain assistance, Lieutenant Eldrid Pottinger was informed that the Society was not in a position to help pecuniarily. It was, however, resolved to write to the Govern- ment of India to recommend that sanction be given to Mr. Pottinger’s proposed journey of exploration. August 27th, Ordinary Meeting. On an application from the Chief Librarian, Royal University of Up- ‘sala, it was agreed to send that University, Notices of Sanskrit Manus- cripts, Vols. I-X, Journal, Parts I-II from 1893 and Proceedings and Journal, Part III, from 1896, in exchange for its publications. The purchase of a copy of Whitehead’s Exploration of Mount Kina Balu, North Borneo, price £2-17-6, for the Society’s Library was sanctioned. Permission was given to Mahabir Prasad to republish Dr. Mitra’s translation of the Yoga Bhashya by Vyasa on the usual conditions, ‘wiz :—that the name of the translator be prominently mentioned with the fact that it was originally published by the Asiatic Society of Bengal, that no alteration be made in the body of the text and that if alterations are to be made they are to be given in foot-notes. September 26th, Ordinary Meeting. An exchange of publications with the Museo de La Plata, was agreed to. It was resolved to prepare a copy of the manuscript of “ Batidhayaria- grhyasitra” and send it to Dr. W. Caland of Breda. Dr. Alcock, having resigned the office of Natural History Secretary, it was ordered that the thanks of the Society be given to him for the valuable work he has done for the Society and that Mr. Finn be ap- pointed in his place. The question of buying a second copy of Munshi Moliathed Padshah’s Arabic and Persian Dictionary, in 3 vols., was referred to Dr. Ranking. A letter from the Deputy Secretary 4 the Government of India, Foreign Departmeut, stating that it had been decided after full consider- ation that the permission asked for by Lieutenant Pottinger regarding the 48 Annual Report, [ Fes. proposed exploration in the direction of the Bor Kampti country and the sources of the Irrawady could not be granted, was recorded. October 29th, Ordinary Meeting. The request of Pandit Nilmoni Mukerji to be allowed to borrow more than two manuscripts at a time for the purpose of re-writing certain manuscripts in the Library of the Sanskrit College, was agreed to, with a limit of a total of five at a time. A letter from the Assistant Secretary to the Government of India, Home Department, stating that the Government of India had pleasure in allowing the Society to print the summarised translation of the Tazkari-i-khwajagan by the late Mr. R. B. Shaw with an introduction aud notes by Mr. Ney Elias at the office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, free of cost on the understanding that the edition was limited to five hundred copies and that as many of these as the Governor General in Council might require were to be reserved for his use, was recorded. . The selling price of “ Padumawati” was fixed at Rs. 2. November 26th, Ordinary Meeting. With reference to a letter from the Under-Secretary to the Govern- ment of Bengal, Revenue Department, forwarding copy of a letter from the Assistant Secretary to the Government of India, Home Department, requesting that the name of Mr. Kashinath Pandurang Paral of Bombay might be added to the list of persons to whom catalogues of Sanskrit Manuscripts are distributed and that he might be supplied with copies of all past reports and catalogues so far as they could be conveniently spared, it was ordered that Mr. Paral should be supplied with all the notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts available. Dr. Grierson having resigned the editorship of the Journal, Part I, stating that Dr. Hoernle had consented to take up the work asa temporary measure till other arrangements are made, the council by a resolution expressed their regret at Dr. Grierson’s resignation and thanked him for the work he had done for the Society. On the recommendation of the Anthropological Secretary, the purchase of a copy of Roth’s Natives of Sarawak and British North Borneo, Vols. 1-2, price 50 shillings, was sanctioned. Owing tothe high price of grain, the menial servants who drew less than Rs.8amonth except the duftries, were allowed an extra rupee from 1st November till further orders. On the recommendation of the Secretary, the purchase of a copy of the “ Memoir of the Lifeand Correspondence of John Lord Teignmouth ” by his son Lord Teignmouth, Vols. 1-2, price Rs. 15, was sanctioned. 1897. ] — Elliott Prize for Scientific Research. 49 It was agreed to allow the Superintendent, Baptist Mission Press, to charge annas eight a page for reprinting 30 Extra copies of Dr, King’s Material of the Flora for the Malayan Peninsula, No. 8. : The purchase on behalf of the Society of G. P. note of 33 per cent. of the nominal value of Rs, 5,000, was approved. December 17th, Ordinary Meeting. A copy of the Journal of Geology, published at Chicago, was ordered to be subscribed for. At the suggestion of the Natural tistoe: Secretary, it was agreed that Mr. Holland’s notes on the Rocks collected by the Afghan Boundary Commission of 1896 should be made over to the Geological Survey for publication in its records. The Report having been read, the Chairman invited the meeting to put any questions or to offer any remarks which any Member might think necessary in connection therewith. No remarks having been offered, the Chairman moved the adoption of the Report. The motion was unanimously carried. The Chairman then read the Report of the Trustees of the “ Elliott Prize for Scientific Research.” Report on the “Elliott Prize for Scientific Research” for 1896. The Trustees have received Hssays from the following competitors for the prize :— 1. Babu Jnan Saran Chakravarti, M.A., Assistant Professor of Science, Canning College, Lucknow :— On a few points in connection with the theory of thunderstorms due to Eales and Herschel. 2. Babu Kanti Bhusan Sen :— On Mica and its proposed practical uses. The Trustees, after consulting experts as provided in the scheme, adjudge the prize for the year 1896 to Babu Jnan Saran Chakravarti, M.A. HE. J. TREVELYAN, ) Vice-Chancellor, Calcutta University. | . Crort, | T Director of Public Instruction, Bengal. ( — ALEX. PEDLER, President, Asiatic Society of Bengal.) CaLcuTta : 14th January, 1897. 50 Election of Officers and Members of Cowncil. [ Fes. The Chairman announced that the Barclay Memorial Fund Medal would be given-for the most important piece of work done in research in Zoology or Botany specially relating to India during 1897. The Chairman announced that the Scrutineers reported the result of the election of Officers and Members of Council to be as follows :— e President. Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle. Vice-Presidents. Col. J. Waterhouse, B.S.C. A. Pedler, Esq., F.R.S. The Most Rev. Archibishop P. Goethals, D.D., S.J. Secretaries and Treasurer. Dr. G. Ranking, M.D. ¥. Finn, Esq., B.A. L. de Nicéville, Esq., F.E.S. C. R. Wilson, Esq., M.A. Pandit Haraprasad Castri, M.A. C. Little, Esq., M.A. Other Members of Council. Babu Pratapa Candra Ghoga, B.A. Dr. D. D. Cunningham, F.R.S., C.LE. Dr. G. Watt, C.I.E. Dr. P. K. Ray. R. D. Oldham, Esq., F.G.S. Dr. A. R. 8. Anderson. A. T. Pringle, Esq. G. W. Kiichler, Esq., M.A. The Meeting was then resolved into the Ordinary General Meeting. Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle, President, in the chair. Dr. Hoernle, on taking the chair, said :— “Gentlemen, before we proceed to the ordinary business of this meeting, I wish to tender you my warm acknowledgment of the honour which you have done me by electing me to the responsible position of President of this Society. It is with mixed feelings that, after long hesitation, I have decided to accept the post,—feelings of diffidence in my power of doing justice to its requirements, and feelings of pride in 2 1897. | lection of Members. BY being permitted, at the end of my Indian career, to preside over a Society which holds such a distinguished place in the learned world, of which Iam now one of the oldest resident European members, and which I have had the honour and the pleasure of serving as Philological Secretary for a long term of years. For, looking back on the years passed, I may truly say that my labours for the Society have been a pleasure to me, a relief amidst the drudgery of the:ordinary Indian life. A very distinguished member of the Society, Horace Hayman Wilson, once said with regard to his own labours for the Society that they had made many hours of leisure in this country slip happily away. To have many hours of leisure for scientific work is an experience which I fear is not given to any of us in these days of professional work under high pressure. To me that will always be one of the sad reminiscences of this “ land of regrets.” However, it is a comfort to know that the prosperity of the Society depends not so much on its President, as on its Secretaries and other officers ; and I feel sure, that I may rely on their extending to me the same measure of hearty co-operation with which they have supported my able predecessors during their terms of office. I would, therefore, now ask you to pass a cordial vote of thanks to the retiring President, the Vice-Presidents, the Secretaries and the Council, who, in the past year, have given se ungrudgingly their time and strength to the conduct of the affairs of the Society.” The vote of thanks was carried unanimously. ~The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Fifty-three presentations were announced, details of which are given in‘the Library List appended. The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last Meeting of the Society were ballotted for and elected Ordinary Members :— Walter Weber, Esq. Dr. Th. Bloch. H. H. Hayden, Esq. C. W. Peake, Esq. The following gentlemen have expressed a wish to withdraw from _ the Society :— 2 Babu Peary Mohan Roy. A. F. M. Abdur Rahman, Esq. In accordance with Council order, the names of the following cor- responding Members have been struck off from the list of Members :— ; The Rev. J. Porter. A. Murray, Esq. Dr. J. Macgowan. 52 Bibliotheca Indica Budget. [Frs. The Secretary reported the death of the following Members :— Nawab Ashgar Ali Diler Jung Bahadur, C.S.I. Prince Farrukh Shah, The President laid on the table the Budget of expenses on the Bibliotheca Indica for 1897 drawn up by the Philological Committee and approved by the Council. PROCEEDINGS OF THE PHILOLOGICAL COMMITTEE. 29th January, 1897. PRESENT : Dr. A. F. Rudolf Hoernle, in the chair. Dr. G. Rankiug, Phil. Secy. - Pandit Haraprasad Castri, Jt. Phel. Secy. Rai Caratcandra Das, Bahadur, C.I.E. Babt. Pratapacandra Ghoga. Pandit Satyavrata Samacrami. REPORT FOR SUBMISSION TO THE CoUNCIL AT THE Meeting or 29rH JANUARY, 1897. (1) Resolved: The Assistant Secretary is to be instructed to produce the despatches of the Court of Directors relating to the rules of the Bibliotheca Indica, published in the Proceedings of 1835 and 1856, for circulation to Philological Committee with reference to the consideration of the question of re-priating certain works in the Bibliotheca Indica. | (2) The Budget Estimate submitted by the Joint Secretary, Pandit Haraprasad Castri is approved, in the following revised form: REcEIPTs. RS. AS. P. DISBURSEMENTS. RS. AS, P. Balance in hand ... ... 12,000 O O| Tattva-cintamani... -- 600 0 6 : Government grant for 1897 9;000 O 0} Svayambhi-purana ..,. «. 350 0 0 | ——|Tul’si-satsai .. .. 800 0 0 | Total ...21,000 0 O/} Vrhaddharma- purine -- 600 0 0 : Markandeya-purana., «+. 600 0 O : Nyaya-vartika eee -» 900 0 0 Kalpa-lata... . (00° 6 5 Caturvarga- cintimani «. 800 0 0 Taittiriya-samhita ... 600 0 O Crauta-sitra of Cimkhayana 700 0 0 Aitaréya-brahmana .., . 3,000 0 0 Translation of Montakbaba- t- tawarikh .., -- 2,500 0 O ee Carried over...11,150 0 0 1897, | Bibliotheca Indica Budget. 53° as: As. P: Rs. As. P. Brought forward ... 21,000 0 0 Brought forward ...11,150 @ 0: Sher Phyin ... 600 0 0: Translation. of Akbar-namah 600 0 0 Kalavivéka ... ie GOO. Oe Natadhamma-katha- sutta ve ree OL. OF Apastamba-crauta-sitra .. 700 0 O Padumawati ... ar ... 1,300 O O . Note— Sposa of Riyazu-s-sala- Pata oe No account has been taken of sale- A abhis, hi as “se 600 oO “ proceeds of books as they cover the Pasion eer re = 300 0 0 establishment, postage and other changes. (ia Inst fedsiontas wes. loft incomplete). Balambhatta ... ae «. 800 0°06 Translation of Sucruta ». - 600 9 ¢ 17,750 0 0 _ New Books RECOMMENDED. Sad-dharma- sonia ae OU: OOF Vidhi-viveka . 300 0 0 English translation ‘of AL Mugqaddas:: 600 0 O .Gadadhara- paddhati... vee «5600 0 @ Trikanda-mandana ... ». 600 0 O Praydga-parijata ove she OOO. 2 0 20,800 C 0 (3) Recommended, that the publication of the new books above: named be entrusted to the following gentlemen: Nos. 1 and 2 to Pandit Haraprasada Castri; No. 3 to Dr. G. Ranking; No, 4 to Pandit Sadaciva Micra, Head Pandit of the Piri Zilla School; and Nos. 5 and 6 to Mah4mahopadhaya Candrakanta Tarkalankara. No. 1, is a well-known standard work of the Buddhist literature. Its publi- cation has been already sanctioned on a previous occasion by the Society. No. 3, is an important Arabic work on the Topography of Muhammadan countries, in the fourth century of the Hijrah includ- ing Sindh, and parts of India. No. 4, isa standard work on Hindu Law and ritual in Orissa. Nos. 5 and 6 are two important works, one on the Soma-Sacrifice the other on Hindu Law and ritual. All these works satisfy the ordinary rule that three manuscripts should be available to the Hditor. No. 2 is an exception to this rule. Only one manuscript of it exists, which has been lately discovered in Ptri. It is recommended, however, to be published, on account of its great interest and the exceed- ing improbability of another manuscript being found. its author is Mandana Micra, the great opponent and, afterwards, convert of Canka- racarya. The details of this work and its discovery are reported in the Proceedings for December, 1896, 54: Bibliotheca Indica Budget. [ Fev. (4) The following recommendations of the Joint-Secretary are approved :— Caturvarga-cintamani should not be continued, unless suitable MSS. are available, The Anandagrama Series have undertaken to publish Apararka It may therefore be struck off from the list. The following work has been stopped for various reasons :— Lalita-vistara (English Translation). The following list of works sanctioned and approved by the Council, but not taken in hand, has been drawn up in order of urgency :— 1. Hiranya-kéci-stitra (Crauta). 9. Bhattdtpala’s Commentary om 2. Baudhayana-sitra (@rauta). the Brhat-samhita. 3. Vipaka-sitra (Jaina). 10. Yajfiavalkya-gita (English 4. 'Tawarikh-i-Yamini. Translation). 5. Tawarikh-i-Wassaf. 11. English Translation of Caraka. 6. Taju-l-Ma‘asir. 12. Translation of Samkhyapra. 7. Nagqa‘idu-l-farazdaq wa Jarir, vacana-bhasya. 8. Karana-grantha. 13. Advaita-cinta-kaustubha. The Secretary exhibited drawings'from Mahomedan Grave Stones in parts of Kashmir, Chilas and Khagan and some sketches from the Habbakhortan Mosque in Kashmir, forwarded by Mrs. H. G. Murray- Aynsley, and read the following note on them :— To—The Philological Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Dear Sir, Kashmir would seem to be a most interesting hunting ground in a direction which has hitherto apparently not been very much studied. Not only do we find in this country traces of Pre-historic worship, but quite recently only, it has come to my knowledge that the Mahome- dan inhabitants of Kashmir and some adjacent districts, have employed both the Cross and the Svastika on some of their buildings whether as an ornament, or a symbol only, it is not easy to determine, and that they also adopt still, the Greek cross on their grave stones. Enelosed (Plate I) are some specimens of the latter from original draw- ings made on the spot by Dr. Arthur Neve (in West Kashmir and in Chilas) when on tour in September and October in this year (1896), Dr. A. Neve is one of the Medical Missionaries attached to the C. M. S. in Srinagar, and though he has lived there some eight years, had never discovered the Habbakhorten Mosque, situated about two miles Proc. As. Soc. Beng. 1897. Plate I. hat No. 1. Grave head-stone No. 3. Grave Post carved in shale, at Khagan. from village Khel, No. 2. Small wooden West Kashmir ; also grave post, Khel. in Khagan, (The Cross is cut in high IN MANSDERA DISTRICT. relief, or often perforated.) No. 4. A beautifully carved grave No. 5. post near Balakhot, Khagan. Copies of drawings made onthe spot by Dr. Arthur Neve, a Medical missionary of the C. M. 8. in Srinagar, Kashmir. Dr. Neve states that he has not drawn in detail the elaborate and beautiful patterns of carving he saw. Grave stones (Musalman) in parts of Kashmir, Chilas and Khagan. PN Ht oe Base she ak Se Proc. As. Soc. Beng. 1897. Plate II. ol OL Oe These four separate designs are copied from a band of carving which extends round three sides of the old wooden Habbakhorten musjid situated about one mile above Pandrekhan, Kashmir. The Mahomedan boat people say that it was built in the time of the Emperor Jehanghir. 