Bleçki (R. v.), Das Schloss der Tamara. Eine kaukasische Sage. S. Pbg., 1852. 8vo. Tsagareli (Prof.), Svedeniya o pamyatnikakh gruzinskoi pismennosti (Information concerning the monuments of Georgian literature). S. Pbg., 1887. 8vo. Morfill (W. R.), An Article on Georgian Literature in "The Academy," July 21, 1888. Mr. Morfill has catalogued the Georgian Library presented to the Indian Institute at Oxford by the Rev. S. C. Malan, with whom he shares the honour of being the only Georgian scholar in England, and he will shortly publish a History of Russia, a chapter of which will be devoted to Georgia. STATISTICS. All the following figures are from official papers, and they refer to the year 1886. They must not be too implicitly believed:-- A. Statistics of Population. Area in sq. km. Total population. Government of Tiflis 40,473 735,000 Government of Kutais 35,000 814,000 Population of the chief towns in Georgia:-- Government of Tiflis. Government of Kutais. Akhaltzikhe. 13,265 Batum 11,878 Akhalkalaki 4,303 Kutais 20,227 Gori 5,386 Poti 4,785 Dushet 2,041 Sukhum 1,279 Signakh 10,069 Telav 8,014 Tiflis 104,024 It will be seen that the urban population is very small. B. Trade and Agriculture (1886). Total trade of Transcaucasia (value in roubles at, say 22d. per rouble):-- Exports. Imports. Total. 27,812,402 11,452,145 39,264,547 Rbl. Trade of the interior of Russia and Transcaucasia with Persia:-- Exports. Imports. Total. 6,128,933 10,256,056 16,384,989 Rbl. Transit trade through Transcaucasia:-- From Asia to Europe. From Europe to Asia. Total 1,017,607 95,614 1,113,221 Traffic returns of Transcaucasian Railway. Total weight of goods carried, 58,000,000 puds (Ton = 62 puds). To Batum and Poti, for export, 32,000,000 puds. viz. 15,000,000 pd. petroleum and its products. 9,000,000 pd. grain. 8,000,000 pd. miscellaneous goods. Goods imported from abroad and despatched from Batum and Poti by railway, 5,000,000 pd. Bread stuffs produced in Transcaucasia:-- Wheat 50,000,000 puds. Barley 30,000,000 puds. Maize 20,000,000 puds. Millet 9,000,000 puds. Rice 5,000,000 puds. Oats 350,000 puds. Potatoes 4,000,000 puds. Total 118,350,000 puds.