76 Literary and Miscellaneous Intelligence. [No. 1. 



Muller iu his classification of the Turanian languages, as explained 

 in the letter written by the latter for Bunsen's late work. Dr. Levy- 

 remarks on the Chaldaic inscriptions and vessels found by Layard^ 

 and Dr. Burgsh continues his Egyptian researches. The last 

 original article consists of further materials for the history and 

 Geography of Soodan contributed by the African traveller Dr. Barth 

 and worked up. by Mr. Ealfe. 



No. 4 of the same Journal opens with a paper by Prof. Stenzler 

 on Indian trial by ordeal. Hang continues his Zend researches. 

 Prof. Stahelin and Dr. Hitzig complete the No. by contributions on 

 subjects bearing for the most part on Hebrew history. Among the 

 many interesting extracts from correspondence, which are published 

 in this No. is a letter on the Chinese residents of Java, written 

 by the young prince of Ashantee, who has been educated in Hol- 

 land and Germany, and is now an Engineer in the Dutch service at 

 Buitenzorg. 



The 2nd and 3rd part of Vol III. of the ' Indische Studien' begins 

 with an Index to the harmonies and discrepancies in Benfey's 

 edition of the Sama Veda. Nearly all the other contributions to the 

 No. are by the learned and industrious editors, and nearly all bear 

 on the literature and philosophy of the Vedas. There is, however, 

 a review of Wegener's Essay on the connexion between Indian and 

 Greek fables and a translation by Spiegel, of a paper by "Wester- 

 gaard on Ancient Iranian Mythology. 



The 1st No. of the 5th vol. of the Journal of the American 

 Oriental Society is entirely occupied by the Eev. Mr. Stoddard's 

 Grammar of the Modern Syriac language as spoken in Oooroomiah, 

 Persia and Koordistan. 



Prof. Lassen will soon be publishing the 1st part of the 3rd vol. 

 of his ' Indische Alterthumeskunde/ "We hear of an English 

 translation of this valuable work having been made in London : if 

 published in a condensed and cheap form, so as to admit of being 

 readily re-translated into the Indian vernaculars, it would probably 

 meet with a large sale in this country. 

 Extract of a letter from Br. ~W"ebek s dated the 21st October, 1855. 



" E. Kenan has published in Paris an " Histoire des langues 

 Semitiques," a work, which embodies all the discoveries of modern 



