58 E. Lafont — Spectroscopic Observatory. [March, 



Mr. Blochmann said — The eighteen coins presented hy Col. Stubbs 

 consist of 2 silver Bactrian coins (one a cast of a Sophytes with the cock) ; 

 2 Hindu coins, one a silver Kanauj coin, the other copper ; 2 silver coins of 

 Shahrukh Bahadur, dated S28 and 837 A. H. ; 2 silver coins of Abul Ghazi 

 Sultan Husain Mirza Bahadur, one struck at Astrabad, and the other at 

 TTarat in 89S A. H. ;. 2 silver coins of Ala-uddin Abul Muzaffar Muhammad 

 Shah, of Dihli, of 710 and 714 A. H. ; 1 Jahangiri rupee, struck at A'grah 

 in the 10th year ; 1 A'lamgir rupee, of the 1st j^ear ; one small modern 

 silver coin struck by Sayvid Muhammad Khudayar, the Khan of Khoqand;* 

 and 5 small illegible silver coins, of which 2 belong to Kabul. 



5. A MS. copy of Ayodhya Mahatmya. From Babu Ram Narain, 

 3rd master, Bareilly College. 



The following gentlemen dvdy proposed and seconded at the last meeting 

 were ballotted for and elected ordinary members. 



Dr. F. Hendley, Civil Surgeon, Jeypore. 



J. Douglas, Esq. Assistant Superintendent Government Telegraph De- 

 partment. 



Walter Dodgson, Esq., Kallygunge, Rungpore. 



The following are candidates for ballot at the next meeting. 



Major Lord Ralph Kerr, Mathura, proposed, by Mr. F. S. drowse, se- 

 conded by Capt. J. Waterhouse. 



Capt. E. N. D. LaTouche, Assistant Commissioner Samaguting, Assam, 

 proposed by Capt. J. Waterhouse, seconded by Mr. H. Blochmann. 



Dr. A. J. Wall, Bengal Medical Service, proposed by Dr. Waller, seconded 

 by Dr. T. Oldham. 



Mr. H. M. Durand of Bhagalpur has intimated his desire to with- 

 draw from the Society. 



The "President reported that the Council have nominated Dr. S. B. 

 Partridge as a Trustee of the Indian Museum on behalf of the Society. 



The Secretary read the following letter from the Revd. E. Lafont on the 

 subject of the erection of a Spectroscopic Observatory at St. Xavier's Col- 

 lege. 



Dear Sir, — I propose to erect a Spectroscopic Observatory at St. Xavier's 

 College, where daily observations and mapping of the solar protuberances 

 will be made. As this undertaking is entirely for the benefit of Science, 

 I venture to request the assistance of the Society, in the shape of subscrip- 

 tions towards the fund for the building and instruments necessary for the 

 intended Observatory. I have every reason to believe that the Government 

 of Bengal will subsidise my scheme if I realise a sufficient sum by private 

 subscriptions. 



* Khoqand (generally called Khokan on European maps) is always called on coins 

 " Khoqand i latif," 'the pleasant Khoqand.' 



