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The Secretary reported, that the Committee had authorised the purchase 

 of a set of Roman Coins. A list of which, prepared by Mr. Prinsep, was 

 submitted. 



The head of a Saw-fish. Presented by Mr. Hutchinson. 



The thanks of the Society were voted for the above. 



Library. 



Read a letter from Counsellor Von Hammer, presenting the following 

 works : 



1. 8th Vol. of the Ottoman History. 



2. Persian Translation of the Meditations of Marcus Antoninus. 



3. Account of Oriental Manuscripts in the Library of Turin. 



4. Nos. 53 to 56 of the Johrbucher of Vienna. 



" The Ass overladen." Presented by Mr. Fisher. 



Read a letter from the Secretary to the Royal Academy of Bourdeaux, 

 presenting 2 vols, of their Proceedings. 



Transactions of the Geological Society, part 2nd of the 3rd Vol. presented 

 by the Society. 



Notes on the Hitopodesa, by Messrs. Schlegel and Lassen. By the authors. 



New edition of De Sacy's Arabic Grammar. By the author. 



Memoir on the Mussulman Religion in India, by M. Garcin de Tassy. 

 By the author. 



2 small Persian Manuscripts on Astrology, &c. By Ensign Readbold. 



Meteorological Journals for August and September, 1832. By the Surveyor 

 General. 



Resolved, that the thanks of the Society be returned for the above. 



The Secretary reported the purchase of the following Books. 



1. Franklin's Observations made on a tour from Bengal to Persia, 1 vol. 



2. Scott's Ferishta's History of Dekhan, 2 do. 



3. Bentley's Hindu Astronomy, 1 do. 



Literary. 



Translation of an extensive Bauddha Vocabulary and Abstract of a Tibe- 

 tan Medical work. Made and presented by Mr. Csoma de Kotos. 



A notice of some of the Arabic Poets, By Ensign Readbold. 



An Abstract Account of the contents of the volumes presented by Ensign 

 Readbold. By Baboo Ramdhun Shen, 



Read Extracts from a Letter from Major Burney, from Ava, to the Secre- 

 tary, regarding the historical records of that country. 



Inscriptions from Vijayanagar, with translations and a pedigree of the 

 Kings of that city. Presented by Mr. Ravenshaw. 



Read also observations on the same by the Secretary. 



The thanks of the Society voted for the above, and the papers referred to 

 the Committee. 



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