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with milk, which is afterwards drunk by their adherents. Another cause 

 of dissension was because Bhima pretended that he himself was their god. 



" The Kumbhupatias who made a crusade against Jaggannath were 

 residents of Chunderpore. Dasa Ram, the leader of the party which pro- 

 ceeded to Puri, and who was killed in the scuffle at the temple, thought 

 that, if Jaggannath were burnt, it would convince the Hindus of the futi- 

 lity of their religion, and that the whole world would thereby embrace the 

 true religion. This account is given by some of the Kumbhupatias who 

 reside in Sambulpore ; and it is not improbable that the man was actuated by 

 dreams, in which the Kumbhupatias firmly believe. If any member of the 

 fraternity breaks any of the rules, speaks an untruth, or commits a crime, 

 he is excommunicated. A man undergoes an examination before he is 

 admitted into the sect. It is stated that the tehsildar of Ungul in Cuttack 

 has been successful in reducing crime within his jurisdiction by encourag- 

 ing a criminal class called " Pans" to embrace the Kumbhupatia religion." 



The Philological Secretary read a Memorandum on some coins by 

 Mr. T. A. M. Gennoe, with notes by General A. Cunningham and Dr. 

 Rajendralala Mitra. 



These coins were five in number, but in the opinion of General A 

 Cunningham and Dr. Hoernle only two of them were genuine : and these 

 are already noticed in Marsden's Oriental Coins, pp. 735 ff. and, according 

 to General Cunningham, can be procured readily in every large town in 

 Northern India. 



The following papers were read — ■ 



1. On a Silver coin of Shams -ted -din Kaimurs. — By J. G. Delmerick. 

 With a note by General A. Cunningham. 



Mr. Delmerick says : 



" After the murder of Muiz-ud-din Kaikobad on the 18th Shavval A. H. 

 689 (October A. D. 1290), Jallal-ud-din Firoz, in order to gratify the peo- 

 ple and silence the opposition of the army, having obtained possession of 

 the murdered king's only child, an infant of three years of age, placed him 

 upon the throne, and caused the Khutba to be read and coins to be struck 

 in the name of Shams-ud-din Kaimurs, but a few days afterwards Firoz sent 

 this child to follow his father Kaikobad, and Firoz himself ascended the 

 throne of Delhi on Friday the 25th Zilhijja (December) of the same year. 



" Ferishtah says that Jallal-ud-din Firoz was guilty of no further acts 

 of cruelty after the death of the young prince, but became distinguished 

 for his humanity and benevolence. 



" A coin of this unfortunate child, struck during his nominal reign, 

 exists at Delhi and is in the possession of Pandit Rattan Narain, Nazir of 

 the Deputy Commissioner's Court. 



