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Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



[No* 2, 



7. From J. Avdall, Esq., a copy of Victor Langlois' "le Tre'sor 

 des cliartes d'Armenie ou Cartulaire de la Chancellerie Royale des 

 Roupeniens." 



The Secretary exhibited some photographs by A. C. Crommelin 

 Esq., of the fossil lately discovered by Major Growan, in the Maha- 

 deva sandstone of Central India. He had received information from 

 Mr. Carnac that the fossil in question was now on its way to Calcutta 

 and it would be necessary to await its arrival before its nature could 

 be confidently determined. 



Colonel Guthrie exhibited a pair of elephant tusks of unusual size. 

 A letter from Dr. Archer intimating his desire to withdraw from 

 the Society was recorded. 



The following gentlemen, duly proposed at the last meeting, were 

 balloted for and elected ordinary members : — 



J. L. Stewart, Esq., m. d. ; H. Blochmann, Esq. ; the Eev. W. Gr. 

 Cowie ; and the Hon'ble Maharaja Mirza Vijaya-ram Gajapati Eaz, 

 Munniam Sultan Bahadur. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot as ordinary mem- 

 bers at the next meeting : — 



Dr. Bird, Civil Surgeon, Howrah,— proposed by Mr. Blanford, 

 seconded by Dr. Anderson, 



1ST. S. Alexander, Esq., c. s., — proposed by Mr. W. L. Heeley, 

 seconded by Mr. Blanford. 



Dr. J. B. Barry,— proposed by Mr. Blanford, seconded by Dr. 

 Partridge. 



G-. "W. Cline, Esq.,— proposed by Mr. H. P. Blanford, seconded 

 by Mr. W. L. Heeley. 



Baboo Rama Nath Bose, — proposed by Baboo Bajendra Lai Mitra, 

 seconded by Baboo Jadava Krishna Sinha. 



The following letter from J. Mulheran, Esq., on the subject of 

 the caves of Ajunta and Ellora, addressed to Colonel Thuillier, was 

 read : — 



" Having lately visited the Port of Dowlatabad, and the caves of 

 Ellora and Ajunta, and taken a number of photographs of the same, 

 in compliance with the wish expressed in your letter of the 6th 

 October, 1863, I beg prominently to notice that there is a large slab 

 in one of the recesses of the Jumma Musjid of the Dowlatabad 

 Port, which is covered with Pali characters similar to those in cave 



