1890 ] AiUress. 67 



By far tbe lai'gest number of the works j^iiblished are poetical, of 

 wliicb there were 680 594; were on Religion; 308 Miscellaneous; 278 

 on Language; 110 on Mediciiie ; 87 on Science; 14i on Laio. The 

 Drama only shows 69 and Fiction 39. Arts, Biography, Politics, Philo- 

 sophy, Voyag'es and Travels, are comparatively neglected. The pro- 

 portion of Medical periodicals seems very large, and there is a great 

 demand for them owing to the extension of the European mode of 

 ti^eatment. 



Of the works under Drama and Fiction, only a small proportion 

 are original, and those cited as the best deal with social questions. 



Among the historical works may be noted the ' JJmclat id Taivdrikh, 

 by Lala Sohan Lai of Lahoi'e, a voluminous Persian work giving a 

 history of Sardars Charat Singh and Mahan Singh, and a diary of the 

 reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is being published in parts by 

 Lala Harbhagwan Das, grandson of the author. 



The works on Science include a treatise on Book-keeping, as prac- 

 tised by native bankers, and an Engineering Pocket- Book, by Rai 

 Bahadur Gunga Ram, intended for the use of subdivisional officers of 

 of the P. W. D., workmen and contractors. 



In the other minor Provinces of India, literature seems to be in a 

 very backward state. 



In the Central Provinces only one work in Marathi and four in 

 Hindi were registered. In Assam only 25 works were registei-ed, or 

 more than double the figure of the previous year ; of these 17 are educa- 

 tional, four on Religion, three on Poetry and one on Science. In Burma 

 only 81 publications were registered, against 142 of the previous year. 

 Twelve are in English, 51 in Burmese, five in Pali and Burmese, five 

 in Karen and two in Shan. The majority of the works are relio-ious. 



In Mysore the total number of publications was 128, of which none 

 were in English, 70 were in Kannada, two in Telugu, 30 in Sanskrit 

 and 26 in more than one language, chiefly Sanskrit and Kannada'. 

 Thirty-seven come under Religion, 25 under Language, 11 under Poetry. 



In Eyderahad (Berar) only 14 works were registered (13 Marathi 

 and one English). They include two educational periodicals for the use 

 of teachers. In Ajmere-Marwara only three works were reo-istered one 

 of them being a translation, in Hindi, of a " Driver and Fireman's Com- 

 panion and Handbook." 



N'UMISMATTCS. 



As usual, a very large number of coins, upwards of 3200, have come 

 to the Society for report, under the provisions of the Treasure Trove Act 

 and have been examined by Dr. Hoernle and reported on by him in the 

 " Proceedings.'" Among the most important may be noticed the set of 175 



