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allowance of his drink at 25 glasses of double distilled arrack, however 

 much the parade of such weakness was unbecoming in a Moslem. 

 The legend in the obverse is — 



Ditto on the reverse — 



The Honourable George Campbell observed that he would take 

 advantage of the introduction of the subject of coinage to enquire, 

 with reference to a statement in " Purchas," now under republication 

 in the JEng lis Jiman newspaper, that there was, a coin in currency in the 

 Mogul times called Seraffin, of the value of 10 Rupees, whether they 

 might not be the origin of the English " Sovereign." He threw out 

 the suggestion, merely as likely to lead to an interesting enquiry, and 

 perhaps to show that recent financial measures have been anticipated 

 so long ago as the time of Jehangir. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed at the last meeting were 

 balloted for, and elected ordinary members: J. Beames, Esq., c. s. ; ; 

 The Hon'ble E. Jackson; Baboo Tarruck Chunder Sircar; Captain 

 E. B. Sladen, and R. Jardine, Esq., c. s> 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot as ordinary members 

 at the next Meeting : 



Baboo Bhoodeb Mookerjee, — proposed by Baboo Gourdass Bysack, 

 seconded by Mr. Heeley. 



H. H. Locke, Esq., Principal of the Calcutta School of Art, — 

 proposed by Mr. Heeley, seconded by Mr. H. F. Blanford. 



The Hon'ble J. B. Phear, — proposed by Capt. Hyde, seconded by 

 Mr. H. F. Blanford. 



Col. W. D. Short, — proposed by Mr. Heeley, seconded by Mr. 

 Geoghegan. 



C. W, Hatton, Esq., proposed by Mr. Heeley,— seconded by Mr. 

 H. F. Blanford. 



The Council reported that the following gentlemen had been elected 

 to the Committees. 



