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is the most remarkable book in the Arabic language. The doings 

 of Germany you learn from the Zeitschrift. Dr. Juynboll is engaged 

 with bringing out Ibn Hawqal's Geography. He works conscien- 

 tiously, but it would be a mercy if he would spare us his erudite notes. 

 In that respect the edition of Ibn Batuta is a pattern — exact aud 

 critical without childish show of erudition. Amari, a noble fellow, 

 who was in 1848 a member of the provisional Government of Sicily, 

 is going as Professor of Arabic to Florence, and it is to be hoped 

 that, under his influence, oriental literature will make progress in 

 Italy. His book on the history of the Arabs in Sicily is a work of 

 great merit. Professor Born of St. Petersburg is engaged with a 

 history of the Persian provinces on the Caspian Sea and was last 

 summer in England to collect materials." 



In Sanskrit Lexicography Messrs. Bohtlingk and Roth have com- 

 pleted the letter W, and Dr. Goldstucker has issued a 3rd part of his 

 voluminous undertaking which reaches to the word ^ft?%^J. We 

 regret to find that the unwieldy plan with which he commenced, 

 becomes only more and more gigantic with every fresh fasciculus. 

 The last part (containing 80 pages) only corresponds to ten pages 

 of Wilson's second edition. 



Prof. Behrnauer of Vienna is engaged in bringing out an edition 

 of Abu Schamah's ^^ j^\ v^ which he is publishing also in the 

 Bairut Journal, entitled ^Li^iaajj^. 



The breaking up of Capt. Tripe's establishment by the Madras 

 Government is a step which will be regretted by all who take an 

 interest in Indian antiquities. It is gratifying, however, to hear that 

 he has completed photographs of the curious Buddhist sculptures 

 which were brought to Madras several years ago by Mr. Walter 

 Elliot from Dipaldinni on the Kistna, as well as of the temples and 

 remains at Madura. Capt. T. succeeded also in taking a photograph 

 of the ancient Tamil inscription round the base of the great tem- 

 ple at Tanjore. Is it too much to hope that Col. A. Cunningham, 

 to whom, we are aware, Mr. W. Elliot has forwarded a copy of the 

 drawings, will give us his interpretation of the Buddhist sculptures ? 



Syud Ahmed's Oordoo accuunt of Delhi, published some four 

 years ago, is being translated by M. G. do Tassy and will shortly ap- 

 pear either in the Journal Asiatique or the llevuc do 1'Orient. 



