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in bringing out his paper on Kangra and other coins, for which plates 

 have been for some years in the Secretaries' hands. Captain C. hopes 

 to be able to send it soon after reaching Mooltan, as well as an 

 account of the Buddhist cave of Dhumnar, which he has recently 

 visited. After enumerating fourteen Kangra kings whose coins he 

 has deciphered, Captain C. concludes thus : — 



" The delay that has taken place in the publication of the plates 

 of the ancient coinage of India, is a source of much regret to me, on 

 account of the interesting light which they throw upon the history of 

 India. It is generally known that all the oldest coins and inscriptions 

 now existing in India, are of princes of the Buddhist faith, but, I 

 believe, that few suspect the existence of ancient coins of Brahma- 

 nical princes. Such however have been lying in Calcutta amongst 

 my engraved plates ever since 1848. The undoubted coins of Brah- 

 manical princes are those of a Brahma Mitra, Vishnu Mitra, Indra 

 Mitra, Agni Mitra, all of whom are Vedic deities. Their anti- 

 quity, though not so great as that of the Buddhist coins, is never- 

 theless earlier than the worship of Siva and his Lingum, as is proved 

 by the significant want of any coins of Mahadeva Mitra, Siva or 

 Iswara Mitra. The alphabetic characters, which are similar to 

 those of the inscription on the Sanchi gateways and in the Buddhist 

 caves of Western India, range these Brahmanical coins about the 

 beginning of the Christian era. 



" I have written thus far for publication in the Proceedings of the 

 Asiatic Society, if you will kindly insert it for me. I have many 

 papers in view for the Society's Journal, but I can do nothing until 

 I reach Mooltan, I am anxious to have all my plates of Hindu coins, 

 which are now with Laidlay, engraved as soon as possible, and I will 

 then send the letter-press for their illustration. The work will form 

 a complete collection of the ancient coinage of India." 



6. From Dr. Bedford, Bampur Bauleah, enclosing a paper entitled 

 " Contributions to the Statistics of Bengal, — Income, Expenditure 

 and Food." 



7. From W. Gr. Young, Esq., Under-Secretary to the Govern- 

 ment of Bengal, forwarding a copy of a letter from the Secretary to 

 the Board of Kevenue with its enclosures, respecting certain speci- 

 mens of gold from the Jugloo River in Assam. 



