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letters, is illegible, and a lacuna, in the middle of the sixth, renders 

 it very doubtful reading. The words Om sarva tatli-a gata hridaya 

 and dharma tunga are distinct, and they imply that for " the en- 

 hancement of virtue" (dharma tunga) and the delight (?) "of the 

 hearts of all Tath-agatas" or Buddhas, the statuette was dedicated 

 by some one. The name of the donor has been lost in the last line. 



" The statuette is, of course, not of Lakshmi, but of a Buddhist 

 divinity, probably of Mayadevi. 



" The discovery of the statuette is interesting as affording a proof 

 in support of the opinion that Balasore was once a flourishing seat 

 of Buddhism and contained many topes and shrines of great sanctity." 



2. From Mr. M. L. Ferrar, C. S., dated Pertabgurh, 22nd 

 December, 1869: — 



I have been asked by a friend in England to try to find out who 

 was the gentleman whose seal bears the following inscription — that 

 is to say, to find out the rank he held in India, and in whose ser- 

 vice. The seal is said to be a red cornelian in gold setting. 



" Iftikhar ud daulah ihtisham ul mulk William Douglas Nix 

 Bahadur Shahamat Jang, 1215." (Hijri, I presume.) 



Could you, or any of my fellow-members of the Society inform 

 me ? 



The following papers were read : — 



I. — Note on a Circle of Stones situated in the District of 

 Eusufzye, — by Colonel Sir Arthur Phayre. (Abstract,) 



The writer describes a stone-henge situated near Sung Butte, 

 about fifteen miles east of Mardan, the head quarter station of the 

 Corps of Gruides, and relates several traditions regarding them. 



An excellent photograph accompanies the description. 



The paper and a lithograph of the stone-henge will shortly be 

 published in the Journal. 



The Hon'ble Mr. P h e a r observed — that stone structures similar 

 to those described by Sir A. Phayre, were found scattered over 

 a very large area of the earth's surface. They were often taken 

 to be evidence of the wide spread existence of a particular race of 



