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LL Se SS “Navigation; Practical and Theoretical.” By David Wilson-Barker, R. N. R., master mariner, and William Allingham, first-class honors, navigation, science and art department. Price $1.50. J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. This work of over 150 pages forms the latest of Messrs. Griffin & Co.’s now well-known “Nau- tical Series of Handbooks,” which are edited by Capt. Edward Blackmore. These treatises are designed to meet the growing demand on the part of seamen for a more scientific insight into the principles of their profes- sion. They are for the most part written by sailors for sailors, and while the treatment is thoroughly scientific, the style is such as to render it easy for the seaman to gain a knowledge of his-business by private reading and without difficulty. The book, which is clearly printed, is divided into sixteen chapters and an appendix, the first fifteen treating of definitions, latitude and longi- tude, instruments of navigation, correction of courses, plane sailing, traverse sailing, day’s work, parallel sail- ing, middle latitude sailing, Mercator’s chart, Mercator sailing, current sailing, position by bearings, great circle sailing, and the tides; while the sixteenth chapter is devoted to specimen examination papers in naviga- tion, with workings, as set by the Science and Art de- partment. There are numerous illustrations and examples, and the work is indexed. The book is one to be highly commended to the notice of those engaged in sailing. * kK KK * The best special features offered by any newspaper are always to be found in the Illustrated Buffalo Ex- press. Its holiday issues this year, it is promised, will be an agreeable surprise. If there is any paper in the country that can beat the past successes of the IlIlus- trated Express, that paper is the Illustrated Express itself. Re aries he The twelfth annual issue of the Columbia P#d Cal- endar has made its appearance and, as usual, The Record office has been favored with. one. The Pope Manufacturing Co., of Hartford, Conn., evidently find this an excellent advertising medium, or their persist- ence in publishing what is now considered an office essential would not have been so marked as to carry over a period of twelve issues. In thanking the pub- lishers we can but state for the benefit of our readers by addressing the calendar department, Pope Manufac- turing Co., at Hartford, a pad in metal frame will be sent on receipt of five 2-cent stamps. ° THE MARINE RECORD. Messrs. Harper & Brothers published, on December 2, “The Ship’s Company, and Other Sea People,” by J. :D. Jerrold Kelley, Lieutenant-Commander, U. S. N. This gives us glimpses of sea-life ranging from the after- deck of the palatial steam-yacht to the stoke-hold of the ocean greyhound. The author sketches the lotus-eating idlers on the Squadron Cruise in a way that makes us long to be in the composition of his picture; and he is not less interesting in his vivid descriptions of the unin- viting phases of the life of the toilers of the sea. He tells us of some of the quaint superstitions of the sailor, and also of the queer pets that endear themselves to Jack’s heart. He looks upon ocean life from practically a fresh standpoint, and that’s an infallible recipe for mak- ing the reader feel that he is face to face with nature. The illustrations are by a score of well-known artists. ee ok: ok “The Engineer in Naval Warfare’ is the title of an effective and well considered sympositim presented in the opening pages of the North American Review for Decem- ber. It is intended as a reply to the articles published un- der a like heading in the Review for May last. In this in- stance the contributors are: Rear-Admiral John G. Walker, WieS..N.; Captaim Av T.sMahan, U. SaiNi;sCaptain Re Ds Evans, U. S. N., and Lieutenant S. A. Stanton, U. S. N. EASTERN FREIGHT MARKET From the regular freight report furnished the Marine Record by Messrs. Funch, Edge & Co., steamship agents and brokers, New York, it is learned that during the week the volume of business consummated in grain chartering has been smaller than for some time past, especially in full cargoes from the Atlantic ports to Cork for orders; al- though orders for the latter have again been fairly liberal, the margin for freight has been sufficient to meet the de- mands of steamship owners, who have shown very little interest in the rates proposed, and are generally holding their vessels for an advance in prices. Rates on the berth appear neglected, and their downward tendency is affected by the speculative engagements of room on the part of our shippers entered into at much higher figures, and which now must be provided for on the best obtainable terms. There is a fair inquiry for steamers. to load timber from the best obtainable terms. There is a fair inquiry for steamers to load timber from the Gulf ports, but at the moment owners do not appear disposed to consider such occupation lees 11 A A TE A at anything like the figures proposed by intending char- terers: re The demand for sail tonnage has been light, and limited. mainly to spot and nearby vessels, rates for which contintie fairly firm. There is very little inquiry, however, for dis- tant loading, and, with rates in favor of shippers, they are holding back in the expectation of eventually securing ton- nage at lower figures. 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