

PROCEEDINGS 



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ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. 



March, 1852. 



The usual monthly meeting of the Society was held ou the 3rd 

 instant, at half-past 8 p.m. 



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

 the Chair. 



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



An ancient Hindu silver coin found in a chattee of common earthen- 

 ware at Nagpore, and four Bactrian copper coins, were presented to 

 the Society by Dr. J. Grant. 



Sir H. M. Elliot presented eight Mohammedan silver coins for the 

 Society's cabinet. (They have been described in the last Number of 

 the Journal, No. 7 of 1851.) 



A very interesting native picture by a Burmese artist, formerly 

 attached to the Royal Court at Ava, was presented by Dr. A. Thomas 

 of Ramree, through Capt. Sparks. The subject of the picture is thus 

 described by Dr. Thomas : 



" On one side of the picture is represented the Royal Palace and 

 the Royal Monastery ; the priests in their sacerdotal garb, and the 

 White Elephant are all shown. On the other side is a grand procession, 

 showing that a lad is about to enter the order of Priesthood. This 

 picture while it affords us some partial insight into the rites and cere* 

 monies of the Burmese religion, shows also what the artistic powers 

 of a semi-civilized nation are." 



The following report was submitted to the meeting by the Coun- 

 cil:— 



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