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Books Beceived.—e/oments Of The Law Of Torts. By Melville M.

Bigelow. (Cambridge University Press.)—Cause of the Great Fall of Prices. By Arthur Crump. (Longmans.)—The Model Engineer's Handbook. By Paul N. Hasluck. (Crosby Lock- wood and......

Marine Engines And Boilers. By G. C. V. Holmes. With

G9 Wood- cuts. "South Kensington Museum Science Handbook." (Chapman and Hall.)—Mr. Holmes has aimed at supplying a continuous record of marine engines and boilers, from Miller,......

The City Of London Directory, 1889. (collingridge.) — We...

more than call attention to the issue for the current year of this excellent directory. It abounds with interesting informa- tion,—as, e.g., that the list of Livery voters......

Alternative Elementary Chemistry. By John Mills. (sampson...

little text-book is intended to assist those interested in the syllabus of alternative elementary chemistry. The experiments, illustrated by sixty-five drawings, seem chosen so......

Magaziwss, Etc. — We Have Received The Following For...

Political Science Quarterly.—The Theological Review.—The Anglican Church Magazine.—The Jewish Quarterly Review.—The Forum.—Belford's Magasine.—Tourru21 of the Statistical......

Animal Physiology. By W. S. Furneaux. (longmans And Co.)...

Furneaux is quite right to describe the desire for copious illustration as a long-felt want. In an elementary manual there cannot be too many of them, provided they are good,......

Book Prices Current, 1888. (elliot Stock.)—it Is...

that the publishers have had sufficient encouragement to repeat from last year this curious record of the prices fetched by books during the twelve months (December 1st,......

New Enrrioxs Awn Repkints.—hayti ; Or, The Black...

Sir Spenser St. John. (Smith and Elder.)—We may remark, in passing, that the author's views have not been contradicted by what has happened since the publication of his first......