1897.] Carat Candra Das—Ewhibited portrait of a Tibetan Princess. 55 from his house. I have recently been there myself, and also send four drawings (Plate II) taken from the band of carving on its exterior. It is. interesting to find there the double triangle as well as the Cross and the Svastika, and I am in hopes that now attention has been called to this subject in the minds of some of the permanent employés and residents, more researches may give still further results as regards the former and the present practices and beliefs of the people of “the Happy Valley.” The conquests of Alexander and his armies, would seem to have left their impress on many of the countenances of the Mahomedan population of Kashmir, for we not unfrequently meet with a pure Greek type of features amongst these people ; the way also, in which some of the peasants when driving their cows home or out to pasture drape themselves with their Shawl or Chuddar, in every particular recalls certain bas-reliefs in the Museums at Athens, illustrat- ing the same occupation and scene. I remain dear Sir, SRINAGAR : Yours faithfully, November 10th, 1896. Harriet G. M. Morray-AYnsury. Rai Carat Candra Das Bahadur, C.1.M., exhibited the full size portrait (in oils) of a Tibetan Princess taken from life (an Hthnological type), also a drawing of the Grand Monastery of Tashi-lhunpo and a picture of the Buddhist Pantheon of Tibet. The following papers were read :— 1. An account of travels on the shores of Lake Yamdo-Oroft.—By Rar Carat Canpra. Das Banapur, C.1LE. - 2. Note on the identity of the Tsangpo of Tibet with the Dihong o Assam.—By Rat Carat Canpra Das Bananor, C.LE. 3. Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah.—By Wiius Irvine, Late of the Bengal Civil Service. | The papers will be published in the Journal, Part I. 4, Noviciae Indicae, XV. Some additional Leguminosae (Parinio- NACEAE ).—By Dr. D. Pratn. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part TI. 5. The Antiquity of the Poet Nagart Das and of the Poetess Rastk - Bihari alias Bant Thani.—By Panpit Monwantit VISHNULAL PAnpri. M.A.S8.B., M.R.AS., M.G.V.S., late Prime Minister of the Pratabgarh State in Rajpitana. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. 56 Library. [Fzs. 6. Materials fora Flora of the Malayan Peninsula, No. IX.—By G. Kine, M.B., Lu.D., F.R.S., C.LE., Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Caleutta. The paper will be published in the Jowrnal, Part IT. 7. Note on the Antiquities of Chittagong.—By Rat Carat Canpra Das Bauanpur, C.1.E. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. ° PiBRARY, The following additions have been made to the Library since the meeting held in January last. TRANSACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND JOURNALS, presented by the respective Societies and Editors. Berlin. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift,—Band XLI, Heft 2 und 3, Calcutta. Indian Engineering,—Vol. XXI, Nos. 2-5. The Indian Lancet,—Vol. IX, No. 2. Maha-bodhi Society,—Journal, Vol. V, No. 9. Photographic Society of India,—Journal, Vol. X, No. 1, Edinburgh. Royal Physical Society,—Proceedings, Vol. XIII, Part 2. The Hague. Koninklijk Instituut voor de Taal,—Land-en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indié,—Bijdragen tot de Taal,—Land-en Volken- kunde van Nederlandsch-Indié, 6¢ Volgr., Deel III, Aflevering I. London. The Academy,—Nos. 1286-88, and Index to Vol. L. The Athenseum,—Nos. 3608-12. ——. Nature,—Vol. LV, Nos. 1416-20. _ Royal Astronomical Society,—Monthly Notices, Vol. LVITI, Nos. 1 and 2. The Geographical Journal,—Vol. IX, No. 1, Montevideo. Museo Nacional de Montevideo,—Anales, No. 7. Mussoorie. The Indian Forester,—Vol. XXIII, No. 1. Paris. La Société Philomathique de Parigy fa 2rd feast Tal ae BTA at aa [afefafeaa aeetat | at* By me. When I went. Wit wa Wit feat [ora ea aga | wa wa ae aq * N.B.—4a (ya) is added to the bases in Baghélkhandi before the | particles. The intonation with which the Bundéls speak is also different and there are many new words in Bundéli which are not known in Baghéli. 4, The people of Baghélkhand may be divided into several tribes or clans, inhabiting separate parts of the country, and giving distinct names to the tracts they inhabit. But these separate tribes do not speak separate dialects, though each has some peculiar words and expressions of its own. These variations are too few to justify us in giving them distinct names as dialects. There are variations in the pronunciation and forms of words in distances of every few miles. But these are very slight and may be found to change from village to village till they merge into the forms of speech of Allahabad or Mirzapur or other British districts that happen to be in the neighbourhood. 5. It appears to be an _ orthodox belief that Gondi_ or Gondani is derived from the Dravidian or some other non-Aryan 80 Janardan Singh — Dialects spoken in Baghelkhand. [ApRIL language. This might be the case with the Gdndi of the Central Provinces. But the dialect spoken by the Gonds of Rewah is not the non-Aryan dialect which their brethren use in the Central Provinces. They as well as other tribes, namely Kols, Baigas, &c., mostly of aboriginal descent, inhabiting the southern portion of Rewah, on the other side of the Kymore, speak what represents the widest devia- tion from the Baghél dialect in the State. Herewith are enclosed a@ prose passage and some songs of the Gondi dialect. These will show that the language they speak is mainly Baghéli corrupted and mispronounced with an admixture of some new words, the relics of their aboriginal tongue they once spoke. I have, &c., (Sd.) Janarpun SIneu, Secretary to H. H. the Maharaja of Rewah. STATEMENT OF DIALECTS. 1 2 = aaa 4 Local name of } the dialect or de etecerioe | form of speech. Name of lan-! sons speaking | © To be written in guage of which | the dialect in REMARKS. the anny ee it is adialect. | the locality to — e arises i which the re- and in . : man character. turn refers. qual I TaGasy Baghéli or Hindi. 1,000,000 Baghélkhandi. waist ot atetat Gondi Hindi. 500,000 The Gondi dialect is or Gondani. confined to the Gonds and other aboriginal tribes inhabiting the eastern and southern parts of the Rewah territory, on the other side of the Kymore ranges. (Sd.) Janarpun Sineu, Secretary to H. H, the Maharaja of Rewah. ; 4 : 1897. ] ¥F. Finn — Note on the gait of the Cotton Teal. St Hea faa cea Bata | Tare am aaa Pai | eae qd ta alk are Fele SE Tar! afer cH Haat ast 2 Stat) aaa Bi aa feat Wa A ata Wel wel saw Ste qua a SAR aiet Stan | afer waa arene A fafea afeat aa fefefa aa atat ara aifea | fear fe3 | wa aT cas aq Ql AKA Wifeal aa BMlastla BE la TM AeA | TAT WAT H asa Atel evi wifaa sifu | afer aaa eat sifua | afer a ait Hin aa 2h) al Re ae Tea TH TT HCA ater @ ate Aa) Fx Ast wha awn fart sata a wed F-Tawt ama ster aim— SUle TH AT etat ale A alatle Tins | Ws Tas As — Fer satat feet ast 2at—aqa a Sat | aa amata et A at a fat LEM | WIS HA St AS feet Saat | Stear asi | He aa Hea S Vat — Tal S a Sat TE aA (aeate) HEAT | ATE Zar | Ha wa 42 feat; at vat wra feat) wifea Aen feat aty foot Se A aa | HV TAT HAST | At sei sty aa | TET wat atua wa | ast ae feat awatat ast feat at ae feat St SHIR IT AeA RET (aut) Dai F Ta — aa Dai TA QQ) we atest ara ats afeai facrat Heat |. (2) uta zim wea aia ats at Bt iat | HE AS AAA VIE ear | (a) A cgay da ag St aaz Ate wa faa RIE Aa A AGT TT Fe wa ya feat was St AAS ATT (2) wt HET RA Tal THA yA Wet TateSt |. WISI ALA UAl ASA RET AT | 2. On some new and rare Hindu and Muhammadan Coins, No. IV.— By Dr. A. F. R. HoeRnte. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. 3. Note on the gait of the Cotton Teal, with exhibition of living specitmens.— By F. Finn, B.A., F.Z.8. Authorities on Indian birds seem to be very unanimous in the opin-- ion that the common little Cotton-Teal or Goose-Teal, N. ettopus coromean— delianus, is unable to stand and walk like other ducks. 82 F. Finn— Note on the gait of theCotton Teal. [ APRIE. In G. R. Gray’s genera of Birds, Vol. III, the article being dated 1844, in the remarks on the genus Nettapus (as there spelt) Blyth is quoted as observing “It is remarkable that the Indian species seems totally incapable of standing or walking upon the ground, but invariab- ly flutters.along it in a strange scufflmg manner, like a wounded bird.” Some years later, Blyth in his Catalogue of the Birds in the Musenm, Asiatic Society, (1849), states in a foot-note to page 302, that the birds of this genus never stand up as represented in Mr. Gould’s plates (Birds of Australia, N. pulchellws and N. coromandelianus=albipennis) but after walking a few steps, always squat. Dr. Jerdon, in his birds of India, Vol. II, Pt. ii, p. 788, observes that Blyth had noticed “ the peculiar shuffling gait of these ducks when on land” and quotes the statement given above to the effect that the birds always squat after walking a short distance. In Blyth’s Commentary on Jerdon, (Ibis 1867, p. 175), the former author again says “the published figures of the species of this group, representing them as standing on the ground like ordinary ducks, are erroneous. They squat, creep, and are only able to shuffte forward a few paces.” by: Finally, Mr. Hume, in the* “ Game-birds and Wildfowl of India, (1881), Vol. III, p. 104, says “on land they seldom venture, though I have seen them occasionally feeding or resting on small grassy islands ; but as Blyth long ago remarked, they cannot walk at all, they only wab- ble along, shuffling as rf their bodies were too heavy for their legs, yet when on trees, icvees oe oe they stand firm enough, and betray no weak- ness in the lower extremities.” Further on, p. 108, he says, apropos of the plate he gives of this species, that “its only fault is, that neither on land nor in water do the birds ever stalk about with their legs visible below them.” It is on account of this consensus of authorities that I have brought for exhibition to-night living birds of this species, to confirm the remarks T am about to make concerning it. Durmg more than a year past I have had many opportunities of serving Cotton-Teal in confinement, andafter watching the gait and ob- movements of numerous specimens, I ean eonfidently assert that the in- ability te walk attributed to the species by the above excellent observers, is not in reality natural to it, but merely the result of fright, weakness, or injury. [The bird, when frightened, will squat where another duck would stand up. | Captive birds, even though not perching, frequently stand up with their legs visible beneath them, in the attitude of any ordinary duck, and they also walk in this position, though they will often shuffle along a few steps without rising properly to their feet. 1807: F. Finn Note on the gait of the Cotton Teal. 83 But when walking any greater distance than a few inches (and though prone to lie down frequently, they can on occasion walk for many yards) their gait, though laboured and awkward, is just like that of other ducks, as may be seen in the specimens now exhibited.* The habit of walking is not an unnatural one acquired in captivity, as many birds can stand and walk when fresh from the Bazaar. Only the other day a fine male was brought in to me, which walked for several yards as soon as let out of the cage. Many, in fact the majority of Bazaar birds, however, are frightened or crippled to such an extent that they can only scuffle along as above described ; so that I do not wonder that Blyth was misled into thinking that their powers of terrestrial progression were as limited as he says, _ especially since, judging from his remarksin the Ibis paper above cited, wildfowl were even worse treated in the Bazaar then than they are at present. I never saw my birds rest on one leg, and think Blyth may be right in saying that they cannot do so. (Loc. cit. Cat. Birds. Mus. As. Soc.). Mr. Hume’s observations, if he actually saw the birds, ‘“ wab- blivog”’ as he calls it, on the islands, would offer a greater difficulty ; but from his language he may only have seen them feeding or resting there, and may also have drawn his conclusions as to their gait trom Bazaar specimens. I have noticed howéver that specimens of my own at the edge of the Museum tank frequently lay down to feed on paddy given them there, though when walking their legs showed plainly enough. Among thick grass this might not be so easy to make out, and at the tank I purposely chose the spot in order to observe the birds better. Mr. Hume therefore need find no fault with his artist in this parti- cular. To sum up, this bird, though its feet are strong enough for some purposes, as it is an excellent swimmer and diver, and can cling to and climb up wire netting ina remarkable manner, appears to be certainly weak in these members when they are applied to the purpose of walking, and hence is readily disabled. Moreover, it appears normally seldom to leave the water except to perch on trees or buildings. N evertheless, when circumstances require it, it is able.to stand and to walk like the ordinary members of the family to which it belongs, - though its activity appears limited, walking being a power which from the circumstances of its life it is seldom called upon to exercise. * Four birds were exhibited in a cage, and at this point let out on the table, where they walked about. These were captive specimens with clipped wings. 84 ; C. J. Rodgers — Coins struck at Nahan. | APRIL, 4, Coins struck at Nahan.—By C. J. Ropeers. Sarmtr is a small native state, in the lower Himalayas, not far from Simla. At the present day it is famous for its iron works where sugar mills are made which are hired out to sugar-cane-growing farmers in the plains. The Maharaja is an enlightened ruler and has in his employ a staff of English Engineers. Nahan, the chief town of the state is very prosperous and is lighted on Huropean methods. Bat it is Nahan at the beginning of the present century I have to deal with. In 1814 it was in the hands of the Gurkhas, and was held by Ranjor Singh Thapa. On the 24th of December of that year, it was occupied by British troops, and Ranjor Singh retired to Jaithak, a strong fort a little to the north, which he did not evacuate till May 1815, when he was allowed to march out with the arms and accoutrements of his 200 men. This was at the end of the Nepal War. The Gurkhas had conquered the outer Himalayas as far as Kangra and had held posses- sion of them for several years. There are coins in existence, struck by the Gurkhas during this occupation. I have seen small silver coins struck at Srinagar in Garhwal on which is the name of a Maharaja of Nepal from which country the Gurkhas came. The coins I give below are of copper, the first was struck at Nahan during the occupation by the Gurkhas, the second one afterwards. The legends on the first coin I read as follows :— Obv. :— Rev. :— ded ey gyal (%) wis Irrv a katar ups (85) 5@ wh pS datylee es rei | < ye de, sdk BE AS tape wh pf Belsleo Coys Now, I have edited this coin in my Lahore Catalogue, Pt. IV, p. 64, and have there made some extraordinary mistakes. I could not read the last lines of the obverse as they were not on the coin. They are here plain :— “¢sgyw 4.”~ The top line I read “ coe ” and in my note I 18973] C. J. Rodgers — Coins struck at Nahan. 85 said Bahadur Shab was the General of the Maharaja of Nepal. Froma study of the present coin which belongs to W. 8. Talbot, Hsq., C.S., Settlement Officer, Jhelum, I see I was wrong and hasten to coreect my “mistake. On the coins of the later Nepal Maharajas the names and titles generally come, in Nagari letters, thus :— “Cri Cri so and so Vikruma Saha Deva.” On this copper coin, reading from the bottom we have ;— gos sla os $35> why 35 &atylLo «sy where we see some alterations :— the insertion of “ Maharaja” and the alteration of “ Deva” to “ Bahadur.” Weare ysfama is changed to fySs Bd9> wl». I do not recollect seeing the title ‘“‘ Maharaja” on any other coin of Nepal. It is common on the coins of Kangra, and the coins of Sikkim have ay 4 4 fafaa ufa ATeItISH on them, with the last word spelt H¥IXISH, as a variant. ¢at;l is also on the coins of Sri- nagar in Garhwal, struck by Pradip Sah, Lallat Sah and Parduman Sah. So this coin of Nahan follows the coins of Srinagar somewhat. On the obverse the word I read e4eae, I now read sew, althongh, the year 1227 is the Hijri year = 1812 A.D. The only excuse I can offer for these mistakes is that I mistook pole for pire and then, having started a theory, I made wa yole a person, whereas the three words ysl, 84 e,% are the titles of Girvan Yuddh. I can only plead that, in my library, I possess no history of Nahan except the stray notices given of it, in the eleventh volume of the Gazetteer of the North-West Provinces. The Gazetteer of the Panjab takes up only the British possessions, so it was useless looking in that for anything about Nahan. ‘The Panjab Government would be con- ferring a benefit on the public by getting out a Gazetteer of the Native States, in and around the country under immediate British rule. The second coin I give, I take to be one of Fath Shah Bahadur Maharaja, but I cannot make out all the legend on the obverse. He was Maharaja of Sarmtr. The year seems to be 1877 on the reverse and if this is Samvat, it is equal to 1820 A.D. There is no doubt about the mint Nahan. NAHAN COINS 86 RB. B. Sanyal — Note on the breeding of various Birds. | APRIL, Both the coins in weight approximate that of the dam of Akbar. The dams of Akbar abounded in some of the lower Hills some years ago. I have seen several specimens of each of these Nahan coins, but no others from that mint, 5. Note on the breeding of various Birds (Herons and Cormorants) in a wild state in the Alipur Zoological Gardens.