156 . Meteor observed at the Nicohars. [August, 



Baboo Bhuggonufcty Churun Mullick, proposed by Hon'ble Maulavi 

 Abdul Latif Khan Bahadur, seconded by Mr. Blochmann. 



R. Knight, Esq., Assistant Secretary to the Government of Bengal, 

 proposed by Captain J. Waterhouse, seconded by Mr. Blochmann. 



The following gentlemen have intimated their desire to withdraw from 

 the Society — 



Col. D. Brown, Moulmein. 



E. Buck, Esq., C. S., Naini Tal. 



The Secretary read the following report on an extraordinary phenome- 

 non observed at the Nicobars on the 31st May, 187i, communicated by 

 the Home Department. 



Extract from the Proceedings of the Government of India in the Home 

 De^artonent (JBort Blair) ^ under date the Sth July, 1874. 



Bead the following extract from the Report on the affairs of the settle- 

 ment of Port Blair and the Nicobars for the month of May, 1874. 



" On the 31st of the month, at about 5.30 p. m., an extraordinary phe- 

 " nomenon was observed. The sky at the time was quite clear and the 

 " weather fine. I was out sailing in my boat, when suddenly a luminous 

 *' body darted from the heavens from north to south. When first observed, 

 " it was like an ordinary meteor with a long tail. In its progress, it seemed 

 *' as it were to slide into two distinct meteors attached to each other by the 



**tail of the first thus * * , and then, after a further rapid pro- 



" gress, it appeared to burst into eight parts, and disappeared from view. 



" I have never witnessed so strange a spectacle before, and mention 

 *' the occurrence here in the hope that it may have been observed in India, 

 " and that a more perfect account of it may be forthcoming from some 

 " scientific individual." 



The President remarked that the phenomenon observed was very simi- 

 lar to a very bright meteor seen in the Panjab some time since ; it was 

 however, very remarkable that in the present instance no report had been 

 heard. The meteor must have been extraordinarily bright to have been 

 visible in the afternoon in the month of May. 



Mr. Blochmann exhibited a bronze figure found in a compound at 

 Pasha war, received from Col. Buggies, XlXth Regt., P. N. I. 



The figure represents a lute player. It is unfortunately too oxidised to 

 shew details of face and dress. 



The Hon. E. C Bayley, C. S. I., exliibited a coin of G h i y a s u d - d 1 n 

 A'zam Shah and made the following remarks upon it : 



A few days ago, I had the opportunity of examining a small " trouvaille" 



