THE CALCUTTA REVIEW. VOLUME LXXVIII. 1884 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...gal. By a Bengal Civilian. Calcutta, 1883... xiii 4.--Indian Idylls from the Sanskrit of the Maba bbarata. By Edwin Arnold, C.S. I. Author of "The Light of Asia,' etc. London: Trubner and Co., Ludgate Hill, 1883...... xviii 6.--A Vocabulary of all the words occurring in the Text of the Charitabali of Issvara Chandra Vidyaeagara. By J. P. Blumhardt, Beugali Lecturer at the University College, London; and Teacher of Bengali for the Cambridge Uni-versity. London: Trubner St Co., Ludgate Hill, 1883............ xix 6.--A Sketch of the Modern Languages of Africa accompanied by a Language Map. By Robert Needham Cust, Barrister-at-Law, and late of Her Majesty's Indian Civil Service. In two vols. London: Trubner and Co., Ludgate Hill, 1883............ xxi 2.--Vernacular Literature.--7.--Ratnarahasya. By Ramdas Sen. Printed by Iswar Chandra Easu & Co. at the Stanhope Press, 249, Bowbazar Street, and published by Nimaicharan Mukhopddhyaya at Berhampore. xxii 8.--Byabastha-kalpadruma, a Treatise on the Hindu Law of Inheritance, Succession, Partition, Adop-tion, Marriage and Stridhan. By Jogendranath Bhattachdrya, M.A., B.L., Printed by Haripada Basu, and published by the Manager, Hindu Law Press, 81, College Street, Calcutta, 1884... xxiii THE CALCUTTA REVIEW. NO. CLYI. Art L--A PLEA FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS. Arecent resolution of the Bengal Government lias introduced a change in the constitution of the Subordinate Executive Service, the great importance of which seems to have been overlooked by the press generally in the midst of angry discussions on other matters. The appointment of Munsiffs rests mainly in the hands of the High Court, and the High Court has almost always used a wise discretion in the matter, by nominating men who have passed the B. L. e...