(lxxx, ) substantial facts to sustain its authentioity or not. is not our province to discuss in this place, but it has the merit of being original and of possessing a striking feature by which is shewn the profound. erudition of the author. ፴ 7. BIHARI LAL MITRA AS A REFORMER. Our rich men, because of their limited association with the people below their rank, are not noted for their sound views on practical affairs which agitate the public mind. Their whole attention is absorbed by their carriages, their horses, their cycles, their motor-cars and things of luxury which they can command by their wealth. But Bihari Lal Mitra seems to be an exception to this rule. He appears to have intimately mixed with his fellows and gained experience in the school of tribulation in his early days. His solid common-sense has enabled him to draw correct inferences therefrom, and though a conservative by birth, nature and his position in society, his conservatism has not prevented him forming just views on the topics of the day and suggesting measures for the advancenient of the country in the path of progress and enlightenment. He advocates widow narriage, female education, liberty of women, religious instruction, compulsory and free education of the masses and condemns early
