THE N.C. B, OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.
'A meeting of this Society was held in its Rooms on Friday night, Mr. F. B. Forbes, President, in the chair.
Minutes of last meeting having been adopted, Mr. A.G. Wood, proposed at last meeting, was balloted for and duly elected a resident member, and Major Walker, of Hongkong, was (by letter) Bro: posed as a non-resident member by Mr. N. B. Dennys, seconded by Rev. Dr. Legge. The following list of books, presented to the Library of the Society, was handed in by M. H. Cordier, Librarian Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867.
Published under direction of the Secretary of State by authority of the Senate of the United States. Edited by William P. Blake, Commissioner of the State of California, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1870, 6 vols. 8vo.—From the U, S, Depart:
ment of State.
Nalas und Damajanti cine Indische Dichtung aus dem tibersetz von Franz Bopp. Berlin, 1886, 12m0,-~From K. Himly, Bog, Report from the Select Committee on Commercial Relations with China; together with the Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Index. 1847.
Bulletin de la Societe do Geographic.
Bulletin mensual de la Socisté d'Acclimatation, The Cuareaan, in moving the thanks of the Society to the various donors, observed that Mr. Blake was familiar with the East, having visited it some years ago, The Society had further to acknowledge spoci-
presented by Mr. H. Beveridge, of Tionmens of coal from the province of Chili, tsin.
Mr. Wu said, since the Society had last met, thad sustained one or two severe losses among honorary members associated with it, One of these was, he supposed, known to most of them by name, M. Stanislas Julien, of Paris, probably the most distinguished Chinese scholar of the
for the spread of a knowledge of Chi-age, and one who had perhaps done more nese in Europe and had afforded as great or greater assistance than any other man, to students of the language in China, by' the translations and works of various kinds he had published. The atten tion of residents in Shanghai had been recently drawn to this gentleman, by a most excellent article in the morning paper, that it was unnecessary for him to go over the record of his labours, It was well known that M, Stanislas Julien was a very clever man, distinguished at an early age in Greek studies, and the translations he had made of the' works of early travel-Jers in Asia, had been of the greatest value in geographical science and in giving a clearer knowledge of China and its. people, Such services merited their gratitude and recognition, as a Society, and it would be well therefore that they should notice on their records, with regret, the death of such an eminent man. Although the Society had no communication from him, his name had been long on their honorary list, and they felt sure they had his sympathy in their labours. Another distinguished Chinese scholar and honorary member of the Society lately deceased, was Dr, Hobson, formerly of Canton, a man well known to old residents in China, Dr. Hobson had devoted himself very assiduously to his work among the Chinese, and had left behind him a number of works which would perpetuate his memory and usefulness to coming ages. It was gratifying to know that Dr. Hobson was very much appreciated by the people among whom he had laboured, and who had shown this by republishing his works in various ways. Requests had also been sent home, several times, by a number of highly respectable Chinese, that he would return to this country and continue his translations, they engaging to Fe" could not accede to. Personally, it ay all his expenses; but this of course was with extreme regret that he had now to notice the death of Dr. Hobson and he would suggest that this meeting should record on its minutes an express sion of its regret on account of the loss of the two distinguished gentlemen he had referred to.
This was done accordingly.
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