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 THE NEW SUPREME COURT JUDGES. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER. MR. JUSTICE LAMAR. These portraits are said to be fair but not flattering likenesses. That of Lamar does not do justice to his appearance and expression, while Fuller here looks the alert lawyer rather than the judge. For a far more satis- factory and dignified portrait of the Chief-Justice, taken in his robes, see The Green Bag for January. SCHOULER ON EXECUTORS, Second Edition. The first edition of this work, now accepted as the standard American authority on the subject, was pubhshed in 1883. Five years of practical use have so estabhshed it in permanent popularity with the profession that another edition is already required. In this edition the text has been carefully reviewed, and the citation of authorities has been brought down to date by the author. One volume, law sheep. Price, $5.50 net. GRINNELL'S MASSACHUSETTS PRACTICE ACT. Points in Pleading and Practice under the Massa- chusetts Practice Act. By Charles E. Grinnell, of the Boston Bar, author of " A Study of the Poor Debtor Law of Massachusetts," and "The Law of Deceit." This book is the only work intended to contain a full and precise statement of all the points in all the cases in pleading and practice decided since the original act of the year 185 1, upon the Practice Act of Massachusetts as it now exists in Chapter 167 of the Public Statutes. It is an explanation of the Practice Act by the decisions and by comments upon the decisions in the light of the common law. By this time these decisions have grown into a body of principles sprung from the Act that is rooted in the common law. In view of this origin the book also indicates, for the convenience of students, practition- ers, and judges, certain modifications of the old common-law principles and forms which the Practice Act introduced to avoid unnecessary and formal technicality. By limiting his work to an interpretation of the Act the author has had time and space to furnish the profession with a thorough account of what has been actually done in pleading and practice in consequence of it. Hence it is both a commentary and a practical manual to tell what can be done, and what must be avoided, and why, under the Act. It is expected to be the standard work upon this subject for the reasons given above, and because it does not pretend to explain other subjects. In brief, it is in the line of the specialties of modern students and the practitioners of the present time. ( Ready in March.) THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM, as embodied in the Legislation of Australia, Europe, and the United States. By John H. AVigmore, of the Boston Bar. Being a compilation of the Ballot Acts of South Australia, Queensland. Great Britain, Belgium, Kentucky, New York, and Massachusetts ; with portions of the Ballot Acts of Tasmania, New Zealand, West Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Canada (Dominion), Ontario, Quebec, Luxembourg, Italy, and other countries. Together with an Historical Introduction and Notes upon the merits of the various methods, and with Cuts and Diagrams ilkistrating the different forms of ballots and of polling arrangements. This compilation is intended for the use of all those (and the number is daily increasing) who are interested in the history and progress of ballot reform, and will be of especial value for those who are concerned in forwarding the adoption of the Australian system by the legislatures of their respective States. During the thirty years that have elapsed since the institution of the system in Australia, it has spread to representative governments in two other continents, and has received various developments and improvements. Intelligent legis- lation will require an examination of the various modifications adopted by previous legislatures ; and it has been thought that in no better way could this be facilitated than by placing before those who are concerned in the subject the salient portions of the Acts now in force in numerous states, both in this country and abroad. An acquaintance with the details of the various Acts and with the experience of other communities now using this system commends itself at once as a highly desirable object. Legislation framed upon such data will be permanent and efficient, and will stand less in need of subsequent revision. The wide range from which the statutes given in full have been selected, and the varying political circum- stances of the states where they are in force, insure their value as containing provisions of one kind or another applicable to the various electoral methods of om- own country. The Introduction gives a full account of the progress of the reform in other countries, and of its recent rapid strides among our own States; and containing also, as it does, a large amount of evidence of the practical success of the system where it is in vogue, will furnish valuable data and arguments to those who are concerned in advancing the reform. The Notes take up the variations in the details as found in the different statutes, arid make suggestions as to the relative merit of the different provisions. The system is no longer an experiment, and seems destined before long to supersede entirely present procedure throughout the United States. Legislative actfon will probably be asked during the coming sessions in the following States and Territories, if not in others also: Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire. Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Dakota, Montana, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Louisiana, Colorado, California, and Oregon ; and it will doubtless be the effort of each of our communities to establish a method which will be of superior worth, and will serve as a model for the legislation of sister States. Price in pamphlet, 75 cents ; in cloth binding, Si. 00, both net. PJEJ-W H-ja-TTV BOO A NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR LAWYERS. THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM. SEE FIRST PAGE.