PKOCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



foe November, 1870. 

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A meeting* of the Society was held on Wednesday the 2nd 

 instant, at 9 p. m. 



T. Oldham, Esq., LL. D., Vice-President, in the chair. 

 The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 

 The following presentations were announced : — 



1. From B. F. St. John, Esq., A note on the antiquities of 

 Thatone. 



2. From Capt. A. Bloomfield, Balaghat, six ancient copper coins. 

 They are old Hindu copper coins. On some of them the 



figure of an elephant may be seen. They are all square. 



3. From Lieut. J. Butler, Commissioner, Naga Hills, A spear 

 of an Angami Naga, a coat of the same, and a pair of ear 

 ornaments. 



The following gentleman is a candidate for ballot at the next 

 meeting : — 



A. Eogers, Esq., Solicitor, Calcutta, proposed by L. Schwendler, 

 Esq., seconded by Col. H. Hyde. 



The following gentlemen have intimated their desire to with- 

 draw from the Society : — 



Captain H. B. Thuillier, J. M. Eoss, Esq., and C. Lazarus, Esq. 



The following letters were read : — 



1. From Fleetwood H. Pellew, Esq., on the ' Barisal Guns.' 



1 In regard to the " Barisal Guns," my notion was that waves of a 



* There was no meeting on the first Wednesday in October, as the members 

 present did not form a quorum. 



