1851.] Literary Intelligence. 621 



A. Sewell, Esq. Interpreter and Quarter-Master &f the 47th Regt. 

 N. I. has favoured the Secretary with the following account of new 

 publications which have issued from the two Lithographic presses 

 which formerly had been established at Lucknow, and were lately ob- 

 liged to take refuge at Cawnpore. 



From the Press of -ffajjy Mohammad jffosayn : 



vJJUttX3 «iU* AJLo) * c5 *'»yj A** ^liftl' »*■}>* 1&J> UftAA«AJ ijl})& &±k 



Press of Mostafa Khan : 



At Bombay the Akhlaq'e Naciry has been lithographed, but the 

 hand is so crammed that it requires particularly good eyes to read it. 



Queries. 



The Editor will feel obliged for any information on the undermen- 

 tioned Queries. 



A dispute has been raised in Germany on the meaning of the words 

 ax* dj±s*> ^9 as for instance in the sentence «*^«» .ijt^ ^i aI/ij^* oU 

 ^jjL» The expression is used frequently in biographical works, and it 

 is therefore of great importance to know whether it means " about the 

 year .... " or " within the year .... " or " towards the end of the 

 year " 



Baron von Hammer Purgstall is very anxious to obtain a copy of 

 the Ditfan of Abu-1-Maani, or at least some information regarding the 

 poet. 



Mr. N. Bland is preparing a Biographical Dictionary of Persian 

 poets. Every one who takes an interest in Persian literature must 

 have felt the want of such a work, and will no doubt be happy to con- 

 tribute towards it. It is very likely that Tazkirahs not accessible to 

 Mr. B. may be fouud in India, and I therefore give him a list of the 

 Tazkirahs known, and should feel obliged if any one who finds one not 

 mentioned in this list would inform me (A. Sprenger, in Calcutta) or 

 Mr. Bland, (Royal Asiatic Society, London.) 



