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biographical sketch of Beha-ood-deen, an Arab writer of the 12th 

 century, whose life of Saladiu was published iu the Chrestoniathia 

 Arabica. 



Another Turkish Reading-book and Grammar has been published 

 by Prof. Dicterici of Berlin, and a very admirable Selection of Ex- 

 tracts from Turkish authors by Prof. Wickerhanser of Vienna. In 

 Arabic Wustenfeld has brought out an edition of Ibn Doraid's 

 jjj&Lk^i under the title of ' Ibn Doraid's Genealogisch Etymolo- 

 gisches Hand-buch,' and Kosegarten, a Diwan of the Hudhail Arabs, 

 entitled Carmina Hudhailitarum. 



A translation of the first book of the Gulistan has been pub- 

 lished anonymously in Calcutta, the text (Sprenger's edition) being 

 interleaved. It is explained in a modest preface how this transla- 

 tion happens to appear as a rival, so far as it goes, to- the elegant 

 vol. of Prof. East wick. 



In the Quarterly Journal of the London Geological Society will 

 be found Abstracts of two interesting papers, for which the materials* 

 have been contributed by the Rev. Messrs. Hislop and Hunter. 

 One is on the Geology of Nagpur and the other gives a descrip- 

 tion, by Professor Owen, of the Cranium of a Labyrinthodont Reptilo 

 (Brachyops breviceps) from Mangali in that province. 



The following extract from a letter from Dr. Sprenger will show 

 the interest with which he watches our Society's proceedings iu 

 the Oriental Department. 



" I have a copy of the second volume of the Icabah which may be 

 of some use to the Editors. My collection of works on the Q.orau 

 is increasing and I hope I shall find time to write a good analysis 

 of the Itqau. Kindly put aside two copies for me of each Arabic 

 work printed, and a greater number of the Logic, and of Tusy. I 

 fear I shall be obliged to revise several of these works and give a 

 list of variantes and corrections because these gentlemen are not 

 over-careful in their labours. I congratulate the Society on the 

 rapid progress of the Bibliotheca, which will be more evident when 

 some of the large works are completed. In the selection of Arabic 

 works, a system has been followed, which if carried out, will place 

 Muhatnmadan learning and also history in quite a new light. The 



