The Palace of Poor Jack. By Frank T. Bullen. (J.
Nisbet and Co. is. net.)—Mr. Crockett commends Mr. Bullen to the public —modestly saying that the " Palace " needs no " porch " of his making—and Mr. Bullen commends a design for furnishing a home for "Poor Jack" when he is ashore, and in danger of being devoured by evil creatures who are accustomed to prey upon him. The special cause which calls for a new effort in this direction is the shifting of the centre of nautical life on the Thames. It has moved lower down the river. Forty odd years ago it was at Ratcliff Highway—and probably is believed by many to be still there—but now the West India Dock Road is the place where the vaeetes txxos is thickest. Here Mr. Passmore Edwards is going to build the "Palace." The public is asked to furnish it, start it, and keep it going. To persuade this same public is Mr. Bullen's object. With the readers of the Spectator, who, if we may say so much of a colleague, have reason to think well of him, he ought to succeed. We may add that the present headquarters of the Sailors' Institute is at Mercer Street, Shadwell, E.C.
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