—-By Ram BrauMa Sani Superintendent, With a plate. The picturesque island with its wealth of vegetation in the middle of the broadest part of the ornamental waters of the garden has, for many years past, been the favourite resort of various kinds of animals. But the aspect of Nature on the island has, of late, considerably changed. The trees have: gradually become more and more bare of leaves, and the ground denuded of vegetation. All this has been brought about by large flocks of Night-herons (Nyctiardea nycticorax, (U.)), and latterly of Cormorants, having taken possession of theisland. Early in the winter of 1892-93, a few Night-herons were observed among the large number of Pond-herons, or Paddy-birds, (Ardeola grayi, (Sykes) ) that hitherto inhabited the island, but their movements were not parti- cularly watched. With the exception of a few Pond herons that remained _ to breed, they all left the place about the middle of February, 1898. At the beginning of the next cold weather the Night-herons began to re- appear. As far as it is remembered, one forenoon about the beginning of November, 1893, a large number of these birds were observed hover- ing round over the lake as if undecided where to settle. In fact, it took them three or four days before they could finally make up their minds to settle down on the island; choosing, the meantime, some of the densely-foliaged trees of the garden, mostly around the lake, as their hiding places daring the day. With the approach of the hot weather their number began to diminish, till they again deserted the island about the middle of March, 1894, to find fresh fields and pastures new. It is, however, believed that some of them must have remained with the Paddy-birds to nest and breed ; but as their nests were not visited nothing can be said with certainty about their breeding in that year. In the winter following a still larger number of them re-appeared and took so complete a possession of the island that the Paddy-birds were obliged to retire in their favour, until the time for migration came, and the majority of the Night-herons left the place, affording the Paddy-birds opportunity to retrieve their lost ground. But it was toa limited extent only, as a great many Night-herons remained behind for the purpose of breeding. About this time a few Cormorants (Phala- crocorax pygmeus, Pall.) appeared on the scene, and became, as will 1897.] BR. B. Sanyal— Note on the breeding of various Birds. 87 appear later on, formidable rivals of the Night-herons as HA Regen the possession of the island, In point of the number of Night-herons the maximum was reached during the cold weather of 1896. From several observations made after sunset, when they would issue forth and wing their way, in parties of varying numbers, towards their feeding grounds, it was calculated that between thirteen and fifteen hundred Night-herons must have been living in the Island. The result of such a vast flock of birds congregating together within a small area and with comparatively few trees to give them shelter has been somewhat disastrous to the vege- tation which, instead of being healthy and luxuriant, looks sickly and bare. For the birds, therefore, the place has lost much of its attraction. Not finding the same shelter and hiding places among the almost leafless branches of the trees, a great many of them have taken possession of other trees and shrubs bordering the waters. It has been already remarked that a large number of Night-herons remained with the Paddy-birds during the summer of 1895, for the purpose of breeding. In the following summer (1896), the number of Night-herons that stayed for the same purpose was so great that the Paddy-birds were obliged to abandon the Island for some time. Night- herons seem to build everywhere; on trees, on shrubs and in tufts of reed-grass close to the ground. The nests are generally unsubstantial and clumsy. Hggs have been collected as early as the latter end of May, but they go on breeding till the end of July, or the middle of August. The majority of Night-herons return long before sunrise from feeding excursions, and for some time, much fluttering and jostling goes on in the Island. Stragglers are frequently seen rapidly flying and uttering at intervals the chaiacteristic call-note wak-wak, from which, as is well known, the species has derived its vernacular name. During the cold winter mornings, they are very fond of sunning them- selves, and look very conspicuous as they occupy every sunny spot on the trees or shrubs. If the tree or the shrub happens to be thickly covered with leaves they are hardly seen during broad day-light. Latterly Cormorants have become as conspicuous, though not as interesting a feature of the Island as Night-herons. For some time before others came to live on the Island, a pair of them could, every now aud then, be seen disporting themselves in the water around the large group of pandanus growing upon a smaller Island in the lake. Itis not unlikely that they attracted others, which having found the place to their liking stayed on. 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Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion, as illustrated by the Religion of the Ancient Babylonians. 8vo. London, 1887. Scuetten, Dre. H. Spectrum Analysis. 8vo. London, 1872. Scauttz, Dr. Gustav. Die Chemie des Steinkohlentheers. Vol. II. 8vo. Braunschweig, 1887-90. ScutTzeEnBerRGER, P. On Fermentation. 8vo. London, 1876. Seccu1, A. Le Soheil, Parts I; IJ, Nos. let2. And Atlas. 8vo. Paris, 1877. Smitton, Atrrep J. Household Chemistry. S8vo. London, 1882. Smiru, T. Rocer and Siater, Jonny. Architecture Classic and Early Christian. S8vo. London, 1882. Sprorriswoops, WitiiaAM. Polarisation of Light. 8vo. London, 1874. Spracug, Joun T. Electricity. 8vo. London, 1875. SrepHen, Sir Jamus Firzsames. Story of Nuncomar and the impeach- ment of Sir Elijah Impey. Vols. I and II. 8vo. London, 1885. Srockuarpt, Dr. Junrus Apotex. Principles of Chemistry, illustrated by simple experiments. 8vo. London, 1855. Stoxes, Greorce Gaprizet. On the beneficial effects of Light. 8vo. London, 1887. On Light as a means of Investigation. 8vo. London, 1885. On the Nature of Light. 8vo. London, 1884. Storer, Frank H. First outlines of a Dictionary of Solumbilities of Chemical Substances. 8vo. Cambridge, 1864. Srracuey, Sir Jonny. India. New and revised edition, 8vo. London, 1894. Tart, P. G. Lectures on some recent advances in Physical Science. 8vo, London, 1876, | . Light. 8vo. Edinburgh, 1884. THIELMANN, Lieu. Baron Max. von. Journey in the Caucasus, Persia and Turkey in Asia. Translated by Charles Heneage. Vols. I and II. 8vo. London, 1875. | Tuomson, J. T. Sequel to some Glimpses into Life in the Far East. 8vo. London, 1865. THornton, Epwarp. India, its State and Prospects. 8vo. London, 1835. Torre, T. KE. and Muir, M. M. Parrison. Qualitative Chemical Analysis and Laboratory Practice. 8vo. London, 1878. Titpey, Wiuuiam A. Introduction to the Study of Chemical Philosophy. 8vo. London, 1876. 100 Inbrary. [Aprit, 1897. | Toruausen, F. and Garpissat, C. D. Technological Dictionary in the English, French and German Languages. Parts I-III. 8vo. Paris, 1864. Torrens, Lizvr.-Cot. Travels in Ladak, Tartary and Kashmir. 8vo. London, 1862. Trorrer, Capratn Lionst Jamus. History of India under Queen Vic- toria, from 1836 to 1880. Vols. ITand II. 8vo. London, 1886., Warren Hastings. 8vo. London, 1878. TynpDALL, JoHN. Faraday as a discoverer. 8vo. London, 1884. Heat a Mode of Motion. 8vo. ‘London, 1875. On Radiation. S8vo. London, 1865. Sound. 8vo. London, 1883. Vincent, Cuartes W. The Year-Book of Facts in Science and the Arts, for 1874 and 1875. 8vo. London, 1875-76. Voert, Dr. Frizprich and Rossinc, Dr. ADELBERT. Handbuch der Hlektrochemie und Elektrometallurgie. 8vo. Stuttgart, 1891. Vocet, Dr. Hermann W. Practische spectralanalyse indischer Stoffe. . 8vo. Nordlingen, 1877. Wart, ALEXANDER. EHlectro-Metallurgy. 8vo. London, 1883. Mechanical Industries explained. 8vo, London, 1881. Scientific Industries explained. Vol. II. 8vo. London, 1881. Warts, W. MarsHatt. Index of Spectra. 8vo. Manchester, 1889. Weaiss, Junius. Die Galvanoplastik. S8vo. Leipzig, 1878. Wi.kins, W. J. Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic. 8vo. Cal- cutta, 1882. 7 Winiiam, Cuarves. Firzwittiam, Haru. and Bourke, Sir Ricwarp, Correspondence of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke between the year 1744 and the period of his decease, in 1797. Vols. I-IV. 8vo. London, 1844. . Wicurams, W. Manual of Telegraphy. 8vo. London, 1885. Witson, Frepr., J. F. Stereotyping and Hlectrotyping. 8vo. London. W ooLHovss, W..S.B. Measures, Weights and Moneys of all Nations. 8vo. London, 1881. Yate, Lievr. A. C. Travels with the Afghan Boundary Commission, Svo. London, 1887. ne en eG ares 1897. | Dr. Hoernle— Report on old coins. 77 The gold coms are small round’ pieces of gold, very thin, averaging only 8 grains, and about 3/8 of an inch in diameter. Highteen of them have small gold loops attached to them, by which they were found threaded on a piece of string, forming probably. a necklet. There are two kinds, consisting of two and eighteen pieces respec- tively. | The former are stamped on one side only, the back showing the hollows of the obverse stamp. One specimen shows the figure of the anthropoid Garuda, turned to the left, the other a rosette; both devices are enclosed by a marginal circle of dots. Possibly the two devices represent the obverse and reverse sides of a coin, and the two sides may have been stamped separately on two distinct pieces of gold to form ornaments. Of the other kind, 18 pieces, all show on the obverse the figure of a recumbent bull, with a variety of emblems, such as the conch-shell, svastika, etc. The reverse of one has the legend (above) ¢rigaga in old Nagari characters, and (below) the number 44 between two strokes (=e). The remaining seventeen pieces, show (above) an irregular oblong quadrangle between two indistinct symbols, and (below) various numbers, viz., 4 (twice), 9 (thrice), 13 (once), 19 (once), 31 (six times), 33 (thrice), 34 (once). Two of these 18, again, show traces of a. legend above the oblong, which appear to. make up ¢ri-gaga. The numbers would seem to point to a series of years; but whether of an. era or of the reign of a king is unknown. No coins of this des- cription appear to have been noticed or published hitherto.. In the International Numismata Orientalia, Vol. 1, “Coins of Southern India,” by Sir Walter Elliot, there is one coin, No. 93 on Plate III, which bears some resemblance to the present coins, but it is too imperfect for identification. It is ascribed by him to the old Hindi kingdom of the Kakatiyas of Warangal, which was conquered by the Bahmani Sultans, early in the 15th century, A.D. (II) Report on two gold coins forwarded by the Officiating Superin- tendent of the Tributary Mahals, Orissa, with his No. 1164 P.W., dated 16th November, and 10th December, 1896. These two coins are stated to have been found “on the banks of the river Brahmini in the Tributary State of Dhenkanal,” and to be ‘* locally called Hoons.” They are coins of exactly the same type as those recently found in the Angul District of Orissa, and described in the preceding Report. They bear on their reverse the numbers 3 and 34 respectively, which may be the years of either a reign or an era. 78 Janardan Singh— Dialects spoken in Baghelkhand. [ APRIL, The PresipENT announced that Mr. C. R. Wilson was proceeding on furlough at the end of the month and that Dr. A. R. 8. Anderson would officiate. The following papers were read:— | 1. Statement of the dialects spoken in Baghelkhand.— By JANARDAN SineH, Secretary to H. H. the Maharaja of Rewah. Communicated by Dr. G. A. Grimson. No. 47 or 1897. From Tue SECRETARY to HIS HIGHNESS tut MAHARAJA or REWAH, To Toe POLITICAL AGENT, BAGHELKHAND. Datep, Rewan Durpar, Came vid Rewan, The 13th January, 1897. Sir, ' With reference to your endorsement No. 2836, dated 16th November, 1896, forwarding a copy of letter, dated 28th September, 1896, from G. A. Grierson, Hsq., C.I.H., Ph.D., regarding the Linguistic Survey of India, asking a revised statement of the dialects spoken in Baghelkhand, I have the honor to inform you that a revised statement has been prepared and is forwarded herewith. ! 2. From the statement annexed herewith which is filled up according to the instructions, you will see that Baghéli or Baghél- khandi and Gondi or Gondani are the two dialects spoken in Rewah territory. 3. Ido not believe that “ Baghslt i is nearly identical with Bundéli or Bundélkhandi” as Dr. Grierson seems to think. Being spoken in conterminous countries and derived from the same parent stock, there is certainly a good deal of resemblance between the two. They are, however, different forms of speech. Most of the words in Bundéli and Baghéli have the same bases and roots, as.is the case with almost all the dialects spoken in Northern and Central India, but a great difference is found in the postpositions and particulars and even the forms of bases of words before receiving the suffixes. This will be clear from the following sentences :— PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, FOR May, 1897 CAD The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was held on Wednesday, the 5th May, 1897, at 9-15 p.m. CononeL J. WaterHouss, B.S.C., Vice-President, in the chair. The following members were present :— Dr. A. R. 8S. Anderson, Dr. T. Bloch, Babu Nagéndra Nath Vasu, W. B. Colville, Esq., F. Finn, Esq., J. H. Gilliland, Esq., Tom. D. La Touche, Esq., C. Little, Hsq., L. de Nicéville, Hsq., R. D. Oldham, Esq., Dr. D. Prain, A. T. Pringle, Esq., Pandit Haraprasad Castri. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Thirty-six presentations were announced, details of which are given . in the Library List appended. The following gentleman is a candidate for election at the next Meeting :— ; Babu Annadaprasid Vasu, M.A., proposed by Pandit Haraprasad Castri, seconded by Dr. G. Ranking. | The following papers were read. :— 1. Notes on Coins of Native States—By Dr. A. F. Rupoty Hoernte. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. 2. Contributions to the Theory of Warning Colours and Mimicry, No. III. Experiments with a Tupaia and a Frog.—By F. Finn, B.A., F.Z.S., Deputy Superintendent of the Indian Museum. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part II. 3. The Bajrangarh Mint and Coins.—By Ricuarp Bury, I.C.S, 4, On the Kagmiri consonantal system.—By G. A. Grierson, Px.D. The papers will be published in the Journal, Part I. 102 Library. [ May, IBRARY, f R The following additions have been made to the Library since the meeting held in April last :— J RANSACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND JOURNALS, presented by the respective Societies and Editors. Batavia. Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen,— Notulen, Deel XXXIV, Aflevering 4. : Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal,-Land-en Volken- kunde, Deel XX XIX, Aflevering 5. Verhandlungen, Band XLVIII. » Berlin. Zeitschrift fir Ethnologie,—Heft 1, 1897. Brisbane. Royal Society of Queensland,—Proceedings, Vol. XII. Budapest. La Société Hongroise de Géographie,—Bulletin, Tome XXIV, Nos. 6-10. Calcutta. Indian Engineering,—Vol. X XI, Nos. 15-18. Indian Lancet,— Vol. IX, Nos. 8 and 9. Maha-bodhi Society,—Journal, Vol. V, No. 12. Photographic Society of India,—Journal, Vol. X, No. 5. " The Wealth of India,—Vol. I, No. 3. Leipzig. Die Konigl. Sachsische Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, —Abhandlungen,—Phil.-Hist. Cl., Band XVI; XVIII, No. 1; XXIII, No. 6. ——— e | Berichte tiber die Verhandlungen, Math.-Phy. Cl., V, VI, 1896; Phil.