The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-12-13 00:00:00

The Christian Observer. December, 1839.

The present number of this invaluable magazine is accom-
panied by a supplement, equal in size to that of the magazine.
The contents are extremely interesting. The " Last Will of
the Missionary Swartz " is a valuable document, The
" Review of Dr. Wolff 's Journal " will be found a very im-
partial critique. The mass of religious correspondence, 'ads-
celaneous intelligence, &c., in this periodical, renders it one
of the most attractive of the religious publications of the
day.

The New Statistical Account of Scotland. No. 24. Nov.,
1839. Edinburgh : Blackwood.

This part contains a history of part of the county of Edin-
burgh, and the conclusion of that of the county of Roxburgh,
together with a beautiful map of the Orkney Islands. The
parishes described in the county of Edinburgh are those of
Liberton, Penicuick, Temple, Crichton, Newbattle, Ratio,
Colinton, Kirkliston, Borthwick, Cranston, Heriot, and
Corstorphine. The parishes described in Roxburgh, are
those of Kirktowit, Hawick, Ednam, Cavers, Castletown,
Morebattle and Mow, and Stitchell and Hume. It is unne-
cessary for us to add one word as to the general character of
this truly national work. It is too well known and too highly
prized to require the aid of our commendations.

Confessions of Harry Lorrequer. No. 10. Dublin : W.
Curry, Jun. and Co.

We are truly sorry to see on the cover of this number
an announcement of " Harry Lorrequer's Confessions, in
one volume, octavo, nearly ready." • Surely our rollicking
friend is not going to bring his adventures so speedily to a
close. The number before us is eminently rich in its humour.
The episodical narrative entitled "An Adventure in Canada"
is highly amusing. " Lorrequer's Debut at Strasburg," is
irresistibly comic. Those of our friends who are admirers
of the very salutary maxim " Laugh and grow fat," will
enjoy in the present number a treat, very rarely to be met
with in these dull and monotonous times. We may safely
predict that Harry Lorrequer's fame will be as enduring as
that of any of the same school of Literature.

On our Monetary Systera.

By T. Joplin. London

Ridgway. 1839.

We have already given an extended extract from this essay,
explanatory of the author's viewsu the subject of the cur-
rency. The pamphlet, which is candidly and dispassionately
written, contains an elaborate inquiry into the causes by
which the pressures in the money Market are produced, and
developer a plan for their remedy, which the author alleges
can be carried into immediate effect, -without any derange-
ment, and with the approbation of the banks, both private
and public, by which the currency is issued. Mr. Joplin
displays great ingenuity in his observations on this difficult
question. We may hereafter have occasion to avail ourselves
of some of the more prominent of his remarks. In the
meantime we recommend our mercantile readers to bestow
upon this essay a careful and attentive perusal. They will
find in it much information of great value.

The Law of Debtor and Creditor. By a Barrister. Lon
don : Robert Tyas.

This admirable compendium is the first of a series of legal
hand-books, which are to be published at a very moderate
price, and which will embrace, every subject of general in-
terest connected with our statute laws. This number is a
very favourable specimen of the series. It contains a con-
cisely written and familiar statement of the laws and regula-
tions relating to contracts in general ; with the interests,
rights, and remedies of the creditor, and the liabilities, in-
terests, and defence of the debtor, especially with reference
to the recent act for abolishing arrest on mesize process. The
author has divested the subject as much as possible of its
technicalities, and conveyed, in plain and intelligible language
a large fund of information on topics which concern almost
every individual in the realm. No person engaged in busi-
ness should be without this very useful vade mecum. Its
perusal will tend to prevent much litigation.

The Australian Miscellany, and New Zealand Review. Nb.
3. December, 1839. London : Smith, Elder, and Co.;
Liverpool : G. Philip, and Ross and Nightingale.
The present number of this excellent miscellany of Aus-
tralian news contains several articles of great interest. " The
Impressions of a Recent Emigrant to South Australia" indi-
cate a very candid disposition on the part of the writer.
The article on " New Zealand" is very well written: The
account of the " Great Dublin Meeting" on the Colonization
of New Zealand, embodies a great deal of very valuable in-
formation. The miscellaneous selections in this periodical
are made with much taste and judgment. It will be found
eminently useful to those who may intend to emigrate to the
southern hemisphere.