544 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 6. 



From Captain Layard, in the names of himself and Mr. J. J. Grey, 

 of Goamutty, Malda; the following sculptures found in the north- 

 western suburb of ancient Gour, now called Gungarampore. 



1st. A reclining Female Figure with an Infant (from Mr. Grey). 



2nd. An Image of the god Surya. 



3rd. Two stones with carving, apparently parts of an entablature 

 over a door-lintel. 



From Mr. C. Rafn, Secretary to the Royal Society of Northern 

 Antiquities — The latest publications of the Society. 



The subjoined is an extract from Mr. Rafn's letter. 



" Application has been made to our Society several times, as well 

 from Great Britain, especially from Scotland, as also separately from 

 Ireland, to publish an edition of the most important records contained 

 in our ancient MSS. relative to the British Isles. The Archseological 

 journeys lately undertaken by two of our Society's Fellows, Professor 

 P. A. Munch, a Norwegian, and Mr. Worsaac, a Dane, have awakened 

 an increased degree of interest for a project of this nature, and the 

 time seems now to have arrived for proceeding to its realization. A 

 new critical edition of the important Saga relating to the inhabitants 

 of the Orkneys is the first object which we have in view, but that the 

 plan may be carried out in a suitable manner, it is of importance to 

 create an interest for the same in the British Isles, for whose historical 

 and Archseological inquirers, this work would be principally designed. 

 This matter we beg earnestly to recommend to the Council of your 

 Society, and such of its fellows as may take an interest therein." 



The thanks of the Society were recorded for the above presentations. 



Babu Rammanath Bannerjea, duly proposed and seconded at the 

 last meeting, was balloted for and elected an ordinary member. 



Captain W. J. Nicolls, 24th Regiment, Madras N. I., was named 

 for ballot at the next meeting ; — proposed by Mr. Grote, and seconded 

 by the President. 



Communications were received. 



1st. From Captain Layard, sending his drawings of the Gour ruins, 

 and of their architectural details for the inspection of the Society, and 

 explaining his reason for sending them to England. 



The following is an extract from Captain Layard's letter. 



" Captain Thuillier will make over to you a short MS. and two books 



