Aug 1844.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. lxxix 



Dr. Von Martius (in his letter,) states, that only certain parts of our Journal were 

 accessible to the Academy. These parts being lodged in the Royal Library at Munich. 



I am of opinion, and would accordingly recommend, that in token of our readi- 

 ness to enter into the proposed intercommunication, we send at once (instead of com- 

 pleting the volumes in the Koyal Library,) a complete copy of our Journal from the 

 commencement, and engage to continue the same, as well as a copy of Researches 

 hereafter to be published by us. At the same time, I think we should express our de- 

 sire to be favored in return with all the publications of the Academy. 



J. H/EBERLIN. 



Calcutta, 23d July, 1844. 



The Secretary remarked, that it would be very difficult now to supply a 

 complete set of the Journal, as the early volumes were very scarce; and 

 after some conversation it was resolved, that as complete a copy as could 

 be obtained of the Journal, should be forwarded to the Bavarian Academy. 



Read a letter from the Societe Geologique de France, expressing a wish 

 to receive the Society's Journal, and to correspond with it. 



The Secretary stated, that only two volumes of the Journal of this 

 Society's Proceedings, vols. 1835 to 1837 had been received, and he propos- 

 ed to write to them, stating this, and requesting to know what volumes 

 it had received of the Journal, so that the two Societies might renew their 

 very desirable exchange of works, without the chance of sending dupli- 

 cates. 



Read the following letter from the Rev. Mr. Mack, Serampore College, 

 who had kindly sent the two coins to which it refers for the Society's in- 

 spection : — 



My dear Sir, — The coins (one gold, and the other silver,) which were dug up in 

 the Soonderbuns, and belong to Serampore College, will be found, I believe, to agree 

 very closely with some of those which have been figured by Mr. Prinsep. 



The gold coin was dug up on the estate lately belonging to Serampore College 

 about the year 1835 ; the other was obtained about the same time, but whether from 

 that estate or one adjoining, I cannot tell. The estate belongs to that part of the 

 Soonderbuns on which there are few or no Soondery trees, which is not Virgin Forest, 

 but has innumerable trees of former inhabitants. Amongst other things we found 

 a potter's kiln, that is, a mass of little lamps or churags, and similar saucer-like 

 dishes, which had evidently never been moved from the kiln. They were much su- 

 perior to the ordinary manufacture of similar articles of the present day. The mate- 

 rial was fine, and the surface perfectly clean and smooth, although they had lain so 

 long in the salt soil. They appeared to me of much the same consistence as the fine 



