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 Rh Scribner's. Izaak Walton (illustrated), by Alexander Cargill; A Thackeray Manuscript in Harvard College Library, by T. R. Sullivan: Chartres, by Edith Wharton; Ciothes Historically Considered (illustrated), by Edward J. Lowell; An I. O. U. (illustrated), by Margaret Sutton Briscoe; The Machinist (illus trated), by Fred. J. Miller; The Tides of the Bay of Fundy (illustrated), by Gustav Kobbé. The Copper head, Chapters VI.-VIII., by Harold Frederic : A Letter to Samuel I'epys, Esq, by Andrew Lang; The Opinions of a Philosopher (illustrated), Conclu sion, by Robert Grant; Richardson at Home (illus trated), by Austin Dobson.

BOOK NOTICES. PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF INTEREST, as applied by Courts of Law and Equity in the United States and Great Britain; and the text of the General Interest Statutes щ force in the United States, Great Britain, and the Dominion of Canada. By SIDNEY PERLEY, of the Massachu setts Bar. George B. Reed, Boston, 1893. 433 pp. Law Sheep, $5.00 net. This is a remarkably clear and comprehensive work upon a very important subject, and one to which little attention has been given by our law-writers The law of interest is much more complex than one would naturally suppose, and on many questions relating to it there is such a diversity of opinion that it is impossible to harmonize the decisions. The extent to which the subject has occupied the courts may be inferred from the fact that in this treatise nearly seven thousand decisions are cited. The book has been prepared with evident care and good judgment. It cannot fail to be of great assistance, and we unhesitatingly commend it to the profession as a most valuable addition to our legal text-books. The contents are as follows Definition and His tory of Interest; Contractual Interest : Interest allowed as damages; How Interest is barred; Rate of Interest: Compound Interest; Partial Payments; Pleading and Practice: Conflict of Laws: L'sury; Interest in Equity; Effect of Statute of Limitations on Interest; Interest Statutes. THE INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS for Inventions, not Designs, with sole reference to the opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States. By THOMAS B. HALL, of the Cleveland (Ohio)

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Bar. Robert Clarke & Co., Cincinnati, 1893. Law Sheep, $5.00 net, delivered. This new book by Mr Hall is a valuable addition to the works on Patent Law, and will prove of much assistance to all interested in the subject. The author, without personal discussion, presents the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States upon the subject of infringement of Patents. The arrangement is excellent, and reference to any desired point is easily found. We commend the work to the profession as one of real merit. THE LAW OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS, a discus sion of the principles of Private International law, and of local statutory regulations applicable to transactions of foreign companies. By WIL LIAM L. MÜRFREE, Jr.. of the St. Louis Bar. Central Law Journal Company, St. Louis, Mo., 1893 Law Sheep, $4 oo. This is a work which should prove of interest and value to the profession. Covering a subject which has received but little attention in general treatises on corporations, and covering it fully and exhaus tively, it should receive a hearty welcome. The subject is an important one, and one which is con stantly engrossing the attention of both bench and bar. Mr. Murfree appears to have done his work carefully and conscientiously, and has given us a reliable and trustworthy work. We know of no better book for those who desire the best Information upon the subject.

INDFX то THAYER'S CASES ON EVIDENCE. W. Sever, Cambridge, Mass.

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Prof James B. Thaycr has had a full index to his admirable selection of Cases on Evidence prepared, and it will be presented fr ее to all owners ot the work upon application to the publisher through the dealer of whom they purchased it. This index greatly enhances the value of the book, and renders it an excellent working tool for the practising lawyer.

A BRIEF DIGEST то VOLUMES XXV. то XXX. OF THE AMERICAN STATE REPORTS, together with an index to the notes, an alphabetic table of cases reported in Volumes XXV to XXX., and a numerical table of cases reported in Volumes I. to XXX. inclusive. By C. B. LABBATT. Bancroft-Whitney Co., San Francisco, 1893. The liberality of the publishers in giving away to the patrons of this series of Reports this valuable