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the University of Dublin conferred on him the honorary degree of LL.D. His 
published papers are scattered through the pages of different periodicals. Three 
have appeared in the Transactions or Proceedings of the "Royal Irish Academy, 
viz., 'On the Species of Seals (Phocidae) inhabiting the Irish Seas,'—' On the 
remains of Oxen found in the Bogs of Ireland,'— and 'On the Cephalopoda of 
the Irish Seas ' That he was at all times ready to impart his information freely 
to others, most of the zoologi(yil works published in these kingdoms during the 
last few years afford ample testimony." 
Dr. Ball's books and collections are announced for sale in Dublin. 
Since the issue of our las't number, Mr. Prendergast has finished 
his task, and w» have now A complete Concordance of the Poetical 
Works of Milton. * The Concordance extends over 416 closely 
written quarto pages, and some idea of the patience it must have 
made trial of may be formed by referring to words like * suchf* 
and * though,^ the former of which we can now assert (on Mr. 
Frendergast's authority) that John Milton has repeated 256 times 
and the latter 273 times in bis Poetical writings. 
The Concordance has been made, it is said, " from the Edition 
by Sir Egerton Brydges, in 6 vols. r2mo. printed by Macrone, St' 
James Square, London, 1835 ; but of course the references in res- 
pect of Boohs and Lines are applicable to any Edition." 
The work came out in 12 parts, 2 Rs. each part, and was printed 
by Messrs. Pharoah and Co., at the Athenceum Press, Madras. 
The Rev. R. Caldwell whose Comparative Grammar of the Dravi- 
dian Tongues, and whose lengthened labours as a Missionary in the 
South of India were noticed in our last number,^' has had the hono- 
rary distinction of LL.D. conferred upon him by the Glasgow 
University. 
Lieut.-Gen. John Briggs, f. k. s., of the Madras Arm}', has just 
issued a popular view of the present state and future prospects of 
the Eastern Continental Empire entitled India and Europe compared. 
(Allen and Go.) , 
Chapters 1 and 2 are devoted to establish the identity of the 
races as evinced in four peculiarities belonging to both and to no 
other race of men. The area and population of India is also given. 
* p. 271, Vol. I. 
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