The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-01-08 00:00:00

EDUCATION.

MIL, ARROW%II,IT.H, ii7l)9,,has for iothe 'rear§ ciin
dtit,ed WIN 'ON HOUSE ACAOF:MY, neat
rough, Westmorland, respectfully informs Parents and
Guardians of Youth, that he continues to receive Young
Gentlemen to instruct them in a course of Classical, Com-
mercial, and Mathematical Learning, fitting them thereby
for Professional, Mercantile, or other pursuits. There are no
Vacations. An interview with Mr. A. may be had at Mr.
M'GuFFiE's, 89, Oldball-street, Liverpool; where also may
be had, Mr. A.'s Terms, with every particular respecting the
Establishment.

M ftill annnnHARWOOD,(..6a
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REMOVED to the Premises so lufig occupied by the late
Mr. J. B. PALMER, in Brown-street, which are andefgoing
extensive alterations and improvements, and will be OPEN
for the reception of his Pupils on THuasonv, 10th Jan.
Mr. Harwood has entered into arrangements to take the
Dwelling:house connected with the Premises, as early as he
can have pogseasiOn, when the Entrance to the Academy
will be froth Nelscin-Street; Great George-square.
'the EVaNiNG ADADEIhi as usual, every MONDAt and
THURSL.AY. Gentlemen requiring Private Tuition are re-
quested to address a note to Mr. HARWOOD, at his resicten6e,
16, Chester-street.
Liverpool, Dec: 26, 1838.

Just published, in boards, Bvo.. with four Lithographic
Plates, Price 2s. 6d.,
_ _

A COMPLETE AND PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF
±1 SHORT-HAND. By 'l'. C. FOSTER, Professional
Short-Hand Writer, and Reporter for the LIVERPOOL
STANDARD.
London! WHITTAKER and Co, Liverpool : STANDARD
Office, and MAnriLEs. Manchester : SOWLEII, and all
Botiksellerti

