PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



Foi\_ JVLay, 1872. 



The monthly meeting of the Society, was held on Wednesday, the 1st 

 instant, at 9 o'clock p. m. 



T. Oldham, LL. D., President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following presentations were announced : 



1. From Col. J. C. Haughton, C. S. I. — Eleven silver coins. 



Mr. Blochmann observed that these coins all belong to old Bengal kings. 

 They have all been described. Four belong to G-hiasuddin Bahadur Shah, 

 from the Lak'hnauti Mint. The years are unfortunately cut away. Three 

 belong to Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, and were struck A. H. 744 at Sunnar- 

 gaon, the legend and the margins being clear. Four belong to Shamsuddin 

 Abul Muzaffar Ilyas Shah, and were struck at the Firuzabad Mint. 



2. From L. Schwendler, Esq. — A copy of ' Instructions for testing 

 telegraph lines and technical arrangements in office.' 



3. From Dr. Durrant. — An African MS. found at the confluence of 

 the Tshadda and the Niger. 



It is an incomplete Arabic Prayer-book in North African characters. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last meet- 

 ing were balloted for, and elected Ordinary Members, 

 W. Heilgers, Esq. 



Babu Mahimachandra Chakravarti, Burranaggur. 

 Babu Niranjana Mukerji. 

 Professor Gr. B. Airy, Astronomer Royal and President of the Royal 

 Society, proposed by the Council at the last meeting, was elected an Hoiiormy 

 Memher. 



