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Just Published, price 8,1..
rllll E REV. HENRY CARPENTER'S,; SERMON,
_ll_ " The Bible the only Rule of Faith," pr'ached at St.
Michael's Church, Pitt-street, on Friday Evening, Nov. 9th,
1838, with an Appendix; being 17,0. of the Course ot'
Sermons on the Errors of the Church o ome.
No. 11. will be ready in a few days,being THE REV.
FIELDING OULD'S SERMON, "The Duty of Expo-
kril
sing the Errors of the Church of Rome;" to which will be
added an Appendix.
Aitntutt NEwI.ING, 31 (late 14), Ranelagh-street, Liver-
pool.

Just published, in boards, Isvo, with four Lithographic Plates,
Price 2s. 6:1.,
41 COMPLETE AND PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF
_LA- SHORT-HAND. By T. C. FOSTER, Professional
Short-Hand NVriter, and Reporter fur the LIVF.RPOOL
STANDARD.
London: WHiTTAKER and Co. Liverpof : STANDARD
Office, and Al auptas. Manchester: SowLER, and all
Booksellers. •

OPINIONS OF TIIE PRESS.
"This system of Short-hand will be, found one of the most
complete that has ever been issued from the press—indeed,
we may say the most complete. Utility and simplicity are
the main objects which the author has kept in view. A• per-
fect mastery of the instructions which Mr. Foster has given,
will eeable any one to take down to..batim, the words of the
must rapid speaker. Nor is this the only advantage which
will accrue from an acquaintance with this system, the faci-
lily with which the notes may be afterwards read is a consi-
deration of very great importance. The alphabetical cha-
racter.: have the recommendation of extreme simplicity.
The signs for combination of letters, and the arhitraries, or
marks for words, will be found highly conducive to expedi-
tion in writing. In this department the author has been
eminently successful. To Ladies or Gentlemen who may
wish to master the useful art of stenography, we can cf,rdi-
ally recommend this work, by which a student of ordinary
ability, nspecially if a quick writer, maybe enabled in a very
short time to takedown literal reports of sermons and speeches.
We may add, than the professional short-hand writer may
also derive much instruction front this compendium.— Liver-
pool Standard.

"This is an exceedingly clever, instructive, and well writ-
ten production. Generally speaking, works on stenography
are not sufficiently entertaining and attractive to obtain no-
merous readers; but we will do Mr. Foster the justice to say,
that he has thrown much that is highly-interesti,,g in his
" plain instructions," and has very happily blended the enter-
taining with the useful. Our author's principal object ap-
pears to be to instruct the uninitiated; but we think his work
will prove valuable in many respects even to those whose
prelession it is to practise the art. Of course his-system must
in a great measure, partake of those previously iu existence,
but as regards the listinctness and decision of his vowel cha-
racters, it is superior to any we have seen. 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 detracls from the value of
information derived from his own personal observation and
experience asra reporter, which is now offered to the public
in a cheap and accessible form."—Liverpool Mercury.
" We can with confidence pronounce 111 r. 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 system.
It also possesses the very great advantage of being easily
readable when written."-Liverpool Times.
" 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 :udgment of any par-
ticular system. Mr. Poste; has, it appears, tried three seve-
ralsystems, and has fixed upon that which he deems the best.
On this he has made such inaprovemen.s 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 l►e has now
presented to the public possesses many advantages over
those most in use, with 'which he is acquainted.—Liverpool