The Perlustration of Great Yarmouth. By C. J. Palmer. Vol
L (G. Na)), Groat Yarmouth.)—Yarmouth has found a worthy chronicler in Mr. Palmer. The town is a notable one, for its parish church, among other things, which exceeds in magnitude all the parish churches in the kingdom, surpassing its next rival, St. Michael's, in Coventry, by 5 feet of superficial area. The figures are curious, and some of our readers may like to see them :—St. Nicholas, Yarmouth, 23,085; St. Michael's, Coventry, 23,080; St. Botolph's, Boston, 22,270; St. Nicholas, New- castle, 20,110; Holy Trinity, Hull, 20,036; Holy Trinity, Southwark, 18,200. The Priory, the Castle, the curious "Rows "—narrow streets, mostly running in the direction of the sea—these and numberless other things are duly described by Mr. Palmer, whose industry and thorough- ness are worthy of all praise. Books of this kind are interesting oven to a casual reader, but their value to all who are specially interested in local or family history cannot well be exaggerated.
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