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, a well-known New York lawyer, died at New York, Aug. 5th, aged seventy-eight He was an examiner in the Appraiser's Department under President Tyler's Administration, and was appointed by President Pierce, Appraiser of that port, a position which he held till 1869. In 1839 he entered journalism, editing in succession the "Union," and the "Courier and Enquirer." In 1870, when fifty-eight years of age, Mr. Phillips was admitted to the bar. He immediately formed a partnership with Charles Hunt, who had been associated in the law with that clever son of President Van Buren, who was known as "Prince John." Mr. Hunt's death took place in 1874, and from that time Mr. Phillips conducted his law business alone.

REVIEWS

, July-August, has for its leading article an address delivered by Hon. George Hoadly of New York, before the American Bar Association, on the "Codification of the Common Law." Chauncey M. Depew contributes his admirable address on "The Dignity of the Law," which was delivered to the Yale law students. Papers on "The Liability of an Undisclosed Principal for Goods purchased by his Agent," by John W. Beaumont; "The Charging Part of an Indictment," by Stewart Rapalje; "Libel of the Dead," by H. Campbell Black, and "The Independence of the Departments of Government," by Wm. M. Meigs, make up the remaining contents.

We regret to see that our esteemed contemporary has so soon abandoned its "picture gallery." It could not have done better than to have continued to have followed in the footsteps of "The Green Bag" in that respect.

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