ITO Proceedings. [no. 3^ new series, 
terized by Wight and Griffiths. The Pachounti, which was sent 
to the late Exhibition from Tiavancore appears to differ both from 
the AVynaad species and from the true Isonandra Gutta. The 
•whole group call for careful revision. 
The Secretary read a letter from Lieut. H. G. Kaverty, 3rd Bom- 
bay N. I., Assistant Commissioner Moolt£?n, enclosing Prospectus 
of a Dictionary and Text Book of the Pushto language, which he 
has been engaged upon for the last nine j^ars. Lieut. Raverty has 
already published a Pushto Grammar, \Vhich was favorably noticed 
in the London AihencBim of August 30th, 1856. SJ^ould 250 copies 
of the latter be subscribed for, he intends publishing a second edi- 
tion, revised and improved, at the same time with the Dictionary 
and Text Book. 
Resolved, that the Society take one Number of each Work, and 
that the Prospectus be published in the Journal. 
Read a letter communicated through the Honorable Mr. Elliot, 
on the subject of Colonel Stacey's magnificent collection of Coins. 
Captain Wroughton, on behalf of the daughters of Colonel Sta- 
cey, has offered the Coins for sale at Rupees 5.000, and the Coun- 
cil of the Asiatic Society of Calcutta, impressed with the import- 
ance of securing so valuable a collection, have resolved to call on 
all interested in Indian Archeology to aid the Society in their ef- 
forts to preserve the collection in its integrity, and to deposit it in 
a place accessible to all Numismatists. 
The Committee acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the fol- 
lowing contributions : 
Fro77i the Chief Secretary. 
1. Report of the Committee appointed to examine Messrs. 
Saunder's and Mitchell's project for erecting an Iron Pile Pier at 
Madras. 
2. Repdrt of the Committee upon Captain Taylor's proposed 
Pier. 
3. Memo, of a project of a Ship Breakwater for Madras, by 
Colonel A. Cotton, Madras Engineers. 
4. An account of the fall of two Meteoric Stones in the District 
