1841.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, fyc. 171 



The coin No. 21, bearing the title of Ghyas ood-deen Malik Yoozbuk 

 would appear to belong to the king, who in the list of Pathan Monarchs 

 of Bengal (Piinsep's Useful Tables) is noted as Ikhtiar ood deen Malik 

 Yoozbuk. the only king who bears this remarkable name. The thanks 

 of the Society were offered to Mr. Torrens for his valuable contribution, 

 which will be deposited in the cabinet of numismatology. 



Also an old coin forwarded by Capt. Hannyngton, picked up in the 

 district of Manbhoom ; doubts were entertained as to the real nature of 

 the so called coin. It is of pewter ; the marks, or characters unintelli- 

 gible. Further enquiry will be made on the subject, as, if it be indeed a 

 coin, the discovery is singular, and may be ultimately highly valuable. 



Read Mr. Secretary Bushby's Letter, No. 888, dated the 14th April 

 1811, in reply to the communication of the 12th idem, with the offici- 

 ating Curator's report on the two specimens of rock, of which the follow- 

 ing is a copy : 



To H. Torrens, Esq., Secy, to the Asiatic Society. 



Sir, In reply to your letter and its enclosure of the 12th instant, I 



am directed to acquaint you that the Military Board will be requested 

 to instruct the Superintendent of the Agra and Bombay road, to 

 endeavour to procure the specimens and information suggested by the 

 Officiating Curator of the Asiatic Society's Museum. 



2d. The Right Honorable the Governor approves of Mr. Pidding- 

 ton's proposition to supply all officers engaged in the Survey and Con- 

 struction of roads with a copy of Capt. Tremenheere's Memoir. 



1 am, Sir, your obedientl servant, 

 G. W. Bushby, 

 Secretary to the Govt, of Bengal. 

 Fort William, Wh April, 1841. 



The officiating Curator submits the following report of 17th April 

 1841, on the collection of minerals tendered for purchase to the Asiatic 



Society by Mr. Dodd. 



To H. Torrens, Esq., Seer etary Asiatic Society. 



S, Ri _With reference to the letter of Mr. Secretary Bushby on the 

 subject of the collection of minerals tendered for purchase to the Asiatic 

 Society by Mr. Dodd, I have the honor to report that in consequence of 

 that gentleman's having failed as yet to transmit me his catalogue 1 have 

 been obliged to make a rough one of the collection which has occasioned 

 delay in furnishing the report. 



The collection consists of c bout 890 specimens in all; of which about 

 180 may be genera and the remainder species and duplicates. The ac- 



