PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



for April, 1869, 

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The Monthly General Meeting of the Society was held on Wednes- 

 day the 7th instant, at 9 o'clock p. m. 



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



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The receipt of the following presentations was announced — 



1. From Babu Yadunatha Basu, — a Mahomedan copper coin. 



2. From J. Avdall, Esq.,— a Persian MS. of Hafiz. 



3. From W. Stokes, Esq., — A copy of " Kurzer Abriss einer Laut- 

 lehre," von A. Schleicher. 



4. From the same, — a copy of " Grundziige der Griechischen Ety- 

 mologie," von G. Curtius, vol. I. 



5. From the Rev. J. Long, — A copy of ( Histoire critique de Mani- 

 chee et du Manicheisme par M. de Beausobre,' 2 vols. 



6. From the same, — A copy of Kriloff s Fables, illustrating Russian 

 Social life. 



7. From the Commissioners of the Department of Agriculture, 

 U. S. A. — A copy of Annual Report for 1866. 



8. From the same — A copy of Monthly Report for 1867. 



9. From the Englishman Office,— A copy of "Rapports du jury 

 International de 1' Exposition Universelle" of 1867. 



10. From A. C. Oarlleyle, Esq., — A copy of Notes, Numismatical, 

 Palaaographical and Archaeological relating to India, MS. 



The President in laying Mr. Carlleyle's MS. on the table, drew 

 the attention of the meeting to the very good photograms of coins, 

 partially belonging to the author, partially to the Riddel Museum at 



