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itants of the place were scattered : each having his agricultural interests at a great distance from the town, so that there were very few remaining to guard the criminal, and these could not spare time from their personal business." In the Harvard Law Review for January, Prof. C. C. Langdell continues his papers entitled " A Brief Survey of Equity Jurisdiction," this being the fourth in the series. Klewett H. Lee commences in this number a discussion of the " Limitations imposed by the Federal Constitution on the Right of the States to enact Quarantine Laws."

The Columbia Law Times for January is an unusually interesting number. " Hints on Advo cacy " contains much that will bear careful perusal by even experienced practitioners at the bar. A copy of questions propounded for examination for admission to the New York Bar will be eagerly read not only by the students of Columbia, but by those of other law schools. For the most part they seem to be of a very practical nature, though we find a few old " chestnuts," as, for instance, "What is the difference between an executory devise and a contingent remainder?"

The Canada Law Journal for January con tains a bright and interesting paper on " Law for Ladies," by R. Vashon Rogers. The humorous comments on various decisions of the English and American courts in regard to Women's Rights are exceedingly amusing.

In the Canadian Law Times for January, R. S. Cassels discusses " The Effect of Indemnity Clauses upon Trustee's Liability for Wilful Default and Neglect," and T. W. Tempany, of London, con tributes an interesting paper on " The Amalgama tion of the Legal Profession in England." The Chicago Law Journal for January con tains an able article on " Prohibition v. The Con stitution," by James C. Davis, of Keokuk; also articles on the " Rights of Trespassers upon Rail roads," and " Public Prosecutors."

BOOK NOTICES. A Treatise on the Law of Trials. By Seymouk D. Thompson, LL.D. Chicago. i?Sq. T. H. Flood & Company. Two volumes. S12.00 net. Anything from the pen of this distinguished writer is always gladly welcomed by the legal profession. This work on Trials fully sustains the reputation of its author, and will be found invaluable to the active practitioner. The arrangement of the work is such, and the index so full and complete, that one can with the greatest ease find anything that may be required upon a given point. The two volumes con tain nearly twenty-five hundred pages, and citations of over fifteen thousand cases.

The leading article in the January Criminal Law Magazine and Reporter is on " The Doc trine of Reasonable Doubt," by Hon. Seymour D. Thompson.

American Constitutional Law. By J. I. Clark Hare, LL.D. Boston, 1889. Little, Brown, & Co. Two volumes.? 1 2.00. This work, in two volumes, is an embodiment of a course of lectures delivered by the author in the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, with ad ditions and modifications, made necessary by the current of decisions and events. These lectures are fiftv-nine in number, and cover the ground from the adoption of the Constitution to the present time. It is undoubtedly the most exhaustive work on the subject yet offered to the profession.

The Chicago Law Times begins its third vol ume with the January number. Among other good things it contains a biographical sketch of Joseph Story, accompanied with an excellent por trait, and articles on the " Source and Extent of Legislative Power; " " Reform in the Administra tion of the Criminal Law in Illinois," and interest ing sketches of some of the " Representative Members of the Chicago Bar."

A Digest of the Reports of the United States Courts. Vol. V. By Benjamin Vaughan Ab bott. New York, 1889. Diossy & Company. $6.50. This volume contains a digest of the U. S. Reports from January, 1884, to December. 1888, making a volume of over 700 pages. Mr. Abbott's work in this series is too well known to require further com ment. This volume seems in every respect the equal of its predecessors.