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Considering the enormous number of sheets these ‘“‘town maps” occupy 
(13,860), and the small sale, the Committee seems to incline to the 
view originally put forward by Sir Charles Trevelyan in 1854, that 
the engraving of “town maps”’ is unnecessary, and that MS. copies 
might be supplied.at a less cost than that entailed by the engraving 
and storing of so many plans. 
With regard to the third question, the Committee deals with so 
many criticisms, complaints, and suggestions that it is impossible to 
quote them here; but they are all fully dealt with in the Report. 
The most sensible of all, perhaps, is the suggestion ‘‘ That an edition 
of the 1-inch map, and of maps on a larger scale on thin tough paper 
be issued,” and this the Committee says (p. xxx.) ‘‘ might probably 
be serviceable for the 1-inch map.” Another criticism, the faulty 
spelling of names, has been a long-standing grievance, but, as the 
Committee remarks, a most difficult one to cope with. They give 
some examples, but hardly any, perhaps, as curious as that of ‘ Silex 
Bay,’ near Flamborough Head, the effort, possibly, of some astute 
surveyor with a smattering of geology, when glancing at the chalk 
cliff, to take down the local pronunciation of Selwick. 
The Committee most truly says, ‘‘ No country at the present time 
possesses anything as perfect and complete as our cadastral survey, 
published by the authority of the Government, and available at a 
moderate price to every person in the kingdom, showing every plot 
of ground and every isolated building, and having the new 1-inch 
map founded on it by the accurate copying power of the photographic 
lens.” Whatever faults exist, this sentence is in the main uncontro- 
vertible, and we sincerely hope that due provision will be made for 
the continuance and revision of our Ordnance Survey in as liberal a 
manner as the splendid results already achieved deserve. 
A, MANUAL OF BACTERIOLOGY. By A. B. Griffiths, Ph.D., F.R:S.E., E:C.S. 
London: William Heinemann, 1893. Price 7s. 6d. 
THERE is a suggestion of book-making about this volume. The 
frontispiece is a view of the outside of the Pasteur Institute; there 
is a ground plan and a view of the interior of the Edinburgh 
Bacteriological laboratory; a representation of a Zeiss’ microscope ; 
of microphotographic apparatus; microtomes; needles and knives, 
and much other delectable matter. The drawings of microbes them- 
selves are not numerous or particularly clear. The suggestion of 
collation is by no means dispelled on reading. A fair account of 
microbes and the various methods of investigating them is given, but 
there seems no special reason why Dr. Griffiths rather than anyone 
else should have written the book. No doubt it is intended to be 
more elementary, but we miss the breadth of view and clearness of 
exposition to be found in Dr. Sims Woodhead’s volume on ‘ Bacteria 
and their Products.”” The publisher is, however, to be congratulated 
on the excellent get-up of the book. 
Birps oF GERMANY. ‘ Deutschland’s niitzliche und schadliche Vogel.” By Dr. 
Hermann First. 8vo text, and fol. coloured pls. Pt. i. -Berlin: P. Parey, 
1893. 
As a perfect marvel of cheapness, combined with the highest style of 
artistic excellence, this work, of which the first part is before us, can 
have but few if any equals; and as most of the birds of Germany are 
