The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-02 00:00:00

BOOKS OF PRACTICAL UTILITY.

This day is published, in I vol. awn. price 121. boards,
TIIE TIWORY and PRACTICE of GAUGING,
fully illustrated by numerous Rules and Examples, and ren-
dered particularly effective by an extensive Detail of the Legisla-
tive Regulations, and the official Directions of the Boards of Cus-
tom and Excise: with a Treatise on Cask Gauging, in all Depart-
ments, as now practised in the Port of London. Originally written
by Peter Jonas, late Supervisor of Excise ; a new Edition, very
considerably improved, and brought down to the present improved
Practice.

By WILLIAM TATE.
London : Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and Co. Paternoster.
row ; and Bring and Page, Toole -street.
Where also may be had the following useful Works:-
1. A PRACTICAL. TREATISE on BREWINO, and the
mode of using the Thermometer and Saccharometer rendered easy
to every capacity; the whole forming a complete Guide in Brew-
ing London Porter, Brown Stout, Reading Beer, awl every other
description of Ale and Beer to which are added, Instructions
for making Malt, Tables of the Excise Duties, Ise. &c. By
Alexander Morrice, Common Brewer. Sixth Edition, with the
Laws relating to Brewers, fs.c. . • price 10s lid, in boards.
3. The LAW of AUCTIONS, or, the Auctioneer's Practical
Guide : to which is added, 'a comprehensive Summary of the laws
of Distress: with an Appendix of Precedents. and a copious In-
dex. By T. Williams, Esq. Author of " Every Man his own
Lawyer." Third Edition, considerably enlarged by the addition
of the new Acts of Parliament. and the Decisions of the Courts of
Law since the publication of the former Edition. It treats largely
of the qualifications, responsibility, and duties of the Profession,
constituting the most useful work on the sub*: extant. Pace
lit. lid. in boards.

3. TABLES of INTEREST, at Four per Cent. %hewing by
inspection the Interest of any given Sum for any required number
of Days, from I to 365; with compendious Time Tables. By
William Tate, Accurately printed in Bvo. on a bold type, price
I4s in homils.

I. The TRADER'S SAFEGUARD, and COUNTING.
HOUSE MITI DP. ; containing the Laws relating to Master', Ap-
prentices, aril Journeymen; the setting up and exercising of
!lades; of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes; Bank-
ruptcy ; Contracts and Agreements for the Sale and Purchase of
Goods.; Warranty, Payment, and Delivery; Carriage and hook.
ing; Usury. Cheating, Embeszlenient, Monopoly, Forests ling,
Partnership, Agency, Suretyship, and a variety of other Topics, in_
dispensable to be known by every person connected with Trade and
Business. By John Rolle, Esq. Barrister at Law. The Third
Edition, considerably improved, price lk. boards.
3. The FAM ILI DI ER and SCOI7RER ; being a complete
Treatise on the Arta of Dying and Cleaning every Article of lbws,
Bed and Window Furniture, Silks, Bonnets. Feathers, &c. wh'ther
' made of Flax, Silk, Cotton, Wool, or Hair; also Carpets, Coun-
terpanes, and I leuth Rugs. Ensuring a savingof eighty per cent.
By William Tucker. late Dyer and Scourer in the Metropolis.
Second Edition, priceti. Pal. boards.
6. The OILMAN'S VA I/E-31ECUM ; being an useful As-
blatant to the Retail as well as the Wholevale Dealer; chewing, at
one view, the value of a Tun of Fish or Seed Oil, at any I'rice per
Gallon: and the weight and value of any number of Gallons, at
any !'rice per Tun. To which in added, an Appendix, to tied the
value of the Pounds and Half Pounds, !icing less than a Gallon.
By R. W. 11-hitton, Accomptant. Second Edition, in one volume,
price 7s. lid. bound.
7. The PAINTER and VARNISHER'S GUIDE; or a
Treatise, both in Theory and Practice, on the Arc of making and
applying Varnishes; on the different kinds of Painting; and on
the Alethod of preparing Colours, both simple and compound;
with new Observations and Experiments on Copal, on the Nature
of the Substances employed in the Composition of Varnishes and
of Colours, and on various Processes used in the Art. By P. F.
Tingray. Second Edition, illustrated with Plates, 8v0.125.