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i so arranged as to bring together all which bear upon the same point. The work will be invaluable to New York lawyers, and, as we have stated, of great use to the profession generally. American Electrical Cases. Being a collection of all the important cases (excepting patent cases) decided in the State and Federal Courts of the United States from 1873 on subjects re lating to the Telegraph, the Telephone, Elec tric Light and Power, and other practical uses of electricity, with annotation. Edited by William W. Morrill. Volume II (18861889). Matthew Bender, Albany, N. Y. Lawsheep. S6.00. Upon the appearance of Volume I of this series, we expressed our appreciation of the great value of the work, and the excellence of Mr. Morrill's anno tations. The second volume is in every way accept able and evidences careful and conscientious work on the part of the editor. Nearly all the cases in the volume were decided between Jan. 1, 1886, and July 1, 1889, and include many very important decisions. Volume III will be ready about July 1, prox. The Insurance Agent; His Rights, Duties and Liabilities. By John A. Finch, of the In dianapolis Bar. The Bowen-Merrill Co., Indianapolis. 1894. This little volume, within the limit of about forty pages, contains a vast amount of valuable informa tion for insurance agents as to their rights, duties, and responsibilities, written by a well known insur ance lawyer. Full reliance can be placed in the ac curacy of the statements made. The book is one which no insurance agent should be without. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I. By Sir Frederick Pollock, Bart., M.A., LL.D., and Frederic William Maitland, LL.D., Downing professor of the laws of England in the University of Cam bridge. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1895. Two volumes. Cloth. $9.00 net. No work of greater importance has ever been offered to the legal profession than this history of early English law. The names of its distinguished authors command the respect and interest of the legal world, and are a guaranty that the work is the result of the most thorough research and investigation. The labor involved in its preparation must have been stupendous and could have been successfully undertaken only by men of such scholarly and legal attainments as Sir Frederick Pollock and Professor Maitland.

The work covers a period which has not heretofore received full and adequate treatment. Beginning with the Anglo-Saxon legal antiquities, it extends to the reign of Edward I. First is given a chronological sketch of Early English Legal History, and then follow the doctrines and rules of English law which prevailed in the days of Granville and Bracton. Very full notes and references accompany the text. The work opens up a delightful field for the student of the origin of existing law, and the very full table given of the works referred to will enable him to push his researches to the very fountain-heads if he so desire. The value and importance of these volumes, legally and historically, can hardly be overestimated, and both authors and publishers may well feel proud of presenting to the public such a monumental work. Digest of Insurance Cases. Embracing the de cisions of the Supreme and Circuit Courts of the United States, of the Supreme and Ap pellate Courts of the various States and foreign countries, upon disputed points in fire, life, marine, accident, and assessment insur ance, and affecting fraternal benefit orders. For the year ending Oct. 31, 1894. By John A. Finch of the Indianapolis Bar. The Rough Notes Co., Indianapolis, Ind., 1894. This digest is of great value, not only to the practicing lawyer, but to all insurance officials and agents. The present volume contains about four hundred and fifty cases well digested and admirably indexed. The United States Internal Revenue Tax System. Embracing all internal revenue laws now in force as amended by the latest enact ments, including The Income Tax of 1894 and 1864, with rulings and regulations. The whole copiously annotated, with references to the decisions of the Courts and the Depart ments, and Cross-references, with an introduc tory historical sketch of Internal Revenue Tax ation in the United States, and an Appendix containing laws relating to internal revenue practice, with forms. By Charles Wesley Eldridge, of the Massachusetts and California Bars. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston and New York, 1894. Law sheep. $5.00. With an experience of twenty-five years in the Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Eldridge possesses unusual advantages for the preparation of a work upon this important subject. A clear, concise and reliable statement of the whole law relating to Internal Revenue, as it exists to-day is given, and the matter