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It would be seen from this that the coin he now handed to the 

 Chairman for the cabinet of the Society, was one of considerable 

 interest, and of new historical value. In giving the information he 

 had thus acquired to Mr. Tuckerman, the proprietor of the coin, 

 Mr. Oldham had suggested that if he were not himself a collector 

 of such objects of curiosity and interest, it would be very desirable 

 to place this coin in some collection where it would be available to 

 the student of history and numismatics, and he had been most 

 liberally requested by Mr. Tuckerman to do what appeared best 

 with the coin ; he therefore had now the pleasure of presenting this 

 silver coin to the Society, in the name of N. C. Tuckerman, Esq. 



In doing so, Mr. Oldham further begged to propose that the 

 thanks of the Society be given to Mr. Tuckerman for this inter- 

 esting addition to their collection. 



Col. Baker having seconded the motion, it was carried unani- 

 mously. 



Dr. Thomson, at the request of the President, read a paper 

 entitled " notes on the Herbarium of the Calcutta Botanic Garden, 

 with especial reference to the completion of the Elora Indica." 



He stated that as he had undertaken, in conjunction with Dr. 

 Hooker, to publish a Plora of British India, he was desirous of 

 bringing to the notice of botanists in all parts of India, that he 

 would gladly receive specimens of plants from those desirous of 

 contributing to the progress of the work. Specimens from all parts 

 of India would be acceptable, the illustration of the geographical 

 distribution being one of his main objects, but for the purpose of 

 indicating the least known districts he read a list of the contents of 

 the Garden Herbarium. 



The best thanks of the Society were voted to Dr. Thomson for 

 his interesting communication. 



At a Special General Meeting of the Asiatic Society, held according 

 to announcement, on the 10th September last at the usual hour. 



Hon'ble Sir J. "W. Colvile, Kt., President, in the chair. 



The question of reducing the rate of subscription to the Society 

 from Es. 16 to Es. 10 per quarter, as proposed by Major Thuillier 

 at the ordinary General Meeting of June last, was taken into con- 

 sideration. The Secretary announced that twenty -six non-resident 



