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shandra, and I was myself inclined to adopt Harischandra, but 1 feel 

 satisfied now that the true reading is Hoveslilcasa. 



" Three of the Mathura inscriptions are dated in figures the same 

 as those on the Sah coins of Saurashtra, but with the addition of 

 the puzzling x , a real unknown quantity, which is also found in the 

 Ariano Pah inscriptions of Manikyala and Wardak. One correction 

 of a previous error I have already derived from these inscriptions — 

 namely that the character di, which I read as 10 in the Sanchi 

 inscription, is really only a contraction for divasa = day. The date 

 of the Sanchi inscription is therefore san 93 JBJiddrapada di 4. — 

 " In the year 931 Bhadrpad, 4th day." 



" Amongst the Muttra inscriptions there is one recording the gift 

 of a statue of Sdkya Bliilcsliu, on the pedestal of a small standing 

 figure. Amongst the names of donors are Buddhananda, Buddha- 

 ghosha, and Buddarakshita. Amongst the sculptures are the well 

 known representation of Maya, the mother of Buddha, holding by 

 the branch of the Sal tree previous to her confinement. There are 

 also the birth of Buddha (the infant with a halo round his head) ; 

 the meditation ; the teaching ; and the death. There are several 

 colossal figures of Buddha, and numerous pillars belonging to that 

 peculiar kind of stone enclosure which I have named the " Buddhist 

 railing." No less than twenty-six bases of pillars have already been 

 found ; and more will no doubt be found hereafter. Altogether I 

 consider that the mounds of Mathura most probably contain remains 

 of greater anticmity than those of Benares, and I look forward to 

 further discoveries with much interest." 



Dr. Sprenger writes from Berne that he has already printed some 

 200 pages of his continuation of the Life of Mahommed. 



In the following extract from a letter from Mr. E. C. Bayley, dated 

 10th November, will be found an interesting passage regarding plated 

 corns, an instance of which occurred among some .old Egyptian 

 coins lately presented to the Society by Mr. C. J. Evans. Mr. B. 

 also pursues the subject of the identification of ' Sahet Mahet' 

 described in his previous letter on the information communicated to 

 him by Rajah Maun Singh. 



