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Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, from the_Commencement to 1863. First Series, complete in 20 Vols. 8vo., with many Plates. Price £10; or, in Single Numbers, as follows:-Nos. 1 to 14, 6s. each; No. 16, 2 Parts, 48. each; No. 16, 2 Parts, 4s. each; No. 17, 2 Parts, 48. each; No. 18, 68. These 18 Numbers form Vols. I. to IX.-Vol. X., Part 1, o.p.; Part 2, 5s.; Part 3, 5s.-Vol. XI., l'art 1, 68.; Part 2 not published.-Vol. XII., 2 Parts, 6s. each.-Vol. XIII., 2 Parts, 6s. each.-Vol. XIV., Part 1, 5s.; Part 2 not published.-Vol. XV., Part 1, 68.; Part 2, with 3 Maps, £2 28. -Vol. XVI., 2 Parts, 6s. each.-Vol. XVII., 2 Parts, 6s. each.-Vol. XVIII., 2 Parts, 68. each.-Vol. XIX., Parts 1 to 4, 168.-Vol. XX., Parts 1 and 2, 48. each. l'art 3, 78. 6d.

Asiatic Society.-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. New Series. Vol. I. In Two Parts. pp. iv. and 490, sewed. 1861-5. 168.

CONTENTS.-1. Vajra-chhediká, the "Kin Kong King," or Diamond Sútra. Translated from the Chinese by the Rev. S. Beal, Chaplain, R.N.-II. The Páramitá-hridaya Sútra, or, in Chinese, "Mo-ho-pô-ye-po-lo-mih-to-sin-king," i.e. "The Great Páramitá Heart Sútra." Translated from the Chinese by the Rev. S. Beal, Chaplain, R.N.-111. On the Preservation of National Literature in the East. By Colonel F. J. Goldsmid.-IV. On the Agricultural, Commercial, Financial, and Military Statistics of Ceylon. By E. R. Power, Esq.-V. Contributions to a Knowledge of the Vedic Theogony and Mythology. By J. Muir, D.C.L., LL.D.-VI. A Tabular List of Original Works and Translations, published by the late Dutch Government of Ceylon at their Printing Press at Colombo. Compiled by Mr. Mat. P. J. Ondaatje, of Colombo.-VII Assyrian and Hebrew Chronology compared, with a view of showing the extent to which the Hebrew Chronology of Ussher must be modified, in conformity with the Assyrian Canon. By J. W. Bosanquet, Esq.-VIII. On the existing Dictionaries of the Malay Language. By Dr. H. N. van der Tuuk.-IX. Bilingual Readings: Cuneiform and Phoenician. Notes on some Tablets in the British Museum, containing Bilingual Legends (Assyrian and Phoenician). By Major-General Sir H. Rawlinson, K.C.B., Director R.A.8.-X. Translations of Three Copper-plate Inscriptions of the Fourth Century A.D., and Notices of the Châlukya and Gurjjara Dynasties By Professor J. Dowson, Staff College, Sandhurst.-XI. Yama and the Doctrine of a Future Life, according to the Rig-Yajur-, and Atharva-Vedas. By J. Muir, Esq., D.C. L., LL.D.-XII. On the Jyotisha Observation of the Place of the Coluies, and the Date derivable from it. By William D. Whitney, Esq., Professor of Sanskrit in Yale College, New Haven, U.S.-Note on the preceding Article. By Sir Edward Colebrooke, Bart., M.P., President R.A.S.-XIII. Progress of the Vedic Religion towards Abstract Conceptions of the Deity. By J. Muir, Esq., D.C.L., LL.D.-XIV. Brief Notes on the Age and Authenticity of the Work of Aryabhata, Varâhamihira, Brahmagupta, Bhattotpala, and Bhaskaracharya. By Dr. Bhâu Dâji, Honorary Member R.A.S.-XV. Outlines of a Grammar of the Malagasy Language. By H. N. Van der Tuuk.-XVI. On the Identity of Xandrames and Krananda. By Edward Thomas, Esq.

Vol. II. In Two Parts. pp. 522, sewed. 1866-7. 168.

