42 Hochibition of Inscription. [Feb. 



Dr. Hoernle exhibited some old Hindi inscriptions found in an Tdgah, 

 near Monghyr, and sent by Mr. Martin with the following letter : 



" I beg to send you a copy of some inscriptions on a stone used as a 

 door-step to an Idgah at Chewora, Pergunna Amrethu, Zillah Monghyr ; 

 the only thing I can learn about them is that the stone was a part of a 

 house belonging to some Raja of Behar. 



" Inscriptions 1 and 2 are in the positions as they are on the paper, 3 

 is written in smaller letters under 2, 4 at one side, upside down as marked, 

 5 also upside down, but rather more to the left of 1, and 6 as on the paper ; 

 the latter is most roughly scratched and is I should say an attempt to cut 

 the word ' Allah' in Urdu. I am sorry I had neither the time or paper 

 for getting a better rubbing." 



" If you can kindly inform me to what king &c. the inscriptions refer, 

 I shall be much obliged, also what the words are." 



Dr. Mitra, who had read the inscriptions, communicated the following 

 remarks regarding them — 



" The inscriptions must have belonged to some Hindu temple whence 

 they have been transferred to the Idgah. No. 1 I read with absolute 

 certainty. 



" This is a formula which occurs repeatedly at the foot of Buddhist 

 statues, and means " this is dedicated to religion." The name of the donor 

 sometimes precedes and sometimes follows the formula, but not unoften 

 omitted. 



" No. 2 gives the name of the donor of the above or of some other 

 object. It reads — 



" The slii must be read Jchi and the name is Jakkhirdka. 

 " No. 3 has been very much spoiled by the attempt to trace the out- 

 lines of the letters, and the letters therefore are not reliable. I read it — 



11 The doubtful letters are 4, 6 and 7. There is no trace of " Allah" in 

 any of the inscriptions." 



The following paper was read — 



1. The Phenomenon commonly called the " Cry of Tin." — By J. C. 



Dotjglas. 

 If a piece of tin be bent it emits a sound ; this, being regarded as a 

 property peculiar to tin, has been termed " the cry of tin." This phenome- 

 non is explained by the peculiar crystalline structure of the metal. If the 



