18 JULY 1885, Page 24

Record of Services of Madras Civilians, 1741-1858. By Charles C.

Prinsep. (Triibner and Co.)—A book of dates and names, not attractive to the general reader, but of value to the historian, and of interest to many families in whom the Civil Service of India was an inheritance. We wish that some one would examine the volume and deduce from it the average length of service as it was during various times of the period included.