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The coins are of the Canouj series of the reigns of Chandra and 

 Kumara Guptas. 



Ordered that the Council be requested to make a selection. 



6. T. Deveria, Esq. of Eungpore, on the part of his nephew 

 M. S. Deveria, of the Egyptian Museum, Louvre, a copy of Noub la 

 Deesse d' or des Egyptiens. 



7. From Professor T. Oldham, Supt. Geological Survey, eight 

 boxes of specimens, consisting principally of fossils and rocks from 

 the Tenasserim Provinces, coal from the Irrawaddy river, and some 

 old coins found on the site of the town of Tenasserim in the district 

 of Mergui. The coins are undescribed, but appear to be allied to 

 the symbolical coins of Arracan, noticed in XV. Vol. of the Society's 

 Journal, p. 238. 



8. Erom E. Hamilton, Esq. The Annual Eeport of the Ethno- 

 logical Society of London for the year 1854. 



9. Erom the Eev. S. Hislop, a large collection of fossils from 

 Central India. 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the 

 December meeting, were balloted for and elected ordinary members. 

 E. H. Eussell, Esq. B. C. S. Chittagong. 

 Dr. G. B. Liebig, Presidency College, Calcutta. 

 Col. Smith, Madras Engineer. 

 J. W. B. Money, Esq. 

 The following candidates for election were named for ballot at the 

 next meeting. 



Babu Bajendralal Mittra, proposed by A. Grote, Esq. and seconded 

 by Sir J. W. Colvile. 



Major E. E. W. Ellis, 23rd Eegt. B. N. I. Political Assistant, 

 Bundlekund, proposed by Dr. Spilsbury and seconded by Dr. 

 Thomson. 



J. E. Curtis, Esq. proposed by Mr. Atkinson and seconded by 

 Mr. Grote. 



The chairman announced to the meeting that Babu Eajendralal 

 Mittra had notified to the Council his resignation from the 1st 

 proximo of the office of Assistant Secretary and Librarian to the 

 Society, and, after paying a high compliment to the industry and 

 ability of that valuable officer, stated that the Council had appointed a 



