G2 Committee of Papers. [March, 



A Pedler, Esq. 



R. S. Brough, Esq. 



D. D. Cunningham, Esq., M. B. 



The Hon'ble J. B, Phear. 



A. Tween, Esq. 



W. Theobald, Esq. 



"W. G. Willson, Esq., B. A. 



A. Cappel, Esq. 



Dr. S. B. Partridge. 



Col. H. Hyde, RE. 



Dr. T. Oldham. 



V. Ball, Esq. 



Col. D. G. Robinson. 



Rev. F. Lafont. 



J. O'Kinealy, Esq. 



Coins. 



Col. H. Hyde, R E. 



Babu Rajendralala Mitra. 



Major-General A. Cunningham. 



Col. P. W. Stubbs. 



Rev. M. A. Sherring. 



Committee oe Papers. 



The Members of Council. 

 The following letter was read : 



From Captain R. Beavan, Assistant Superintendent of Survey; Banri Dis- 

 trict, Panjab, enclosing a drawing of a stone with an inscription on it 

 found by him last year in the Chan da district, Central Provinces. 



Dear Sir, — I have the pleasure to enclose a drawing of a stone with an 

 inscription on it, which I found last year in the Chanda district, Central 

 Provinces. I do not know whether it is of any interest, or what the lan- 

 guage of the inscription may be, but I have no doubt you will have no 

 difficulty in getting it deciphered. I shall be happy to give any further 

 information regarding it should it turn out to be of any interest. 



The President said — Captain Beavan's insciption is interesting as giving a 

 very old character of the first century B. C, but it is imperfect, containing 

 only the last letter of a long record. I read the letters ^"^T^f^WT^^fT 

 but cannot make out the meaning. The second is in modern character and 

 may be read ^Jnr^^TJft. The hermit (yogi) son of Magapanna 700. 

 The pious man giving the name of his father instead of his own, he having 

 become a hermit not wishing to parade his own good deed in dedicating 

 the temple, by publishing his name. The figures indicate the date. 

 The following papers were read : 



