172 Copper-plate Inscription found at Buleirganj. [Nov. 



The following letter accompanied the donation — 



" The copper plate was found in May last by one Ram Kumar Bhis- 

 mali while he was digging a tank at the village of Brahmandi in the north 

 of this district and not far from the Madaripur bazaar. It was found at a 

 depth of eight or ten cubits under the earth. It is supposed that the plate 

 belonged to the Boy family, who first settled in Brahmandi. The place 

 where it was found is near the house of Sam Sundra Rai, who is the only 

 surviving descendant of the family. No one here can decipher the inscrip- 

 tion. I am indebted for the possession of the plate and for the above parti- 

 culars to one of my Deputy Collectors, Babu Hari Mohan Sein. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for ballot at the next meeting. 



J. Sykes Gamble, Esq., Assistant Conservator of Forests, Silligoree, pro- 

 posed by S. Kurz, Esq., seconded by Dr. W. Schlich. 



His Highness the Maharaja of Job ore, K. C. S. I., K. C. C. I., pro- 

 posed by Mr. J. Wood-Mason, seconded by the President. 



M. L. Dames, Esq., C. S., Assistant Commissioner, Karnal, Panjab, pro- 

 posed by J. Delmerick, Esq., seconded by D. C. Ibbetson, Esq., C. S. 



Bartle O'Brien, Esq., M. D., proposed by Mr. J. Wood-Mason, seconded 

 by Dr. V. Richards. 



J. Elliott, Esq., M. A., Professor of Mathematics in the Muir Central 

 College, Allahabad, proposed by Mr. A. S. Harrison, seconded by Captain J. 

 Waterhouse. 



J. Blackburn, Esq., proposed by D. Waldie, Esq., seconded by Captain 

 J. Waterhouse. 



Kenneth McLeod, Esq., M. D., Secretary to the Surgeon General, 

 Indian Medical Service, proposed by H. F. Blanford, Esq., seconded by C. 

 Tawney, Esq. 



The following gentlemen have intimated their desire to withdraw from 

 the Societjr : — 



The Hon'ble Sir R. Couch, Kt. 

 H. Woodrow, Esq. 

 Col. G. H. Saxton. 

 Col. B. Ford. 

 Sultan Muhammad Bashiruddin. 



Mr. Wood-Mason exhibited a specimen of Carcinus mcenas, Pennant, 

 taken in 1866 or 67 at Point de Galle Ceylon by Dr. J. Anderson. Compari- 

 son of this specimen with those from the Mediterranean lately received from 

 Prof. Cornalia of Milan had enabled him to be sure of the correctness of his 

 previous identification from the published figures and descriptions. The 

 species appeared to have an exceedingly wide distribution, being to be found 



