436 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 5. 



For June, 1851. 



The Society met on the 4th instant at half past 8 p.m. 



J. R. Colvin, Esq., Senior member of the Council present, in the 

 Chair. 



The proceedings of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 



Read a letter from Captain Skinner, presenting 1 2 copper Coins found 

 at Ambugamma, on the south of Adam's Peak, forwarded through Mr. 

 Beadon. Mr. Skinner observes that " they were discovered in cutting a 

 very high bank, for a road. A few coins of the same character were a 

 short time ago discovered in Jaffna." These coins appear to belong to 

 ancient Hindu Dynasties of Ceylon and their counterparts have been 

 published in Marsden's Numismata Orientalia, but without any clue 

 to their exact date. 



Mr. Beadon presented a Bactrian silver coin, stating that it had been 

 received from central India. 



Ordered that this coin be placed in the Museum of the Society, and 

 further enquiry be made as to the place in which it was found. 



The Librarian submitted a list of presentations to the library. 



The following gentlemen, proposed for election at the last meeting, 

 were balloted for and elected ordinary members. 



Lieut. -Col. P. B. Cautley. 



Professor F. Oldham. 



Mr. Mitchell called the attention of the Society, according to notice 

 given at the last meeting, to the following passage in the Journal for 

 January last, and moved, that Mr. Piddington be called upon to with- 

 draw or explain it. 



" It may be proper, especially in reference to certain insinuations, 

 which I refrain from qualifying, made at the July meeting of the Asiatic 

 Society, regarding the Museum of Economic Geology, to preface this 

 report with the following letter.' * 



It was explained by the Chairman on the part of the Council, that 

 they regretted the appearance of the expression objected to, in the Jour- 

 nal of the Society, and that they would certainly have struck them out, 

 had their attention been called to them before publication. 



