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It is to be hoped that Captain Temple's constant and valuable labours in folk-lore will be assisted as far as possible by members of this Society. The collection before us has now reached its fourth monthly part, and can fairly claim the sincere sympathy of all our members, and many who are not our members. Failing a folk-lore society in India, Captain Temple's publications are exceedingly valuable, because every student of culture knows that India so often supplies the key to many of our western Aryan customs and early fancies. The stories given in this collection are the legend of Râjâ Rasâlû, the story of Sarwar and Dâni, of Dhanna the Bhagat, fragments about Sakhi Sarwar, the marriage of Ghâzi Sâlâr, and the legend of Gurû Guggâ, the last of which is not yet finished. The story of Râjâ Rasâlû, it may be observed, is much longer, and differs in many respects from the version given by Mr. Swynnerton in these pages. We shall in future endeavour to notice the monthly issues of this important collection as they appear, so that our members may know what is being done by the single-handed efforts of Captain Temple in a field that is rich in all kinds of lore; and we cannot but hope that the result of his labours may be as well known and appreciated here as they ought to be. Every public library should certainly possess these collections.

At page 232 of the Journal attention was called to Folk-Lore Biblioteca de las tradiciones populares Españoles. The first volume has now made its appearance. It consists of three parts. "Costumbres populares andaluzes," by Luis Montoto, to be continued; "Cuentos populares españoles anotados y comparados con los de otras coleciones