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were so unreasonable that the Lieutenant-Governor was precluded 

 from acceding to them. 



2. From Mr. B. H. Hodgson, enclosing a paper for the Journal, 

 being descriptions of two new species of mammalia, viz., a Lagomys 

 and a Mustela. 



3. From Mr. ^reeling, submitting a note on the collection of 

 coins in the Society's Cabinet. 



The note was read by the Secretary as follows : — , 



" The coins in the Society's Cabinet were in a state of some 

 disorder. 



" My first effort was to class them, throwing all of one series 

 together, and then to separate the worthless from the good. This 

 I have done, and although the space in the drawers forbad any 

 precise arrangement even had the generality of the coins merited 

 such trouble, they are now in trays (which are to be converted 

 into boxes), roughly classed, and the name of the series to which 

 they belong legibly written on them. I have also when discover- 

 able, added the names of the donor on the wrapper of the coins 

 themselves. 



" In the wooden trays are displayed the Guptas, frhe gold and 

 silver Roman, and the silver Greek, Bactrian and Arsacidan. There 

 are also two trays of copper Roman arranged previously, with which 

 I did not meddle. There is also a separate drawer with a few 

 gems, seals, curiosities, &c, with some presentation medals which 

 scarcely hold a place among the coins themselves. 



" With the contents of the cabinet I was much disappointed, 

 though this may be, and probably is, owing to the loss sustained, 

 when all the more intrinsically valuable specimens were stolen 

 in 18M. I was also surprised to find how various the series are, 

 the Roman and the Norwegian being far the largest and most per- 

 fect of any. There are several batches of Indian copper and lead, 

 which would be interesting were the locality known ; but at pre- 

 sent being entirely unidentified and most illegible, they are utterly 

 worthless. This point should especially be borne in mind in laying 

 by all future presentations : when a collection is sent, such memo, 

 of the collector's residence is of little importance, but when a 

 whole trove, or a single coin is forwarded, information of where it 



