30 MARCH 1867, Page 23

A Practical Treatise on Banking, Currency, and the Exchanges. By

Arthur Crump. (Longmans.)—Mr. Crump has given us a book of much interest, some amusement, and considerable information, but ho is not very originaL He appears to have borrowed freely from Mr. Justice Byles's standard work on "Bills," and he has not even taken the pains to digest his materials. This imparts a rather too practical look to Mr. Cramp's work, but as Sir J. B. Byles is not much read out of the profession, and as the subject treated by him is of the utmost importance, his conclusions may fairly be popularized.