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The Moguls are very poor indeed, there being nothing of any 

 value, save 3 Noorjehans, one certainly very fine and perfect. The 

 rest are either Akhbars, Jehungirs or Shah Jehans, all of most com- 

 mon type, and, strange to say, without even a single square Rupee 

 among them. Most of these came from Benares, from Mr. Gubbins, 

 in February, 1853. 



It is very curious how large a collection there is of Foreign con- 

 tinental coins, mostly Norwegian, some of very old date and probably 

 of much interest to those valuing that series. There is a shilling 

 also of Elizabeth of England, dated 1591, and a crown of Charles 

 I. Mr. Speirs has besides given several old broad pieces and dollars, 

 very curious and doubtless of value ; one of James the Sixth of 

 Scotland, in very fine order, dated 1582, and two others of 1570 

 and 1602, respectively ; the others are of Maria Theresa, 1 773, 

 Frederick Duke of Brunswick, 1627, Hilary Third of Spain and 

 India, 1637, Charles II. of do. 1668, Maximilian reigning Duke 

 " Bulloniensis," 1677, Frederick of Prussia, 1785, Albert and Eliza- 

 beth reigning Duke and Duchess of Brabant, 1619, Sigismund III. 

 of Poland, 1628, and Ferdinand II. of Hamburg. I have been thus 

 particular, in enumerating these because it is strange to find such 

 a collection of heavy medieval pieces in Calcutta, where they could 

 hardly have been looked for. 



In conclusion, I would urge that all friends to the Society, among 

 whom must of course be specially included all who themselves feel 

 any interest in Indian numismatics, should be requested to aid in 

 every mode in their power, so that the coin collection may be placed 

 in that rank which would so well befit a society whose Journal is 

 the depository of the life long labours of" James Priusep." 



4. From Baboo Radhanauth Sikdar, an abstract of the Mete- 

 orological Register kept at the Office of the Surveyor General for 

 the months of January and February last. 



5. From Lieutenant H. Raverty, a paper on the Seeposh Kaffirs. 

 The Librarian and the Zoological Curator submitted tlieir reports. 



Report of Curator, Zoological Department. 

 The following specimens have been presented to the Society since my 

 last Report. 



