730 Asiatic Society. [No. 103. 



37.— Nematura ?— Found in the aqueduct leading from the Hoogly to the Course, 

 Calcutta. 

 38.— Scarabus triangularis.— Benson.— On the banks of the Hoogly at Calcutta. 

 39.— Clausilia loxastonia. — Benson. 



40.— Pupa Found in advance in the sands on the banks of the Ganges 



near the mouth of the Goorutee, but I did not meet with a single live specimen. They 

 appear to have been washed down and cast among the weeds, &c. 



41.— Bulminus. Found at Darjeeling. 



42.— Achatinia. Common in Bengal. I regret I have not a better spe- 

 cimen than the one sent. 



43.— Navicella compressa.— Benson.— Found on the piles on the banks of the 

 Hoogly near Calcutta. I have but one specimen left, which will account for the 

 inj ured state of that sent. 



44. — Navecella tessellata. — Lemarck. — Locality as the last. 



45. — Cerithissa sulcatum. — Lemarck. — Estuaries of the rivers of Bengal. 



46.— Cerithissa ditto, ditto, ditto. 



47.— Cerithissa ditto, ditto, ditto. 



48. Found in the aqueduct mentioned under 37. 



49. — Modiola Found in Tolly's Nullah, adhering to stones, &c., by a 



string byssus. I think it a new and undescribed species. 



50. , Found in the sands of the Ganges, &c. Besides the above, a 



bottle containing the shells with the animals of Cyclostoma incrolubus, Heritina de- 

 pressa, and Tigrina and Pteroclos rupestris. 



Read a letter from J. H. Batten, Esq. of the C. S. enclosing one from Captain 

 HuDDLESTONE, giving copies of an apparent inscription engraved on a Chobootra at 

 Dewulghur in Ghurrawul, with a drawing of the Chobooti'a. Dewulghur is situated 

 about 10 miles east from Sreenuggur, at some height above the valley of the Ulluk- 

 nunder river, and possesses a rather handsome temple and establishment. Next to the 

 showy shrines of Buddinath, Kedranath, &c. Dewulghur, is the chief religious esta- 

 blishment in Ghurrawul. 



The character of this inscription, which is represented by Captain Huddlestone 

 as extending throughout the whole of the Chobootra, and the carving is said to be ex- 

 ceedingly elaborate, appears to be a Toghra in the Sanscrit character, but none of the 

 Pundits to whom it has been shewn, nor Mr. Csoma de Korosi have as yetsucceeded in 

 decyphering any portion of it. The character would appear to be unique, and should 

 the specimen now furnished continue to baffle our attempts at its interpretations the 

 Officiating Secretary proposes to publish a facsimile of it, and invite the attention of 

 the readers of the Journal to a consideration of this curious variety of character. 



Read a letter from Dr. Chapman, H. M's. 16th Lancers, on the subject of the 

 reading to be adopted on the legend of the so-called Demetrius Mayes' Coins. The 

 Officiating Secretary expressed his regret at not having been able to publish some 

 , very interesting speculations by Dr. Chapman on Bactrian numismatics, in consequence 

 of his unfortunately not having it in his power to procure accurate and creditable 

 lithographs of the casts of coins which accompanied that gentleman's paper. The 

 same impediment had prevented him from publishing a collection of gems by the 

 same contributor; but he trusted to be able very shortly to overcome this difficulty. 



