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 607 respects the two ventures resemble one another; for they both focus and concentrate the thoughts and energies of different writers belonging to different schools of opinion. Mr. Palgrave is as catholic as the Editor of the Econo,tic Jorna!; and, if catholicity is anywhere needed, it is surely in the preparation of a dictionary. In the present part, for instance, Mr. Bonar writes on various economic authors, Mr. Cannan on Anarchlsm, Professor Edgeworth on Al7ents of Productio,,, Mr. Gonner on African Comanies, Mr. Hewins on the Statute of Affrentice. ship, Professor Ingram on Merckatt Adce?turers, Mr. Keynes on Abstract Political Ecowy, Professor Munro on Assessvet, Professor Nicholson on the Agriclturag Co,,nullity, Mr. Phelps on the Allowatce Systen, and the late Professor Thorold Rogers on the Assays of Bread aul Beer. Nor is Mr. Palgrave content with economists only: Professor Roberts-Austen is pressed into the service of the dictionary for an article on Alloy, Judge Chahners for an article on Bankruptcy Law and Admidstration, Mr. Ellis for an article.on Arbitra/e, Mr. Elliot for an article on the A udit-olfce, Mr. Montague for an article on Admini, tratiot, Mr. Protheroe for an article on Atriculture in England, Mr. D. S. Ritchie for an article on Aristotle, Mr. Hendricks for articles on Actuar/and A**titt, and Mr. Waterhouse for an article on Audit. The editor himself writes on Bankint; and his list of contri- . butors is even more comprehensive than we have indicated; as it contains the names of Professor Ashley of Toronto, Dr. Bauer of Vienna, M. A. Courtin ills and M. de Foville of Paris, Professors Dunbar, Deway, and Taussig of the United States, Dr. A. F. V. Leyden of Amsterdam, and Signor Pantaleonl of Italy. These have all contributed to Mr. Pal- grave's first part, and those who have promised to contribute would fill a still longer list and would add to it some distinguished names. In fact when we said before that Mr. Palgrave's Dictionary had for some time been expected by economic students, we might have added that these anticipations were largely due to the fact that among its contri- butors nearly every English economic or statistical writer of any repute was included, besides many eminent foreigners. So large indeed is Mr. Palgrave's list that almost every article is entrusted to someone who is more or less of a specialist on the particular subject of which he treats; and for this reason the standard of the different articles is, we venture to think, generally of a high order. To have gathered together this assembly of writers, and to have enlisted their support, and in many cases enthusiastic support, for his scheme is in itself evidence of considerable editorial capacity; and Mr. Palgrave's previous experience as Editor of the Econo,hist has doubtless assisted him in achieving this important result. If he has done nothing else, he has been the means of promoting friendly com- manication between one economist and another through the channel of their common interest in his work. But, in speaking of the editor's manner of discharging his function, we feel some hesitation. We have had the privilege ourselves of witnessing some of the work which