832 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Dec. 



called ray attention to the form of a letter* on one of the ancient coins of 

 Darabadinna hitherto but imperfectly decyphered, at the moment when I waa 

 transcribing a Delhi inscription of the eleventh century ; the form of other 

 letters struck me as very similar to that type, and hence, on re-examining all 

 the coins I possessed, and the drawings of others sent me by Captain Ord, I wa» 

 forthwith enabled to recognise the names of no less than six kings, all occurring 

 in Mr. Turnour's list within the two centuries immediately subsequent to the 

 Sholian conquestf, and thus forming a chronological link with one of the 

 dynasties of Southern India, which has been but very imperfectly lifted from ob- 

 scurity by the researches of Colonel Mackenzie and others in India proper. 



J. PRINSEP. 



The Society concurring entirely in the Committee's view of the value of 

 Mr. Turnour's intended publication, particularly in regard to the light 

 it throws on the early history of India, it was resolved to advocate its 

 patronage by the Government of India, to the fullest extent that it may 

 have been usual for Government to subscribe to private enterprizes of 

 similar importance in India itself. 



Library. 



The following books were presented. 



Catalogue of 7385 Stars, chiefly in the southern hemisphere, by Mr. W. 

 Richardson — presented by the Lords of the Admiralty. 



Memoires de l'Academie Royale de Caen, 1825 — 1829. 



Annuaire du Calvados for 1833-34-35, 3 vols. 



Essai sur les Combustions Humaines, par Pierre-Aime" Lair, 1 vol. (3 copies) 

 and various tracts, essays, notices, by Mr. Lair and other Members — presented 

 ~by the Royal Society of Caen. 



Memoires sur La Conformity Organique dans L'Echelle Animale par Ant. 

 Duges — presented by Mons. J. C. Villaire, Surgeon of the French Corvette Aube. 



Ward on the Hindus, 2 vols, (purchased.) 



Extract of a letter from Dr. Walne to Captain Crawfurd (recently 

 arrived from Egypt) was read, expressing a desire to place the Literary 

 and Antiquarian Society at Cu'iro, instituted by himself, in correspondence 

 with the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



The Secretary stated that he had opened the desired intercourse by addressing 

 to Dr. Walne copies of the Arabic works printed by the Society, and of the 

 Ethiopian inscriptions printed in the Journal, in hopes of their being decyphered. 



Museum. 



A variety of specimens of Native ornaments were presented by Bdbu 

 Herambana'th Tha'kur. 



* The first letter of the 3rd line in the coin fig. 22 of PI. L., in vol. iv. which was 

 read tr, but ought to be h, being joined on the left and open on the right. 



f Sri VijayaVahu 1071, Sri Parakrama Vahu 1153, Sri raja Lilavati 1197, Sri 

 Krithi Nikanga 1187, Sri mat Sah&sa Malla 1200, and Sri Lokeswara 1210. 



