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science and is an important contribution to linguistic research. 

 Regnier has printed a somewhat voluminous book " Sur l'idiome 

 des Vedas," which, although containing not much that is new, is 

 a work of patient enquiry and judicious arrangement. Barthe- 

 lemy St. Hilaire's work "du Buddhisme," is a good compilation. I 

 would draw<your attention to Eaustboll's very valuable edition of 

 the Dhemtnapadam, accompanied by Buddhaghosa's commentary 

 (printed at Kopenhagen). Westergard's edition of the Zend texts 

 has been also completed. Spiegel is engaged in printing at Vienna 

 a grammar of the Pehlvi language. Aufrecht is preparing a cata- 

 logue of the Sanskrit MS8. of the Bodleyan Library. Both's and 

 Bothlingk's Sanskrit dictionary has advanced to the letter 5T, and 

 the first volume, containing the vowels, will probably be issued at 

 the end of this or the commencement of the next year. Kuhn has 

 attacked in his journal the article in the Westminster Review 

 (April, 1855) on the above mentioned dictionary. E. Cartius has 

 just now published a short, but interesting paper "the Ionians," in 

 explanation of the Oriental elements in the culture of the Greeks." 



The Committee appointed by the Court of Directors to report on 

 the Elliott MSS. have recommended the publication of the first 3 

 vols, at once. These were mentioned in Dr. Sprenger's notice two 

 years ago to be ready for the press : the rest of the materials it will 

 of course take time to examine thoroughly, but the impression is, 

 we learn, that sooner or later the whole w T ork can be published on 

 the plan sketched by Elliott. It may be expedient perhaps to omit 

 some of the selected texts, should these be published in the interim 

 at Agra or elsewhere, but beyond this, it is to be hoped the original 

 design will not call for alteration. Morley has undertaken to super- 

 intend the publication and is to be assisted by E. C. Bayley. 



The British Museum have not purchased the Stacey collection of 

 coins. They have already too many duplicates of the same classes 

 that constitute the bulk of this collection to justify the Trustees 

 in expending so large a sum in acquiring a limited number of valu- 

 able novelties. This Museum has been getting rich lately in Indian 

 coins, having secured Lord Auckland's and Major Cunningham's 

 latest collections, besides making some advantageous purchases at 

 Dr. Bird's (of Bombay) auction. It has also received several im- 

 portant donations of coins from this country. 



