PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For April. 1852. 



The usual monthly meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday 

 the 17th instant, at half-past 8 p. m. 



1. Sir James Colvile, President, in the Chair. 



In the absence of Dr. Sprenger, the Secretary, on public business, 

 Mr. Beadon undertook to officiate for him. 



The Proceedings of the last meeting having been read, and an 

 alteration in the note quoad Mr. Bayley's letter having been adopted, 

 the former were confirmed. 



Read a letter from Capt. Layard forwarding for exhibition seven 

 silver and twenty copper coins, found in and about Gour. The follow- 

 ing is an extract from Capt. Layard' s letter : — 



" During my late visit to the ruins of Gour, and her sister city— 

 Pandooa or Parwa, in January and February last, my particular enqui- 

 ries were directed to the procuring of such coins, gold, silver and 

 copper, as are occasionally dug up by brick-diggers in their search for 

 material for constructing houses at Malda and the surrounding bazars. 

 Knowing the dread these people have of allowing any one to suppose 

 them possessed of treasure, I was cautious in my search. The rewards 

 of my labours have been the few copper coins, twenty in number, which 

 I now send you. For the seven silver coins accompanying, I am indebted 

 to Mr. Gray of Goamutty Factory, who most kindly allowed me to 

 select them from duplicates in his possession. This gentleman has 

 upwards of a hundred silver coins, collected during his residence in 

 Gour, and intends, I believe, submitting them some day for identifica- 

 tion to the Asiatic Society. 



