SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as him; not been reserved for review in other forms.] The Palestine Exploration Fund : Quarterly Statement. (38 Conduit Street. 2s. 6d.)—No explorations are in progress, and the Statement is naturally less interesting than it has been of late. Nevertheless, there are various noteworthy things in it. Perhaps the most curious is the account of the rise which has been for some time going on in the level of the Dead Sea. As the Sea has no outlet, this may have inconvenient results. There are discussions of the sites of the various Mizpehs in the Old Testament and of Jacob's Well. Mr. Jennings-Bramley continues his interesting account of the Bedouin tribes of the Sinaitic Peninsula. There are obituary notices of Colonel Condor and of Mr. George Armstrong, who had been for many years acting- secretary to the Fund. His appointment was due to excellent work done between 1871-75 in the survey of Palestine. A subscription is being raised for his widow and children.
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