56 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Jan. 



The Government maps — by M. J. B. Tassin, Artist and Publisher. 

 The Indian Journal of Medical Science, No. 13— by the Editors. 

 The following books were received from the Booksellers. 

 Marsden's Numismata Orientalia, 2nd vol. 

 Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopedia — Sismondi's Roman Empire, vol. 1st. 



For the Museum. 

 A series of Skulls, consisting of 1 Tiger, 5 Antelopes, 3 Chikaras (Rein, 

 deer), 1 Hyena, 3 Wolves, and 2 Pariah Dogs ; also Models of the 

 Native Plough, of the Cotton and Spinning Wheel, and that of the Mill for 

 grinding Mustard Seed — also models of Carts, &c. used in the Bhartpur 

 Territory, and 2 Mewatte Spears, presented by Mr. G. T. Lushington. 



Antiquities. 

 Read a letter from Major Sutherland, forwarding the Ancient Inscrip- 

 tion presented by Captain J. Low, on the 3rd December. 



[A reduced facsimile of this Inscription is given in Plate III.] 

 An image of Buddha, mutilated in the upper part, was presented by Mr. 

 James Stephenson. 



A paper was read describing the locality and manner of its discovery at Bukra, 



near the pillar known as Bhim Sen's Lath in Tirhiit. Round the base of the 



image was a Sanscrit inscription : the sculpture is in good taste and well finished. 



Further relics and coins dug up at Behat, near Seharanpur, were received 



from Captain Cautley. 



A letter was read from Captain E, E. Westmacott, 37th N. I. Assistant, 

 Governor General's Agent at Assam, forwarding a description of the town 

 of Shahpuri in the Udayapur district, and also an account of the Ramsane- 

 his, a sect of Hindu Schismatics in Western India. 



Physical. 

 A collection of the various formations of tufaceous kankar from the 

 bed of the river Jamna, inclosing shells, wood, and bones, was received 

 from Serjeant Dean, and a further assortment of the fossil bones disco- 

 vered therein. 



A letter from Dr. Spilsbury begged the Society would accept of the 

 fossil bones formerly transmitted for its inspection by him. 



The following extract from a letter from Major Colvin, Engineers, was 

 read: 



" You have been informed of the successful results of the researches which 

 have lately been carried on in the lower hills in this vicinity for fossil remains, 

 and the subject has been taken up with such spirit and desire to attain informa- 

 tion, that in all probability valuable use may be made of the facilities for studying 

 the subject so immediately in the vicinity of the deposit ; but it has struck 

 me much good might result from the means of pursuing the inquiry being more 

 extended, by the Society's Museum being provided with specimens of the fossil 

 remains of these hills, and as I am neither a geologist nor have the leisure 

 to make myself one, I have obviously no motive for collecting a cabinet 

 myself. I propose therefore excavating and collecting for the Museum of the 

 Asiatic Society, who will I hope accept of what the party I have set to work 

 may find ; they have commenced under an intelligent man, who has learned to 



