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368 lighter of County Clare," by Jonathan Sturges; "Two Letters," by Grander Matthews (illustrated); "Truth and Untruth," by Matt Crim; and "The Scarecrow," by S. P. McLean Greene (illustrated). Besides Mr. Aldrich's poem, "Thalia," which occupies the place of honor in the Magazine, there are poems by William Sharp, Matthew Richey Knight, and George Edgar Montgomery.

BOOK NOTICES.

Forms of Procedure in the Courts of Admiralty of the United States of America, together with an Appendix, containing Forms of Maritime Contracts, etc., and the Rules of Practice in Causes of Admiralty, prescribed by the Supreme Court. By Edward F. Pugh. T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. $5.00 net.

As its name implies, this work is a collection of forms for use in Admiralty Cases. So far as we can judge, from a cursory examination, the forms seem to be carefully drawn and to cover all cases likely to arise. They will undoubtedly be of much assistance to that branch of the profession for which they are designed.

A Treatise on Facts, as Subjects of Inquiry by a Jury. By James Ram. Fourth American Edition, with all the notes to previous editions by John Townsend, and additional notes and references by Charles F. Beach, Jr., of the New York Bar. Baker, Voorhis, & Co., New York, 1890. $4.50 net.

It is astonishing that this work, so popular and well known to the profession a few years since, should have been out of print for so long a time. This new edition will be gladly welcomed, and the notes and references by such well-known legal authors as Mr. Townsend and Mr. Beach invest the book with greater value than ever. A voluminous appendix is added, containing much interesting matter quite in harmony with Mr. Ram's treatise and enhancing very materially the interest and practical value of the work. Every lawyer desirous of acquiring the art of trying a cause before a jury will find this book invaluable

The Code of Procedure of Colorado including the Amendments of 1889, Copiously Annotated. Edited by Frank S. Rice, of the Colorado Bar. Chain, Hardy, & Co., Den ver, 1890. $7.50.

This work is by no means a local one, as its name would seem to indicate, but is a practical exegesis of the practice under the reform'ed procedure in all the Code States of the American Union; and all the decisions of the various jurisdictions involving any principle of code procedure are included in the volume, the citations embracing over 7,000 cases. Every text-writer of reputation in this country, whose treatment of the subject-matter necessarily involved entitles him to rank as an authority, is repeatedly cited, and every practice known to the American bar methodically reviewed. The result is a most exhaustive work, and the author is to be congratulated upon the successful accomplishment of a tedious and laborious task.

American State Reports, Vol. XII. Ban croft-Whitney Company, San Francisco, 1890. $4.00 net.

This latest volume of these admirable reports sustains Mr. A. C. Freeman's reputation for discrimination in the selection ol decisions reported, and his annotations are as valuable as ever. Cases are given from California, Florida, Georgia. Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota. New York, and Pennsylvania Reports. We would, however, recommend the maker of the " Head-notes " to read Judge Seymour D. Thompson's article on that subject in the May number (1890) of the "Green Bag."

The Suggestion of Insanity in Criminal Cases, and the Trial of the Collateral Issue. By William W. Carr. T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. $2.00 net.

This book is the outcome of the author's experience in the well-known case of Webber v. Common wealth, in the trial of which he, as counsel, had occasion to make a most thorough study of the subject. The work is particularly valuable to criminal lawyers, on account of the very full citations of the American and English statutes governing the question. The subject is treated under the following heads : " The Care and Control of Lunatics; The Preliminary Issue in the Case of Lunatics charged with Crime; The Preliminary Issue as a Matter of Right or within Judicial Discretion; After Conviction upon the Indictment Issue Awarded as to Men tal Condition in Bar of Judgment; The Trial of Collateral Issue as to Insanity; Pleading and Practice."