CONTENTS.-1. Contributions to a Knowledge of Vedic Theogony and Mythology. No. 2. By J. Muir, Esq.-II. Miscellaneous Hymns from the Rig- and Atharva-Vedas. By J. Muir, Esq.-III. Five hundred questions on the Social Condition of the Natives of Bengal. By the Rev. J. Long.-IV. Short account of the Malay Manuscripts belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society. By Dr. H. N. van der Tuuk.-V. Translation of the Amitabha Sutra from the Chinese. By the Rev. S. Beal, Chaplain Royal Navy.-VI. The initial coinage of Bengal. By Edward Thomas, Esq.-VII. Specimens of an Assyrian Dictionary. By Edwin Norris, Esq.-VIII. On the Relations of the Priests to the other classes of Indian Society in the Vedic age By J. Muir, Esq.-IX. On the Interpretation of the Veda. By the saine.-X. An attempt to Translate from the Chinese a work known as the Confessional Services of the great compassionate Kwan Yin, possessing 1000 hands and 1000 eyes. By the Rev. S. Beal, Chaplain Royal Navy. -XI. The Hymns of the Gaupâyanas and the Legend of King Asamâti. By Professor Max Müller, M.A., Honorary Member Royal Asiatic Society.-XII. Specimen Chapters of an Assyrian Grammar. By the Rev. E. Hincks, D. D., Honorary Member Royal Asiatic Society.

Vol. III. In Two Parts. pp. 516, sewed. With Photograph. 1868. 22. CONTENTS.-I. Contributions towards a Glossary of the Assyrian Language. By H. F. Talbot. -11. Remarks on the Indo-Chinese Alphabets. By Dr. A. Bastian.-III. The poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, Arragonese. By the Hon. H. E. J. Stanley.-IV. Catalogue of the Oriental Manuscripts in the Library of King's College, Cambridge. By Edward Henry Palmer, B.A, Scholar of St. John's College, Cambridge; Member of the Royal Asiatic Society; Membre de la

Société Asiatique de Paris.-V. Description of the Amravati Tope in Guntur. By J. Fergusson, Esq., F.R.S. VI. Remarks on Prof. Brockhaus' edition of the Kathasarit-sågara, Lambaka IX. XVIII. By Dr. H. Kern, Professor of Sanskrit in the University of Leyden.-VII. The source of Colebrooke's Essay "On the Duties of a Faithful Hindu Widow." By Fitzedward Hall, Esq., M.A., D.C.L. Oxon. Supplement: Further detail of proofs that Colebrooke's Essay, "On the Duties of a Faithful Hindu Widow," was not indebted to the Vivâdabhangarnava. By Fitzedward Hall, Esq.-VIII. The Sixth Hymn of the First Book of the Rig Veda. By Professor Max Müller, M.A. Hon. M.R.A.S.-IX. Sassanian Inscriptions. By E. Thomas, Esq.-X. Account of an Embassy from Morocco to Spain in 1690 and 1691. By the Hon. H. E. J. Stanley. XI. The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, of Arragon. By the Ílon. H. E. J. Stanley.-XII. Materials for the History of India for the Six Hundred Years of Mohammadan rule, previous to the Foundation of the British Indian Empire. By Major W. Nassau Lees, LL.D., Ph.D.--XIII. A Few Words concerning the Hill people inhabiting the Forests of the Cochin State. By Captain G. E. Fryer, Madras Staff Corps, M.R.A.S.-XIV. Notes on the Bhojpurf Dialect of Hindi, spoken in Western Bebar. By John Beames, Esq., B.C.S., Magistrate of Chumparun.

Vol. IV. In Two Parts. pp. 521, sewed. 1869-70. 168.