()PINIONS OF TIIE PRESS.
"This system of Short-band will be fcititid,, one of the most
complete that has ever been issued from the oml—indeed;
we may say the most complete. Utility and simplicity are
the main objects which the author bas kept in view. A.per-
feet mastery of the inst ructions• which Mr. Foster has given,
will enable any one to take down, verbatim, the words of the
most rapid speaker. Nor is this the only advantage which
will accrue from an acquaintance with this system, the facility
with which the notes may be afterwards read is a consideration
of very great importance. The alphabetical characters have
the recommendation of extreme simplicity. The signs for
corabidatintit of letters; and the arbitraries, or marks for
words, will be found highly concltrcive to expedition in writ-
ing. In this department the author hat been eminently suc-
cessful. To Ladies and Gentlemen who may Wish to Master
the useful art of stenography, we can cordially recornitend
this work, by which a student of ordinary ability, especially
if a quick writer, may be enabled in a very short time to take
down lateral reports of sermons and speeches. We may add,
that the professional shorl-hand writer may also derive much
instruction from this compendium.—Liverpool Standard.
" 'rhis is an exceedingly clever, instructive, and well-
written production. Generally speaking, works on steno-
graphy are not sufficiently entertaining and attractive to ob-
tain numerous;readers; but we will do Mr. Foster the justice
to say, that he has thrown much that is highly interesting
in his " plain instructions," and has very happily blended the
i entertaining With the useful. Our author's principal object
appears to lie to instruct the uninitiated ; but we think his
work will prove valuable in many respects even to those
whose profession it is to practise the art. Of course his sys-
tem must, in a great measure, partake of those previously
in existence, but as regards the distinctness and decision of
his vowel characters, it is superior to any we have seer,. His
examples and illustrations are also exceedingly good, and the
various lessons are given with a plainness and perspicuity
which must greatly facilitate the learner's progress. In short,
to all who are anxious to obtain a speedy and accurate know-
ledge of the art of stenography, we earnestly recommend
the work."—Manchester Courier.
" We are of opinion that the last essay on stenography
must almost of necessity be the best, and that the person most
qualified to treat of it is a practical reporter. Mr. Foster's
enthusiastic admiration of the art, has, we think, led him a
little too far; but it by no means detracts front the value of
information derived from his own personal observation and
experience as a reporter, which is now offered to the public
in a cheap and accessible form."—Liverpool Mercury.
" We can with confidence pronounce Mr. Foster's system
a good one. Constant practice is absolutely necessary for
any one who wishes to be a first-rate short-hand writer, either
on this or on any other system; but we believe that a
thoroughly practised writer of short-hand would find it easier
to follow a rapid speaker with this than with any other systetn.
It also possesses the very great advantage of being easily
readable when written."—Liverpool Times.
From a hasty glance through the pages, we pronounce it
excellent."—Lancashire Herald.
" Mr. Foster we know has had much practical experience
in the art, and it is practical experience alone that can
enable an individual to form a correct judgment of any par-
ticular system. Mr. Foster has, it appears, tried three seve-
ral systems, and has fixed upon that which he deems the best.
On this he has made such improvements as, in the course
of his practice, seemed best calculated to secure facility.
With his judgment matured by constant consideration of
the subject, he tells us that the system which he has now
presented to the public possesses many advantages over
those most is use, with which he is acquainted.—Liverpool
Albion.
" We think its alphabetical characters are extremely sim-
ple, and that the signs for pluralities of letters, and the ar-
bitraries,which are more peculiarly the author's own improve-
ments, are highly conducive to expedition, without inducing
any corresponding difficulty in deciphering. While Mr. Fos-
ter's arbitraries and double and triple consonants are more
numerous than those of other systems that we have met with,
they seem all well adapted for practice. and if so, they cannot
but be regarded as a material aid to the abort-hand writer."
Liverpool Courier.
„Mr. Foster, in this little work, has given to the world the
result of his own practical experience as a short-hand writer.
In the two great requisites of short-hand writing—expedition
and an easy facility in deciphering the characters when writ-
ten—the present system is superior we conceive, to most of
the popular works on the same subject. Persons wishing to
give the requisite application to the study of short-hand, mil
find in Mr. Foster's manual everything they require. The
practicability of the system is hest tested by Mr. Foster's re-
putation as an accomplished stenographer.—Liverpool

"It is our opinion that the reporter is a far more efficient
tutor in the art of stenography than they who, however well
acquainted with it theoretically, have but little practice; be-
cause in the former case you are most likely to be presented
with a system perfected to the point of practical utility, while
in the latter it is ten to one
.but you are taught a system which
is found to fail upon trial, and which may require years of al-
teration, amendment. and practice to render it serviceable.
We must admit that Mr. Foster's system appears to us a very
excellent one; that its capabilities are equal to all demands
upon it is evident from his own practice; and that it is laid
down clearly and judiciously, will be apparent to any one
who peruses the hook.—Liverpool Journal.
"The little knowledge we possess of this very useful art
enables us to state that Mr. Foster's system appears to us a
very practical and easy one, and therefore a very good One.
The work is cheap and very intelligible, and we have no hesi-
tation in recommending it to those who ar-e desirous of be-
coming proficients in the art, and to all who desire to have
any knowledge of it."—Metropolitan Conservative Journal and
Cliurch of England Gazelle.
"The admirers of short-hand writing, whether profession.
ally nr as amateurs, have now offered to them a small volume
of sound and practical instruction in that delightful art, by
Mr. T. C. Foster. We will only add, that so far as ourjudg-
ment goes, it is a hook which truly deserves the patronage of
the public."--Sunderland flacon.
"The title-page of this book is saying a good deal for th.e
work, hut it is very fairly borne out. It is the best book on
The siV.ject we have seen, and a decided improvement 40_
many of the sloWlystems extant. To ail vita) desire p,'rfee,
tion id this difficult art, we recommend the purchase of Mr
Foster's treatise.—Metropolitan Magazine for October, 1838,

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