PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



For July, 1866. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 

 was held on Wednesday the 4th Instant. 



A. Grote, Esq., senior member, in the Chair. 



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presentations were announced — 



1. From Major B. Ford, a box of mineral and vegetable specimens 

 from Barren Island ; the paper announced at the last meeting accom- 

 panied the donation. 



2. From V. J. Carey, Esq. a sketch of a perforated stone found on 

 a " Chaboutra" at Jubbulpore. Plate I. 



The following letter accompanied the donation. 



"Jubbulpore, 4th June, 1866. 

 " Dear Sir, 



u Since my writing to you in January, I have found four or five 

 ' Celts' of the smooth later stone age, and also two of these perforated 

 stones. A sketch of one I send you, natural size. I found these on a 

 1 Chautra' or Chaboutra, on which they place stones for the worship of 

 1 Mahadeo.' On these ' Chautras' I find l Celts,' and about this part of 

 "the country Celts are not found except on them, or may be a chance 

 one in a temple. 



" Several of these perforated stones have been found by different 

 members of our staff along the line. Each have their own interpreta- 

 tion. I fancy they are mauls or hammers. I had one as small as 



