1872.] Gold Coins from Cheduha Island. 3 



The following gentleman duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting was balloted for, and elected an Ordinary Member — 

 W. D. Butcher, Esq., M. D. 



The foUowmg gentlemen are candidates for ballot at the next meeting — 



M. Sashagiri Sastri, B. A., Professor of Sanscrit, Presidency College, 

 Madras, proposed by Babu Bajendi'alala Mitra, seconded Mr. H. Blochmann. 



J. Minto, Esq., Debrogarh, Asam, proposed by L. Schwendler, Esq., 

 seconded by the Hon'ble J. B. Phear. 



The following members have intimated their desire to withdraw from 

 the Society — W. Oldham, Esq., LL. D., G-hazipiir; Lieut. -Col. J. J. McLeod 

 Innes. 



The following letter was read — 

 From Col. Sie A. Phatee, regarding the continuation of Ms history of the 

 JBurmali JRace and certain gold coins from the Island of Cheduha. 



' I take the liberty to enclose you a memorandum, regarding some gold 

 coins found on Cheduba, some thirty years ago, as no doubt one of the same 

 find is referred to in the Proceedings of the Society for April last. There 

 were found, I remember hearing at the time at Sandoway, where I then was, 

 some two hundred, and being not far above high water mark it was conjec- 

 tured they had been deposited by some ship-Avrecked persons. I collected 

 at different times some 10 or 12 of these from various natives, and sent a 

 portion, six or seven I think, to the Society for inspection. Unfortunately they 

 were all stolen along with the whole Society's collection. I had two which 

 I sent home, and only came across them last year. I showed them to Sir 

 W. Elliot with the result I have mentioned in the enclosed memorandum. 

 It is possible that some of the original coins may still be found among the 

 villagers of Cheduba. It would be curious to see if any of them have a 

 device other than the boar, which of course is the incarnation of Vishnu. 



' With reference to what is stated as to the coin having been struck 

 in the reign of Maha Paramat, I would observe that the era of the Buddhist 

 religion commences from the attainment of Nirvana by Grautama, say 543, 

 B. C ; the common era from 538, or rather 539, A. D. 



* I have been unable to continue my paper on the history of the Burma 

 Race, as some of my Burmese MSS. are missing. I hope, however, to recover 

 them. In the meantime, I am preparing a paper on the history of Pegu, 

 which if acceptable for the Journal, I will send hereafter.' 



3£emorandum. 



* In the Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal for April, 1871, there 

 is a notice of a gold coin received from the Island of Cheduba, and presented 

 by Colonel Hamilton. From the account, it is probable that the coin is one of 

 a large number discovered on Cheduba some thirty years ago. Some of them 