CONTENTS.-I. Contribution towards a Glossary of the Assyrian Language. By H. F. Talbot Part II.-II. On Indian Chronology. By J. Fergusson, Esq., F.R.S.-III. The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan of Arragon. By the IIon. H. E. J. Stanley.-IV. On the Magar Language of Nepal. By John Beames, Esq., B.C.S.-V. Contributions to the Knowledge of Parsee Literature. By Edward Sachau, Ph.D.-VI. Illustrations of the Lamaist Systein in Tibet, drawn from Chinese Sources. By Wm. Frederick Mayers, Esq., of H.B.M. Consular Service, China.VII. Khuddaka Pátha, a Páli Text, with a Translation and Notes. By R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-VIII. An Endeavour to elucidate Rashiduddin's Geographical Notices of India. By Col. H. Yulc, C. B.- IX. Sassanian Inscriptions explained by the Pahlavi of the Parsis. By E. W. West, Esq.-X. Some Account of the Senbyú Pagoda at Mengún, near the Burmese Capital, in a Memorandum by Capt. E. H. Sladan, Political Agent at Mandale; with Remarks on the Subject by Col. Henry Yule, C.B. XI. The Brhat-Sanbitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varaha-Mihira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern. - XII. The Mohammedan Law of Evidence, and its influence on the Administration of Justice in India. By N. B. E. Baillie, Esq.-XIII. The Mohammedan Law of Evidence in connection with the Administration of Justice to Foreigners. By N. B. E. Baillie, Esq.-XIV. A Translation of a Bactrian Páli Inscription. By Prof. J. Dowson.-XV. Indo-Parthian Coins By E. Thomas, Esq.

Vol. V. In Two Parts. pp. 463, sewed. With 10 full-page and folding Plates. 1871-2. 18s. 6d.

CONTENTS.-I. Two Játakas. The original Páli Text, with an English Translation. By V. Fausbüll.-11. On an Ancient Buddhist Inscription at Keu-yung kwan, in North China. By A. Wylie.-III. The Brhat Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varåha-Mihira Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-IV. The Pongol Festival in Southern India. By Charles E. Gover.-V. The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, of Arragon. By the Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley.-VI. Essay on the Creed and Customs of the Jangams. By Charles P. Brown.-VII. On Malabar, Coromandel, Quilon, etc. By C. P. Brown.-VIII. On the Treatment of the Nexus in the Neo-Aryan Languages of India. By John Beames, B.C.S.IX. Some Remarks on the Great Tope at Sanchi. By the Rev. S. Beal.-X. Ancient Inscriptions from Mathura. Translated by Professor J. Dowson.-Note to the Mathura Inscriptions. By Major-General A. Cunningham.-XI. Specimen of a Translation of the Adi Granth. By Dr. Ernest Trumpp.-XII. Notes on Dhammapada, with Special Reference to the Question of Nirvána. By R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-XIII. The Brhat-Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varaha-mihira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-XIV. On the Origin of the Buddhis: Arthakathas. By the Mudliar L. Comrilla Vijasinha, Government Interpreter to the Ratnapura Court, Ceylon. With an Introduction by R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-XV. The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, of Arragon. By the Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley. -XVI. Proverbia Communia Syriaca. By Captain R. F. Burton.-XVII. Notes on an Ancient Indian Vase, with an Account of the Engraving thereupon. By Charles Horne, M.R.A.S., late of the Bengal Civil Service.-XVIII. The Bhar Tribe. By the Rev. M. A. Sherring, LL.D, Benares. Conimunicated by C. Horne, M.R.A.S., late_B.C.S.-XIX. Of Jihad in Mohammedan Law, and its application to British India. By N. B. E. Baillie.-XX. Comments on Recent Pehlvi Decipherments. With an Incidental Sketch of the Derivation of Aryan Alphabets. And Contributions to the Early History and Geography of Tabaristán. Illustrated by Coins. By E. Thomas, F.R.8.

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Vol. VI., Part 1, pp. 212, sewed, with two plates and a map. 1872. 8s. CONTENTS.-The Ishmaelites, and the Arabic Tribes who Conquered their Country. By A. Sprenger.-A Brief Account of Four Arabic Works on the History and Geography of Arabia. By Captain S. B. Miles.-On the Methods of Disposing of the Dead at Llassa, Thibet, etc. Charles Horne, late B.C.S. The Brbat-Sanhita; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varaha-mibira, Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.- Notes on Hwen Thsang's Account of the Principalities of Tokháristán, in which some Previous Geographical Identifications are Reconsidered. By Colonel Yule, C.B.-The Campaign of Elius Gallus in Arabia. By A. Sprenger.-An Account of Jerusalem, Translated for the late Sir H. M. Elliot from the Persian Text of Násir ibn Khusrú's Safanámah by the late Major A. R. Fuller.-The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, of Arragon. By the Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley.

