DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE ©°ክዓ 226. LETTER WRITING, Patra Kaumadi, 1st ed. 1819, 6th ed. ,8,5OO Copics sold. Compiled by the late Rev. J. Pearson ܕ.S. B. S ܕ.aS 4 ,1852 contains 286 letters on familiar subjects, commercial and familiar correspondence, forms of leases, Zemindary accounts and other forms in common use ; appended is a glossary of Persian and other terms used in law deeds &c.-very useful for village schools or for luropeans who live in the Mofussil, as the colloquial terms and technical phrases of correspondence are given. 227, Patabali, NO, 3, BENGAL INSTRUCTOR. by J. Long, Hay and Co., I854, pp. 177,8 as..., extracts chiefly from native works-on the Life of a Shepherd Astronomer: Punjab Salt mines: silk worms: Moslem Saints : frog in a stone: printing, Wonderful vefl: transparent watch.Tower of Pandula : Ghat Murders : Steam Engine : Women devoted to Christ; wonderful spring : gold & silver of scripture: balloons : Ram Mohan Ray, Productions of India: tin, lead and Copper of Scripture : Human Body: Siamesc Twins: Breathing: Sagacity of Elephants : with list of Bengali prepositions appended, their primary and secondary meanings. 228. Patabali, No. 4, lBENGA LI INSTRUCTOR, Hay and Co., by J. Long, 18 52, pp. 20O, 8 a.s., gives 42 extracts chiefly from native writers: the following are some of the subjects, discovery of America; Akbar ; lies-changes of Hindus; IIeman's better land; Laws of motion; Creation; Musalmans ; Christianity in England; Steam lengine; Paul's conversion; Chinese proverbs; moral anecdotes; balloon; snakes; Rajputs; Polycarp ; Kalidas' poem of the seasons; the human body: Races of man-appended is an introduation to Etymology, being a list of 7O Sanskrit words and their Bengali derivatives. 229. POETS, Selections from the Bengali, pt. I, by Mahendra Ray, Kusumabali, I 852, pp. I 75, I 3 as. Roz. & Co. Gives extracts from the Annada Mangal, Shiva's marriage and the tragedy of Sita, Hara Giuri; Shiva gone abegging the Rishis gone to Benares: Veas Muni aud Benares, Sundara seeking d wife at Burdwan, and description of Burdwan, its town and fort: Man sing goes from Delhi to Jessore, and fights with Pratapaditya. Gives extracts of a mythological kind from the works of Bharat, the greatest Bengali poet, he lived last century: these extracts give specimens of fine poetry, the licentious passages being left out: the book is of use to those Europeans who wish to be acquainted with the beauties of the most popular poet in Bengal.
