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“ L’inscription ph^nicienne de Marseille. (S.Munk.) 
« Critique litteraire.—Lettre a M. le R4dacteur da Journal asiatiquc. 
(^Adrien de Longperier.) 
« Nouvelles et melanges.— Cri Bhagavat da?ama stands, traduit par M. 
Th. Payie.” 
5. The Chinese Repository, January 1848. (From the Editor,) 
containing : 
“ The New Year ; a comparative English and Chinese Calendar; list of 
foreign residents at the five ports; government of Hongkong ; foreign le¬ 
gations ; consular establishments, 
Infanticide j translation of an essay warning people against the practice 
of drowning their female children : By Iiwei Chungfu of Hurrin. 
a An Essay on the proper rendering of the words Elohim Theos and into 
the Chinese Languages. By William J. Boone D. D. Missionary Bishop of 
the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States to China, 
“ Revision of the Chinese version of the New Testament: proceeding of 
the delegates, from the General Committee of the Protestant missionaries 
assembled at Shangai, 
“ Journal of Occurrences ; execution of murderers; public meeting at 
Hongkong; revenue and expenditure; official appointments.’’ 
6 . The Calcutta Christian Observer, March 1848. (From the 
Editor,) containing; 
“ To him, who is in search of Peace. 
“ Decision regarding the Parental Rights of Hindus and converts from 
Hinduism. 
u Prolentantism in Austria, 
“ Sketch of the religious state of Holland. 
“ Examination of Missionary Institutions, 
“ On uncovering the head in Public Worship.” 
7. Report on the Collection of Australian vertehrata contain¬ 
ed in the Museum of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta by E. Blyth. 
(From the Author.) The indefatigable curator of the Asiatic So¬ 
ciety’s Museum accompanied this brochure by a letter in which he 
requests and offers co-operation in elucidating the Natural History 
of the Malayan countries. We shall be glad to send specimens 
whenever we may have an opportunity of collecting them, but the 
