The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-12-12
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cember number of this sterling periodical,
which Is ever welcome to our table, contains
the following named articles !. The Cotton
trade; The relative merits of Life Insurance
and Savings Banks Financial Crises, and the
Monetary System; Coffee and the Coffee
Trade; Internal Improvements in the State
Of New York; The Croton Aqueduct. Be-
sides these, theusual space is devoted to mat
tiers under the heads of "Jounal Of Mercan-
tile Law" Commercial Chronicle & Review
Commercial Statistics" Journal of Bank.
ing, Currspcy and Finance; &c., &c. Pub
lished by Freeman Hunt at IS per annuni,
l42, Fulton 81, N. Y. yei4s e 81
Msrrys Museum, for December, is as usual
filled with excellent lessons for the young
presented in such an attractive manner as
cannot fail to arrest the attention and make a
deep impression upon the minds of children.
No one but Mr.. Goodrich could thus please
| the youthful fancy, and at the same time con-
vey the important truths and lessons with
which the Museum abounds. Terms, $l per
year in advance. s. T. Allen & Co., N. Y.
We have received the American Whig Re-
view for November, being copy of the same
number which we noticed sometime ago.. II
was sent probably, by mistake, for the De-
cember No. ;tE fe9S =
Edinburgh Repieio for October. Leonard,
Scott & Co., publishers, 70 Fulton street,
New York This sterling periodical is be-
fore us with It's inviting table of contents,
comprising profound and we'll written arti-
cles on "Comparative Philology, Dennis.
tones Dukes of Urbino. Sources of EXPIRES
ion in Architecture, Juvenile Delinquency
Mirabeau's Correspondence, The Metamor-
phoses of Apulieas, Neapolitan Justice, The
Anglo Catholic Theory, Official Catalogue
Of the Great Exhibition &c.
Now is good season Of the year to be.
come subscriber to these excellent period
icals which none, who once become &C.
quainted with them, will ever be willing tc
do without. We cannot too highly recon.
mend them to the reading portion OF oul
citizens. sas ..t,4t4 -2
Godeys Ladys Book. The number Of
this charming periodical, for January, 1852,
is already on ourtable. Cooley is genu.
inc progressive at least, in all tina. relates
to catering for the literary, musical, artistic
and modish tastes of the ladies'. Besides
the variety and increased quantity of read.
ing matter in prose and verse, from the pens
Of forty different authors, the embellish.
ments are Of the most varied character and
aie executed in a style that canuot fail tc
please the numerous patrons of this unique
work, as we'll as to do great credit to The
various artists employed and the fertile heat
that directs the whole. The steel engra
wing, in colors, on the cover, is real 5you
the colored title-page Is gorgeous work o.
art; the "Parables of our Lord" is a beauti-
full and instructive line engaving; the happy
family is lovely piece, In the pretty style
called "gemograph = the pet bird, colored
by female hands, is very pretty thing and
the wood cuts possess their usual excellence.
On the whole this is an improvement upon
all former numbers and we hope it will be
found on the parlor table, or In Inc boudoir
Of every lady in the land.