1834.] Asiatic Society. 591 



Read a letter from Professor H. H. Wilson, enclosing statements of ac- 

 count with the Society's booksellers, Murray and Co., and Parbury and 

 Co. by which it appeared that a trifling balance remained in the hands of the 

 latter. Professor Wilson enclosed a letter from Mr. J. Murray, regard- 

 ing the publication of Moorcroft's Journal, about which no definitive 

 arrangement had as yet been concluded. 



Read a letter (in Latin) from the Hungarian Society, at Pest, stating 

 the objects of its recent institution, and desiring an interchange of publi- 

 cations. The first volume of the Transactions of this new Society, in the 

 Hungarian language, with the statutes in Latin, and various miscellaneous 

 pamphlets, were presented. 



The following books were also presented. 



Lea's Contributions to Geology, — by the author. 



The Indian Journal of Medical Science, No. 12, — by the Editors. 



Illustrations of the Botany and Natural History of the Himalayan 

 mountains, &c. Part 3. By F. J. Royle, Esq. F. L. S. and G. S. M. R. A. S. 



Meteorological Register for October, 1834. — by the Surveyor General. 

 Museum and antiquities. 



Read a letter from W. H. Macnaghten, Esq. presenting various wea- 

 pons, consisting of a bow and arrows and two swords, richly mounted in 

 silver and gold, used among the Coorgs. 



The sword, without a scabbard, is slung in a curious belt, fitting to the middle 

 of the back. A short knife is also worn in front with a silver chain, and para- 

 phernalia for the matchlock. The weapons were accompanied with five native 

 drawings, shewing the mode of exercise adopted by the Coorg troops. 



Read a letter from Captain James Low, M. A. S. C, dated Province 

 Wellesley, 16th October, announcing that he had forwarded under charge 

 of Major Sutherland, the facsimile of an inscription on a stone slab in his 

 possession, which was discovered by him near the ruins of an old Buddhist 

 temple in Province Wellesley. 



The inscription is stated to be in some ancient form of the Bali, or Pali, cha- 

 racter. It is uot yet arrived. 



The Secretary exhibited to the members present some selected speci- 

 mens from the rich collection of Gen. Ventura's coins brought down by the 

 Chevalier Allard ; to which allusion was made at the last meeting. 



On a cursory examination of these coins, the following classification was readily 

 made on account of their very excellent state of preservation. They comprise many 

 names altogether new, and many very valuable and curious medals of pure Bac- 

 trian workmanship, along with a number of the Indo-Scythic coins, and several of 

 the peculiar gold ones, of Rao Nano Rao, &c. with the inscriptions clear and distinct. 

 Catalogue of General Ventura' 1 s Bactrian Coins. 



Of Demetrios, one beautiful small silver coin. 



Of Eucratides, one large and one small ditto ; and three copper. 



Of Agathocles, one fine silver didrachma. 



Of Philoxenos, one large silver, one square and one round copper. 



Of Apolloootos, 11 small circular, and one ditto square silver coins, quite 

 perfect ; and eight copper square coins, one round ditto. 



