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2 — That the cause of the delay in publishing the drawings of the 

 Mandah Cave Temples, be explained to the Hon'ble the Governor of 

 the N. W. Provinces. 



Also received through Capt. Kittoe, 32 silver coins of Buddhist 

 type, presented by Mr. Money — one set for the Society, — one for the 

 Hon'ble Court — found on the site of an ancient town on the Soane. 



From A. Shakespeare, Esq., Acting Secretary to Government N. W. 

 Provinces, dated Jan. 6th, 1848, transmitting a copy of each of the 

 Arabic works, entitled Tareekh Yaminee and Kaleela wa Dumna, 



From Mr. G. A. Bushby, presenting two ancient Greek coins purchas- 

 ed by Mr. Bushby at the Acropolis of Athens ; and an ornament from a 

 mummy exhumed by Mr. Bushby at Thebes. 



From D. CunlifTe, Esq., Magistrate of Monghyr, forwarding for the 

 examination of the Society 8 gold coins found at a village in the Per- 

 gunnah Hevelee, Behar. 



The 8 coins, which are of the Indo-Scythic group, were exhibited 

 to the meeting, and referred to Mr. Laidlay and Major Anderson for 

 Report. 



From Dr. A. Campbell, Darjeeling, presenting a copy of the French 

 edition of Bernier's Travels, 2 vols. 12mo. with Plates. 



From H. Piddington, Esq., forwarding a notice of a remarkable hot 

 wind in the district of Purnea. (Ordered for publication.) 



From Dr. Irvine, Darjeeling, forwarding a paper entitled, " Observa- 

 tions on the probable results of a scientific research after the Metallifer- 

 ous deposits in the sub-Himalayan range round Darjeeling. (Ordered 

 for publication.) 



From Mr. Blyth, forwarding extracts of letters from Signor Appa- 

 ruti of Modena, and Mons. Malherbe of Metz, proposing exchanges 

 of objects of natural history, with the Museum of the Asiatic Society. 

 (Referred to the Section of Natural History.) 



From the Rev. Mr. Street, of Bishop's College, presenting copies of 

 a pamphlet, by the Rev. Mr. Driberg, entitled, " A Missionary Tour 

 among the Gonds south of the Nerbudda, with a specimen of their 

 dialect and grammar." (Ordered that the specimen be printed in the 

 Journal.) 



From J. Muir, Esq., regarding the Oriental works which he consi- 

 ders should be published by the Society : also suggesting renewed 



