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nated to act as Treasurer to the Society during the temporary absence 

 of Colonel J. E. Gastrell, and that on the recommandation of the 

 Philological Committee, they had sanctioned the publication of 

 Major T. E. Gordon's English translation of Umar i Khayyam in the 

 Bilil. Indica. 



These noiii illations and .sanction were confirmed. 



The following papers were read — 



I. — Notes on the remains found in a Cromlech at Coorg, which were 

 exhibited at the last meeting, by T. Oldham, Esq., LL. D., President. 



At the last meeting of the Society (4th August) some fragments 

 of earthenware were exhibited which had been found in a Cromlech, 

 opened out by the order of the Chief Commissioner of Mysore, on the 

 Moory Betta Hill, in North Coorg. Unfortunately, these interesting 

 remains had been very insufficiently packed, and had been so broken 

 up, in their transmission by the post, that nothing could be made out 

 of the many small fragments. One little vessel alone had escaped 

 fracture. 



Along with these were some curious l beads' and a singular metallic 

 relic, the nature of which it was not easy to make out by lamp-light. 



After the meeting, I took these remains, and by a little patience, I 

 was enabled to see that the greater portion of the earthen vessels to 

 which they belonged, still remained, though so much broken up, and 

 that only small parts were wanting. And, with a little care, the 

 vessels have been again built up from their fragments, so far at least, 

 as to enable accurate and full-sized drawings to be made of all. 

 These drawings, as well as the putting together of some of the vessels, 

 are due to the care and skill of Mr. Schaumburgh. Plate V. shews all 

 these relics of the full size. 



The earthenware is of two distinct kinds. The larger vessel, 

 which stands upon three short legs or supports, is of the ordinary 

 baked clay, of the common reddish-brown colour, and in no respect, 

 as regards material, differs from the common earthenware vessels of 

 the country. It is coarsely made, and for its size is thick and heavy : 

 evidently no care has been taken to produce anything better than the 

 commonest earthenware. This is the only specimen among those 



