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PERIODICALS— NEWSPAPERS. .67 Mallik and Dakhin Mukerjea, Hindu College Students : liberal and literary in its tendency, advocated social and political re- forms, continued 9 years. — The Ratnahar, by Brajamohan Sing, 1 year, W. — The Sar Sangraha, Benimadhab De, 1 year, gave the chief contents of the Bengali Newspapers. — The Anubadikd w., gave a translation of the substance of the Reformer, an Eng- lish paper, edited by Natives. In 1832, Ratnabcdi, by Jagannath Mallik, a warm Advocate for Sutteeism, an appeal having been made to England to restore the practice, and the appeal prov- ing unsuccessful, this Journal remarked, " The king of England is not in charge of the Government, the people make an individual king just as in our country an earthen-pot is put up and wor- shipped," lasted 4 years. In 1835, Sateabadi, A.B.—Sudhasindhu, by Kali Shankar Dutt, 1 yr., w. In 1837, Dibakar, W., by Ganga Narayan Basu. In 1838, Saudaminiy A. b., by Kali C. Dut, on the plan of the Darpan, — Ounahar, by Grisn C. Bose, an ex-student of the Hindu College — .The Mritunjay, by Par- BajnarayanSen: a liberal paper, yet the only one published, on Sunday, even the daily papers do not publish on that day. — The Arunaday, by Jagannarayan Mukerjea, 6 mos. In 1840, Murshidabad Patrxka, undei the patronage of the late $ajah of Berhampore, who wished to improve his tenants by it — The Jyandipiha, by Bhagabat fharan, W., lasted 1 year,— The Sujanranjan by Gobinda Chandra Gupta, bi-weekly, written to defend persons attacked by the slanders of the Rasarqj. In 1841, Bharatbanda, w., by Syeamacharn Banerjea. — Nishakar, by Nilkamal Das. In 1842, Bengal Spectator, A. B. Useful news, edited by educated Babus, R. G. Ghose, F. C. Mittra lasted two years. — The Bhringa Dut, by Nilkamal Das. In 1844, Rajrani, by Ganga Narayan Bosu, the SarbaraM* raiyina, W. In 1846, Jyadadipak, by Maulvi Ali in Eng- lish, Bengali, Hindi, Persian.— The Martanda or Sun in 5 languages— shone only for a month. — The Gyandarpan, by Urn- akanta Bhattacharjea, Bh. P. The Pathandapiran, by Ishwar Chunder Gupta, TV., satirical. In 1847, Jyansancharini Organ of a Sabha at Kanchrapara, W. — Hindubandu, by Umachurn Budra, got up, in opposition to Christianity, the Akkal Gurum, by Brajanath, A. B, 4 months, took the side of the Prabhahar, against the Bhaskar. — The Digbijay, by Dwarkanath Mukerjea. — The Kabedratnakar bi-weekly, by Umakanta Bhattacharjea, contained satires and lampoons. The Jydnanjan, A. B., by Chaitanea Charan Adhi- kari. — The Sujanbandu, by Nabinchandra Dey— The Mk ran baticharan Das, nearly all in verse, soon fell in the valley of death."