PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 
J^OR jIULY, 1879, 
The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal was 
held on Wednesday, the 2nd July, at 9-15 p. m. 
W. T. Blanfobd, Esq., F. K. s., President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 
The following presentations were announced— 
1. From Y. Ball, Esq.—copies of his papers on Volcanoes of the Bay 
of Bengal, and On the forms and Geographical Distribution of Ancient 
Stone Implements in India. 
2. From the Secretary of State for India—“ The Voyages of Sir 
James Lancaster, to the East Indies and of Captain John Ivnight to seek 
the North West Passageand “ The Hawkins’ Voyage during the 
reigns of Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, and James I, published by the 
Hakluyt Society and edited by C. R. Markham. 
3. From E. H. Man, Esq.—“ The Commerce and Navigation of the 
Ancients in the Indian Ocean,” by Dr. W. Vincent. 
4. From the Department of Revenue, Agriculture and Commerce— 
“ The Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet, and of the 
Journey of Thomas Manning to Lhasa” ; 2nd edition, by C. R. Markham. 
5. From the Superintendent, Marine Surveys—A chart of Raja- 
pur Bay and Viziadurg, West Coast of India. 
6 . From the Bengal Secretariat—" A Manual of Geology of India,” 
by H. B. Medlicott and W. T. Blanford. 
7. From Dr. Rajendralala Mitra, Rai Bahadur, c. 1 . e.— Facsi¬ 
miles of the Ananta Vasudeva Temple Inscriptions. 
8 . From Babu Surjya Narain Singh of Bhagulpur—Three silver 
coins, (1) of Bahadur Shah, (2) of Sher Shah, (3) of Islam Shah, son of 
Slier Shah. 
