300 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 3, 



PEOCEEDINGS 



or THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



Fob Mat, 1862. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society was held on 

 the 7th instant. 



A. Grote, Esq., President, in the chair. 



The proceedings of the last meeting were read, and confirmed. 



Presentations were received : 



1. From Captain F. W. Stuhbs, a rare and undescribed coin of a 

 King or Satrap named Sophytes. 



2. From Babu Gourdass Bysack, the coin of Altumsh, exhibited 

 at the last meeting. 



3. From Babu Brojojibun Bose, an inscribed copper-plate found 

 in his Zemindaree, Lot 55, Sunderbuns. 



4. From J. G. Pughe, Esq., Monghyr, a black stone image of 

 Buddha, with an inscription on the back containing the usual Bud- 

 dhist creed. 



5. From Dr. Hayes of Singhbhoom, cranium of a Lurka Cole. 



6. From Mr. Cowell, a copy of the eighth Sarga of Kumara 

 Sambhava, edited by Pundit Premchandra Tarkabagis'a, with his 

 commentary. 



7. From Dr. Tholozan, Principal Physician to His Majesty the 

 Shah of Persia, through E. B. Eastwick, Esq., Secretary of Legation, 

 Tehran, a copy of Persian translation of a treatise on Auscultation, 

 Percussion and Palpation, published by him. 



8. From D. Framjee, Esq., a copy of his work on the origin and 

 authenticity of the Arian family of languages. 



Mr. E. C. Bayley, read the following, containing a notice of 

 some sculptures and inscriptions from Muttra, which the Lieuten- 