-Hist. Cl. II, II], 1896. London, The Academy,—Nos. 1299-1302. The Atheneum,—Nos. 3622-25. Institution of Hlectrical Hngineers,—Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 127. ; Nature,—Vol. LY, Nos. 1430-33. Royal Astronomical Society,—Monthly Notices,—Vol. LVIL No. 5. Royal Geographical Society,—Geographical J ournal, Vol. IX, No. 4. Mexico. Instituto Geoldgico de México,—Boletin, Nos. 4-6. Paris. Société de Geographie,—Comptes Rendus des Séances, Nos. 4-7, 1804. Rome. Revista Geografica Italiana, —Tome IV, Nos. 2 et 3. ————, Societa degli Spettroscopisti Italiani,--Memorie, Tome XXV, No. 12. 1897.] Library. 103 St. Petersburg. L’ Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg, —Bulletin, V¢ Série, Tome VI, No. 2. Comité Géologique,—Bulletins, Tome XV, No. 5, et Supple- ment au Tome XV. Mémoires, Tome XIV, Nos. 2 et 4+. ——-. Die Russisch-Kaiserliche Mineralogische Gesellschaft zu St, Petersburg,—Verhandlungen, Zweite Serie, Band XXXIII, Heft 3. Sydney. The Australasian Anthropological Journal,—Vol. I, Nos. 3 and 4, Taiping, Perak Government,—Gazette, Vol. X, Nos. 7 and 8. Vienna. Die Anthropologische Gesellschaft in Wien,—Mittheilungen, Band X XVII, Heft 1. Die K. K. Geologische Reichsanstalt,—Verhandlungen, Nrn. J—5, 1897. Die K. K. Zoologisch-botanische Gesellschaft in Wien, — Verhandlungen, Band XLVII, Heft 2. Washington. Biological Society of Washington,—Proceedings, Vol, XI, pp. 1-55. Wellington. Polynesian Society,—Journal, Vol. VI, No. 1. — Pooks AND PAMPHLETS, presented by the Authors, Translators, Se. Biocu, Dr, Tueopor. Ueber Das Grhya-Und Dharmasitra der _ WVaikhanasa. 8vo. Leipzig, 1896. . Hascxket, Ernst. Die Amphorideen und Cystoideen. 4to Leipzig, 1896. Hempet, Apotex. Descriptions of New Species of Rotifera and Protozoa from the Illinois River and Adjacent Waters. 8vo. Springfield, Ill. 1896. Rusens, Morris. Anti-Vivisection Exposed. Part I. 8vo. Bombay, 1894. MiscELLANEOUS yR ESENTATIONS, Beiertnck, M.W. Ueber Gallbildung und Generationswechsel bei Cynips ealicis und tiber die Circulansgalle. 4to. Amsterdam, 1896. Catanp, Dr. W. Die Altindischen Todten—und Bestattungsgebrauche. _ Ato. Amsterdam, 1896. Hampourcer, Dr. H. J. Hin Apparat, welcher gestattet, die Gesetze von Filtration und Osmose strémender Fliissigkeiten bei homog- enen Membranen zu studiren. 4to. Amsterdam, 1895. Over den invloed der intraabdominale drukking op de - resorptie in de buikholte. 4to. Amsterdam, 1896. 104 Tnbrary. [ May, - Herren, W. L. vay. Zur lexicologie des -Altwestfriesischen. Ato. Amsterdam, 1896. Kuvuyver, J. C. . Over een minimaaloppervlak van tweevoudigen samen- hang. 4to. Amsterdam, 1896. Koster, W. EHene methode ter bepaling van het dragipuee van het, oog. 4to. Amsterdam, 1896. Mutper, HE. Over verbindingen afgeleid van wijnsteenzuur en para- brandigdruivenzuur. 4to. Amsterdam, 1895. . AND Heginea, J. Over een peroxy-salpeterzuur zilver (Herste ‘und Tweede Verhandeling). 4to. Amsterdam, 1896. OverenM, M. van. De Merkwaardige Punten van den Ingeschreven Veelhoek. 4to. Amsterdam, 1896. Scnoutr, P. H. Het Vierdimensionale Prismoide. 4to. Amsterdam, 1896. Surincar, W. F. R. Vierde bijdrage tot de kennis der Melocacti. Ato. Amsterdam, 1896. Vocet, Dr. Fr. Aanteekeningen over Netealnndaehe Versteeningen uit het Leidsch Geologisch Museum. 4to. Amsterdam, 1895. — Zwisers, H. J. Recherches sur l’orbite de la cométe périodique de Holmes et sur les perturbations de son mouvement elliptique. 4to, Amsterdam, 1895. Be Diz KoninkLiske AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN TE AMSTERDAM. Becomann, AvGust von. Der churbayerische Kanzler Alois Freiherr von Kreittmayr. 4to. Miinchen, 1896. Dis K. B. AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN ZU Méxcaie Australasian Anthropological Journal for September, 1896. 4to. Sydney, 1896. ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRAZASIA. Bountcer, Demetrivus.C. Lord William Bentinck. 8vo. Oxford, 1892. Corron, J. S. Mountstuart Elphinstone. 8vo, Oxford, 1892. Srron—Karr, W. S. The Marquess Cornwallis. 8vo, Oxford, 1890, Hunter, Sir W.W. The Marquess of Dalhousie. S8vo. Oxford, ~ 1890. Matueson, Cotonet G.B. Dupleix. 8vo. Oxford, 1890. Life of the Marquess Wellesley. 8vo. London, 1889. TempLe, Siz RicHarD. James Thomason. 8vo. Oxford, 1893. | H. K. W. Arno3p, Exq. Barth, J. P. J. Overzicht der Afdeeling Soekadana. 4to. Batavia, 1896. Branves, Dr. J. Pararaton (ken Arok) of Het Boek der Koningen van Tumapel en van Harepene Uitgegeven en toogelie ht Ato. Batavia, 1896. iia | tin nai 1897.] Library. 105 Rannert, W. Messer. Verklaring van de meest Bekende Javaansche Raadsels in Poézie. 4to. Batavia, 1896. BaTAVIAASCH GENOOTSCHAP VAN KUNSTEN EN WETESCHAPPEN. Guide to the British Mycetozoa exhibited in the Department of Botany British Museum, London. 8vo. London, 1895. British Museum, Lonvon. Returns of the Rail- ee Traffic of the Central Provinces during the quarter ending 30th June 1896. Fep. Nagpur, 1896. Cruiser ComMIssioner, CenTRAL Provinces. Illustrated official Handbook to the Aquarium, Picture Salon, and Museum Collections under the control of the exhibition Trustees, Melbourne. 4to. Melbourne. EXHIBITION TRUSTEES, MELBOURNE. Triennial Report of the workings of the Charitable Dispensaries under the Government of Bengal for the years, 1893, 1894 and 1895. Fep. Calcutta, 1896. | GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL. Catalogue raisonné des livres ef des manuscrits japonais enrégistrés, a la Bibliothéque de Université de Leyde. 4to. Leyde, 1896. L’UNIVERSITE DE LEYDE. F ERIODICALS fu RCHASED, Calcutta. Indian Medical Gazette,— April, 1897, Chicago. The Journal of Geology,— Vol. V, No. 2. Geneva. Archives des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles,— Tome IE, No. 3. Leipzig. Annalen der Physik und Chemie,—Beiblatter, Band XXI, Stiick 3. London. Numismatic Circular,— Vol. V, No. 53. ri. Fae nee OO alee are rr Tan “# : 7 —. “a aaa Hogs | f re: nts ae Lele tl, 2 nl ' : 4 So es PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, FoR puUNE, 1897. CAD The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was held on Wednesday, the 2nd June, 1897, at 9-15 P. m. F. Finn, Esq:, B.A., F.Z.S., in the chair. ' The following members were present :— Dr. A. R. 8. Anderson, H. H. Hayden, Esq., Kumar Ramesevar Maliah, L. de Nicéville, Esq., A. T. Pringle, Esq., Dr. G. Watt. Visitors :—Dr. J. W. Grant, C. Saunders, Esq. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Forty-eight presentations were announced, details of which are given in the Library List appended. The following gentleman duly proposed andgseconded at the last meeting of the Society was ballotted for and elected an Ordinary Member :— Babu Annadaprasad Vasu, M.A. The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next meeting :-— Surgeon-Lieutenant J, W. Grant, I. M. S., proposed by Dr. A R&R. 8S. Anderson, seconded by R, D, Oldham, Esq. K. Vredenburg, Esq., proposed by R. D. Oldham, Hsq., seconded by Dr. A. R. S. Anderson. G. E. Grimes, Esq., proposed by R. D. Oldham, Esq., seconded by Dr, A. R. S. Anderson. 108 Inbrary. [ JUNE, The following papers were read :— 1. Contributions to the Theory of Warning Colours and Mimicry, No. IV. Experiments with various Birds. Summary and Conclusions— By F. Finn, B.A., F.Z.8., Deputy Superintendent of the Indian Museum. 2. Novicie Indice, XVI. More additional species of Labiatee.—By eB, Dr. D. PRatn. 3. Description of Neptis praslini, Boisduval and two new species allied to 1t.—By Lionet DE Nicévittt, F.E.S., C.M.Z.8. The papers will be published in the Journal, Part IT. PIBRARY. The following additions have been made to the Library since the meeting held in May last : — J RANSACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND JOURNALS, presented by the respective Societies and Editors. Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University,—American Chemical Journal, Vols. XVII, Nos. 8-10; XVIII, 1-5. ' American Journal of Mathematics,— Vols. XVII, Nos. 4; XVIII, 1 and 2. American Journal of Philology, — Vol. XVI, Nos. 2-4. Historical and Political’ Science, XIIIth Series, Nos. 9-12; XIV‘ 1-5. Bombay. The Indian Antiquary,—January and February, 1897. Brussels. Société Entomologique de Belgique, — Annales, Tome XL. Budapest. A Magyar Tudomanyos Akadémia,—Ertekezések, Kotet XVI, Szam VIL. Nyelvtudomanyi Kézlemények, Kétet XXV, fiizete 3-4; XXVI, 1-2, Die Ungarische Akademie der Wissenschaften, — Mathema- tische und Naturwissenschaftliche Berichte aus Ungarn, Band XI, Heft 2; XIII, 1. Ungarische Revue, Band XV, Heft 5-10. — Buenos Aires. Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, — Anales, Tome IV. Calcutta. Indian Engineering, — Vol. X XI, Nos. 19-23. . Indian Lancet, — Vol. TX, Nos. 10 and 11. Maha-bodhi Society, — Journal, Vol. VI, No. 1. Microscopical Society of Calcutta, — Bulletin, Vol. VI, No. 2. The Wealth of India, — Vol. I, No. 5. Sie re J | | 1897. ] Inbrary. 109 Chicago. Field Columbian Museum, — Ornithological Series, Vol. I, No. 1; Zoological Series, Nos. 3-5. | Colombo. Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, —Journal, Vol. XIV. Danzig. Die Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Danzig, — Schriften, Band IX, Heft 1. The Hague. Koninklijk Instituut voor de Taal—, Land-en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indié,— Bijdragen tot de Taal—, Land-en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indié, 6° Volgr, Deel III, Aflever- ing 2. ) Halifax. Nova Scotian Institute of Science, — Proceedings and Trans- actions, Vol. IX, Part 1. Kiel. Die Naturwissenschaftliche Vereins fiir Schleswig-Holstein,— Schriften, Band X, Heft 2. London. The Academy, — Nos. 1303-6. The Athenzeum, — Nos. 3626-29. Geological Society, — Quarterly Journal, Vol. LIII, Part 2; and General Index to the first fifty volumes, Part II, La-Z. Institution of Electrical Hngineers, — Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 128. ‘ Nature,— Vol. LV, Nos. 1434-37. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, — Journal, Part II, 1897. | 7 Royal Geographical Society, — Geographical Journal, Vol. IX, No. 5. Royal Institution of Great Britain, — Proceedings, Vol. XV, No. 1. Zoological Society of London, — Proceedings, Part IV, 1896. Transactions, — Vol. XIV, Part 3. Moscow. Société Impériale des Naturalistes de, Moscou, — Bulletin, No. 3, 1896. | Munich. Die K. b. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Miiachen,— Almanach, 1897. Sitzungsberichte, Math.-Phys. Cl. Heft 4, 1896. ; Phil. u. Hist. Cl. Heft 4, 1896. Mussoorie. The Indian Forester, — Vol. XXIII, No. 4. New York, American Museum of Natural History, — Annual Report, 1895. Philadelphia. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, — Journal, 2nd Series, Vol. X, Part 4. Proceedings, Part I, 1896. American Philosophical Society, — Proceedings, Vol. XXXV, No. 150, Se . 110 Tnbrary. [ JUNE, Rio de Janeiro. Observatorio do Rio de Janeiro, — Annuario, 1896. Rome. Revista Geografica Italiani, — Tome IV, No. 4. . Societa degli Spettroscopisti Italiani,—Memorie, Tome XXVI, No. 1. Sydney. Australasian Anthropological Journal,—Vol. I, No. 5. Taiping. Perak Government, — Gazette, Vol X, Nos. 9 and 10. Tring. Novitates Zoologicae, — Vol. IV, No. 1. Vienna. Die K. K. Geologische Reichsanstalt, — Abhandlungen, Band XVIII, Heft 1. Jahrbuch, Band XLV, Heft 2 und 3. Washington. Biological Society of Washington,— Proceedings, Vol. XI, pp. 57-104. Philosophical Society of Washington, — Bulletin, Vol. XII. Smithsonian Institution, —Smithsonian Contributions to Know- ledge, Vols. XXX.-XXXII. United States Geological Survey, — Bulletin, Nos. 123-26, 128-29, 131-34. Ziirich. Die Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Ziirich,— Viortiljahrs- schrift, Heft 1, 1897. Pooks AND PAMPHLETS, presented by the Authors, Translators, Sc, BuioomFietD, Maurice. Contributions to the Interpretation of the Veda. Seventh series. 8vo. Baltimore, 1896. MiscELLANEOUS PRESENTATIONS. Biapen, F. M. Historical Records of New South Wales. Vol. IV. Svo. Sydney, 1896. New Sovra Watts. The mother colony of the Australias. 8vo. Sydney, 1896. Boarp For INTERNATIONAL ExcHanGEs, SYDNEY. Banos, Ourram. Notes on the synonymy of the North American Mink with description of a new subspecies. 8vo. Boston, 1896. Boston Socrery or Natura History. Records of the Botanical Survey of India. Vol. I, No. 7. 8vo. Calcutta, 1896. ? BortanicaL Survey oF INDIA. Brzotp, C. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection of the British Museum. Vol. IV, 4to. London, 1896. British Museum, Lonpon. 1897. ] Inbeary. lil Annual Report of the Library Syndicate of the Cambridge University for the year 1895, 4to. Cambridge, 1896. CamBripGeE UNIVERSITY. Report of the Carmiche! Library, Benares. 1896. 8vo. Benares, 1897. CarMicHa{L LIBRARY, BENARES. Davis, A. W. 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F { ’ * i Gi : e ON, Meat i.) —s 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, For pury, 1897. Cg eee The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was held on Wednesday, the 7th July, 1897, at 9-15 Pp. m. Dr. A. F. R. Hoernte, C.LE., President, in the chair. The following members were present :— Dr. A. R. 8. Anderson, Dr. T. Bloch, F. Finn, Esq., Captain W. Haig, L. de Nicéville, Esq., A. T. Pringle, Esq., Pandit Mahéndra Nath Vidyanidhi. hi Visitors :—W. K. Dods, Esq., Paul S. Quillet, Esq.,C. W. Ellis, Esq. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Thirty-two presentations were announced, details of which are given in the Library List appended. The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last Meeting of the Society were ballotted for and elected ordinary Members :— Sah aiid Surgeon-Lieutenant J. W. Grant, I. M, 8S. K. Vredenburg, Esq. G. E. Grimes, Esq. The following gentlemen have expressed a wish to withdraw from the Society :— Babu Janaki Nath Bhattacerya. H. C. Mullick, Esq. 1t6 Library. [JouLy, The following papers were read :— 1. Notes on the Vernacular dialects spoken in the District of Saran,— By GirinpRra Nats Durr, eee” Raj Hutwa. Communicated by Dr. G. A. GRIERSON. .,... -. The paper will be published i in ‘the FaiA Part £: 2. Some New Indo-Malayan Orchids,—By G. Krxe, M.B., UL.D., F.R.S., C.1.E. and R. Pantie. The paper -will.be published 1 in the Journal, Part Il. 3. A Comparative Vocabulary of the Gonila and Kélamit Languages, —By Captain RC OLSRLEY Hate, Cperading Deputy Commissioner, Wun District, Berar. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. 4. Notes on Some Butterflies from Myingan, Central Burma,—By Captain HE. Y. Watson, 1.8.C., F.Z.8.. The paper will be eat ee in the Jour nal, Part I. 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Catalog der Armenischen Handschriften in der Mechitharisten-Biblio- | thek zu Wien. By P. Jacobus Dr. Dashian. 4to. Vienna, 1895. Cave, Henry W. The Ruined Cities of Ceylon. 4to. London, F897, 162 Library. [Nov., 1897.] Durra, Maxmataa Nata. Prose English Translation of Srimadhbhaga- vatam. Book VIII. 8vo. Caleutta, 1886. The Wealth of India, Vol. IV, Parts I-XII. 8vo. Calcutta, 1896. Francis, H. T. and Neitz, R. A. The Jataka or stories of the Buddha’s former births, translated from the Pali. Edited by EH. B. Cowell. 8vo. Cambridge, 1897. Ramsay, Wituiam. The Gases of the Atmosphere : the History and their Discovery. 8vo. London, 1896. ———- en — . 0 ——— —————— PROCEEDINGS _ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, for PECEMBER, 1897. 0 20 The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was held on Wednesday, the lst December, 1897, at 9 P.M. Dr. A. F. R. Horrnte, C.I.H., President, in the chair. The following members were present :— Dr. A. Alcock, H. K. W. Arnold, Esq., Dr. T. Bloch, F. Finn, Esq., The Rev. H. B. Hyde, C. Little, Esq., L. de Nicéville, EHsq., R. D. Oldham, Esq., A. T. Pringle, Esq., F. J. Rowe, Esq., Pandit Haraprasad Castri, Pandit Mahéndra Nath Vidyanidhi. Visitor :—Professor 8. Lévi of Paris. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Seventy-one presentations, were announced, details of which are given in the Library List appended. The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last meeting of the Society were ballotted for and elected Ordinary Members :— Captain Stuart H. Godfrey. Mesrovb S. Seth, Esq. W. A. Talbot, Esq. _ The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next meeting :— Captain P. R. T. Gurdon, Deputy Commissioner, Gauhati, proposed by H. A. Gait, Hsq., seconded by Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle. W. K. Dods, Esq., Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, proposed by I’. Finn, Hsq., seconded by Dr. A. Alcock. 