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onward to Bombay, whence it will be forwarded to Calcutta by the earliest oppor- 

 tunity. 



Mr. Trevelyan introduced Munshi Mohun Lal to the Vice-President 

 and Members, who proceeded to exhibit the articles brought to Calcutta by 

 him, of which many were presents to the Society from Dr. Gerard. 



The collection consisted of ancient coins ; seeds of fruits, flowers and trees from 

 K&bul ; the sculpture already noticed ; and specimens of the manufactures and na- 

 tural productions of Afghanistan. 



Among the coins were the usual variety of Indo-Scythic and Bactrian now so fa- 

 miliar to us : one very beautiful silver tetradrachm, of Euthydemus, attracted 

 peculiar attention from its rich relief and exquisite workmanship. Several of the 

 copper moneys of Apollodotus, Menander, the Agathocles of Masson, Her- 

 m.eus, Kanerkos, Kadphises, &c. had very legible inscriptions. These coins 

 had been procured in various places on their route through the agency of Mohun 

 Lai, for Dr. Gerard, but he had unfortunately omitted to notice the localities in 

 which each variety was most prevalent. 



The box of seeds was made over on arrival, to Dr. Wallich, who has examined 

 them with care, and has selected a portion for transmission to the colony of Van- 

 Dieman's Land, where they are likely to thrive and become a valuable acquisition, 

 for the fruit of Kabul is proverbial for its excellence and variety. 



The specimens of cloth, silk, carpet, chintz, of the countries passed through on 

 the return of the travellers from Meshid to Kabul may be useful to the commer- 

 cial community. 



Extracts from the journal regularly kept by Mohun Lal, in English, from the 

 day he joined Lieut. Burnes's party were read. They evinced very respectable 

 fluency in the English language, and a laudable and lively curiosity into the new 

 objects and the manners of the people among whom he was travelling for the first 

 time and at so early an age. A wish was expressed by some of the members pre- 

 sent that he would publish his notes, scattered extracts of which have already 

 appeared in the Delhi newspaper : we are sure that such an object would meet 

 with general encouragement, and that this first fruit of English education in the 

 mofussil would do credit to the pupil, and to his Almamater the Delhi Anglo- 

 Indian College. 



The best thanks of the Society, were voted to Dr. Gerard and to 

 Mohun Lal for these valuable contributions. 



Read a letter from W. H. Wathen, Esq. Persian Secretary to the Bom- 

 bay Government, communicating a memoir on the Uzbek state of Kokan, 

 (the ancient Ferghana) in central Asia; also the memoir of a Pilgrimage 

 made by an Usbek and his two sons from Kokan through Russia to Mecca, 

 in the year 1820. 



These interesting papers, relating to a state placed betwixt our Indian Empire, 

 China, and the territories of Russia, will form a valuable sequel to the informa- 

 tion derived from the expeditions of Moorcroft, Burnes, and Gerard : we 

 make no analysis, because they will be published at length, in a forthcoming No. 



of the Journal. 



Physical. 



A small collection of the principal fossil shells of the gault and greensand 



of Hythe was presented in the name of Captain John Finnis, on his return 



to India from furlough. 



