128 Bressa Prize of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Turin. [Feb. 



under Rule 9, as he had not paid his admission fee and first quarter's 

 subscription. 



Nawab Mir Mahomed Ali, proposed by Babu Gaurdas Bysack. 



The Secretary read the following Circular letter from the Royal 

 Academy of Sciences of Turin, offering for competition the seventh 

 Bressa Prize of the value of 12,000 Italian lire. 



" The Royal Academy of Sciences of Turin, in accordance with the 

 last will and testament of Dr. Cesare Alessandro Bressa and in con- 

 formity with the Programme published December 7fch, 1876, announces 

 that the term for competition for scientific works and discoveries made 

 in the four previous years 1885-88, to which only Italian Authors and 

 Inventors were entitled, was closed on December 31st, 1888. 



The Academy now gives notice that from the 1st of January 

 1887 the new term for competition for the seventh Bressa Prize has 

 begun, to which, according to the testator's will, scientific men and 

 inventors of all nations will be admitted. A prize will therefore be 

 given to the scientific Author or Inventor, whatever be his nationality, 

 who during the years 1887-90 " according to the judgement of the 

 " Royal Academy of Sciences of Turin, shall have made the most impor- 

 " tant and useful discovery, or published the most valuable work on 

 " physical and experimental Science, Natural History, Mathematics, 

 " Chemistry, Physiology and Pathology, as well as Geology, History, 

 " Geography and Statistics." 



" The term will be closed at the end of December 1890. 



" The value of the prize amounts to 12,000 Italian lire. 



" The prize will in no case be given to any of the National Members 

 of the Academy of Turin, resident or non-resident. " 



The President of the B. Academy, 



A. GENOCCHI. 



Turin, January 1st, 1889. 



The Philological Secretary exhibited some coins presented by the 

 Bombay Branch, Royal Asiatic Society; and Mr. W. Sandford, and read 

 the following reports on finds of Treasure Trove Coins : 



1. Report on 152 silver coins of old mintage, forwarded by the Col- 

 lector of Sarun with his No. 1380G, dated 21st December, 1888. 



The coins are stated to have been found as long ago as the 9th 

 February, 1887, in the Mouzah Kowa, Pargana Koodi, Subdivision 

 Gopalganj of the Sarun District ; and to have been acquired for Govern- 

 ment at an approximate valuation of Rs. 188-1-6. 



