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interpreters for the Chinese Foreign office. The languages originally 

 tanght were eight : Tartaric, Judhih, Tibetan, Sanskrit, Arabo-Persian, 

 Pa-yi, Uignrian and Burmese ; but others, like Siamese, Japanese, &c. 

 were added in the coui*se of time. Mr. W. M. Becher gives " notes on 

 the Mineral Resources of Eastern Shantang," and Ludovico Nocentini 

 a very useful compilation of the " names of the sovereigns of the old 

 Corean States and a Chronological Table of the present dynasty." 



The Journal of the Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences (Tijd- 

 schrift voor Indische Taal-, Land- en Volken-7eunde) contains an account 

 of the origin of the Achinese people and their condition under the 

 former Sultans of Achin. Dr. J. Brandes communicates a Jayapattra 

 dated S'aka 849, and three copperplates from the time of Mataram 

 found in the residency of Krawang. 



In the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Mr. Simpson gives us "some 

 suggestions of origin in Indian architecture." From Mr. E. E. Oliver 

 we have a historical paper on "the Chagatai Mughals," the coins of 

 whom he describes in another paper shortly to be published in our own 

 Journal. Mr. J. F. Hewitt has some interesting " notes on the early 

 history of Northern India," and Mr. R. Sewell some "further notes on 

 early Buddhist symbolism." Mr. John Capper describes " the Dagabas of 

 Anuradhapura, and Major-General Sir F. J. Goldsmid contributes an 

 appreciative review of Professor Sachau's " Albiruni." The other 

 papers are by Professor A. H. Sayce, on " the Cuneiform Inscriptions of 

 Van ;" by Mr. R. N. Cust, on " the languages spoken in the Zarafshan 

 valley, in Russian Turkistan," and by Mr. M. V. Portman, " on Anda- 

 manese Music." 



I cannot but regret that we have not received any numbers of the 

 Journal of the American Oriental Society, as it usually contains papers of 

 considerable interest to us in India. 



The Journal of the Asiatic Society of France (Journal Asiatique) 

 brings us again one of Mr. Senart's valuable contributions on " Indian 

 Epigraphy," in which he discusses the fresh information derivable 

 from the newly discovered Xllth edict of Asoka at " Mansera," now 

 published by Prof. Biihler in the 'Epigrophia Indica. Of equal interest 

 is Mr. Abel Bergaigne's account of " the Ancient Kingdom of Champa," 

 linguistic, histoi'ic, geographical, religions, &c, as it may be gathered 

 from its inscriptions. Mr. Leon Feer continues his " Buddhistic Studies," 

 in which he gives us translations of the legendary and narrative portions 

 of the commentary on the Upali Sutta. 



The Journal of the German Oriental Society (Zeitschrift der Beutschen 

 Morgenlcindischen Oesellschaft) as usual, contains a very large number 

 of contributions of which I will here only mention those that are of 



