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288 translations from the Folk-Lore Journal of the articles on the scope and aim of folk-lore, "Superstitions and Beliefs relative to the Cholera of 1884 and the Earthquakes of 1884 and 1885," "Popular Superstitions of Asturias in two criminal cases," "Folk-lore of the Sea in Asturias," "Traditions of Carinthia and Catalonia compared," with a great variety of folk-lore news and items of interest to all engaged in the good work of collecting the unwritten history, philosophy, and religion of man.

This little book of questions on folk-lore consists of nearly four hundred and fifty points, divided into eight sections, that embrace all the subjects of folk-lore. It will prove most useful to all engaged in the collection of folk-lore as suggestive of points to be looked into.

The Annual Meeting was held at the rooms of the Royal Asiatic Society on June 27th. Lord Enfield was elected President in the place of Lord Beauchamp, who, after being in office for five years, has resigned. The Council brought forward the valuable suggestion by Don Machado y Alvarez (see ante, p. 279), and there is reason to hope that the suggestion of a congress may be carried out. Mr. Ralston, in moving the adoption of the Report, suggested carrying out what was being done by the folk-lorists of Paris, namely, a concert of peasant-songs, sung to their popular tunes by peasants selected for the purpose. The sad death of Mr. Vaux was alluded to by Mr. Ralston, and a vote of condolence was passed. Among the members present at the meeting were Lord Enfield, the Rev. C. Swainson, Mr. Ralston, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Clodd, Dr. Morris, Mr. Wheatley, the Rev. J. Long, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Gomme.