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11. J. Bridges Lee, Esq., M. A., F. G. S., F. 0. S., F. Z. S., propos- 

 ed by A. Pedler, Esq., seconded by C. H. Tawney, Esq. 



12. Babu Peary Mohun Guha, B. L., Pleader, Jessore, proposed by 

 Babu Adharlal Sen, seconded by Dr. R. L. Mitra. 



13 Babu Sreenath Chunder, proposed by W. Swinhoe, Esq., seconded 

 by Babu P. C. Ghosba. 



Tbe Secketaky reported tbat Mr. W. Lambe bad intimated bis desiro 

 to withdraw from the Society. 



Mr. J. C. Douglas then exhibited tbe working of the Gower Bell 

 Telephone, and explained the principles on which it is constructed. 



Dr. Hoeenle exhibited and described 10 coins, the property of Mr. R. 

 Nicholson of the Opium Department, sent for the inspection of the Society 

 by Mr. H. Rivett-Carnac, B. C. S. These coins consist of (1) three 

 silver Bactrian hemidrachmas, one of Azilises and two of Zoilos ; very 

 similar to those described in Prinsep's Indian Antiquities, Vol. II, pp. 

 190, 211. One of the two Zoilos is of tbe degraded type, noticed in the 

 Journal A. S. B., Vol. XXIII, p. 692 (Plate XXXV, No. 11) and in the 

 Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. X, p 72. (2) One gold Kumara Gupta ; as in 

 Prinsep's Ind. Ant., Vol. I, p. 386 (Class h, a) ; the legends are : Obv., 

 above the bow sra {sri?) ma ; below the arm ku ; to tbe right, along the 



rim, sri (rest illegible). Rev., along right-hand rim, kumara 



guptadhiraj a ; the letter dhi is doubtful. (3) Three silver Kumara 

 Gupta coins of the Sab series and tbe peacock type ; similar to those de- 

 scribed by E. Thomas in the Arcliceological Survey of Western India, p. 

 65 (Plate VII, Nos. 22-25) ; two, however, show traces of date-figures in 

 front of the profile, doubtfully read as 1...5. (4) A gold coin (unknown 

 to the exhibitor) showing, on the obverse, a bull sitting in front of a Maha- 

 deva (as linga-yoni), below them the recumbent figure of a man, dressed in 

 short dhoti ; legend in Kutila characters sri dhairyyardja. Reverse : cow 

 with sucking calf ; below, a cluster of seven dots ; in front, a water-vessel 

 {sarai ?) and a fisb ; above, a wheel and some other indistinguishable 



