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though of no architectural beauty, are sure to attract the notice of the travel- 

 ler. John de Laet in his " India Vera" (1631) refers to it though he 

 wrongly calls it Akbarpur, which is the name of the next village — and says 

 " This was formerly a considerable town ; now it is only visited by pilgrims 

 who come on account of many holy Muhammadans buried here." Annual 

 fairs are still held in honour of three of these holy men, by name Hasan 

 Shahid, Shah Nizam-ud-din and Pir Shakar-ganj, alias Baba Farid.* The 

 present zamindars, who are in rather reduced circumstances, can tell me 

 nothing about them and probably they were only local celebrities.' 



The following papers were read — 

 1. — Note on two Coins from Kausambhi. — By the Hon'ble E. C. Batley, 



C. S. I., c. s. 



(Abstract,) 



The Hon'ble E. C. Bayley explained to the meeting the legends of two 

 ancient coins received by him from Kausambhi, a ruined city in Allahabad 

 District. They appear to belong to the second century before Christ. 



. A wood-cut of the coins is in course of preparation. 



2 — The History of Pegu.— By Sir Arthur P. Phayre, K. C. S. I., C. B. 



(Abstract.) 



This paper on the history of Pegu is chiefly derived from a MS. his- 

 tory, written in the Talaing language. It includes the early legends as to 

 the building of the city of Tha-htun, called also Suvarna Bhuuii, by colo- 

 nists from ancient Kalinga or Talingana. This was before the death of Gau- 

 tama Budha, B. C. 515. Pegu was founded by emigrants from Tha-htun 

 A. D. 573, and the present paper follows the history of that kingdom until 

 the death of king Bidzadirit, in the year 1421 A. D. 



The author also discusses the physical characteristics of the Talaings (a 

 word derived of Talingana) or Mon people, and the affinities between their 

 language and that of the Munda Kols of Chutia Nagpiir. 



The reading of the following paper was postponed. 



On the identification of certain Aboriginal Maces noticed in Col. Baltoii's 



Ethnology with those mentioned in Sanskrit works. — By Ba'bu 



Rangala'l Banerjea, Deputy Magistrate, Sugli. 



The receipt of the following communications was announced — 



1. New Burmese Plants, P. II., by S. Kurz, Esq. 



2. On the Indian species of the genus Thelyphonus, by Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



3. Notes on Malayan Amphibians and Reptiles, by Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



4. The Initial coinage of Bengal, P. II., by E. Thomas Esq. F. R. S. 



* Evidently 'jawabs' of the tombs of Hasan, son of 'AH, Nizamuddin Aulia of 

 Dihli, and Farid iid-din 'Attar of Pak Patan. The Editor. 



