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tion with a frankness that admits of no concealment." It is with a feeling of genuine relief that our lot is cast in more enlightened times, that one reads the fearful tale, as herein set forth, of the origin, growth, and decline of the spirit of superstition which has played so important a part in the jurisprudence of the past, and traces of which yet linger, to a certain extent, at the present day. Many important addi tions have been made by Mr. Lea in this last edition, and in its present form the work fully and exhaustively covers the subjects upon which it treats. We heartily commend it to the profession, who will be more than fully repaid by a careful perusal of the book.

THI?. CHILDREN OF THE KING. By F. MARION CRAWFORD. Macmillan & Co., New York, 1893. Cloth. $1. This last book of Mr. Crawford's is certainly one of the very best which has come from his pen. In power it perhaps exceeds anything that he has done. The scene is laid in Italy, and the hero is a com

mon sailor, who falls hopelessly in love with a girl, Beatrice, in every way far above him, and who, be sides, is betrothed to a fortune-hunter, San Miniato. Wonderfully well drawn is the contrast between the intense loyal love of the sailor, and the cold calculat ing sentiment of San Miniato. The finale is a tragedy only possible in that land of real passion. We will not spoil the reader's pleasure by any fur ther details of the plot, but will only say that the story is one well worthy of a careful reading.

SONGS FOR THE HOUR. By D. M. JONES. J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1893. Cloth. $2.00. The greater part of the poems in this volume are of a national and patriotic character, several of them having been read before posts of the Grand Army of the Republic. A number are devoted to " Sweet Erin," while the remainder of the contents is made up of shorter poems upon various subjects. Mr. Jones writes with much vijor, and his style certainly possesses the charm of originality.