PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For December, 1874. 



The monthly General Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, 

 the 2nd instant, at 9 o'clock p. M. 



Col. H. Hyde, President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following presentations were laid on the table — 



1. A Silver Medal from the Eoyal University of Norway. 



The following letter from the Chief Secretary of the University accom- 

 panied the donation : — 



' I have the honor to recommend to yom' special attention the 

 bearer of this letter, Rev. Dr. Vibe, Chaplain of the King. I beg you give 

 him also a friendly recommendation for his purpose to the authorities of 

 the Indian Government. 



' Repeating the gi-ateful thanks of the Royal University of Norway 

 for the many valuable publications, which we have received from the Asiatic 

 Socie^f of Bengal, I beg you to accept the following medal as a token of our 

 great esteem,' 



From W. Duthoit, Esq., C. S. — five Muhammadan silver coins. 



The following letter accompanied the donation : — 



Benares, 26tli November, 1874. 



Deae Sie, — I have your No. 548 dated 13th current and by to-day's 

 parcel post forward to your address tivo rupees of Jalal-uddin Firuz Shah 

 Khilji and three of Mu'izzuddin Kaiqubad — in all 5 coins, kindly acknow- 

 ledge their receipt. 



' If you wish to see where they were found and will take up a good map 

 of the Mirzapur District, please follow the course of the Sona from west to 

 east till you come to Agori Khas — then a little further to the east you will 

 see the Bijol river flowing into the Sona, and a little further still the Rehand. 

 The coins were found at a spot near the Sona bank between the Bijol and the 

 Rehand. 



