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Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 

 (Wednesday Evening, 4th November, 1840. J 

 Col. J. A. Hodgson in the Chaii*. 



Library and Museum, 



The following books, &c. were presented : — 



Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia — Treatise on Malacology, 1 



Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 3rd Series, Vol. 16th, No, 101, 



and 105, February and June, 1840 2 



Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, Vol. 3rd, No. 67, 1840. . . J. 

 Oriental Christian Spectator, 2nd Series, Vol. 1st, No. 9, September 1840, . . 1 



List of Works relating to India, published by W. H. Allen and Co 1 



History of British Birds, by W. Yarrel, London, Parts 14 and 15 ; Septem- 

 ber and November, 1840 2 



Chinese Repository, Vol. 8th, No. 9, January, 1840, 1 



Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, 



and Australasia, February, 1840, Vol. 31st, No. 122. New Series, 8vo. . . \ 

 Transactions of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. 1839, Vol. 



52nd, Pt. 2nd, 8vo 1 



Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 



1840, No. 11, 8vo I 



Annals of Natural History, or Magazine of Zoology, Botany, and Geology, 



by Jardine and Selby, London, July, 1840, No. 32, 8vo 1 



Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, et pour Botanique, par Audowine 



et Edwards ; Tome 12th, Paris, AoM 1839, 2nd Series, 2 



Column at Corygaum, to the memory of Captain Staunton, 1821, 1 



Sketch to ditto, Madras 1818, I 



The Officiating Secretary submitted to the inspection of the meeting, an old Chinese 



Coin presented by W. E. Stirling, Esq. with the following memorandum— 



" This is an old Chinese Coin. It was stated to have been coined before the Tartar 

 Dynasty occupied China. It is presented through me by Captain Alcock, who obtain- 

 ed it at Macao. The twelve animals which surround the inner circle and inscription, 

 probably represent the signs of the Zodiac, but not in such distinct characters as to 

 be free from doubt. The Chinese characters of the inner inscription can probably be 

 read by those versed in that language. The obverse side represents two Dragons. 

 I am sorry I cannot offer any particular observations, but trust that this coin will be 

 esteemed a rarity of no small interest." 



Read a letter from Lieut. A. Cunningham, from which the following is an 

 extract— 



" I have had a long letter from Lady Sale, and she promises me impressions of all 

 curious coins that she may meet with. Sir Robert had been opening a Tope, but 



