Timehri, being the Journal of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana (printed at the Argosy Press, Demerara, vol. iii., part ii., new series).—This interesting brochure contains matter of general interest, as well as information which might be expected in an agricultural and commercial journal. Specialization cannot be pushed to its extreme limits in a colony, and a Society of this nature naturally admits matter into its Journal which are not strictly either agricultural or commercial. Thus the papers on primitive games and on the wild flowers of Georgetown must be regarded, respectively, as of ethnological and purely botanical interest, but, nevertheless, occupy a great part of the number, especially if we leave out of consideration the reports of meetings and other official matter connected with the working of the Society. Fruit-growing in the Gulf States of America, Caracas as a place of resort, and a short paper on some scale insects inimical to vegetation are the principal topics of a distinctly economic value. The paper entitled the “Letters of Aristodemus and Sincerus” is a review of an old book published in 1785-88 in twelve volumes, dealing with the colonies of Demerara and Essequibo, and are therefore of great interest to the present population. In 1785 the colonies had just been given over by the French, who held them on behalf of the Dutch for about three years. No town existed up to that date in Demerara, but during the French occupation a little village had grown up in the neighbourhood of Brandwagt, which they called la nouvelle ville, or Longchamps. The fort on the east bank of the Demerara River (now called Fort William Frederick) was also built at the time, and named Le Dauphin, while another on the opposite side was called La Raine. From such historical, social, scientific, and economic materials a most interesting although somewhat diffusive number has been produced, showing evidence of mental activity and high culture, pleasant to see far away from the main centres of civilization. The style of the writing, the printing, and the illustrations are all of a high class. How far the London publisher, Mr. E. Stanford, of Cockspur Street, is responsible for the excellent “get up” of the volume we are unable to even conjecture; but we trust we may be permitted to say, without offence, that the number of Timehri before us is highly creditable to the literary talent and tastes of British Guiana.