164 Haraprasad Castri—Burmese Inscribed Pottery. [ Dec. The Secretary reported the death of the following members :— S. E. Peal, Esq. Captain E. Y. Watson, F.Z.S. The PResipENT laid on the table a letter from Mr. Patrick J. Donnelly, giving probable dates of sailing of the “ Orotava” in con- nection with the observation of the forthcoming total Solar Eclipse. The PresiDENT announced that Mr. F. Finn had resumed charge of his duties as Natural History Secretary from Mr. L. de Nicéville. Pandit Haraprasad Castri exhibited some ancient Burmese Inscribed Pottery. The Reverend Dr. K. S. Macdonald obtained these three bricks or rather inscribed pottery in Upper Burma. The large broken one was obtained at Tagoung on the river Irrawaddy half way between Manda- lay and Bhamo where any number of the same kind may any day be found, The large unbroken brick was picked up by his son along with others at Pagan, the old Capital of Burma. He had a number of these at his house in Myingyan. The third smaller one was picked up by the Doctor himself from among these. There isno inscription on the smaller one. There are five figures of Buddha sitting in what is known as the bhuimisparga-mudra the earth touching pose or witness attitude calling the earth to bear witness to his devotion. The putting together of five sacred objects of the same kind is known among the Jains as Pancatirtha. This is perhaps the first time that we find a Pancatirtha among the Buddhists. The others contain inscriptions which consist only of the well-known formula of Buddhist faith, ‘ye dharmma, §c.,’ written in the character which was common in Hastern India during the reign of the Pala kings. The peculiarity of the figure in the large unbroken brick is that Buddha is sitting with his legs hanging from his Simhasana and resting on a foot-stool. Both the Simhasana and the foot stool have the decoration of lotus leaves. This is rather an unusual position for Buddha, But we have in the Indian Museum in the Maga- dha Section of the Archaeological gallery no less than three statues of Buddha seated in the European fashion. Dr. Waddell m page 336 of his work entitled, ‘Buddhism in Tibet,’ says that this is the pose of Maitréya the coming Buddha. The position of the hands - indicates as if he was explaining something to his hearers with emphasis. The palm of his left hand is turned towards himself, while that of his right hand is turned towards his hearers with two fingers of the one resting on the two fingers of the other. I at first thought this to be one of the mudras. But the explaining attitude accounts for the position of the hands better. La eee eee 1897. | Haraprasad Castri—Burmese Inscribed Pottery. 165. But the nature of the characters indicates that these bricks are not of Burmese manufacture. The cut of the faces of Buddha is Indian aud not Burmese. It appears that these were taken away by Burmese pilgrims from Magadha and treasured up as holy souvenirs of their distant pilgrimage. I beg to draw the attention of the Society to these not so much for their intrinsic worth as for the prospect they hold out of finding things interesting to Indian antiquarians in such distant places as Pagan and Tagoung. ~ The following papers were read :— 1. Notes on New Inscriptions, discovered by Major Deane.—By M. A. Stein, Pu.D. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. 2. A List of the Butterflies of Bali, Lombok, Sambawa, and Sumba.— By Lionet ve Nickvitie, F.H.S., C.M.Z.S., and H. J. Evwes, F.R.S., Bies., ¥.Z.S8., FES. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part II. 3. On the Kagmirt Noun.— By G. A. Grierson, C.I.E., Pa.D., 1.C.8S. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. 4. On the Manifestation of Social Instinct in the Common Babbler (Crateropus canorus),.— By B. B. Osmasron, Indian Forest Service. Com- municated by the Natural History Secretary. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part II. 5. Notes on the Language and Interature of Orissa.— By Man Mouan Caxwravarti, Deputy Magistrate, Jajpur. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part I. 6. Notes on various species of Grebes, with especial reference to the powers of walking and digestion possessed by these birds, with Exhibition of Photograph and Specimen.—By F. Finn, B.A., F.Z.S., Deputy Superin- tendent of the Indian Museum. The paper will be published in the Journal, Part II. ue eee 166 | Iibrary. | | Dec. PIBRARY, The following additions have been made to the Library since the meeting held in November last :— J RANSACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND JOURNALS, presented by the respective Societies and Editors. Austin. Texas Academy of Science,—Transactions,—Vol. I, No. 5, Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University,—American Chemical Journal, Vols. XVIII, Nos. 8-10; XIX, 1, 2, 6, 7. American Journal of Mathematics, Vols. XVIII, Nos. 3 and 4; XIX, 1. | American Journal of Philology, Vol. XVII, 1-3. Batavia. Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kuusten en Wetenschappen,— Verhandelingen, Deel XLIX, 3¢ Stuk. ; Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal,-Land-en Volken- kunde, Deel XL, Afleveringen 1 en 2. Bombay. Bombay Natural History Society,—Journal, Vol. XI, No. 2, The Indian Antiquary,—May to July, 1897. Brisbane. The Queensland Ayricultural Journal,—Vol. I, Part 4. Calcutta. Geological Survey of India,—Memoirs, Vol. XXVII, Part 2. Palzontologia Indica, Series XVI, Vol. I, ewe ‘e Parts 3 and 4. Records, Vol. XXX, Part 4. —. Indian Engineering,—Vol. XXII, Nos. 19-22, ——. The Indian Lancet,—Vol. X, Nos. 9 and 10, ——. Maha-bodhi Society,—Journal, Vol. VI, No. 7. . Photographic Society of India,—Journal, Vol, X, No. 11. Chicago, Ill. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal,—Vol. XIX, No. 4. Copenhagen. K. Nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab,—Aarboger, II Rekke XII, Bind, 3 Hefte. Dorpat. Naturforscher-Gesellschaft bei der Universitat Jurjew,— Archiv fir die Naturkunde Liv,-Ehst-und Kurlands, Band XI, Lieferung 2. : Sitzungsberichte, Band XI, Heft 2. The Hague. Nederlandsche Entomologisch Vereeniging,—Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, Deel XL, Aflevering 8. Hamilton, Hamilton Association,—-Journal and Proceedings, No. 13. Leipzig. Deutsche Morgenlaindische Gesellschaft,—Abhandlungen fiir die Kunde des Morgenlandes, Band X, Nos 2 und 4. Pe iF, 1897. | Inbrary. 167 London. Academy,—Nos. 1529-32. Atheneum, Nos. 3652-55. Institution of Civil Engineers, —Report of Proceedings held 27th April, 1897. Nature,—Vol. LVI, Nos. 1460-63. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland,—Journal, October 1897. Royal Astronomical Society,—Monthly Notices, Vol. LVII, No. 9. Royal Geographical Society,—Geographical Journal, Vol. X, No. 5. Zoological Society of London,—Proceedings, Part 3, 1897. Transactions, Vol. XIV, Part 4. Mexico. Instituto Geoldgico de México,—Boletin, Nos. 7-9. Moscow. Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou,—Bulletin, No. 1, 1897. Mussoorie. The Indian Forester,—Vol. XXIII, Nos. 10 and 11; and Appendix, Part 3. Paris. Journal Asiatique,—IX¢ Séri rie, Tome X, No. 1. A Observatoire d’Astronomie Physique de Paris,—Annales, Tome I. Société de baie apie Ballepn, No. 2, 1897, Société Philomathique de Paris,—Bulletin, Tome IX, No, 1. Philadelphia. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia,—Pro- ceedings, Part I, 1897. American Philosophical Society,—Proceedings, Vol. XXXVI, No. 154. Franklin Institute,—Journal, Vol. CXLIV, No. 859. Rome. Sociéta degli Spettroscopisti Italiani,—Memorie, Vol. XXVI, No. 9. Simla. United Service Institution of India,—Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 129. St. Petersburg. Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Poreechoueer —Annuaire, No. 2, 1897. Stockholm. Académie Royale des Sciences de Suéde,—Observations Météorologiques Suédoises, Band XXXIV. Sydney. Linnean Society of New South Wales,—Proceedings, Vol. XXII, Part 2. Taiping. Perak Government,—Gazette, Vol. X, Nos. 19, 28 nal 29. Tokyo. Deutsche Gesellschaft, fir Natur-und Voélkerkunde Ostasiens in Tokio,—Mittheilungen, Heft 60; und Supplement-Heft zu, Band VI. 168 Inbrary. { Dec. Toky6. Imperial University of Japan,—Journal of the College of Science, Vol. X, Part 2. Toronto. Canadian Institute,—Proceedings, New Series, Vol. I, Parts 1-3. : Transactions, Vols. IV, Parts 2; V, 1. Upsala. University of Upsala,—Bulletin of the Gkclogidal Institutions Vol. III, Part 1. Vienna. Anthropologische Gesellschaft in Wien,—Mittheilungen; Band XXVII, Heft 4 und 5. . K.K. Geologische Reichsanstalt,—Jabrbuch, Band XLVI, Heft 3 und 4. Verbetdlhinzen! Nrn. 9 und 10, 1897. ) ——. K.K. Naturhistorische Hofmuseums, Annalen,—Band XI, Nrn. 3 und 4. Ornithologische Verein i in Wien,—Mittheilungen, Band XXI, Nos. 1 und 2. . K.K. Zoologisch-botanische Gleuallanbiits in Wien,—Ver- handlungen, Band XLVII, Heft 7. Washington. Biological Society of Washington,—Proceedings, Vol. XI, pp. 235-40. Wellington. Polynesian Society,—Journal, Vol. VI, No. 3. Rooks AND PAMPHLETS, presented by the Authors, Translators, 8c. Battry, F. Manson. Botany: Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Svo. Brisbane, 1897. Mirra, Sarat CuHanpra, The Anthropological Survey of Southern India. S8vo. Hutwa, 1897. MisceLLangous PRESENTATIONS, Annual Report of the Australian Museum for 1896. Fcp. Sydney, 1897. AUSTRALIAN Museum, SYDNEY. Nederlandsch Indisch Plakaatboek, 1602-1811. Deel XVI. 1810-1811, Svo. Batavia, 1897. Batavia Socrery or Arts OF SCIENCE. Baport of the Director of the Botanical Survey of India for the year 1896-97. Fep. Calcutta, 1897. Boranicat Survey or INptA. Report of the Department of Land Records and Agriculture, Central Provinces, for the year 1895-96, ending 30th September, 1896. Fep. Allahabad, 1897. 1897. | Inbrary. 169 Report on the Police Administration of the Central Provinces, for the year 1896. Fep. Allahabad, 1897. | Report on the Progress of Education in the Central Provinces, for the Quinquennium ending 1896-97. Fep. Allahabad, 1897. CHirF COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL PROVINCES. Akademische Rede zur Feier des Jahresfestes der Grossherzoglich Hessischen Ludwigs— Universitat :— Brenacuet, Dr. Orro. Schriftsprache und Mundart. 4to. Giessen, 1896. Srapr, D. Brrnaarp. Die Entstehung des Volkes Israel. Ato. Giessen, 1897. Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Juristischen Doktorwirde der Hohen Juristischen Fakultat zu Giessen :— Eckert, CuristrAn. Der Fronbote im Mittelalter. nach dem sachsens- piegel und den verwandten rechtsquellen. 8vo. Leipzig, 1897. Heyer, Gusray. Die Standesherrn des Grossherzogtums Hessen und ihre Rechtsverhaltnisse in Geschichte und Gegenwart. 8vo. Darmstadt, 1897. Inaugural-Dissertation zur EHrlangung der Doktorwiirde der Hohen Medizinischen Fakultaét der Grossherzoglich Hessischen Ludwigs- Universitat Giessen :— Bacu, Hermann. 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Beitrag zur Genese der sacrococcygealen Teratome. 8vo. Giessen, 1897. . Tuistmanvu, Hernricu. Ammoniak und Chlornatrinm im Speichel Ge- sunder und Kranker. 8vo. 1897. Inaugural-Dissertation zur Hrlangung der Doktorwiirde der hohen philosophischen Fakultiét der Grossherzogl. Landes—Universitat zu Giessen :— 2 Avscuer, Simon. Die Geschichte Josefs. 8vo. Berlin, 1897, Baver, Everen. Uber die Electrolyse von Acetaten verschiedener Metalle. S8Svo. Giessen, 1897. Fink, Istpor. Uber die Einwirkung von Brom auf Allylalkohol. 8vo. Giessen, 1890. Greiner, Daniet. Die Begriff der Persénlichkeit bei Kant. 8vo. Berlin, 1896. Jost, Poitier. Statistische Untersuchung tiber Konsumtion und Pro- duktion der Milch und deren Produkte in Darmstadt und dessen Umgebung. 8vo. Darmstadt, 1897. KALBFLEISCH, WILH. Die Realien in dem altfranzdsischen Epos “ Raoul de Cambrai.” S8vo. Giessen, 1897. Korum, JosepH. Quaestiones Plautinae Terentianaeque. 8vo. 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  • “s owes bens . vt a - pe) oe wr ¢ and * oe ae ; i ‘ ie on ee i i fae A i . SORES Siem s, 1 RE SS, TURN AE bs ty' boty | oa te A iid eerie lA 4 Se : TD SSP UA eee Co EL Rae -y at bh ; 7 . a Amt fod, Wy j oF es ; RARE tH. WMA ite 5 | : : ; ‘Sa - Fic 7 ¥ i 7) 7 hd Ly rt =m tA bi , : + Fh, . ul ‘ " " ? t : : ; a J a a aa 5 A yi my 7 +7 . . z . , wae ra ip ii i i "- es h re " oat } x ' cf " . aa wy Ps Pane ‘ 4) Vievel uf (J ae HY < bt ee tay eee Fan af aay 7 * 7 , . y r wii ' . iv fi ve “ae h : ( F LgA Ag _" el ee “roy cil { Ml Poe ; } J t J P ¢ PV a . " . | ‘ 7 7 “Ch ees A it, ; \ 1 y 4 . . *% ’ ’ i , ’ ; ; r - , . : ae, ; * ‘ be ue \ ' \ ry j } : o , Ls iS aae " Y | , : bo . vs “4 4 :: f Me - , ‘ ’ ’ * a i i ‘ 4 i Ad ‘ te P { ’ av 4 ) , q th : , ‘ Fe Pex ; “a ‘ INDEX TO PROCEEDINGS, ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL For 1897. Abdur Rahman (A. F. M.), withdrawal of i se Abdus Salam (Moulvie), elected Member of Philolacioal Boini- mittee ty bite - Abstract of Proceeding of Cansei device 1896 Acharya (Maharajah Suryakanta), withdrawal of de. Abmad (Moulvie), elected Member of Philological Committee ... Ahmad (Sir Saiyed), elected Member of Philological Committee Ahom Coins ch Alcock (Dr. A.), appointed es officiate as Gedoedl Boneplaite Amir Ali (Hon, Mr. Justice), elected Member of History and Archeological Committee “is isl ae Ancient Burmese Inscribed Pottery » Countries in Kastern India » Manuscripts from Central Asia ... Anderson (Dr. A. R. S.), appointed to officiate for Mr. C. R. Wilson Zi % elected Member of Council a + elected Member of Finance and Visiting Committee... Z * elected Member of Natural sites Committee sk eee Annual Meeting ... “ee ae tive ive » Report ... sds x Anthropological Committee, alpaa of |; at 5 Secretary, election of .,. Antiquities of Chittagong, note on the Antiquity of the Poet Nagari Das and of the Posters’ Rasik Bihari , alias Bani Thani aes bet Wee me Antitoxins, vegetable ae. pe Archeological Committee, election of ... ve nee 16 Index. Page Asim, Nowgong Copper-plate Grant of Bala Varman of Prag- jyotisa in... ‘| Saeae Ashgar Ali Diler Jung Rahadie ar, death of’ an 52 Babbler, common. ole ove Baghelkhand, soment of the dialects Paka: TT ieee = 78 Bajrangarh Mint and Coins ... vee Bala Varman of Pragyyotisa, Enea Bat ihe wee Bali, butterflies of sel a. a we ee Bani Thani, Poetess oe 55 Bannerji (Hon. Mr. Justice Guida); étested Manihar of Library Committee ‘- = 28 ate 62 Bannu, coins from ... ost na eb a 5 Barclay Memorial Medal - wi ves 32, 50,121 Bhagalpur, coins from aw vent ae 9 Bhattarcharji (Janaki Nath, ) widlabin tals of in "ee Bibliotheca Indica . 84 33 Budget shinai ie sitauaises on tie. st 52 Bibds, predding of), ban: i sak OY as 86 » experiments with various ose ce tg) SOS: » Indian +e : 88 Bloch (Dr. T.), appointed Philclogical Secketaey of the Sodictyiht 123 } tb, elected an Ordinary Member vn 51 3» 39) @lected Editor of. the Society’s Jour pak PartI ... 63 Bomford.(Rev. Trevor), pronominal Adjuncts in the Language spoken in the Western and Southern parts of the Panjab va 64 Bompas (C. H.), withdrawal of 132 Bose (Dr. J. ©.), elected Member of Paves ho Committee 63 Bose (P..N.), elected member of Physical Science Committee... ab, Bourdillon (J, A.), elected Member of Coins Committee ie 62 Buddhist. Pantheon of Tibet . ; aye 5 55 Burma, silver coin forwarded by the Sidreimmont of «. o. §=«145 Burmese Inscribed Pottery ... hee see see ee Burn (R.), Bajrangarh Mint and Coins ..... ase .- l0Ol Butterflies from the Indo and Austro-Malayan Region - ww. = A23 a eho bnpan "ei Je we og LLG. Vie MED OOE Lt ak 165 Bysack (Gaurdas), elected Meralior of History and Archadologiesl 10d Committee Jal pegs. ahs > elected Member of itary Comiittes Pana. és elected Member of Philological Committee... ib. ieretse (A. ), withdrawal of... a a ommose Index. bei Page Central Asia, three further collections of ancient manuscripts from 123 » India, rude stone implements from “Et ab. Chakravarti (Man Mohan), inscription of N seabintha: Deva ll . 145 F $ Notes on the Language and Liter net of Orissa Si sce) ieee Chittagong, history of oe Ue Ae sas 14 » - note on the Antiquities of ... vee a 56 Coins, Ahom bas gt oe tah she 12 de Bajrangarh Bef dss oa a LOE a Cabinet ... ite fied ais 33 ¥5 Committee, election fs ok me ae 62 » forwarded by the GO tienes of Burma)’ /s. vee OMIAS "i forwarded by the Government Museum, Madras aa 63 & Hindu and Muhammadan a0 ae ye 81 2 in the Wun District ... Fr eit a 63 4 of Native States aes a weet? nee TOR 5 struck at Nahan ade ie 84 Comparative Vocabulary of the Gondi aa Kolami ee 116 Consonantal system, kashmiri me vee 3G OL Continental Agency J2 Contributions to the Theory la oe Colours ata Meio, Nos, III and LV aes ve ube 101,108 Copper-plate Grant, Nowgong ait oe vol EAE Cormorants, Herons and ne wee Rs wae 86 Corresponding Members HPS oo a ae 51 Cotton ‘Leal on A om i ie 81 Council.Members, election af ws mI 50 » Proceedings during 1896, atitrast of ihe sn Al Crateropus Canorus ae cae: TOD Cummins (Dr. H. A.), a hears of Mevttable Antitoxins dee 15 Cunningham (Dr. D. D.), elected Member of Council aes 50 elected Member of Library Committee 62 elected Member of Natural History Us has 77 9° 7 | oa Committee 63 % ’ elected Member of DhoyAiecil Budde Committee sie ai ab. aN Ee withdrawal of ae ua 1x Dames (M, L.), elected Member of Anthropological Baniindiens, 63 Das (Sarat Ricans, an account of travels on the shores of Lake Yamdo-Croft of ee 55 early History of Chittagong ce 14 9? or) oP) 178 Index. . Page Das (Sarat Chandra), elected Member of Anthropological Com- mittee ad 63 i, 5 i elected Member of Philblogiehl Caaisattinp 62 &: 5 J exhibited portrait of a Tibetan Princess, a drawing of the Grand Monastery of Tashi-lhunpo and a picture of the ; Buddhist Pantheon of Tibet oe 55 4 ms i note on the Antiquities of Chittagong ... 