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fully noted and examined, and the probable lines of the future growth and improvement of the law in this country are marked out. Judge Dillon has very decided opinions upon many of the topics discussed which he freely expresses, and as the matured views of one of our greatest lawyers, they will be read with unusual interest. The work is unique in design and is a most valuable addition to our legal literature. We urge all our readers to procure it, and by so doing provide themselves with a genuine treat. They will, we are sure, thank us for the suggestion.

miscellaneous. Two German Giants : Frederic the Great and Bismarck, The Founder and the Builder of the German Empire. By John Lord, D.D., LL.D. To which are added a Character Sketch of Bismarck by Bayard Taylor and Bismarck's Great Speech on the Enlargement of the Ger man Army in 1888. With two portraits. Fords, Howard & Hulburt, New York, 1894. Cloth. $1.00.

Principles of Common-Law Pleading. A brief explanation of the different forms of CommonLaw actions, and a summary of the most important principles of pleading therein, with illustrations taken from the cases. By John Jay McKelvey, of the New York Bar. Baker, Voorhis & Co., New York, 1894. Cloth. $2.oo net. This book seems admirably adapted to the needs of law students, for whom it is especially designed. It is a clear and concise summary of the main prin ciples of the subject, illustrated by numerous cases bearing upon the particular point set forth. It should prove a valuable assistant to both teachers and students in our law schools. A Treatise on the Law and Practice of Volun tary Assignments for the Benefit of Credi tors, adapted to the. laws of the various States, with an appendix of forms. By Alex ander M. Burrill. Sixth Edition, revised and enlarged, and an Appendix of State Statutes added by James Avery Webb, of the Memphis, Tenn., Bar. Baker, Voorhis & Co., New York, 1894. Law sheep. $6.oo net. This treatise of Mr. Bt1rrill's is well known to the profession, and six editions evidence its popularity and value. In its original form it was a work of great merit, but with the numerous additions and revisions which have since been made, it is now much more meritorious and valuable than ever before. Mr. Webb has made changes for the better in both text and arrangement, and his appendix, giving the statutes of the several States, is a feature which will be appreciated. He has examined and cited practically all the cases, American and English, decided since 1877 (the date of the first edition), and has added nearly one thousand in number to those cited in the fifth edition. We commend the work with pleasure to all desiring a thorough and exhaustive text-book upon this important subject.

The history of Frederic the Great, says Mr. Lord, is simply that of a man who committed an outrageous crime, the consequences of which pursued him in the maledictions and hostilities of Europe, and who fought bravely and heroically to rescue himself and country from the ruin which impended over him as a consequence of this crime. This is perhaps true, but this rugged old chieftain, through the crime com mitted, wrought out his own salvation and that of the German Empire. This book is a delightful one in every way, and gives a clear and lucid account of the parts played by two great Germans in war, diplomacy and statecraft. The sketch of Bismarck is of peculiar interest, coming as it does at the moment of the reappearance of the Iron Chancellor at the Ger man Court. The added sketch by Bayard Taylor is valuable for its discriminating analysis of Bismarck both as a politician and a statesman. Many reminis cences are interspersed, giving one an insight into the characteristics of the man. An excellent portrait of Bismarck forms the frontispiece of the volume. Deephaven. By Sarah Orne Jewett. Illustrated by Charles and Marian Woodbury. Hough ton, Mifflin & Co., Boston and New York, 1894.

Cloth. Although one of the earlier of Miss Jewett's writ ings, this story is equal, perhaps, to anything which has since come from her pen, and is in every way as enjoyable to the readers of to-day as it was to those of twenty years ago when it first made its appearance. There is the same captivating charm in her descrip tion of a certain phase of New England life and character which has distinguished her later works, and the adventures of the two heroines in quest of rural pleasures are provocative of both smiles and tears. This new edition is a perfect gem of the publisher's art. The illustrators have entered fully into the author's spirit, and having, moreover, a per sonal familiarity with the scenes depicted, have drawn both characters and localities to the very life. In its new form the work is destined to become more pop ular than ever.