520 Asiatic Society. [No. 138. 



Ramree, Arracan, 7 th May, 1843. 



Dear Sir, — I obtained the enclosed Coin (I imagine) from some of the inhabitants 

 of the Island of Chedooba, who found it with other similar ones in digging, on the 

 sea-shore, a well. I beg to know if it is gold, and if a Coin, what country it belongs to, 

 and of what date ? 



The Mugs say it is a Coin of some of the Eastern Islands, deposited on Chedooba 

 by the wreck of some boat. 



I shall feel obliged by your giving me the above information, and returning me the 

 Coin. Yours truly, 



D. Williams. 



A reply had been addressed to Captain Williams, requesting him to se- 

 cure one Coin of each sort or more for the Society. The Coin is of very 

 thin gold, and probably an Ancient Hindoo one, though of unknown type. 

 Mr. Piddington presented an Electro-type matrix from it, which he had 

 secured for the Society before returning the Coin to Captain Williams. 



The following Memorandum of a work published by Captain Newbold 

 was read, and a copy which had been procured for inspection was ordered 

 to be purchased. 

 Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, in 2 Vols. 8vo. with Map and 



Plans. Price 15 Rs. 

 A History of the British Settlements in the Straits of Malacca — Penang, Malacca 



and Singapore. 



Comprising a History of the Malayan States on the Peninsula of Malacca, their 

 Government, Religion, Trade, Political and Commercial Relations, Laws, Popula- 

 tion, Revenue, Natural Products, Physical Aspect, Geology, &c. By James New- 

 bold, &c. Madras Army. 



N. B. — As this work was not published with any view to pecuniary profit, only 

 copies sufficient to cover the expences of publication have been printed. 



Read Report of the Curator of Museum of Economic Geology, for the 

 month of May. 



Report of the Curator Museum of Economic Geology, for the month of May. 



Museum of Economic Geology. — Our active correspondent, Captain Newbold, Assis- 

 tant Commissioner of Kurnool, forwards to us several specimens of Minerals, to which 

 I shall advert in a future report. We have also received from him, six specimens of 

 the Tobacco soils of that station, and two of the Sugar soils. 



Captain Goodwyn, B. E. has at my request obliged me with another specimen of the 

 Asphalte of Pyrimont, (see Proceedings of January) for our Mineralogical Collection, 

 and I may mention here, that on the reverse of bricks from the ruins of Babylon, 

 in our Museum, the bituminous cement of which is still adhering to them, I have found 

 it to present as nearly as possible the same chemical characters ! 



Geological and Mineralogical Department.— At my solicitation, Mr. Howe, at 

 Kyook Phyoo, has been good enough to send us an additional box of specimens from 

 the Mud Volcano, the eruption from which is adverted to in my report of February. 

 Mr. Howe states that — 