56 ij ” 5 note on the identity of Tsangpo of Tibet with the Dihong of Assam La 55 Darbhanga, coins from as ie 3) Oe Deane (Major), new Inscriptions ieee Dy a cag oe! Ge Death of Members atk ade aut 2, 52, 132,164 Delhi, coins from ids 2 Description of Neptis saasteol, eceducall and bik new species allied toit ... or sae ion) Dialects spoken in Raphulhand aes bia es 78 » Vernacular «7 AG Duthie (J. F.), elected Neier of Natecal Hissar Cormmnnea 63 Dutt (Girindra Nath), notes on the Vernacular Dialects spoken in the District of Saran ... ae oa: ove!) Wa Karly History of Chittagong AB pe 14 Eastern India, ancient countries in wee ae ee 64 Election of Officers and Members of Council és 50 a of Ordinary Members wie 51, 107, “Is, 131 Eliot (J.), elected Member of Physical eae Corirniiees i 63 Elliott Prize for Scientific Research ry ent BD Elwes (H. J.), a list of the Bubtestite of Bali, beittticks Sambawa and Sumba ... “as a don GS Experiments with a Tupaia and a Frog .. dee OD 5 with various Birds ada bas ose OS Farrukh Shah (Prince), death of e! 52 Finance wie et 29 fA) gana Wicking Bonauntiess lesa of AS ain 61 Finn (F.), contributions to the Theory of Warning Colour ai Mimicry, Nos. III and IV . ee ...101,108 » 9» elected Natural History Supesuity oh 50 5» note on the gait of the Cotton Teal, aie extibidon of living specimen at 81 5 55. notes on various species of Asehss, ss ae re- ference to the powers of walking and digestion OE se Index. possessed by these birds, with exhibition of photo- graph and specimens Finn (F.), on some noteworthy Indian Birds, with oxiubitsient ap specimens 5 3) +Yesumed charge of N atural ee Seorotaryship Firuzpur, coins from Pa Te Flora of the Malayan Pordedille Frog, ee with a 7 Fiihrer (Dr. A.), elected Member of Goins Conduitties are ae Member of History and uscd nial Committee a elected Member of Phitologiodl Poti nifttde Gait (EH. A.), ahom Coins us 4s elected Member of Asittoopetathal Cauies General Secretary, election of Ghosha (Pratapa Chandra), elected Mutts bar of Santen 2 “ elected Member of . Finance and Visiting Committee .. 3 es elected Member of History aa Archeological Committee ‘ * elected Member of Library Committee 4 - elected Member of Philological Com- mittee ... ve Godfrey (Captain Stuart H.), elected an Ordinary Mia ben Goethals (Most Rev, Archbishop P,), elected Member of Finance and Visiting Committee BS = elected Member of History and het logical Committee ms i % elected Member of Library Committee ... fi : elected Vice-President ie dhe Gondi Language, vocabulary of the oe ) oe Grant (Dr. J. W.), elected an Ordinary Member... ; Le Grebes, species of... Greeven (R.), elected Monisbee of Anitevopioliiies! Seidler Grierson (Dr. G. A,), brief account of the Proceedings of his International Congress of Orientalists of Paris + ‘e on the Kashmiri Géieanahiak Seok Bt on the Kashmiri Noun Biicabacl: (C. L.), elected Member of Finance and iene Gini! mittee one ene vee ove on 163 116 115 165 132 101 165 61 180 Index. Grimes (G. E.), elected an Ordinary Member «ig Gujranwala, coins from es Haig Oe ae Wolseley), a Comparative AT déabalavy of the Gondi and Kolami Languages a ” ' . note on a find of coins in the Wun District, Barar Hardon (H. H.), deb od an Ordinary Member Herons and Cormorants aes Hindu Coins als a History and Archeological Committee, sishion of » of Chittagong 2 Hoernle. (Dr. A. F. R.), dlacted Bivissaont eos Mier 2 exhibited 6 copper coins forwarded “ Madras Government Museum ie SET ae F notes on coins of Native States za m bias A9 on some New and Rare Hindu aud Muham- - madan Coins, No. IV uty ‘s nowgong Copper-plate Grant of Bala y Varman of Pragjyotisa in Asam Sars "5 three further collections of Ancient Manus- cripts from Central Asia . Holland (T. H.), elected Member of Library Ginwaties ae ions AOU gr elected Member of Natural History Committee _ 43 elected Member of Physical Science Committee Hyde (Rev. H. B.), elected Member of History and Archeolo- it gical Committee 2 a A.) elect Member of Library Committee Implements from Central India Indian Birds » Museum ... Indo and Austro- Malayan, butharilies Fis the », Malayan Orchids, new . Inscribed Pottery . ape Inscriptions discovered by disor Deane .. - Méghécvara B: of Narasimha Déva II International Congress of Orientalists at Paris, eooandiiia of the Irvine (W.), Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah Jering fruit J oint-Philological Seed ipection el Kangra, coins from . ave ons: ee Index. Kashmiri consonantal system ats was bi Noun ac sae Kolami Language, ee of Ute Seema ry ove Kielhorn (F.), inscriptions of Narasimha Déva IT King (Dr. G.), elected Member of Physical Science Committers materials for a Flora of the ras ha Rewinenten oO INOg Woes) ag - 5, some new Indo-Malayan Orchids Kiichler (G. W.), elected Member of Council Kulna,.coins from. . rr Labiatz, more additional shaded of ‘ Lafont.(Rev. Father E.), elected Member of Physical Science Committee ... Laharry (S, C.), elected iadahen of Raidhnaiilogioas Ohssintites, ? Pat 39) Be, i elected Member of Library Committee ae Language of Orissa Leguminosee ies er vet ona nea Library edui 22, 32, 56, 65, 88, 102, 108, 116, 124, » Committee, election of ac ves wae Literature of Orissa ze bug uae Ses Little (C.), elected PPanscincnd Lohardaga, coins from eee. ees ie ae Lombok, butterflies of vide ged ie vee London. Agency _. tes re seis » -Royal Society me Macgowan (Dr. J.), struck off from the list of Ghisesaondine Members _... ue Madras Government Mdaczndily coins fonaas ded by the! Malayan Peninsula, flora of the us Mann (J.), elected Member of ‘Anthrenolsetoak Pommittitae » x elected Member of Library Committee ... dae a », elected Member of Philological Committee agen Manuscripts from Central Asia eve. oe ». Palm-leaf io Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Bestdeuile wd ae Mégbéevara Inscription Members, corresponding wih dts es » .. of Council, election of aes vin dus ” death of eve eee 2, 52, 132, » election of eh He 1, 51, 107, 115, 2 ee ove 42h yi sy nel hes 63 123 147 164 131 182 Index. Page Members, withdrawal of a is 2, 61, 73, 115, | 132 Middlemiss (C. S.), elected. Member of Natural History Com- mittee “c ab. ts 5 elected Member of Physical praeney ara mittee a wr A 63 Mint, bajrangarh... ves) Misra (Pandit Tulsi Ram); Apis’ an Pectiniary Aen tier = 1 Mitra (Sarada Churan), elected an Ordinary Member ove ee Moir (Dr. D. M.), withdrawal of bai oe oes 73 Monastery of Tashi-lhunpo ... aoe Pt ids dd Monthly General Meeting 1, 50, 61, 73, 101, 107, 115, 121,131, 1638 More additional species of Labiatz ie ee odes!) SS Mudaliar (Dr. V. S. Balasundra), withdrawal of ‘ vn 2 Muhammad Shah sds ek ves im 55 Muhammadan Coins 81 Mukerjee (Dr. Asutosh), elected Metatiae ‘of ee Ceckidtane 62 i 3 elected Member of Philological Com- mittee ive ab. i an elected Member of Bhisienl Scheie Committee ... 63 Mukerjee (Pandit Miligeaiys) elected Member of iced Cams: mittee... 62 te & elected Member of Phiilolodies! Odie mittee -... ee wd ab. Mullick (H. C.), withdrawal of ‘ 115 Murray (A.), struck off from the list of Garumpandicet Mawataae 51 Murray-Aynesley (Mrs. H,G.), aa wag from Mahomedan Grave Stones A: oe bid ded 54 Muzaffarpur, coins from ne are wat ae 11 Myingan, butterflies from... ee es we (RS Nadir Shah ove whe ye “ ves OS Nagari Das, poet ... ove eee ie — ab. Nagpur, coins from. ae oi Tr vis 8 Nahan, coins struck at me! i a ak 84 Narasimha Déva II, inscription of iv as vot ED Native States, notes on Coins of “ee Bras ir’ oe Natural History Committee, election of ... a ee 63 es 5 Secretary, election of ... 50 Nepal, Palm-leaf MSS. in the Library of H. E. The ‘Mataragieh of 147 Neptis praslini, description of nt zee ioe) ee New Inscriptions discovered by Major Deane ace w. 165 » 8 Index. 183 Page Nicéville (L. de), appointed to officiate as Natural History Secretary ee 132 . s description of Neptis praslint, Bice gi two new species allied to it 46010808 ty is elected Anthropological Secretary 50) Fe be a list of the Butterflies of Bali, hotnBaks Sambawa and Sumba Lis, 165 Sy 8 on new or little-known Butterflies from his Indo and Austro-Malayan Region ve | EO Noetling (Dr. F.), elected Member of Natural History Com- mittee Nieees rs 63 s as elected Member of Physical fica Com- mittee eS: Rts vis ab- Note on the Antiquities of Chittagong ... 56 », on the breeding of various Birds (Herons dick Gothcubantel in a wild state in the Alipur Zoological Gardens in 86 , on the gait of the Cotton Teal nt ae see 81 Notes on Coins of Native States Si. ya ag. aK RL » on some Butterflies from Myingan a 2.04 KREG » on New Inscriptions discovered by Major Deane ee) 1S » on the Language and Literature of Orissa... yee 7g 4, onthe Vernacular dialects spoken in the District of Bien 116 Noun, Kashmiri ... A. ye yi PRES Novicize Indice, Nos. XV mer XVI a: 55, ... 108 Nowgong Copper-plate Grant of Bala Varman of Pr agjyotisa In Asam ie aa Be AT Numismatic Notes and eee Nos. ” and Ds Y sie 15, ab. Nyayaratua (Mahesa Chandra), elected Member of Library Com- mittee.. 62 ty Ae Pr elected ere of Pheialhereni . ; Committee diet ding ab. Office of Secretaries ive OF yes is 33 Officers, election of fee tei ae 50 Oldham (C. A.), withdrawal of me os adh. 26° ZY Oldham (R. D.), elected Member of pedo ei 50 % Pa elected Member of Natural Hai Chianiieties 63 Fe a elected Member of Physical Science Committee ab. ae Fi exhibited an important collection of rude stone _ implements from Central Ind ... Seen ince * Orotava,” date of sailing of the re ths toigan SOREBA Orchids, new Indo-Malayan ... eek Oe Ae ieee 184 Index. Ordinary Members, election of aoe xvect nee Gad OF) Tae ‘Orissa, coins from oi nae 79, » language and items of Osmaston (B. B.), on the manifestation of Social Tnstinet in ne Common Babbler ( Crateropus canorus) Palm-leaf MSS. in the library of H. E. the Madura tal of Weg ; Pandia (Pandit Mohanlal Vishnula)), antiquity of the Poet Nagari Das and of the Poetess . Rasik Bihari alias Bani Thani elected Member of istows and Archeological Com- _ mittee es vee | Pautllng (R.), some new ries Malayan Orchids...) ose Papilionacese r wel Pargiter (IF. E.), ancient Satie: in Bhisiteers India citi amap.. ean » elected Member of Philological Committee Paris, proceedings of International Congress of Orientalists ... Peake (C. W.), elected an Ordinary Member sh sicld Peal (S. E.), death of dis sre elected Member of Anthiopéleieal Claires se 5, elected Member of Natural History Committee .., Pedler (A.), elected Member.of Finance and Visiting Committee elected Member of Library Committee... ot ‘elected Member of Natural History Committee .,., elected Member of Physical Science Committee : 5, elected Vice-President Phillott (Captain D. C.), elected Member of Philological Coke mittee ove ees vee 9 ? 32 9 99 ” 2 +9 Philological Bedinbbte, seotien panels” co. bes cout tae Secretary, election of Physical Science Committee, election of... Porter. (Rev. J.), struck off from the list of Conreapiontiele Members _... ose ove vee oe Pottery, inscribed bat ove Prain (Dr. D.), elected Member of Natural History Commitee elected Member of Physical Science Committee table Antitoxins ... oe Novicie Indice, No. XV. Sout additional Leguminose (Papilionacee) ... aie note on Dr, Cummins’ paper on Theory of Vege- | Index. 185 Page Prain (Dr. D.), Novicies Indice XVI. More additional species | . ; of Labiate eda), 408 Presentations ... 1;,52;,61, 73, 101, 107, 115, 121,131, 163 President, election of Pre ie 50 » . exhibited a silver coin Saisandid oo the Revenue Secretary to the Government of Burma . ww. «=. 145 Pringle (A. T.), elected Member of Council “ ave 50 s 4, elected Member of Library Oeitnittes dae 62 Proceedings of the International Congress of Orientalists at Paris 192. Pronominal adjuncts in the Language spoken in the Western and Southern parts of the ee dee hae ase 64 Publications ade i 32 Punjab, pronominal cee in the lananage picker 3 in Wiener and Southern parts of the aye ove 64 Ranking (Dr. G.), elected Philological Soddataty age ase 50 Rasik Bihari, Poetess ae en ia son 05 1m (Dr. P. K.), elected Metnber of Council ar 50 Beet, elected Member of Finance and Visiting Can _ mittee ... dae ase ise 61 Ridley (HL. N.), Jering fruit.. 147 Risley (Hon. Mr. H. H.), elected Maniber of Stead opalopicdl - Committee ... vile ccm ae 63 Badgers, (C. J.), coins struck ‘a Nahan ... 44 abe ty jn 4 » .. » elected Member of Coins Ghmrbittes 62 Roy (Dr. P. C.), elected Member of Physical Science ented 63 Roy (Peary Mohan), withdrawal of oes ove ove 51 Royal Society of London _... ode ace 74 Rude Stone implements from Central Inds wie ave; 128 ‘\ Rules of the Barclay Memorial Medal _... 121 Samasrami (Pandit Satyavrata), elected Member of Philological Committee t ate pOaee ove 62 Sambawa, butterflies of bee seat L65 Sandberg (Rev. G.), note to Mr. Gait’s Sage on Ahiain coins ... 12 Sanyal (Ram Brahma), note on the breeding of various Birds (Herons and Cormorants) in a wild state in the Alipur Zoolo- gical Gardens. a4, se 86 Saran, notes on the enaealen dialects spoken i in tha District of 116 Sarkar (Dr. Mahendralal), elected Member of Library Committee 62 SS LO ae elected Member of Philological Com- mittee ese abs aa a) Ms elected Member of Physical Raieres Committee BR rs 63 186 Index. Sarvadhikari (Rajkumar), elected Member of Anthropological Committee ty hy ‘elected Member of Pailsloeioa Cinta mittee ir Sunndues (Charles), elected an Ordinary Member ... Secretaries, election of seit office of Seth (Mesrovb S.), elected an rOeabak Member Scully (Dr. J.), elected Member of Natural History Coihiai egal & elected Member of Physical Science Committee Shastri (Haraprasad), elected. Joint-Philological Secretary exhibited some Ancient Burmese Inscribed Pottery on certain Palanteat MSS. in athe Library of H. HK. the Maharajah of Nepal 9 9 99 99 Sibsigar, coins from Simpson (Dr. W.J.), slispeoth Meditier wa Physical Siete Cece mittee eee ose sins Singh (Sardar Sir rey Asahi of des eas ae Singh (Raja Lachman), death of Singh (Janar dun), statement of the dialects ike im Bagh khand at Sircar (Dr. Amritalal), sigetad an vaticiey bienibai a Smith (V. A.), elected Member of Coins Committee a ,, Numismatic Notes and Novelties, Nos. I and II 15, Societies, Institutions, &c., to which the Publications of the Asiatic Society have been sent during the year, or from which publications have been received 9) Some new Indo-Malayan Orchids ae Re, tf Statement of the dialects spoken in Baghelkhand Stein (M. A.), notes on New Inscriptions discovered by Matos Deane le as ma Be aes Sumba, butterflies of ys Talbot (W. A.), elected an Gistinitry Momibas ie Tarkalankara Sans elected Member of Philoloptoal Committee ... oe se dee Tashi-lhunpo, monastery of . sk ay Taylor (W.C.),deathof ... a Teal, Cotton se m Tem ple (Col. R. C.), alseneat Moxibier of Autliconelogeeed Coie mittee ove ave eve Page 63 Index. Temple (Col. R. R.), elected Member of History and Archezo- logical Committee en ‘f elected Member of Library Commnnine » .. lected Member of Philological Committee Eiizory of Vegetable Antitoxins Thibaut (Dr. G.), elected Member of Bhiabaioat Corduncree Thomas (R. H.8.), elected Member of Nuiueal History Committee Three further Collections of ancient Manuscripts from Central Asia eos BEL Thurston (E.), Soctea Member of Anthsopolsaical Gietinihtae ie 5 » elected Member of Coins Committee.. ak », @lected Member of Natural History Gautarties ane Tibet, Buddhist Pantheon of .. ad » JLsangpo of Tibetan Princess, portrait of a Travels on the shores of Lake Yamdo- Croft Treasure Trove Coins Treasurer, election of Tsangpo of Tibet fe Tupaia, experiments with a ... Upagupta, the fourth Buddhist babsiar al, and Hish Priest of Agoka 4 Vasu Mt nadaicasad), Bignted an Cuaee Member Vasu (Nagendra Natha), elected Member of Philological Cave mittee 4 y: Inscription of Narasimha Der II | 4 Méghécvara Inscription anatable Pe iioxina : Venis (A.), elected Member of Philglaricat Cannes Verdeau (I van), withdrawal of Vernacular dialects ‘ Vice-Presidents, election of ... Visiting Committee, election of Vocabulary of the Gondi and Kolami Languages Vredenburg (H.), elected an Ordinary Member ae Waddell (Dr. L. A.), note on the Rev. G. Sandberg’s note to Mr. Gait’s paper on Ahdm coins.. As re Upagupta, the fourth Buddhiet Parunren: and High Priest of Acoka ... Waterhouse (Col. J.), elected Member of Finance and eee ~ Committee 187 Page 62 ab. ab. 15 62 63 123 63 62 63 55 ab. ab. ab. 275 50 5D 101 64 107 62 145 15 ab. 62 61 116 50 61 116 115 12 64, 61 188 Index. Page Waterhouse (Col. J.), elected Member of Library Committee ... 