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In view of the interest that is growing up with regard to everything 

 connected with Jainism, it is particularly satisfactory to note the in- 

 creasing attention bestowed on the search for Jain MSS. In the three 

 last volumes of the " Notices," there are described no less than 266 of 

 these MSS., of which, as already stated, 94 have been acquired for the 

 Government collection which is in the custody of the Society. 



Other Indian Societies and Journals. The last number of the ' Journat 

 of the Bo ml ay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society,'' published in 1887, 

 contains several papers of much interest. Professor R. G. Bhandarkar 

 contributes his ' Wilson Lectures ' on " the Prakrits and the Apa- 

 bhramsa," as well as a report of his visit to the Vienna Congress. There 

 is also a paper by Professor Peterson " on a new Sanskrit Anthology, 

 the S'uktimuJctdvali, of Jalhana." 



The Madras Journal, of Literature and Science, in addition to papers 

 on coins and antiquities &c, which will be found under separate heads, 

 contains a paper by Mr. E. Stradiot " on the Principles of Hindu 

 Music." 



A recently established Journal, which deserves notice, is the Orien- 

 talist, edited in Ceylon by Mr. William Goonetilleke. It is mainly 

 devoted to the discussion of subjects more or less closely connec- 

 ted with Ceylon. The current volume is the IHrd, of which we have 

 received eight parts. The editor and Rev. Chas. Carter give us papers 

 on the vexed question of " Transliteration" ; M. H. A. Piercis, D. A. 

 Jagawardana, G. Weerakoon, and H. White contribute stories of 

 " Singhalese Folklore," and the latter also gives an account of " Singha- 

 lese measures of time." There are also papers, by W. Varasinha 

 Tissanayaka on " the philology of the Singhalese language " ; by Mr. 

 P. H. de Yos, a " translation of Wybrandt van Waerwijek's voyage 

 to the East Indies ; " and of " the Deed of gift of the Island of Ceylon 

 to the Portuguese ;" by Mr. C. W. Mudaliyar, on "extracts from the 

 Mahavamsa," and by Mr. T. B. P. Ratemahatmiya, " Translations of 

 the Jatakas." Mr. Britts continues his " Curiosities of Tamil Litera- 

 ture," and some of his remarks are criticised by Mr. P. Coomara 

 Swamy in a paper on " the Tamil Language and Literature." In 

 addition there are numerous notes and queries, Sanskrit puzzles and 

 book-notices. 



Another useful periodical, the Indian Notes and Queries, I regret to 

 say, has ceased to exist. 



Foreign Oriental Societies and Journals. The Journal of the China 

 Branch of the Asiatic Society contains an account of " the Chinese 

 Oriental College" by *F. Hirth. The college was established in 1407, 

 in the 5th year of Cunglo, and one of its principal duties was to train 



