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and not only the profession, but every one holding public office, should heartily welcome the treatise as a valuable guide and assistant The General Principles of the Law of Evi dence, with their Application to the Trial of Civil Actions at Common Law, in Equity, and undkr the codes of clvil proced URE of the several States. By Frank S. Rick. The Lawyers' Co-Operative Publishing Co., Rochester, N.Y., 1892. Two vols. Law sheep, $11.00 net. With the uncertainty and contradiction that prevail in the present law on Evidence, there is certainly, as the author says, a necessity for some standard of authority that will assist in harmonizing the discrep ancies that pervade the Federal and State decisions. This work, by Mr. Rice, does not seem to us to meet this necessity. It can hardly be called a treatise, but is rather a collection of American decisions (State and Federal) carefully arranged under the appropriate heads to which they have reference. It is, in fact, a studious attempt to appropriately group and classify the latest utterances of authority upon every propo sition that is avowedly or by implication involved in the proper evolution of the text. As an admirably arranged digest of American decisions upon this im portant subject, the work possesses much real value, and will be of assistance to the profession; but as a treatise covering the growth, development, and appli cation of the principles which underlie the Law of Evidence, it will hardly supersede those older works which have long been, and still continue to be, re garded as standards. Tin-'. Legal and Mercantile Hand-Book of Mexico. By A. K. Comev, Consul-General of Mexico at San Francisco, and Josk F. Godoy, Vice-Consul of Mexico at San Francisco. Bancroft-Whitney Company, San Francisco, Agents for the Authors, 1892. Cloth, S4 00 net. The growing importance of the trade relations be tween the English-speaking countries and the Re public of Mexico, as well as the fact that every year there is a noticeable increase in the amount of Amer ican and English capital invested in that countrv, renders it important that there should be published a book which contains all matters pertaining to the laws of Mexico affecting foreigners, and such other data and information as may be useful to the mer chant, manufacturer, miner, and investor dealing in or with that country. It is with that object in view that this publication has been undertaken; and the readers of the " Legal

and Mercantile Handbook " will find in it, in a con venient form, and in the English language, all the information that they may need regarding the laws and commercial usages of the Mexican Republic. The greatest care has apparently been taken in the translation of official documents, and all information comprised in the book has been obtained from official sources Special attention has been given to the trans lation of the customs tariff and of the regulations affecting the importation of merchandise into Mex ico, as well as of the laws affecting the status of foreigners and those relating to mining : and it is the first time that those important laws have been translated into English and compiled in one volume. The work will prove of value to all those having business relations with our sister Republic. The Presumition 01 Sex, and Other Papers. By Oscar Fay Adams. Lee and Shepard. Bos ton, 1892. $1.00. Mr. Fay certainly wields a vigorous and cutting pen, and in this little volume of Essays spares neither the stronger nor the weaker sex. Some of the papers making up the contents originally appeared in the "North American Review." exciting much dis cussion and criticism when they were published. Whether or not the author's views are accepted by his readers, he has assuredly given them something to think about. Both men and women may claim that he is unfair and prejudiced, but it cannot be de nied that there is much truth in what he says. Methods of Instruction and Organization in the German Schools. By John T. Prince, Agent Mass. State Board of Education. Lee and Shepard, Boston, 1892. Cloth, $1.00 net. Any work on educational topics by Mr John Tk Prince, of the Mass. Board of Education, would be sure of a cordial reception by all educators and those interested in educational matters; but special atten tion will be attracted to this volume, which contains the results of his observation of the schools of Ger many. The work gives a general idea of the organ ization of the schools, and such a view of their inner workings as may be helpful to teachers and school officers. An account of the work in Normal, High, Private, Industrial, and Elementary schools is given, and very interesting matter relating to Elementary Science and Observation Lessons. The information regarding statistics and organiza tion have been derived from many sources, and the authorities are given. The marginal notes will be of special value to members of Normal Schools and Reading Circles as well as to the general reader.