62 af be elected Member of Physical Science Committee ... ns sing 63 Ke elected Vice-President nie singe 50 Wetec » Captain H. Y.), death of bi .. Ghee oe 95 notes on some Butterflies fron Myingan, Central Burma 116 Watt at G.), elected Member of Anthropological Gomitndivean 63 ‘ Sates elected Member of Council bs “ne 50 me 5 elected Member of Library Sastinaities dad 62 by elected Member of Natural History Committee 63 Weber (Walter), elected an Ordinary Member sid ‘ay 51 Wilson. .(C. R.), elected General Secretary a ion 50 Withdrawal of Members Sti hve 2, 51, 61, 73, 115, 132 Wun District, coins inthe ... ane ie ad 63 Yamdo-Croft, lake be od 5. Zakaullah (M.), elected an Ontinats Meribor iat a 1 a 2 . LIST OF MEMBERS , THE OF ratic socreTY 0 aS — aie (PN TH * eh R, 1896, * * . CEMBE pec - E 3isT . * + v LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL FOR THE YEAR 1896. President : A. Pedler, Esq., F.R.S. Vice-Presidents : Sir A. W. Croft, M.A., K.C.LE. Colonel J. Waterhouse, B.S.C. Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle. Secretaries and Treasurer : Dr. G. A. Grierson, C.S., C.L.E. Dr. A. W. Alcock, C.M.Z.S. F. Finn, Esq., B.A. C. R. Wilson, Esq., M.A. Pandit Haraprasad Shastri, M.A. C. Little, Esq., M.A. Other Members of Council : Babu Pratapachandra Ghosha, B.A. Dr. D. D. Cunningham, F.R.S., C.I.E. C. L. Griesbach; Esq., C.I.E., F. G.S. Dr. G. Ranking, M.D. T. H. Holland, Esq., F.G.S. Dr. G. Watt, C.LE. The Hon. Mr. Justice Amir Ali, C.I.E. Dr. P. K. Ray. a eee, aed LIST OF ORDINARY MEMBERS. Non-Resident. A. = Absent. N.S. = Non-Snbscribing. R. = Resident. R. = L. M. = Life Member. F.M. = Foreign Member. N. B.—Members who have changed their residence since the list was drawn — ‘up are requested to give intimation of such a change to the Secretaries, in order that the necessary alteration may be made in the subsequent edition. Errors or omissions in the following list should also be communicated to the Secretaries. Members who are about to leave India and do not intend to return are partt- cularly requested to notify to the Secretaries whether it is their desire to continue Members of the Society ; otherwise, in accordance with Rule 40 of the Bye-Laws, their names will be removed from the list at the expiration of three years from the time of their leaving India. Date of Election. 1896 Mar. 4.{| R. | Abdul Karim, Maulvie, B. a. Calcutta. 1894 Sept. 27.) N.R.| Abdul Wali, Maulvie. Sailkapa, Jessore District. 1895 Mar. 6.| R. | Abdur Rahman, A. F. M., Judge, Court of Small Causes. Calcutta. 1895 May 1.|N.R.| Abdus Salam, Maulvie, um. a. Brahmaubaria, Tip- perah. 1888 Feb. 1.|F¥.M.| Adamson, Major Charles Henry Ellison, m. s. c. Hurope. 1895 Ang. 29.| A. | Agnew, Henry De Courcy. Lurope. 1860 July 4.]N.R.| Ahmad Khan, The Hen. Maulvie Sir Sayid, Baha- dur, K.c.s.1. Aligarh. - 1888 April4.; R. Alsmud: Shams-ul-ulama Maulvie, Arabic Professor, Presidency College. Calcutta. 1888 Feb. 1.| A. | Alcock, Surgeon-Captain Alfred William, m. ps. Kurope. 1884 Mar. 5.)/U.M.} Ali, Sir Ali Qadr Syud a Nawab Banadin _k. 0.1 BE. Murshedabad. 1885 Mar. 4.|N.R.| Ali Bilgrami, Sayid, B. A, A. R. S.°M., F. OG 8. Hyderabad. 1874 June 3.| R. | Amir Ali, The Hon.,c.1. 8.,m.a. Barrister-at-Law, Judge, High Court. Calcutta. 1865 Jan.11.| F.M.} Anderson, John, M. D., F. R. S., F. L. 3. Hurope. 1884 Sept. 3.) R. | Anderson, J. A. Calcutta. 1893 Aug. 31.) R. | Anderson, Dr. A. R. 8. Calcutta. 1892 Jan. 6.| R. | Arnold, Henry Kerchever Walter. Calcutte 1890 July 2.} A. | Arnold, Thomas Walker, B, A., M. R. A. 5, Europe. ? Date of Election. 1872 April 3. N. i. 1877 July A 1889 Aug. 29. 1870 Feb. 2. 1891 Mar. 4. 1892 Aug. 3. 1891 Apvil 1. 1889 May 1. Ashan-ullah, Nawab, Khan Bahadur. Dacca. R. | Ashgar Ali Diler Jang, Nawab Sayid, Khan Baha- dee C8. 7 Galeutic. N.R.| Aziz-ud-din Ahmad, Deputy Magistrate. Jaunpur. L.M.| Baden-Powell, Baden Henry, ¢. s.,¢.1.5. Hurope. N.R.| Baillie, D. C., 0.8. Naini Tal. A. | Baker, Lieutenant Donald. she ea FM. Baker, EH. C.8S. Hurope. R. Banerji, The Hon, Gurudas, mu. A., pd. L., Judge, High Court. Calculta. 1896 Mar. 4.|N.R.| Banerji, Satish Chandra, mu. a. Allahabad. 1869 Dec. 1.|L.M.| Barker, R. A., mM. v. Hurope. 1885 Nov. 4.; R. | Barman, Damudar Das. Calcutta. 1877 Jan. 17. | N.R 1894 Sept. 27. | 1893 April 5. 1864 Sept. 7. 1895 July 3. 1878 Sept. 25. 1876 Noy. 15. 1896 May 6. 1878 Oct. 4. 1892 April 6. 1879 Mar. 1884 Feb. 1859 Aug. 1893 Feb. 1885 Mar. 1896 Mar. 1895 July 1890 July 1893 Mar. 1 1895 Mar. 6. 1880 Noy. 3. 1890 Dec. 3 1895 April 3. 1876 May 4. 1860 Mar. 7. 1887 May 4. 1896 Jan. 8. a CO > or BO Co ye ue .| Barman, Kishor Kumar Radha Dev, Juvraj of Hill Tipperah. Tipperah. R. | Basu, Nagendra Natha. Calcutta. N.R.| Batabyal, Umes Chunder, ¢. s. Bogra. A. | Beames, John, c. s. Hurope. L.M.} Beatson-Bell, N, Dc. 8. Backergunge. | A. | Beighton, T. D., c. s. Hurope. F.M.; Beveridge, Henry, ¢.s. Lurope. R. | Bhaduri, Aghore Chandra. Calcutta. R. | Bhakta, Krishna Gopal. Calcutta. N.R. | Bhattacharjee, Janaki Nath. Berhampur. A. ;|,Biddulph, Col. J., B.:8. c..,, Hurope.~ | * -A. | Bigg-Wither, Major A. C., B. 4., A. 1.0. E. Hurope. L.M.| Blanford, W. T.,.4. BR. Ss. M., F. B. 8., F. G./S., FB. Gs'Se, F. Zz. 8. Hurope. N.R.| Bodding, The Rev, P.O. Rampore Haut. R. | Bolton, C. W.,'¢. s.. Calcutia. N.R.| Bompas, C. H. Chaibasa. N.R.| Bonham-Carter, N., c. 8. Mozufferpur. ; R. | Bonnerjee, Womes Chunder, Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple. Calcutta. Bose, Bhupendra Nath, Solicitor. Calcutta. A. | Bose, J.C., u.a., Bengal Education Service. Hurope. . Bose, Pramatha Nath, B. sc., F. & 8., Geological Survey of India. Asansol. N.R.| Bose, Rai Nali Naksha, Bahadur, Chairman, Burd- wan Municipality. Burdwan. N.R.| Bourdillon, J. A., o.8. Bankipur. A. | Bradshaw, ‘Surgeon- Major-General A. F., M.D., ¢. B. | Hurope. L.M.| Brandis, Sir Dietrich, K. ¢. I. E., PH. D., F. 1. 8, F.R. 8S. Hurope. R. | Bural, Nobinchand, Solicitor. Calcutta. N.R. Burn, Richard, c.s. Kasia, Gorakhpur. | a q ; ' Date of Election. | 1862 Feb. 5. 1896 Jan. 8. 1879-April 2. 1295 July 3. 1895 July 52 1893 Feb. 1. 1890 June 4 1894 Aug. 1. 1893 July 5. 1892 Aug. 3. 1893 Sept. 28. = 1861 Mar. 1880 Nov. 3. 1885 Feb. 4. 5 1890 Feb. 5. 1880 Aug. 26. 1881 May 4. 1889 Nov. 6. 1890 Dec. 3. 1876 Mar. 1. 1887 Aug. 25. 1877 June 6. 1874 Mar. 4. 1895 July 3. 1875 Aug. 6. 1873 Dec. 3. 1892 Mar. 1896 Mar, » po 1865 June 7. 1879 April 7. 1893 Nov. 1. N.R. |’ 1885 May 6.|N.R. .| Das, Raja Jaykrishna, Bahadur, ¢. 8. I. Bysack, Gaurdas. Calcutta. Caddy, Dr. Arnold. Calcutta. Calcutta, The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of. cutta. Carey, H. D., c. 8. Hurope. Carlyle, R. W., c. 8. Comillah. Caspersz, A. A., Barrister-at-Law. Calcutta. Chakravarti, Man Mohan, m. 4., B, L., Deputy Magistrate. Jajpur, Cuttack. Chatterjee, M.N., Professor of Philosophy, Maha- raja’s College. Patialia. ° Chatterjee, Radhikaraman. Chaube, Behary Lall. Cal- Rungpur. Bankipur. Chaudhuri, Banawarilala, B. sc. Edin. Sherpur, Mymensingh. Chaudhuri, Harachandra, Zemindar. Sherpur, Mymensingh. | Chaudhuri, Rai Khirod Chandra. Chinsurah. .| Chaudhuri,. Raja Suryakanta, Bahadur. Mymen- singh. Chuckerbutty, A. Goodeve, ¢. 8s. Hurope. Clerk, Colonel Malcolm G. Hurope. Cockburn, John, Asst. Sub-Deputy Opium Agent, Allahabad. Colville, William Brown. Calcutta. Connan, William, ¢. B. Calcutia. « Crawfurd, James, B. A. ¢. 8. Hurope. Criper, William Risdon, F. 0. 8., F. 1. C., A. RB. S. M. Hurope. Croft, Sir A. W., mM. A., «.¢.1. 8. Director of Public Instruction, Bengal. Calcutta. Crombie, Surgeon-Major Alexander, M. D. Cumming, J. G., 6. s. Comalluh. Cunningham, Surgeon-Major David Douglas, F. R. g., Honorary Surgeon to the Viceroy. Calcutta. Europe. Dames, Mansel Longworth, o. s., Asst. Commis- sioner. Dera Ghazi Khan. Das, Gopal Ballabh, m. a. Cuttack. Das-Gupta, J. N., B. A., Barrister-at-Law. Chin- surah. Mora- dabad. .| Das, Ram Saran, m. a., Secy., Oudh Commercial Bank, Limited. Fyzabad, Oudh. Dé, B, c. s. Balasore. Dé, Raja Baikuntanath, Bahadur. Balasore. , vi een fe eg en et erm eee 1895 Sept. 19. | N.R. 1895 Dec. 4.|N.R. 1893 Mar, 1. | F.M. 1896 Jan. 8.|N.R. 1886 June 2. 1892 Sept. 22. 1889 Jan. 2. | 1879 Feb. 5. 1892 Jan. 6. 1877 Aug.30. 1892 Aug. 25. 1890 Sept. 25. 1870 Mar. 9. 1871 Dec. 2. 1894 Dec. 5. 1886 April 7. 1893 May 3. 1892 May 4. 1876 July 5. 1893 Jan. 11. 1880 April 7. 1859 Aug. 3. 1889 Jan. 2. 1889 Mar. 6. 1869 Feb. 3. 1895 April 3. 1890 Aug. 6. 1861 Feb. 5.| N.S. 1896 Nov. 4.|N.R. 1892 Aug. 25. | N.R. 1876 Nov. 15. | N.R. 1885 Dec. 2. 1888 July 4 R. A. R. .| Gajapati, De, Kiran Chandra, ¢. s. Delmerick, Charles Swift. Deussen, Dr. Paul. Hurope. Dowhurst, R. Paget. Orai, N.-W. P. Doyle, Patrick, ¢, 8.,M.R.1.4., M.I. C. E.1,, F. RB. A. S., F. & 8. E., ¥F. G.'s., F. B. Met. 3., L. 8. (Hxanny, M. Lond. Math. Soc., r. s. s., Fel. San. Inst., M. Aus. Inst. uw. 8. Calcutta. Drury, Dr. F. J. Calcutta. Ranaghat. Budaon. .| Dudgeon, Gerald Cecil, Nunkab, W. Doours. Duthie, J. F. Hurope. Dutt, Gerindranath. Hatwa. Dutt, Kedarnath. Calcutta. Dutt, Narsingh. Howrah. Dutt, Romesh Chunder, ©. 8., Middle Temple. Cuttack. Barrister-at-Law, Edinburgh, H. R. H. The Duke of. Hurope. .| Eliot, J., m. A., Meteorological Reporter to the Govt. of India. Simla. Finn, Frank, B. A. Calcutta. Fleet, John Faithfull, c.s., c.1.8. Hurope. Forbes, Major H. F. Gordon, LHurope. Forrest, G. W., B. A., Hurope. " Foulkes, The Rev. Thos. F. L. S:, M. R, A. S:, F.R. GS. Salem, Madras Pr esidency. Gait, EH. A., o. s. Shillong. Sir Ananda Ram, kK. 0.1. E., Vizianagram. Vizianagram. Gastrell, General James Eardley. Hurope. Raja_ of Ghose, Jogendrachandra, M. A., B. L. Calcutta. Ghosha, Bhupendra Sri. Calcutta. Ghosha, Pratapachandra,'B. A. Calcutta. Gilliland, J. H., Bengal Education Service. Calcutta. Goethals, The Most Rev. Paul, D. D., 8s. J., bishop. Calcutta. Godwin-Austen, Lieut.-Colonel H. H., F.R.8.,F.2.8., F.R. G. 8S. Hurope. Grant, A.J. Wana, Waztrestan. Greeven, R., 0. s. Naini Tal. Grierson, Dr. George Abraham, ©. 8., ¢. I. E. pur. Griesbach, C. L., ¢. 1. 6., F. G. 8. Gupta, Rajanikanta. Calcutta. Arch- Banki- Europe. ii a Vil 7 As 377 ni aaa hari wr ue a ana 1892 Jan. 6.|N.R.| Haig, Lieutenant Wolseley. Yeotmal, Berar. 1883 Jan. 3./N.R. 1890 June 4. 1875 Mar. 3. 1890 April 2. 1892 Aug. 1872 Dee. 1878 Mar. 3. 5. 6. 1886 June 2. 1891 July 1884 Mar. 1873 Jan. E, 5. 2. 1863 Jan. 15. 1884 May 2. 1890 Dec. 1866 Mar. 1895 Dec. 1882 Mar. 1874 Dec. 1867 Dec. 1881 Mar. 1896 Aug. 1896 July 1891 Feb. 1893 July 1887 May 1889 Mar. 1889 Nov. 1889 Feb. 3. Val BeSp 2 pee wv ei DH A. a 222 3 A ng by ae eu ge |) Bab Sania Charles. .| Hoey, Dr. W., c. 8, .| Hooper, John, Harding, Francis Henry, B. A., c.s. Shahabad. Heilgers, Robert Philip, Consul for H. I. M. the Kimperor of Austria and Hungary, Knight of the Imperial Order of the Iron Crown, Commandeur Ordre Impériale de Medjidié, F. R. G. s., F. B. 8. 8. Hurope. .| Hendley, Brigade-Surgeon Lt.-Col. Thomas Hol- bein, ¢.1. 8. Jeypur. Hickson, F.G. Lurope. Dacca. Eigeenle: A. F. R., pu. v., Principal of the Cal- cutta Madrasa. Gorakhpur. Hogg, Alexander, Calcutta. Holland, Thomas H., F. G. s. India. Calcutta. c. s., Secretary, Board of Revenue. Allahabad. N.-W. P Houstoun, G. L., F. G. 8s. Hurope. Howell, Mortimer Sloper, ¢.s., 6.1. B. Geological Survey of Hurope. _| Hussein, Sayid, B. a., Secy. to Nizam of Hyderabad’s Council. Hyderabad. Hyde, The Rev. Henry Barry, m. 4. Cuttack. Chaplain, Irvine, William, c. 8. Hurope. ‘ Kennedy, J., c. s. Commilla. Kennedy, Pringle, mM. A. Mozufferpur. Khuda Baksh, Maulvie, Khan Bahadur. Ur. Banki- King, Brigade-Surgeon George, ¢. I. E., M.B., F. L. S., Supdt., Royal Botanic Garden. Sibpur. King, Lucas White, B. a., LL. B., c. Ss. Hurope. Konstam, H. M., 1. ¢. s. Calcutta. Kuchler, EK. W., mM. a. Calcutta. .| Kupper, The Hon. Lala Bunbehari. Burdwan. Laharry, S.C. Chinsurah. .| Lanman, Charles R., Corresponding ee of the American Oriental Society, Professor of Sans- krit in Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass., U. S., America. LaTouche, Thomas Henry Digges, mM. a. Lee, W. A. Calcutta. Little, C., mM. Aa., Bengal Education Service. cutta. Europe. Cal- Vill Date of Election. 1886 Sept. 30. | 1869 July 7. 1892 Sept. 22. 1870 April 7. 1868 Dec. 2. 1896 Mar. 4. 1893 Jan. 1]. 1891 Feb. 4. 1896 Feb. 5. 4893 Aug. 31. 1895 Sept.19. 1881 July 6. | 1895 Aug. 29. 1886 Jan. 6. 1882 Aug. 2. 1889 Jan. 2. 1891 Aug. 27. 1893 July 5. 1889 Mar. 6. 1893 Mar. 1. 1892 April 6. 1886 Mar. 1895 July 1884 Nov. 1834 Sept. 1870 July 1874 May 1896 July 1895 Mar. 1890 Dec. 1894 July 1895 July 1896 Aug. 1864 Nov. 2. 1885 July 1. 1892 Mar. 2. 1867 Mar. 6. Se a Fein ee ee .| Macpherson, Duncan J,, c. s. | J {Muir 3) Wr at? cs. _Mukerjea, Nilmani, Principal, Sanskrit College. Luson, Hewling, oc. 8. Manbhoom. Lyall," Charles James, M. A., LL. D., 0.8.1, ©. 1. E. Chief Commissioner, C. P. Nagpur. Lyell, George. Calcutta. Lyman, B. Smith. Philadelphia, Pa., U. S., America. Macauliffe, Michael, B. A., ¢. s. MacBaine, F., 1. ¢. 8. Nowgong. Maclagan, E. D., mM. a., c.8. Hurope. Motthart. Europe. Macpherson, W. C. Hurope. Mahatha, Purmeshwar Narain. Mozufferpur. Mahomed Abdul Kadar, Khan Bahadur. Calcutta. Mahomed Firnkh Shah, Prince. Calcutta. Mahomed Gilani, Shams-ul-ulama Shaikh. Cal- cutta. .| Mahomed [Latif Khan, Sayid, Khan Bahadur. Jullunder. Mahomed Yusoof, The Hon. Maulvie, Khan Baha- dur. Calcutta. Maliah, Kumar Rameswar. Mallik, H. C. Calcutta. Mangos, C. D. Calcutta. Mann, John, M. A. Calcutta. Marriott, C. R., c. s. Hurope. Maynard, Surgeon-Captain F. P. Ranchi. Mehta, Rustomjee Dhunjeebhoy. Calcutta. Melitus, P. G., c. 8. Shillong. Middlemiss, C. 8., B. A., Assistant Superintendent, Geological Survey of India. Hasur, Salem Dt. Miles, William Harry. Oualcutta. | Miller, A B.,B. A., Barrister-at-Law, Official Trustee. Calcutta. : Minchin, F.J. V. Aska, Ganjam. Misra, Rai Lakshmi Sanker, Bahadur. Mitra, Rajeswar. Camp via Jubbulpur. Mitra, Varada Charana. Joint-Magistrate. Furrid- pur. Howrah. Calcutta. | Moir, Surgeon-Captain D. M., 1. m. s. Cal- cutta. -Monohan, J. G., c. 8. Sibsagar. | Mudaliar, Dr. V. 8. Balasundra. Chamagirt. Saharanpur. Calcutta. Mukerjea, Nrisinha Chundra. Calcutta. Mukerjea, The Hon. Raja Pearimohan, M. A., ¢. S. I. Uttarpara. i Pate loins 9 at ail 1X | A ee ence nn ne RECs Date of Election. 1894 Aug’. 30, 1896 Aug. 27. 1886 May 5. 1892 Dec. 7. 1896 April 1. 1896 Aug. 5. 1887 May 4. 1885 June 3. 1887 June 1. 1881 Nov. 2. 1889 Aug. 29. 1887 April 6. * 1894 June 6. 1892 Oct. 27. 1885 Feb. 4. 1895 July 3. 1879 Aug. 28. 1883 Dec. 1. 1883 Aug. 30. 1887 July 6. 1880 Aug. 4. 1880 Jan. 1862 May 1871 Dec. 1873 Aug. PD ADB Nn 1888 June 1881 Aug. 25. 1877 Aug. J. 1889 Nov. 6. 1896 Jan. 8. 1889 Mar. 6. R R. R. R R =e) : N. A. .| Naemwoollah, Maulvie, Deputy Magistrate. .| Oliver, Edw. Emmerson, M. I. ¢. E. R.| Oung, Moung Hla. Mukerjee, Sibnarayan. Uttarpara. Mukerjee, Syamdas. Calcutta. Mukhopadhyaya, Asutosh, M.A, D.L., F. R.A. S., F.R. 8. E. Calcutta. Mukhopadhyaya, Panchanana. Mullick, Sham Lall. Calcutta. Munro, Thomas, M. Calcutta. Munro, Thomas R. LHurope. Oalcutta. Saha- ranpur. Narain, Rao Govind Rao. Nicéville, L. de., F. E. Ss. Nimmo, John Duncan. Noetling, Fritz, pH. D. Allahabad. Calcutta. Calcutta. Hurope. | Nomani, Shams-ul-ulama Maulvie Muhammad, Professor of Arabic in the Muhammadan Oriental College. Aligarh. .| Norvill, Dr. Frederic H. Dibrugarh. Nyadyaratna, Mahamahopadhyaya Mahesachandra, c.1.E. Calcutta. Oldham, C. H. A. W., 0. s. Calcutta. Oldham,. Brigade-Surgeon C. F., F. Rk. G &, Europe. Oldham, R. D., a. R. 8. M., F. G. s., Superintendent, Geological Survey of India. Calcutta. Nagpur. Rangoon. Pandia, Pandit Mohanlall Vishnulall, Fr. r. s., Prime Minister, Partabgarh State. Rajputana via Mand- saur. Pargiter, Frederick H., B. a., c. 8. Outtack. Partridge, Surgeon-Major Samuel Bowen, m. p. Europe. Peal, S. E. Stbsagar, Assam. Pedler, Alexander, F. R. 8, Bengal Education Ser- vice. Calcutta. . Pennell, Aubray Percival, B. A., ¢. 8. Rangoon. Percival, Hugh Melvile, mM. a., Bengal Education Service. Calcutta. Peters, Surgeon-Major C. T., m. B. Phillott, Capt. D.C. Kohat. Place, G.,1.¢.s. Mottharz. Prain, David, M. &., M, B., L. B.C. 8., I. B.S. Es, 1. te S. Sibpur. Bombay. Date of Kiection. 1892 Aug. 3. 1889 Mar. 6. 1896 Sept. 25. 41880 April 7. 1895 Aug. 29. 1894 Aug. 30. 1895 Aug. 7. 1887 May 4. 1895 Aug. 29. 1884 Mar. 5. 1889 June 5. 1890 Mar. 5. 1895 Mar. 6. 1888 June 6. 1885 Mar. 4. 1893 Aug. 2. 1896 Aug. 27. 1857 June 1. 1267 April 3. 1885 Mar. 4. 