Thom's Official Directory. (Alex. Thom and Co., Dublin. 21s.) —This
is a publication which we have noticed for many years, and always with an expression of genuine admiration for its com- pleteness. It contains all the general information that an inquirer is likely to want, and a special department for Irish facts and figures. We will repeat what we have said more than once,—why cannot the English directories give us what Thorn's gives us, the rateable value of the houses ? The ninety-five houses in Merrion Square average £109, the highest being the Lord Chancellor's (175). This seems to bear on the question of Irish taxation. Surely money goes much further in Dublin than in London. What would be the average rating of the houses in Grosvenor Square ? In Ireland, too, there is no Inhabited House Duty. —With this we may mention The Royal Navy List (Witherby and Co., 10s.), which with this number (CIX.) begins its twenty- seventh year. It gives a complete list of the officers in the Navy, with a résumé of their services ; also an account of the ships, &c., and a bibliography of naval literature, &c.
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