We have received from Messrs. Hudson and Kearns some varieties
of their Date Indicating Blotting-Pads. We can testify from the experience of some years to their convenient arrange- ment and general utility. They are of various sizes and prices. No. 6 (10i in. by 16 in., 2s.) would be suitable for ordinary use, and not occupy too large a space on a writing-table. It contains on the left hand a diary (a page for each week), pages for cash accounts, and calendar; on the right is the blotting-pad, with a sufficiency of leaves for ordinary use. No. 7 (11 in. by 24 in., 4s. Gd.) has the same conveniences, with a diary for each week; the blotting-paper is of superior quality. No 8i is on a larger scale (11 in. by 24 in., Is.), and generally offers more accommodation. Finally, we have the "Banker's Edition" (8s.), with specially suitable arrangements,—From the S.P.C.K. we have a variety of diaries and almanacs. The Churchman's Bemembrancer, to which the writer of this notice can give a personal testimonial, is the most complete, as far as the conveni- ences of diary, space for cash accounts, and the like are concerned. This is for the writing-table. The title of The Churchman's Pocket- Book indicates its purpose. The information, ecclesiastical and political, is more copious. (A curious misprint gives the "date of creation" for the Archbishop of Canterbury as 1597.) The Church- man's Almanac is on a smaller scale, but with a similar arrange- ment. This is of various shapes and sizes, one meant for hanging upon the wall.—Messrs. Mowbray and Co. also send a variety of almanacs, &c., giving information of various kinds, instruction, for instance, about liturgical colours.—The British Almanac and Family Cyclopaedia of Useful Information (Cassell and Co., is.) fully justifies its title. The weather, with gardening notes, political information past and present, lists of the Houses of Lords and Commons, ecclesiastical information, names of "celebrities" (the choice is somewhat bizarre), the Army and Navy, and other things which defy enumeration, are to be found here.
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