2 FEBRUARY 1884, Page 22

Hints on Business, Financial and Legal, by R. Denny Urlin

(Sattaby and Co.), is a little book which covers a considerable part of human life. How you should and how you should not invest your money (" good names" on the prospectus of a new company show, Mr. Urlin judiciously remarks, bona fides, but do not guarantee suc- cess, and the transmutation of a firm into a company, limited, not un- frequently indicates "a screw loose "), how you should insure your life or your house (a word might have been said, we think, in favour of mutual offices), how you should deal with trusteeships, are some of the subjects discussed. We have even hints to travellers. Altogether, this is a very sensibly written and useful little book.