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World " and " Ocean Steamships; " Francisque hesitate to express his own views, most of which will, Sarcey being the author of the article on " The we think, be commended for their soundness. In these days, when some publishers seem deter Boulevards of Paris " and William H. Rideing con tributing the paper on " Safety on the Atlantic." mined to economize space at the expense of eyesight by using the most diminutive of small type, it is a real The illustrations in both groups continue to be pleasure to take up a book printed in such clear and very rich, and appropriately supplement the text. distinct type as the publishers have used in this Another group of articles — that on Practical Char work. They deserve the thanks of every lawyer ity — is represented in this issue by a sympathetic and student. and often amusing account of " Boys' Clubs" Amateur photographers will find much to interest The Law of Life Insurance, including Acci dent Insurance and Insurance by Mutual Bene them in the article on " Some Photographs of fit Societies. By Frederick H. Cooke, of Luminous Objects," with many illustrations re the New York Bar. Baker, Voorhis, & Co., New produced directly from the negatives by mechan York, 1 89 1. Law sheep. $4.00 net. ical processes. The fiction includes stories and sketches by F. J Stimson, Bliss Perry, and Maria We have rarely taken up a work in which the sub Blunt. There is also an essay on Moliere by ject was so clearly and concisely treated as in this treatise by Mr. Cooke. There is certainly room for Andrew Lang, with a striking portrait as the fron such a work, and the present volume will prove of tispiece of the number; and a calm, critical re view, on large lines, of some of the most significant great value and assistance to the profession. Amerifeatures of the Civil War viewed as illustrations of .can decisions, both State and Federal, have been ex haustively examined by the author, and also English, military science and strategy by John C. Ropes. Scotch, Irish, and Canadian decisions. Every exist ing rule of law has been carefully considered, and its application to particular cases fully set forth. MrCooke is eminently fitted for the task he has under taken, and, as we have said, he has given the pro BOOK NOTICES. fession a really valuable book. A Treatise on the Law of Negotiable Instru ments, including Bills of Exchange, Promissory The Criminal Jurisprudence of the Ancient Hebrews. By S. Mendelsohn, LL.D. M. CurNotes, Negotiable Bonds and Coupons, Checks, lander, Baltimore, 1891. Cloth. $2.50 net. Bank Notes, Certificates of Deposit, Certificates of Stock, Bills of Credit, Bills of Lading, Guar The subject treated in this little book is one which antees, Letters of Credit, and Circular Notes. cannot fail to interest every one who cares to become By John W. Daniel. Fourth Edition. Baker, familiar with the institutions and laws of the Ancient Voorhis, & Co, New York, 1891. Two vols., Hebrews. It appeals to every Christian as well as every Hebrew. law sheep. $12 net. In a series of twenty-eight chapters the author It is now nine years since the last edition of this furnishes a comprehensive view of the whole sub valuable work appeared. The fact that the last edi ject. He discusses the nature of crimes and of punish tion has been for some months exhausted and out of ments, and the conditions under which an indictment print is sufficient evidence of the great favor with could be found against an alleged delinquent; the which it was received by the profession; and this qualifications; the constitution and the jurisdiction new and enlarged edition will doubtless meet with of the Sanhedrim; the prosecutors and the defend the same flattering reception which was accorded its ants; the witnesses and the laws of evidence; the predecessor. Covering a much broader field than mode of procedure at the trial; the deliberations of the ordinary treatises on Bills and Notes, thoroughly the judiciary; the verdict and the sentence : the exe and exhaustively prepared, it is not detracting in the cutioners and the modes of execution : the status least from the merits of other excellent works on the of the culprit's children and the disposition of his subject to say that this book of Mr. Daniel's is still property, — in short, every point appertaining to the to be considered superior to any work we have on the subject is clearly stated and minutely described. The work is carefully compiled from the Talmud subject of Negotiable Instruments. In the present edition some two thousand new cases are cited, and and its contemporaneous writings : and every ancient the newly added matter embraces more than one hun Jewish law is compared with its counterpart in the dred printed pages. Mr. Daniel writes in a clear, penal jurisprudence of the classical and modern incisive style, and on many doubtful points does not nations.