PROCEEDINGS 



OE THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



For April, 1877. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society was held on 

 Wednesday, the 4th April, at 9 p. m. 

 De. T. E. Lewis in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 

 The following presentations were announced — 



1. From the author, a Historical and Statistical Memoir of the Gha- 

 zipur District, Pt. II. By Dr. W. Oldham, C. S. 



2. From Capt. A. D. Taylor, Supdt. Marine Surveys, a Chart of Salang 

 Island, (Junk Seylan) surveyed by Commander A. de Eichelieu, H. M. 

 Siamese Navy. 



3. From Babu Jogesh Chunder Dutt, twelve coi^per Coins, collected 

 from Sarnath, Banaras, and the Panjab. 



Mr. Blochma:n:n" said that the copper coins presented by Babu Jogesh 

 Chunder Dutt did not require particular notice. The oldest was a Bactrian 

 copper coin, and the most recent a pice struck by one of the kings of 

 Audh. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last Meet- 

 ing were balloted for and elected ordinary Members — 



I. J. Whitty, Esq. 



The Eev. A. N. W. Spens. 

 The following are candidates for ballot at the next Meeting — 



1. Mr. J. A. Bourdillon, C. S., Offg. Asst. Secretary to the Govern- 

 ment of Bengal, proposed by Mr. C. J. Lyall, seconded by Mr. J. O'Kinealy. 



2. Mr. W. Sandford, Head Asst. Office Chief Engineer, P. N. S. 

 Eailway, Lahore, proposed by Mr. M. Macauliffe, seconded by Mr. J. 

 Gouldsbury. 



