MISCELLANEOUS.—Of books of the holiday season, now within measurable distance,
we have Seaside Watering Places (L. Upcott Gill, 2s. 6d.), "a description of holiday resorts on the coasts of England and Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man," and Where and How to Dine in Paris, by Rowland Strong (Grant Richards, 2s. 6d.)—We do not know whether to include with these Paris and the Parisians (same publisher, 5s.), though this is a book which has no little of the literary touch about it, and may be read at any time.—We may briefly notice the Report (1900) of the City • and Guilds of London Technical Institute (Gresham College), Rather more than half a million has been spent, more than a fifth coming from the Goldsmiths' Company, who are closely followed by the Fishmongers' and Clothworkers', the three between them contributing nearly a half. The number of students has grown from 2,500 in 1881 to 34,176 in 1899.— The Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, June, 1900 (Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co., 6d.), contain an eloquent and lucidly reasoned presidential address by Mr. F. W. H. Myers. The claims and objects of the work are well put.
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