54 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Jan. 



A bit of petrified tamarind from Triewcurry on the Coromandel Coast, 

 and a vulture, (Vultur Ponlicerianus,) and a Mandarin's cap, were present, 

 ed by Dr. L. Burlini, for T. F. De Cruze, Esq. 



A Pavooye ( Acridotheres Malabaricus) was presented by Mr. J. Ste- 

 phenson. 



Read a letter from J. Bell, Esq. forwarding for inspection an animal 

 called " the Slow Lemur" described in the 4th volume of the Asiatic 

 Researches, by the late Sir William Jones, and giving some further parti- 

 culars of his habits. 



Literary. 



The Secretary apprized the meeting that he has received from Mr. 

 W. H. Smodlt, the box of papers of the late Mr. Moorcroft, which 

 were in possession of the late W. Fraser, Esq. and which he was willing 

 to place at the disposal of the Society, on the conditions expressed by the 

 deceased : viz. that any profit accruing from their publication should go 

 to the benefit of Mr. Moorcroft's relatives in England. 



The Society entirely concurring in this view resolved, that they should 

 be immediately forwarded to Professor Wilson in England, to be made 

 use of aloug with the former manuscripts, on the conditions specified . 



A letter from the Vicar Apostolic of Cochin China, was read, request, 

 ing the Society to forward the specimen of the Dictionary, which he 

 regretted to hear could not be printed in Calcutta, to the Oriental Trans- 

 lation Fund in England, in case that body should be inclined to patronize 

 its publication. 



A letter was read from Captain C. M. Wade, transmitting a second 

 memoir by Mr. Charles Masson, on the ancient coins discovered at 

 Beghram in the Kohistan, at Jelalabad and Kabul. * 



The memoir had beeu detained in Capt. Wade's possession, since the month 

 of June last, in consequence of some official correspondence with Col. Pottin- 

 ger to whom the coins to which it relates have been finally forwarded for the 

 Bombay Government. 



The present memoir adds the names of Diomedes, Palerkos, Alouokenf.s (?) 

 to those already known, and gives some valuable information on the sites of 

 the Alexandria ad calcem Caucasi, &c. It is published at length in the present 

 number. 



Wednesday Evening, the 3rd February, 1836. 



Sir Edward Ryan, President, in the chair. 



Lieut.-Col. J. Colvin, Engrs., Lieut—Col. L. R. Stacy, John Neave, 

 Esq. C. S., and Lieut. A. Cunningham, were proposed as Members by Mr. 

 James Prinsep, seconded by Sir Edward Ryan. 



Rajah Vijaya Govfnda Singha Behadur of Purnea was also proposed 

 by Mr. James Prinsep, seconded by Koomar Radhacant Deb. 



Read, a letter from Mr. E. A. Blundell, acknowledging his election as 

 a Member of the Society. 



Read the following letter from His Highness Prince Esterhazy, Ambas- 

 sador of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria at the British Court : 



