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of the work. By the great mass of readers, who have always been taught to regard our institutions as of English origin, Mr. Campbell will be looked upon as an iconoclast of the first order; for he completely demolishes this time-honored belief, and demonstrates quite conclusively that we have scarcely an institution of English origin. Holland, and not England, was the source of our institutions and ideas. In a most interesting manner the author points out the various channels through which the laws and institutions of the Netherlands worked their way into the New England colonies, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl The first edition of this work was published in vania, etc. 1878, and has been out of print several years. The From Mr. Campbell's summary of these laws and subject is one of interest to every lawyer, and one of institutions, unknown in England, and derived di which, we regret to say, a lamentable ignorance is rectly or indirectly from the Netherland Republic, displayed by some of the profession. The usefulness — " itself the heir of all the ages," — the reader can of such a treatise cannot be doubted; and this new form some idea of the importance of this book, bear edition should meet with a good demand. ing the fact in mind that the history of each institution This book treats of the various duties of the Attor is traced out in full. This summary begins with the ney, Charges against; Disbarment of; Summary Ju novel features of our written Constitution, and con risdiction of Courts over; What Contracts of, are cludes with our modern legal reforms recently adopted Void as against Public Policy; Compensation of, and in England, — reviewing, among other things, our Contingent Fees; Fees as Element of Damages; free schools, free press, freedom of religion, our land Right of Women to Practise; Authority of Attor laws, township system, written ballot, penal institu ney; Unauthorized Appearance of Attorney; Power tions, and charitable work. to Bind his Client; Negligent Acts of Attorney; To the English or American lawyer who cares for and all the various duties and rights of both Attor the history of his science, this work will be of par ney, Client, and Public are discussed in the light of ticular interest. The author traces the history of the Judicial Decisions of England and America. legal reform in England, giving a full account of the changes proposed in the law of England by the famous committee on its reformation, of which Sir The Roman Law of Sale, with Modern Illus trations. By James Mackintosh, B. A. T. & Matthew Hale was chairman. These reforms were T. Clark, Law Publishers, Edinburgh, Scotland, borrowed almost entirely from the jurisprudence of Holland, which was itself the inheritor of Roman law, 1892. 1 vol. Cloth (io.f. 6d.). as well as of Roman civil institutions. They were The common law owes so much to the civil law, at the time rejected by the English Parliament, that the legal profession find a deep interest in the although they have since been taken up in detail, forming in large part the basis of modern English study of the latter; and this work by Mr. Mackin tosh, in which he gives an interesting comparison jurisprudence. Meantime America, under a Nether of the Roman and the modern law of Sales, will be land influence, adopted them almost in their entirety; found to be not only very readable but of great and hence it has been the leader, and not the fol lower in all matters of legal reform for the Englishvalue. speaking world. Mr. Campbell is a delightful writer, and we heartily The Puritan in Holland, England, and commend this work, as one not only of great his America. An Introduction to American His torical value, but also as one of most absorbing tory. By Douglas Campbell, of the New York interest. Bar, Member of the American Historical Asso ciation. Harper & Bros., New York, 1892. A Treatise on the Negligence of Municipal 2 vols. Cloth, $5.00. Corporations. By Dwight Aryen Jones. Ba ker, Voorhis, & Co., New York, 1892. One This work of Mr. Campbell's is certainly one of the most valuable additions to American History vol. Law sheep. $6.00 net. which has been given to the public for a long time. If those lawyers whose practice brings them into In the limited space at our command, it is impossi ble to adequately review its contents, and we can cases involving a knowledge of corporation law are only endeavor to briefly give some idea of the scope not proficient therein, it certainly cannot be attributed A Treatise on Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, comprising the Rules and Legal Princi ples applicable to the Vocation of the Lawyer, and those governing the Relation of Attorney and Client. By Edward P. Weeks. Second Edition, revised and enlarged by the adjudica tions of the last fourteen years, by Charles Theodore Boone. Bancroft-Whitney Co., San Francisco, 1892. 1 vol. Law sheep, $6.00 net.