1868.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 147 



for 13 years in Shans, has now returned home. Between our country 

 (Yunnan) and Shans, the distance is that of 70 stages. 



* A large number of the Christians of France and England have come 

 to China and to Pekin, and to all the ProvinceSj and some of them 

 have reached the Capital of the the Eastern Division of Yunnan^ 

 There they have erected churches and hung up therein the likenesses 

 of Jesus Christ, the son of Mary. They have done likewise in many 

 other Provinces too,' 



Maulavi Abdul Lutif begged also to present to the Society a 

 manuscript sheet written in Arabic by the said Syud Abdool Wadood 

 of Yunnan, which he had the goodness to" present to him. The archaic 

 peculiarity of the caligraphy will, he believed, be remarked. 



Several members having made different enquiries regarding the 

 Panthay country from the Panthay gentlemen who were present, by the 

 aid of Maulavi Abdul Latif ; thanks were passed to the Maulavi for 

 this interesting account. 



Mr. Blanford said that the Society would doubtless be interested 

 to know that information had that day been received from Dr. John 

 Anderson on the Yunan expedition. The expedition had met with 

 many obstructions to its progress, and had consequently experienced 

 much delay, but at the date of Dr. Anderson's letter (28th April) 

 all serious obstacles appeared to have been overcome, and the 

 Panthays, who appeared to be most anxious to receive the expedition, 

 had just cleared away one of a formidable character by defeating and 

 driving away from Mawpoo the Chinese robber chief Leeseetai who 

 is stated to have commanded a body of 5000 men, and to have been 

 instigated by certain of the Chinese to destroy the expeditionary party. 

 The road was therefore open to Momein, and the Panthays have sent 

 circular notices to the chiefs on the road to give the expedition every 

 assistance in their power. Dr. Anderson's letter had been brought by 

 Captain Williams and Mr. Stewart who had returned to Mandelay. 

 Dr. Anderson expected to be back in Calcutta about August. 



The following papers, reading of which was postponed at the last 

 Meeting, were read by the President : — 



Notes on the Crosses and Cromlechs of Chindwara District, by J. 

 Mulheran, Esq., in a letter to Col. J. T. Walker, R. E. 



