28 NOVEMBER 1903, Page 25

Three Frenchmen in Bengal. By S. C. Hill, B.Sc. (Longmans

and Co. 7s. 6d. net.)—The three are M. Renault, M. Law, and M. Courtin. The first was in command at Chandernagore when it was captured by Clive, assisted by a fleet, on March 22nd, 1757, after a siege of six days. He afterwards held Karical, and sur- rendered it April 5th, 1760. Law made a much better figure at Cossimbazar, as did Courtin at Dacca.. We cannot follow Mr.. Hill's narratives, drawn, we may say, largely from documents hitherto unpublished. They are interesting, and they are not without importance as a contribution to that very large subject,. the history of the British Empire in India.