The British Almanac and " Companion for 1874. (Company of
Stationers.)—This very complete and useful volume keeps up its reputation, the Almanac containing the usual calendar and the in- formation about the Government, the Legislature, Church and Educa- tion, Army and Navy, 6:c.; and the Companion supplying able reviews of various subjects in science and art. Mr. Proctor, for instance, con- tributes a paper on "Comets and Meteors," Mr. William Axon one on the "Utilisation of Waste," and Mr. John Crowdy one on our "Coal Supply." From this last we may extract a statement which Mr. Crowdy quotes from Dr. Sieman, that "out of 105,000,000 tons of coal burnt in the private grates of England during 1872, no less than 50,000,000 tons might have been saved by proper care and proper apparatus." A summary of the history of Architecture and Public Improvements" during the year, and amidst a variety of other useful information, some very valuable "Abstracts of important Acts of Parliament" are found in the second part of the companion.
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