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index will be fully appreciated The work has been most thoroughly prepared, and the arrangement is in every way admirable.

A TREATISE ON THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, including Jurisdiction, False Imprisonment, Writ of Error, Extradition, Mandamus, Certiorari, Judgments, etc., with Practice and Forms. By WILLIAM S. CHURCH. Second edition, re vised and enlarged. Bancroft-Whitney Co., San Francisco, 1893. Law Sheep. $7-50 net. The first edition of this treatise was published in 1884, and since its appearance it has been recognized by the profession as the standard work upon Habeas Corpus, During the nine years which have elapsed since the publication of the first edition the subject has been developed to such an extent as to require a new edition. In the present work, two new chapters have been added, — one on " Appellate Practice," and the other on the •' Nature of the Writ," and over twelve hundred additional cases have been cited. Several of the chapters of the old work have also been amplified. In its revised form the treatise is eminently satisfactory, and it will undoubtedly long continue to hold its position as by far the best book ever published on this important subject.

PATENT OFFICE MANUAL, including the law and practice of cases in the United States Patent Office and the Courts holding a revisory rela tion thereto. Also, an Appendix of Copyright decisions, etc. By GEORGE H. KNIGHT. Little, Brown, & Co., Boston, 1893. Law Sheep. $5.00 net. The author of this work, a solicitor of patents, has long been known as an expert in his profession, and is in every respect admirably qualified to prepare a manual of this important branch of the law. The purpose of the work is to facilitate the labor of invent ors and attorneys in the United States Patent Office by a convenient summary of the more important rul ings governing proceedings in that bureau. That the author has brought to his task all the advantages of his long experience cannot be doubted upon a care ful examination of his book. The rules and legal points are concisely and clearly stated, and the au thorities cited directly to the point. As an aid to patent lawyers we know of no work which seems so fully to meet the requirements of a busy practitioner. It will prove a real vade mecum on the subject. The contents are : I The Patent Franchise: II. Decisions relating to Patents for Inventions; III. Decisions relating to Patents for Designs; IV. Deci

sions relating to Trade-Marks and Labels. Appen dix A, Copyrights; Appendix B, Foreign Patents

ZACHARY PHIPS. By EDWIN LASSITER BYNNKR. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co., Boston and New York, 1892. Cloth. §1.25. Mr. Bynner, in this work, the last written before his untimely death, gives us another of his charming historical novels. It deals with exciting times and events, in which Aaron Burr is a prominent actor. While perhaps not equal in interest to '• The Begum's Daughter," which we consider Mr. Bynner's master piece, it will hold the reader's attention to the very end. It is admirably written, and the pen portraits of the characters are unusually strong.

DR. LATIMER. A Story of Casco Bay. By CURA LOUISE BURNHAM. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co., Boston, 1893. Cloth. $1.25. The struggles of three young independent sisters striving to make their way in the world, in which they are most materially assisted by Dr. Latimer. a man whose sole object in life seems to be to make others happy, form the subject matter of this story of Miss Burnham's. Of course the doctor falls in lovcwith one of the young ladies, and though the course of true love is somewhat disturbed by the appearance of his wife, whom he had supposed to be dead, the end is eminently peaceful and happy. The other two girls also have -their love affairs, which terminate sat isfactorily to the parties concerned. The story is interesting, and in parts exceedingly well written A new volume, which is expected to attract much attention, has just been written by the Hon. L E Chittenden, whose " Personal Reminiscences," pub lished last spring, was so widely and favorably noticed by the press, and whose " Legal Reminiscences " are now delighting the readers of " The Green Bag The forthcoming volume is entitled " An Unknown Heroine," an episode of the war between the States The scene is in the Shenandoah Valley; and the story recounts the rescue from impending death of a wounded Union soldier by a Southern woman, whose husband, a Confederate soldier, was at the time a prisoner of war. The facts, which are well authen ticated, are related in Mr. Chittenden's inimitahle style, and would perhaps in a work of fiction be con sidered improbable, if not impossible. The work is one of thrilling interest, and will add materially to the already well-established reputation of the author The publishers, Messrs. Richmond, Croscnp. & Co., 9 East lyth St., New York, expect to have the book ready for delivery in October. It will be illus trated with portraits and map.