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PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For TVLarch, 1875, 



The monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society was held on Wed- 

 nesday the 3rd instant at 2 o'clock p. M. 



Babu Rajendralala Mitra, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following presentations were laid on the table : 



1 A Catechism in Romanised Bengali printed in 1734. From H. Beve- 

 ridge, Esq., C. S. 



The following letter accompanied the donation : 



I herewith send you the book I spoke about. The title page is missing 

 but the certificate at the beginning tends to show that the book was com- 

 posed at all events at Bhawal (in the Dacca District) in 1734. 



The Catechist also says at the beginning that he lives in Bawal or 

 Bhawal in the place callled Nagori and which is still the seat of a church. 



The book was given to me by Mr. Santa Maria the priest at Siluur in 

 Backergunge. The Asiatic Society is welcome to the volume if it wishes 

 to keep it. 



Mr. Blochmann said, the book was of great interest as a first attempt at 

 transliterating Bengali into European languages. 



2. A copy of Record of Meteorological observations kept at St. Xavier's 

 College during 1874. From Fr. Lafont. 



3. One Cross-bow and one Gown used by the Khying people, Sandoway. 

 From Major G. E. Fryer. 



4. An engraved gem worn as a charm and 14 Muhammadan coins ; 2 

 Bactrian, 1 Hindu (all silver) and 1 copper coin. From Col. F. W. Stubbs, 

 Lucknow. 



