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JUDGING from many private communica tions received from all parts of India, it would appear that such a journal as the Indian Anti Tuary was much wanted; and if it is considered that

almost every branch of scientific research possesses, not merely the transactions of societies specially devoted to its culture, but also weekly, monthly,

Scholars, unacquainted with these languages, the latest results arrived at by the greatest continental scholars.

It will be the aim of

the Indian Antiquary to supplement the Jour nals of the various Asiatic Societies by direct ing the attention of its readers to the best

"t too much to expect that Indian Research should be of sufficient interest to Europeans

articles in each, and supplying a variety of such articles, notes, and memoranda as never find their way to the pages of these publications. Among the many subjects we wish and hope to see discussed, we may enumerate—Architec

"ident in India, or interested in it and to in

tural and other Lithic remains—of the extent

"gent and educated natives of the country, to "PPort one journal devoted to its promotion.

and variety of which, in India, the world is only beginning to form a vague idea. And as at. tention has been specially directed to this branch of late years, and Government has at last very

and quarterly journals, publishing all sorts of information, for all classes of readers; it is surely

"he scope of this will be as wide as possible— addressing the general reader with information F*s, Festivals and Rites, Antiquities and
 * Manners and Customs, Arts, Mythology,
 * tory-in which every one, in any way con

properly responded to the demand for an Archaeo

logical Survey, we may hope to aid it by the early publication of all the information respect


 * d with the country, ought to feel an intel

ing its progress and discoveries communicated

ligent interest,-and, at the same time, it is

man, French, and other European languages

to us by its officers, and aid it by information respecting localities and remains as yet but imperfectly known. Then there are old Native Engineering works of no small interest—of which, scarcely one satisfactory account of a single work has yet appeared in type. Local legends and Folklore, Proverbs and Songs, are subjects at every one's door who can speak a vernacular tongue, and, besides their intrinsic interest, they often shed a most instructive light on the habits of thought of the people. When ready to go to press, we have had the pleasure of receiving a contribution to this department that we feel

-it will make fully accessible to themany Native

sure all our readers will welcome with delight.

tween ts
 * nded to be a medium of communication be

Archaeologists in the East and the West.

Correspondence columns will afford ample

ºpportunity for the amicable discussion of many

"d before any fixed opinion can be formed,
 * tions, on which more information is yet re

"ºr propounding Queries on all matters fairly "in the domain of Oriental Research. By !"nting its readers with abstracts of the most


 * researches of savans in India, Europe


 * America, and by its translations from