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Communications in regard to the contents of the Magazine should be addressed to the Editor,, 15½ Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

HE (London) appears to have selected the "Green Bag" for a target, and is pouring in a broadside. If, however, it has no better ammunition than its last shot, we think we shall be able to survive its attacks. In its issue of March 30 it says:—

We regret to say that at the time of publishing the anecdote in question we had never seen a copy of "A Generation of Judges," and consequently that "titbit" was not derived from that source. Where, then, did it come from? Why, from one of the leading law journals "across the pond"! If the Editor of our esteemed contemporary will turn to his file of the Irish Law Times, he will find, under date of June 4, 1887, the same anecdote, and will also find that it is there attributed to "Mr. Justice Bramwell."

It was, therefore, in the "United Kingdom" that the horrible crime was committed, and this poor little waif was "stolen like Macaulay's children, and disfigured so as to conceal its identity." The Editor of the "Green Bag" welcomed the "little stranger" and took him in, never dreaming that he was parading under false colors.

A handsome apology from the Law Journal is now in order.

, one of the brightest and most readable of our transatlantic exchanges, and to which we are indebted for many of the good things furnished to our readers, has the following pleasant words for the "Green Bag:"—

trust our readers will bear in mind our desire for contributions, not only of short articles, but also of anything that will add to our fund of anecdotes, facetiæ, etc. Send along any good stories that you hear, and the Editor will be delighted to "bag" them.