Vol. VI., Part II., pp. 213 to 400 and Lxxxiv., sewed. Illustrated with a Map, Plates, and Woodcuts. 1873. 8s.

CONTENTS.-On Hiouen-Thsang's Journey from Patna to Ballabhi. By James Fergusson, D.C.L., F.R.S.-Northern Buddhism. [Note from Colonel H. Yule, addressed to the Secretary.] -Hwen Thsang's Account of the Principalities of Tokháristán, etc. By Colonel H. Yule, C.B.The Brhat-Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varaha-mibira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-The Initial Coinage of Bengal, under the Early Muhammadan Conquerors. Part II. Embracing the preliminary period between A.H. 614-634 (A.D. 1217-1236-7). By Edward Thomas, F.R.S.-The Legend of Dipankara Buddha. Translated from the Chinese (and intended to illustrate Plates xxIx. and L., Tree and Serpent Worship '). By S. Beal.-Note on Art. IX., antè pp. 213-274, on Hiouen-Thsang's Journey from Patns to Ballabhi. By James Fergusson. D.C.L., F.R.S.-Contributions towards a Glossary of the Assyrian Language. By H. F. Talbot.

Vol. VII., Part I., pp. 170 and 24, sewed. With a plate. 1874. 88.

CONTENTS.-The Upasampada-Kammarácá, being the Buddhist Manual of the Form and Manner of Ordering of Priests and Deacons. The Páli Text, with a Translation and Notes. By J. F. Dickson, B.A., sometime Student of Christ Church, Oxford, now of the Ceylon Civil Service.-Notes on the Megalithic Monuments of the Coimbatore District, Madras. By M. J. Walhouse, late Madras C.S.-Notes on the Sinhalese Language. No. 1. On the Formation of the Plural of Neuter Nouns. By R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-The Pali Text of the Maháparinibbana Sutta and Commentary, with a Translation. By R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-The Brihat-Sanhità; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-mihira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-Note on the Valley of Choombi. By Dr. A. Campbell, late Superintendent of Darjeeling.-The Name of the Twelfth Imám on the Coinage of Egypt. By H. Sauvaire and Stanley Lane Poole.-Three Inscriptions of Parakrama Babu the Great from Pulastipura, Ceylon (date circa 1180 A.D.). By T. W. Rhys Davids.-Of the Kharáj or Muhammadan Land Tax; its Application to British India, and Effect on the Tenure of Land. By N. B. E. Baillie.-Appendix: A Specimen of a Syriac Version of the Kalilah wa-Dimnah, with an English Translation. By W. Wright.

Vol. VII., Part II., pp. 191 to 394, sewed. With seven plates and a map. 1875. 8s. CONTENTS.-Sigiri, the Lion Rock, near Pulastipura, Ceylon; and the Thirty-ninth Chapter of the Mahavamsa. By T. W. Rhys Davids.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part L. The Origines of the Mongols. By H. H. Howorth.-Inedited Arabic Coins. By Stanley LanPoole.-Notice on the Dînårs of the Abbasside Dynasty. By Edward Thomas Rogers.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part II. The Origines of the Manchus. By H. H. Howorth. -Notes on the Old Mongolian Capital of Shangtu. By S. W. Bushell, B.Sc., M.D.-Oriental Proverbs in their Relations to Folklore, History, Sociology; with Suggestions for their Collection, Interpretation, Publication. By the Rev. J. Long.-Two Old Simhalese Inscriptions. The Sahasa Malla Inscription, date 1200 A.D., and the Ruwanwali Dagaba Inscription, date 1191 A.D. Text, Translation, and Notes. By T. W. Rhys Davids.- Notes on a Bactrian Pali Inscription and the Samvat Era. By Prof. J. Dowson.-Note on a Jade Drinking Vessel of the Emperor Jahangir. By Edward Thomas, F.R.S.