1893 Jan. 11. 1874 July 1. 1896 April 1. 3886 Mar. 3. 1885 April 1. 1885 April 1. 1885 Feb. 4. 189] June 3. 1889 Nov. 6. 1887 April 6. 1893 Mar. 1. 1880 June 2. 1878 Oet. 4. 1895 Aug. 29 1877 Juste 6. | N.R. 1892 Mar. 2. 1889 Aug. 29. bd Pramanick, Asutosh. COalcutta. .| Prasad, Hanuman, Raes and Zemindar. Chunar. Pringle, A. T. Calcutta. Z =e ai Pim nh Roe & .| Rai, Bipina Chandra, B. t. Noakhali. .| Rai, Jatindranath, M.a., B.L. Taki. Calcutta. Ray, Mahendranath, m. A., B.L. Howrah. Ray, Prasannakumar, p. sc. (Lond. and Edin.) Professor, Presidency College. Calcutta. Richardson, T. W.,¢. s. Calcutta. Risley, H.H.,B.a.,¢.8.,¢.1. 8. Calcutta. Rowe, F. J.,M. a. Hurope. .| Roy, Maharaja Girjanath. Dinagepur. Roy, P. C., Bengal Education Service. Calcutta. Roy, Peary Mohun. Calcutta. . Rustomjee, H. M. Calcutta. A =e Pere : APLRs Con RRP Samajpati, Suresh Chundra. Calcutta. .) Samman, H. F., 1.¢. 8. Golaghat. Sandberg, The Rey. Graham, s. A., Barrister-at- Law, Inner Temple. Chaplain. Swbathu. Sarkar, Dr. Mahendralal, c. 1. 8. Calcutta. Sarvadhikari, Rajkumar, Rai Bahadur. Calcutta. Scindia, His Highness the Maharaja. Scully, Dr. John, r, c. s. Huwrope. Sen, The Hon’ble Guruprasad. Calcutta. Sen, Hiralal, Excise Department. Darbhanga. Sen, Narendranath. Calcutta. Sen, Yadunath. Calcutta. ) Shastri, Pandit Haraprasad, m. a. Calcutta. Shillingford, Frederick Alexander. Purneah. .| Simpson, Kdmund James, L. R. C. P. B., F. L. P. 8. Ge, L. M. G. E., Civil Surgeon. Rai Bareili. R. | Simpson, Dr. W. J., Health Officer. Calcutta. N.R.| Singh, Maharajah Kumara Sirdar Bharat, ¢. s. Rat Bareili. N.R.| Singh, Thakur Garuradhawaya Prasad, Raja of . Beswan. Beswan Fort, Aligarh. N.R.| Singh, Raja Lachman. Agra. R. | Singh, Lachmi Narayan, mu. a., 8B. u. Calcutta. eA” c Po Ue i iA ta od oe Bahadur, kK. ¢. 1. £. Darbhanga. LM. | Singh, The Hon. Raja Oodaypratab. Binga. N.R, Singh, H. H. Prabhunarain, Bahadur, Maharaja of Benares. 1859 Aug. 3.|N.R.| Singh, H. H. the Hon. Maharaja Pratap Narain. Ajodhya, Oudh. Ranking, Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel George, M. D. — Singh, H. H. the Hon. Maharaja Sir Luchmessur, ee ee Sse. ee 7 « ° , x1 OBR TE OS i a Sa A A oe RS SSR PRR Se SP EI I ee Date of Election. 1895 Aug.29/N R. 1889 Nov. 6.|N.R. 1894 Feb. 7. 1893 April 5. 1894 July 4. 1872 Aug. 5. 1874 June 3. 1891 Aug. 27. 1895 July 5. 1868 June 3. 1893 Aug. 31. 1865 Sept. 6. 1884 May 5. 1878 June 5. 1875 June 2. 1886 Aug, 4. 1847- June 2. 1889 Mar. 6. 1891 Aug. 27. 1871 April 5. 1861 June 5. 1893 May 3. 1890 Feb. 5. 1885 May 6. 1895 Dec. 4. 1896 May 6. 1894 Sept. 27.) L.M. 1895 July 5. 1889 Nov. 6.|N.R. — 1865 May 3. 1887 Oct. 6. | N.R. 1874 July }. 1892 Aug. 3. N.R. N.R. ra . e ew" Z P hg Po to bd R. R. R. R R. R. R. .| Taylor, W. C., Settlement Officer. .| Temple, Major R. C., s. o. .| Thibaut, Dr. G., Professor, Muir Central College. .| Thurston, Edgar. .| Trefftz, Oscar. .| Tremlett, James Dyer, M. A., ¢. 8. .| Venis, Arthur, Singh, Ram Din. Bankipur. Singh, The Hon. Raja Rameshwara, Bahadur. Darbhanga. Singh, H. H. Raja Vishwanath, Bahadur, Chief of Chhatarpur. Sifha, Raja Bhupendra, Bahadur, Raja of Bijoypur. Mirzapur. Sinha, Kunwar Kushal Pal, m. 4. Narki P. O. Agra District. Skrefsrud, The Rev. L. O. Hurope. Smith, Vincent Arthur, c.s. Gorakhpur. | Stein, Dr. M. A. Lahore. Steinberg, A. F., c. 8. Hurope. Tagore, The Hon. Maharaja Sir Jotendra Mohun, Bahadur, kK. c. s.1. Calcutta. Tate, G. P,, Survey of India. Tawney, C. H., M. A., 0. I. B. Karachi. Hurope. Khurda. Rangoon. Allahabad. Thomas, Robert Edmond Skyring. Calcutta. Thuillier, Major-Genl. Sir Henry Edward Landor, B.-A,, O. 8.9.5.8: Ri 83. Murope. Thuillier, Colonel H. R., RB. £., Surveyor-General of India. Hurope. Madras. Hurope, Europe. Vandja, Raja Ram Chandra. Mayurbhanga,- District Balasore. M. A., Former Boden Sanskrit ‘Scholar, Oxford, Principal, Sanskrit College, Benares, Professor, Queen’s College. Benares, Verdeau, Ivan. Calcutta. Vidyabhushan, Harimohan. Calcutta. Vidyanidhi, Mahendranath. Calcutta. Vost, Surgeon-Captain William. Gonda. Waddell, Dr. L. A. Calcutta. Walsh, Surgeon-Major J. H. Tull. Midnapur. Waterhouse, Col. Jame&, B. s. c., Assistant Sur- veyor-General, Survey of India. Calcutta. Watson, Lieut. Edward Yerbury. Belgaum. Watt, Dr. George, co. 1.8. Calcutta. Whitehead, The Rev. Henry. Calcutta. Date or lection. 1896 Feb. 5. | N.R. 1891 May 6.| RB. 1892 Jan. 6.| R. 1894 Sept. 27.) R. 1873 Aug, 6.| A. 1894 Aug. 30. | N.R. xi Williams, Surgeon-Captain Charles EK. Yamathin. Wilson, Charles Robert, m. a., Bengal Education Service. Calcutta. Woodburn, The Hon. J.,¢.s, Calcutta. Woodroffe, John George, Barrister-at-Law. Cal- cutta. Woodthorpe, Col. Robert Gossett, c. B, RB. E- Europe. Wright, Henry Nelson, ¢.s. Allahabad. oe Xill SPECIAL HONORARY CENTENARY MEMBERS.. Date of Election. 1884 Jan. 15. 1884 Jan. 15. - 1884 Jan. 15. 1884 Jan. 15. 1884 Jan. 15. 1848 Feb. 1860 Mar. 1860 Nov. 1875 Nov. 1879 June 1879 June 1879 June 1879 June 1881 Dec. 1888 Feb. 1883 Feb. 1894 Mar. 1894 Mar. 1894 Mar. 1894 Mar. 1894 Mar. 1895 June 1895 June 1895 June 1895 June 1896 Feb. 1896 Feb. 1896 Feb. 1896 Feb. ARRAS ISNT SN MNP PP ews pS Dr. Ernst Haeckel, Professor in the University of Jena. Charles Meldrum, Esq., M. A., ¥. B.S. Mauritius. A. H. Sayce, Hsq., Professor of Comp. Philology. Ovford. Monsieur Emile Senart, Member of the Institute of France. Paris. Sir Monier Monier-Williams, Knt., K.¢. 1. 8., M.A., D.C. E., LL. D., Boden Prof. of Sanskrit. Ozford. HONORARY MEMBERS. Sir J. D. Hooker, kK. 0. s. 1., 0. B., M.D. D. 0. L., F. Be 8, F.G.8. Kew. Professor Max Miller. Ozford. Dr. Albrecht Weber. Berlin. Dr. O. Bohtlingk. Leipzig. Prof, E. B. Cowell, p.c t. Cambridge. Dr. A. Giinther, v. P. Rk. s. London. Dr. J. Janssen. - Paris. Prof. P. Regnaud. Lyons. Lord Kelvin, D.c. L. Glasgow. : W. T. Blanford, Hsq., A. R. 8. M., F. B. S., F. G. S.y F. RB. G. Se, F. Z. 8. London. Alfred Russell Wallace, Esq., F.u.3.,F.R.G.S. Parkstone, Dorsetshire. sini Sir William Henry Flower, kK. ¢. B., D. 0. t. London. Dr. Edward Frankland, D. ¢. L., F. R. 8. Retgate. Sir George Gabriel Stokes, Bart, Fr. R. 8s. Cambridge, Mahamahopadhyaya Chandra Kanta Tarkalankara. Calcutta. Professor Theodor Noeldeke. Strassburg. Dr. G. Bihler. Vienna. Lord Rayleigh. London. Lt.-Genl., R. Strachey. London. C. H. Tawney, M. A., c. 1. E. London. Sir Joseph Lister, P. R. 8. Professor Michael Foster, F. R. 8S. Professor F. Keilhorn. Professor C. R, Lanman. XiV | CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. Date of Election. 1844 Oct. 2. 1856 July 2. 1862 Mar. 3 1866 May 7. Macgowan, Dr. J. Hurope. Porter, The Rev. J. Belfast. Murray, A. London. Schlagintweit, Prof. E. von. Berlin. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. 1874 April1.| Lafont, Fr. E.,s.J3.,c.1. 8. Calcutta. 1875 Dec. 1.| Bate, The Rev. J.D. Europe. 1875 Dec. 1. | Abdul Hai, Maulvie. Calcutta. 1882 June 7.| Giles, Herbert. Hurope. 1883 Feb. 7.| Rodgers, C. J. Hurope. 1884 Aug. 6.| Moore, F., F. RB. 8., F. L. 8. London. 1885 Dec, 2.| Fiibrer, Dr. A. Lucknow. 1886 Dec. 1. | Das, Saratchandra, c.1. 8. Calcutta. 1892 April 6. | Samasrami, Satyavrata. Calcutta. 1892 Dec. 7.| Brith], P. J. Subpur. LIST OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN ABSENT FROM INDIA THREE YEARS AND UPWARDS.* * Rule 40.—After the lapse of 3 years from the date of a member leaving India, if no intimation of his wishes shall in the interval have been received by the “seed his-name shall be removed from the List of Members. The following members will be removed from the next Member List of the Society, under the operation of the above Rule: — Major A. C. Bigg- Wither, B. A. Major H. F. Gordon Forbes. C. H. Tawney, Hsq., M. A., C. I. BE. eS ee fi a tr in oe i el i ie + xv LOSS OF MEMBERS DURING 1896. By RETIREMENT. Colonel M. M. Bowie. W. Crooke, Esq., I. ¢. 8. Babu Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. Raja Ramranjan Chuckerbutty. Sir ©, A; HlhotiitKe ’c. 's¥1., ¢) 1h B, M. Finucane, Esq., I. ©. s. Dr. G. H. D. Gimlette. J.J. D. LaTouche, Esq. R. B. McCabe, Esgq., 1. c. s. Colonel E. Mockler. Lieut.-Col. EK. H. Molesworth. T. N. Mukerji, Esq. P. Nolan, Esq., I. c. 8. Kumar Divendra Narain Roy. Major J. Hayes Sadler, B. s. c. By Dearu. Ordinary Members. O. G. Arthur, Esq., 1. ¢. s. Diego Hrnest, Esq. Manmohan Ghose, Esq. The Hon. Prince Sir Jahan Qadr Muhammad Wahid Ali Bahadur, K. C. I. £. Babu Balai Chand Sinha. Sir Sirdar Attar Singh Bahadur. W. Swinhoe, Esq. Honorary Member. Dr. Reinhold Rost. . Xvi ; By REMOVAL. Under Rule 40. “iy erage. “abatt t) Le Latedae) Dr. H. Martyn Clark. Eustace John Kitts, Esq., o. gt pene tinea: Colonel Sir William Francis Prideaux, x GLE. ate a eauth, Bed, OP oli. A 0 1s ' y q . ¥ gute es sofas SOW ae 2 NE Seay = : ee ; 7 ty é a ’ « “he a ee - ‘ . » P * hl ® : 7 r « Pviegert : rei rat. 8 ’ ‘ 4 F ‘ | F : 5 >}! ran h a é - 7 ox - - . j +4 : a a i . re ’ [APPENDIX. | ABSTRACT STATEMENTS RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS ? OF THE _ ASIATIC POCIETY OF Pencar | . FOR THE YEAR 1896, STATEMENT Asiatic Society Dr. To EsTABLISHMENT. Rs. As, P. Rs, As, P. Salaries eee see eee eee 3,203 2 1 Commission cme Pr ran aie 448 5 6 Pension a vee rte ae 48 0 0 3,699 7 @ To CONTINGENCIES. Stationery @be soe ee eee ras | 3 (0) Lighting es et 14 3 49 8 0 Taxes ove ays oy son 819 0 O Postage She oes wns ais 600 8 0O Freight ves oe nas ee 2 GO Meeting eee ect eee tee 81 (8) 0) Miscellaneous .,.. ona oes aan 260 110 1,914 10 10 To LibRARY AND COLLECTIONS. Books Py one ae 564 5 O Local Periodicala ase aa ie 16-0 0 Binding AA Age ath ae 781 4 O Furniture aa a ae Aa D..4k' 0 1,362 138 0 To PUBLICATIONS. Journal, Part 1... Ach = tie 2,253 7 6 Journal, Part II Sic a ae 1a7s 13.6 Journal, Part III ns se ask 457 7 9 Proceedings i ee a5 ean 790 12 6 ———— 4,875 9 2 To Printing charges of Circulars, Receipt-forms, &c. ae 136 8 9 ,, Personal Account (Writes off and Miscellaneous) nn 188 9 «6 To EXTRAORDINARY EXPENDITURE. ‘ Auditor’s fee... = 100 0 0 Registration fee of the Society for 1896. oe 5 Oa Catalogue of coins eee “ov SOR Oo ———— 686 0 0 Balance ae me 1,55,923 2 9 Total Rs. ee 1,68,786 12 11 SI ne a ee ee a a ee ee ee ae eae ees ee. Ue Ue PEL No. 1. of Bengal. C. Littrr, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Asiatic Society of Bengal. X1x Cr. Rs, As. P. Rs. As. P. By Balance from last report , ~ 1,49,785 11 9 By CaAsH RE&EceEIPtTs, Publications sold for cash . een Breet Ts. 853 Interests on Investments ... aes 5,527 8 O Rent of rooms on the Society’s ground floor 820 GO 96 Allowance from Government of Bengal for the pub- lication of Anthropological and Cognate Sub- jects = 2,000 0 O Ditto ditto Chief Connmissionee of Assam 1,000 0 O Miscellaneous ... “fe ae 322 15 3 9,744 15 6 . By Prersonat Account. Admission fees... ove as 1,024 0 O Subscriptions ... we te 7,474 0 0 Sales on credit... ae eae Yi 5 Me le Miscellaneous ... ine 22 14 5 — — 9,256 1 8 Total Rs. a 1,68,786 12 11 Examined and found correct. MevuecEnNs, Kine & Simson, Auditors, xX Dr. To CASH EXPENDITURE. Printing charges wa ‘is Editing charges re Salaries és iia Freight =n Stationery one Postage Commission on ‘collecting pills ; Contingencies .,, eee" eee Advertisement... eee eee To Personal Account (Writes off and Miscellaneous) Balance eee Total Rs. STATEMENT Oriental Publication Fund tn Account (st) (op) _ c— Onow~oonmco VU Rs. As. P. 9,144 12 1 8 12,542 18 me © Ot 21,689 1 6 i, i. le i ee lw No. 2. with the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Cr. Rs. As. P. Rs. As. P. By Balance from last report oe oe 10,988 13 90 By Casu RECEIPTs. Government allowance .., eee Pe 9,000 0 0. Publications sold for cash ,., oars a3, 481 0 9 Advances recovered rr ove vee 62 10 8 9,543 11 O By PERSONAL ACCOUNT. Sales on credit ... eye sae mae ave 1,156 9 6 Total Rs. wat 21,689 1 6 G. LittLe, Examined and found correct. Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, MrvceEns, Kine & Simson, Asiatic Society of Bengal, Auditors, xxii STATEMENT Sanskrit Manuscript Fund tn Account Dr. To CasH EXPENDITURE, Rs. As. P. Ran! AG Salaries sss sine a = 1181-2: 0 Travelling charges putas Os: a 598 12 O Purchase of manuscripts ... sap awe LG7s. BO Notices by contract a Sines “hn 429 0 0 Postage ae a a oes Ss. 6.6 Printing charge tes be sa0 1,081 11 O Contingencies ... eee a3 * 812 0 -_-— 4,980 1 6 Balance es 1a 4542 9 1 Total Rs. a 9,522 10 7 ) : , | No 3) with the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Cr. Rs. As. P. Rs. As. P. By Balance from last report es se 6,279 15 4 By CAsH RECEIPTS, Government allowance... eee Be 3,200 0 O Publications sold for cash ... apy ae &- OF O ——— 3,205 O QO By PERSONAL ACCOUNT. Sales on credit... Bee ve a os 37 LE 3 Total Rs. ee 9,522 10 7 €} hIttLe, Examined and found correct. Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Mevuaens, Kine & Simson, Asiatic Society of Bengal. Auditors. XXiV STATEMENT j Personal : Dr. Rs. As. P. Rs. As. P. To Balance from last report eae eee dk 4,803 14 6 ; To Casu EXPENDITURE. Advances for purchase of Sanskrit MSS., &c. ... ss 950 6 3. To Asiatic Society iss aes ie 9,256 1 8 », Oriental Publication Fund pe aus 1,156 9 6 » Sanskrit MSS. Fund .,., ove sa 37 11 3 a 5 Total Rs. eve 16,204 iB: enews’ (we Ne ane onal th at XXV No. 4. Account. Cr. ; Hay ae Rs. As, P, By Cash Receipts vee ee 120 way 12,744. 0 9 » Asiatic Society SEA ape ene ae 188 9 6 ; », Oriental Publication Fund Sy has Ss, 0 130) 2G Due to the Due by the pe ance Society. Society. Rs. | As./} P. Re: ,b.Aealck: Members ws beat QpeOO he de 4 183 B21er0 Subscribers ... ve 0; O 0 96 | 10] 6 Employés.... aa 207. .Osf OP 350 |. O°P 0 Agents ose riche Oe ee baU6 O,j; 05.0 Miscellaneous mato Meo at 1a Pp lO TOS 4,070 | 9|10] 800] 0 | 11 3.270 8 11 Total Rs. oop 16,204 11 2 ©. LITTLE, Examined and found correct. Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Mevucens, Kine & Sruson, Asiatic Society of Bengal. Auditors. XXV1 STATEMENT Invest ; Dr. Nominal. Actual. Rs. As. P. Rs. As. P. To Balance from last report oh .. 1,59,300 0 0 1,60,023 11 38 2) Cash foe eee cee vee 5,000 0 0 5,059 9 6 Total Rs. . 1,64300 0 0 1,65,088 4 9 PERMANENT, TEMPORARY, ; TOTAL 0 Funps.* i Sk Bed ae ee ee eee icici Nominal. Actual. Nominal. Actual. Rs. |As.| P. | Rs. | As.} P| Rs. As| P.| Rs. As. P.| Rs. | As.| P. Asiatic Society... |1,40,500/ 0 | 0 |1,40,236 0 | 0 | 22,500] 0} 0| 23,553] 8| 0 |1,63,7871 81 0 Trust Fund... 1,300} 0} 0 1,295] 12 | 9 eee weet | en eee cea juss 1,295) 12 | 9 -_e Ay 0 |1,41,531) 12 | 9] 22,500) 0; 0 | 23,551) 8] oO J —_—/) 1,41,860 1,65,083} 4] 9 ~“STATEMEa.. Trust. Re; Ag: P. To Pension oy. ai ae ee Be oan 48 0 0 » Balance as. ah eae es he . Lee aie Total Ra, . J,68b sa88 a a —. Xxvll No. 8. ments. By Balance* .,., oa oe Total Rs. C. Littie, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Asiatic Society of Bengal. mo. °s.. Fund. Oy gs By Balance from last report -,, Interest on Investments C. Litttez, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Asiatic Society of Bengal, Nominal. Actual. Rs. As. P. Rs. As. P. 1,64,300 O O 1,65,083 4 9 1,64,300 0 0 1,65,083 4 9 Examined and found correct. Merueens, Kine & Simson, Auditors. Rs. As. P. een si aie eR wee 48 0) O Total Rs. cor. Lal 3 1G ——— Examined and found correct. Mevucens, Kine & Srson, Auditors, To Balance from last report — To Asiatic Society ae », Oriental Publication Fund , Sanskrit MSS. Fund » Personal Account .., » Trust Fund “3 T6 Caan... oT », Investments “Pe » Personal Account STATEMENT Cash Rs. As. P. ae aa ies -.. BIG Zee RECEIPTS. aes ee ae .. 9,74415 6 eee eo tee eee 9,543 11 0 ae - hoe nar 3,205 0 O as = AGA .. 12,744 0 9 tee seo @eoe gro 48 O 0 Total Rs. » 38,855 138 5 STATEMENT Balance . Rs. As. P. ece toe eee eos 5997 15 1 eee eee eee eee 1,65,083 4 9 Ne at os . 820 Bao Total Re. °°. w. 1,7 - ee ee SE a XXixX No. 7. Account. Cr. Rs, As. P. EXPENDITURE. By Asiatic Society... a ra tips 6 12,67oa 1658 » Oriental Publication Fund ra aes vei . 9,144 12 6 », Sanskrit MSS. Fund “te ae ae <0. 4,980" Foo », Personal Account ... sit in ye bie 950 6 3 » Trust Fund cet ae We me oan 48 0 O », Investments — =e a cae ct 8,069 Sng Balance ae .. 5,997 15 1 Total Rs. «. 088,855 13° 5 C. LittLz, Examined and found correct. Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, MevuGens, Kine & Simson, Asiatic Society of Bengal. Auditors. No. 8. Sheet. Cr. | Rs. As. P. By Asiatic Society ... af Sa Mes Sates . 1,55,928 2 9 » Oriental Publication Fund __e,, Aa sae ane 12,542 13 1 , Sanskrit MSS. Fund ae a as ey 4,542 9 1 » Trust Fund aa “fe ene Paet sae Le 1,343 3 10 Total Rs, on 2574001 123 -9 C. LittLe, Examined and found correct. Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Muueens, Kina & Simson, Asiatic Society of Bengal, Auditors, 7753 Rae fi re - ? Tiy > a a>" VANS Ce A PROCEEDINGS BY (e ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. 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