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according to the present usage, — and another class being always 

 sounded alike, viz. in accordance with the present pronunciation of 

 Tibetan. This would seem to lead to the conjecture that two 

 different influxes of Tibetan power and civilizing influence must have 

 taken place, the former in the shape of the irruption of some Tibetan 

 conqueror into a valley situated close to the Tibetan frontier, but 

 inhabited by free and uncivilized mountaineers, at a period when the 

 pronunciation was still in accordance with the spelling ; the other 

 much later, and perhaps more peaceful, carrying with it the religion 

 of Buddhism and some ideas and institutions of Tibetan civilization 

 of a higher order. If such an event or events could be met with 

 in historical records, perhaps still to be discovered, it would throw much 

 light on the history of the Tibetan language. 



The President thanked Mr. Jaeschke for his interesting paper on a 

 language of which so little is known as Tibetan. He repeated to Mr. 

 Jaeschke personally the promise made to Dr. Cleghorn at the last 

 meeting, that the Society would have very great pleasure in affording 

 him any assistance in its power in his future researches, whether 

 conducted in the E. or W. Himalaya. 



A paper entitled " some account of ancient remains at Saidpur and 

 Bhitari," by the Rev. M. A. Sharing, L. L. B., and C. Home, Esq., 

 C. S., was then read by the Secretary. 



An abstract of this paper follows : — 



Saidpur and Bhitari are gererally spoken of as Saidpur Bhitari but 

 are in reality distinct, Saidpur being a flourishing town of Hindu 

 traders on the road between Benares and Grhazipur, from which Bhitari 

 is several miles distant. In the former are three buildings used by 

 the Mussulmans, one of which is modern ; the other two are of un- 

 doubted antiquity. The first of these is a small domed building 

 supported by 4 stone pillars, with square shafts and cruciform capitals 

 — two of the pillars grooved to support a pierced stone railing. The 

 projecting eaves-stones are cut to resemble wood work, as is frequently 

 the case in ancient Buddhist structures. The second building is upheld 

 by 34 pillars, namely, two corner groups of 6 each (amalgamated by 

 stone slabs at an evidently modern period) 9 couples at intervals in 

 the circumference, and a square of 4 in the centre. The roof has 

 in its centre a primitive Buddhist ceiling, of 4 stones placed diagonally 



