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seated by his right foot; it is an intaglio found at Rome, during some excavations 

 there, and given to me by a gentleman lately arrived from Europe, via Rome and 

 Naples. The other is an Ibex of the Alps, found at Pompeii by the same person. 

 Both ai'e cut out of cinnamon-coloured agate, or perhaps a species of ruby, for it 

 partakes of both, though more of an agate. The Cupid 1 found last February at 

 Kanoje; it likewise is on a cinnamon-coloured agate, but does not seem a very well cut 

 gem. I cannot find the gold coin mentioned in any of the Prinsep Plates. One of 

 the casts is of a silyer penny of George III ; curious only in not now being a current 

 coin." 



Read a letter from Lieut. H. Combe of 12th December 1840, forwarding a drawing 

 of a coin in his possession for my information, with reference to the letters marked 

 thereon. On the coin are figures ; that with the spear is evidently male, with a glory 

 round the head, the other with a crescent is a female. On the obverse is a male figure 

 naked to the waist, with a fanciful tail. 



The Secretary informed the Meeting that the subjects of the four foregoing commu- 

 nications would be noticed in the Asiatic Journal more fully, with lithographed draw- 

 ings of the sketches by Lieut. Loveday, and of the impressions of such of the coins 

 as have not been already noticed. 



The Secretary noticed the presentation by D. McFarlan, Esq. of a handsome 

 stained window-glass. 



Read a note by the Secretary, with an estimate of charges for preparing coloured 

 lithographed copies of the late Dr. Lord's Zoological Sketches of Cabool, and sug- 

 gesting the reference of the choice of sketches to be published to a Sub-Committee, 

 whom the President would request to undertake that duty, in communication with the 

 Curator of the Society. 



Dr. HuFFNAGLE and Dr. Spry were selected by the President to form the Com- 

 mittee, and on the motion of Professor O'Shaughnessy, the name of Dr. Pearson 

 was added. To the discretion of these gentlemen, was left the sketches to be 

 selected for publication. On the motion of Professor O'Shaughnessy, seconded 

 by the President, Dr. Pearson's name was also added to the Committee of Papers, 

 to supply a vacancy. 



Read a letter of 18th May, 1840 (of which the following is a copy) from Professor D. 

 Forbes, of King's College. 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



Sir, London, 8 Alfred Street, Bedford Square, \8th May 1840. 



I should not have deemed the accompanying trifling essays of sufficient importance 



to be offered to your Society, were it not that ^complete copyoi' the Jdmial tawdrikh 



