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RECENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES ON THE 
and objects of scientific importance which he succeeded in collecting 
with much labour, danger and ingenuity. 
On the. 1st of July Mr. Freiderich went on shore ; he found, the 
first evening, among the ruins of B Tiling a number of loose leaves, 
partly letters ; on the following day lie accompanied the troops on 
an expedition to Shiga Raja where lie collected five complete Bali¬ 
nese MSS., and some wooden and stone images. The different ex¬ 
cursions which he made in the neighbourhood during his sojourn at 
B Tiling, were of great use to science from his collection of ethnolo¬ 
gical objects. But seeing, according to the assurances of those best 
informed, that B’lih'ng must not be the only place of his enquir es, hut 
that they must embrace Klongkong and Badong, and also Tabanan, 
Mr. Treklerieh lias since proceeded to Badong when he prosecutes 
his studies. In the Tjidschrift voor Neerlands Indie I have from 
time to time communicated some notices of the results that have been 
obtained, to which j take the liberty of referring you. The Direc¬ 
tion lias now anew received communications of the greatest import- 
mice from Mr. Freidcrick, the particulars of which I shall shortly 
give to the public by the same channel. They contain new contri¬ 
butions respecting the Kawi literature ; some weighty remarks on 
the castes ; elaborate accounts of religion on Bali; and an offer to 
work all the materials that have been collected into a “ Treatise on 
Balf’h As you have already heard, the Direction lias willingly ac¬ 
cepted this proposal, and this work of Mr. Freiderich will form one 
of the contributions of which the 22d part of the transactions of the 
Society will be composed. The plan of this treatise will be entirely 
based on the form and method of the celebrated work of Professor 
Lassen <{ Indisclie Alterthumskunde.'’ It will consist of nine divi¬ 
sions. I. a geographical view of Bali. II. A sketch of the history of 
Bali. III. The history of the religion of Bidi in connection with 
that of Java. IV. On religious worship in Bali. V. On Buddhism 
in Ball. VI. On the languages of Bali. VII. Kawi literature. VIII. 
Biilf literature. IX. Arts in Bali. X. Government of Bali. XI. 
Domestic system and life. 
When this work shall have been completed Mr. Freiderleh intends 
