DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE \Ն)ԳS Hitopadesh. Nine Moral Essays, from the Gyanchandrika, 9 ditto from the Gyanarnaba, 4th chapter of the Prabadhchandrika, chapters against idolatry from the Tathycaprakash. I listory of Nala from the Mahabharat. Specimens of Rammohan Ray's IIy Ints, Selections from two Native Newspapers. 235. Shisubodhak, (’IIILD'S INSTRU(TOR, 1854, lpp. 8, 2 as. Sino. This work, the Lindley Murray of 13engali, has passed through innumerable editions, and at various prices, from 8 a.s. to 4 pice, giving letters, multiplication tables, land measure ariyca, praises of the Ganges, and :ՀաI'll, praises of Datakarna, Chanak’s Slokcs, IOS in number, Prahlad Charitra ; on mensuration, with the rules in poctic language, directions for letter Writing. The Guru Dakhina describes the fee Krishna gave to his master, and is sung by boys when thcy go from house to house to beg for donations for their master. The l)atakarna shews the hospitality of Karna, the prime minister of Duryodhana, who, in order to feed a Brahmin killed his own son, thc Brahmin was Krishna, who came in disguise to try his faith similar to Abraham's trial in Isaac's case. This book has been for centuries the keý tO lBengali rcading. 236. Shishu Shikha, part 3, Juvenile Reader, by Madan Mohan, Ist ed. IS49, 6th ed. I855, pp, 42, 3 a.s., ROZ. & Co. Reading lessons on moral subjects, such as the good boy is beloved : do not covet : pity the blind: the merciless are like beasts : on lying -on natural history, as the owl: dog : ant: Crane : lion : lephant: tiger: bear: rhinoceros: elephant. 237. Shishu Shikha, part 4, Rudiments of Knowledge, by Ishwar (handra Videasagur. S. P., Ist cd., 1851, pp. 79, 4th cd. I 854, 4 as, pp. 68. ICSSons in elegant Bengali on God's works: the senses; hinman race : colors speech : time: numbers : coins : industry: divisions of water : metals : plants. 238. (A. B.) IDIOMATICAL ENERCISES, Vaky'cabali, by J, Pearson, 1st cd. 1819, 5th ed., pp. 294, I Re. S. B. S. A phrase book with cNainples of words alphabetically arranged, very useful for citlher natives Wishing to learn colloquial English idioms, or for Europeans wishing to know l3engali dialogues, forms of letters and notes. Dr. Carcy also published Colle quies, which passcd through 4 editions, and deserve rc-printing with cCrtain corrections-giving dialogues in Anglo Bengali in the pure colloquial
