PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OE BENGAL, 



For June, 1865. 



At a meeting of the Society held oil the 7th instant, 

 A. Grote, Esq;, President, in the chair, 



The proceedings of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 

 The following presentations were announced — 

 1. From Lieut. R. 0. Beavan, skins of two specimens of Lepus 

 ruficaudatus, Geoffroy ; one of Canis aureus ; and one of L. Gynalopex 



2. From Capt. H. H. Godwin Austen, three books of sacred 

 writings in Tibetan, taken in the monastery of Chamoorchi, Bhootan ; 

 a printing block with the muntra ( Om mani padme hum f a Bhootan 

 standard taken at Chamoorchi ; two old matchlocks ; a quiver and 

 arrows ; a long ladle of iron and brass used for filling the cups of water? 

 &c, in front of the idols in the monastery ; two human thigh bones 

 used as trumpets ; a copper telescope trumpet ; specimens of lignite 

 from Buxa ; specimens of earth of a dark colour found on the 

 Basera river in thick beds ; a primitive musical instrument made 

 of Bamboo, used by the Mechis of the Dooars ; and a wooden ritual 

 instrument with gilt Tibetan characters. 



The following extract from Capt. Austen's letter, referring to the 

 ritual instrument, Was read, 



" Its name I do not know, or in what service it may be used. Mr. 

 Jaeschke would no doubt know all about it. Please add these things 

 to the museum for me. One of the books appears a very good one, as 

 it has been all written by hand : I have taken especial care that the 

 leaves should not be disturbed since I took them off the shelves they 

 laid on." 