Vol. VIII., Part I., pp. 156, sewed, with three plates and a plan. 1876. 8s. CONTENTS.Catalogue of Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Possession of the Royal Asiatic Society (Hodgson Collection). By Professors E. B. Cowell and J. Eggeling.-On the Ruins of Sigiri in Ceylon. By T. H. Blakesley, Esq., Public Works Department, Ceylon.-The Pâtimokkha, being the Buddhist Office of the Confession of Priests. The Pali Text, with a Translation, and Notes. By J. F. Dickson, M.A., sometime Student of Christ Church, Oxford, new of the Ceylon Civil Service.-Notes on the Sinhalese Language. No. 2. Proofs of the Sanskritic Origin of Sinhalese. By R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.

Vol. VIII., Part II., pp. 157-308, sewed. 1876. 88.

CONTENTS.-An Account of the Island of Bali, By R. Friederich.-The Pali Text of the Mahiparinibbâna Sutta and Commentary, with a Translation. By R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part III. The Kara Khitai. By H. H. Howorth.-Inedited Arabic Coins. II. By Stanley Lane Poole.-On the Form of Government under the Native Sovereigns of Ceylon. By A. de Silva Ekanayaka, Mudaliyar of the Department of Public Instruction, Ceylon.

Vol. IX., Part I., pp. 156, sewed, with a plate. 1877. 8.

CONTENTS.-Bactrian Coins and Indian Dates. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.-The Tenses of the Assyrian Verb. By the Rev. A. H. Sayce, M.A.-An Account of the Island of Bali By R. Friederich (continued from Vol. VIII. N.8. p. 218).-On Ruins in Makran. By Major Mockler. -Inedited Arabic Coins. III. By Stanley Lane Poole,-Further Note on a Bactrian Pali Inscription and the Samvat Era. By Prof. J. Dowson.-Notes on Persian Beluchistan. From the Persian of Mirza Mehdy Khán. By A. H. Schindler.

Vol IX., Part II., pp. 292, sewed, with three plates. 1877. 10s. 6d.

CONTENTS.-The Early Faith of Asoka. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part II. The Manchus (Supplementary Notice). By H. H. Howorth.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part IV. The Kin or Golden Tatars. By H. H. Howorth. On a Treatise on Weights and Measures by Eliya, Archbishop of Nisfbfn. By M. H. Sauvaire.-On Imperial and other Titles. By Sir T. E. Colebrooke, Bart., M.P.-Affinities of the Dialects of the Chepang

and Kusundah Tribes of Nipal with those of the Hill Tribes of Arracan. By Captain C. J. F. Forbes, F.R.G.S., M.A.S. Bengal, etc.-Notes on Some Antiquities found in a Mound near Damghan. By A. H. Schindler.

Vol. X., Part I., pp. 156, sewed, with two plates and a map. 1878. 83. CONTENTS.-On the Non-Aryan Languages of India. By E. L. Brandreth, Esq.-A Dialogue on the Vedantic Conception of Brahma. By Pramadá Dáša Mittra, late Officiating Professor of Anglo-Sanskrit, Governinent College, Benares.-An Account of the Island of Bali. By R. Friederich (continued from Vol. IX. N. 8. p. 120).-Unpublished Glass Weights and Measures. By Edward Thomas Rogers.-China viâ Tibet. By S. C. Boulger.-Notes and Recollections on Tea Cultivation in Kumaon and Garhwál. By J. H. Batten, F.R.G.S., Bengal Civil Service Retired, formerly Commissioner of Kumaon.

Vol. X., Part II., pp. 146, sewed. 1878. 68.

CONTENTS.-Note on Pliny's Geography of the East Coast of Arabia. By Major-General S. B. Miles, Bombay Staff Corps. The Maldive Islands; with a Vocabulary taken from François Pyrard de Laval, 1602-1607. By A. Gray, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-On Tibeto-Burman Languages. By Captain C. J. F. S. Forbes, of the Burmese Civil Service Commission. - Burmese Transliteration. By H. L. St. Barbe, Esq., Resident at Mandelay.-On the Connexion of the Mons of Pegu with the Koles of Central India. By Captain C. J. F. S. Forbes, of the Burmese Civil Commission.-Studies on the Comparative Grammar of the Semitic Languages, with Special Reference to Assyrian. By Paul Haupt. The Oldest Semitic Verb-Form.-Arab Metrology. II. El Djabarty. By M. H. Sauvaire.-The Migrations and Early History of the White Huns; principally from Chinese Sources. By Thomas W. Kingsmill.

