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American State Reports. Vol. XLV. Contain ing the cases of general value and authority de cided in the courts of last resort of the sev eral States. Selected, reported and annotated by A. C. Freeman. Bancroft-Whitney Co. San Francisco, 1895. Law sheep. S4.00. This series maintains its high standard. Selections and annotation are excellent. In the present volume fourteen States are represented by the cases reported, and these cover many important decisions. Elements of the Law of Agency. By Ernest W. Huffcut. Little Brown & Co., Boston, 1895. Cloth. S2.50 net. If the coming lawyer is not well grounded in the principles of his profession, it will not be for the lack of admirable text-books. This work of Mr. Huffcut, the latest addition to the Student's Series, is an ac curate and reliable exposition of the law of Agency as related to Contract. The citations are numerous and to the point, and the author is to be commended for the clear and succinct manner in which he presents his propositions. We commend the book to the careful consideration of our law teachers and advise its use by all students.

Negligence of Imposed Duties, Carriers of Freight. By Charles A. Ray, LL.D. lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Co., Rochester, N. Y., 1895. law sheep. $6.50. This treatise is an exhaustive statement of the law of Carriers of Freight, and as such will be of much value to corporation lawyers and transportation offi cials. The subject is clearly and thoroughly treated by the distinguished author and the work can be re lied upon as a trustworthy guide. A Treatise on Land Titles in the United States. By Lewis N. Dembitz, of the Louis ville Bar. West Publishing Co., St. Paul, 1895. Two vols. Law sheep. $12.00 net. All lawyers will heartily concur in the author's hope that, by the demonstration of the diversity and un certainty of American law on questions affecting land titles which his work affords, some impetus may be given toward concerted effort to remove these defects. In this treatise Mr. Dembitz has collected and classi fied the decisions and statutes of nearly all the States. The task must have been an arduous one, but the result is eminently satisfactory. To the practising lawyer and conveyancer the work will be of the great est assistance.

Outlines of Legal History. By Archer M. White, of the Middle Temple and of the Mid-, land Circuit. Macmillan & Co., New York, 1895. Cloth. $2.00. This is a capital book for those desiring to obtain an elementary knowledge of Legal History. Sketches are given of the different English Courts, and the various Saxon and Norman legal systems are clearly described. The author also goes into general legal matters, such as Attainder, Extradition, Habeas Corpus, Judges, Jury, etc., and besides gives a brief outline of Common Law and Equity and Criminal Law. Although designed " to interest the student in the dry bones of past periods of legal evolution," the book will be found to possess much real interest for the full-fledged lawyer.

Handbook of the Law of Torts. By Edwin A. Jaggard. West Publishing Co., St. Paul. Two vols. Law sheep. $7.50. This latest issue in the " Hornbook" series is alto gether the best which has yet appeared. Professor Jaggard treats his subject admirably and writes as one can only after the most thorough research and famili arity with his theme. He has ideas of his own which are refreshing in these days when most of our law books consist merely of the compilation of Court deci sions. For lawyers as well as students the book is a most admirable one. American and Corporation Reports. Vol XL Edited and annotated by John Lewis. E. B. Myers & Co., Chicago, 1895. Law sheep. S5. This excellent series of Reports is kept up to a high standard by the editor, and is invaluable to corpora tion lawyers. The latest decisions relating to cor porations of every description are accompanied by full and valuable annotations.

Introduction to American Law. Designed as a first book for students. By Timothy Walker, LL.D. Tenth edition. Revised by Clement Batks of the Cincinnati Bar. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1895. Law sheep. $6. 00. For a thorough understanding of the elementary principles of American Jurisprudence, the student can find nothing better than these lectures. Since the first edition appeared in 1837, the excellence of Mr. W'alker's work has been recognized, and successive editions have only served to increase its popularity. The present volume has very considerable additions in the way of notes.