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CONTENTS.-On the Hill Canton of Sálár,-the most Easterly Settlement of the Turk Race. By Robert B. Shaw. - Geological Notes on the River Indus. By Griffin W. Vyse, B.A., M.R.A.S., etc., Executive Engineer P.W.D. Panjab.-Educational Literature for Japanese Women. By Basil Hall Chamberlain, Esq., M.R.A.3.-On the Natural Phenomenon Known in the East by the Names Sub-hi-Kazib, etc., etc. By J. W. Redhouse, M.R.A.S., Hon. Memb. R.S.L.-On a Chinese Version of the Sankhya Káriká, etc., found among the Buddhist Books comprising the Tripitaka and two other works. By the Rev. Samuel Beal, M.A.-The Rock-cut Phrygian Inscriptions at Doganlu. By Edward Thomas, F.R.S.-Index.

Vol. XI., Part. I., pp. 128, sewed. 58.

CONTENTS.-On the Position of Women in the East in the Olden Time. By Edward Thomas, F.R.S.-Notice of the Scholars who have Contributed to the Extension of our Knowledge of the Languages of British India during the last Thirty Years. By Robert N. Cust, Hon. Librarian R.A.S.-Ancient Arabic Poetry: its Genuineness and Authenticity. By Sir William Muir, K.C.S.I., LL.D.-Note on Manrique's Mission and the Catholics in the time of Shah Jahán. By H. G. Keene, Esq.-On Sandhi in Pali. By the late R. C. Childers.—On Arabic Amulets and Mottoes. By E. T. Rogers, M.R.A.S.

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Analysis of the Great Historical Poem of the Moors, entitled Surah. By S. C. Chitty, Esq. (Concluded).-Description of New or little known Species of Reptiles found in Ceylon. By E. F. Kelaart.-The Laws of the Buddhist Priesthood By the Rev. D. J. Gogerly. (To be continued).-Ceylon Ornithology. By E F. Kelaart.-Some Account of the Rodiyas, with a Specimen of their Language. By S. C. Chitty, Esq.-Rock Inscriptions in the North-Western Province. By A. O. Brodie, Esq.

1865-6. 8vo. pp. xi. and 184. Price 78. 6d.

CONTENTS:-On Demonology and Witchcraft in Ceylon. By Dandris de Silva Gooneratne Modliar.-The First Discourse Delivered by Buddha. By the Rev. D. J. Gogerly. Pootoor Well. On the Air Breathing Fish of Ceylon. By Barcroft Boake, B.A. (Vice President Asiatic Society, Ceylon).-On the Origin of the Sinhalese Language. By J. D'Alwis, Assistant Secretary.-A Few Remarks on the Poisonous Properties of the Calotropis Gigantea, etc. By W. C. Ondaatjie, Esq., Colonial Assistant Surgeon.-On the Crocodiles of Ceylon. By Barcroft Boake, Vice-President, Asiatic Society, Ceylon.-Native Medicinal Oils.

1867-70. Part I. 8vo. pp. 150. Price 10s.

CONTENTS:-On the Origin of the Sinhalese Language. By James De Alwis.-A Lecture on Buddhism. By the Rev. D. J. Gogerly.-Description of two Birds new to the recorded Fauna of Ceylon. By H. Nevil.-Description of a New Genus and Five New Species of Marine Univalves from the Southern Province, Ceylon. By G. Nevill.-A Brief Notice of Robert Knox and his Companions in Captivity in Kandy for the space of Twenty Years, discovered among the Dutch Records preserved in the Colonial Secretary's Office, Colombo. By J. R. Blake.

1867-70. Part II. 8vo. pp. xl. and 45. Price 78. 6d.

CONTENTS:-Summary of the Contents of the First Book in the Buddhist Canon, called the Párájika Book.-By the Rev. S. Coles.-Párájika Book—No. 1.—Párájika Book-No. 2,

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