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Mr. Abbott always works is a guarantee that all that comes from his pen can be implicitly relied upon.

and we doubt not will meet with all the success that the publishers hope for.

American Negligence Cases, Vol. I. A com plete collection of all reported negligence cases decided in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, all the United States Circuit and District Courts, and the Courts of last resort of the States and Territories, from the earliest times, with selections from the Intermediate Courts, topi cally arranged with notes of English cases and annotations. Prepared and edited by T. F. Hamilton, of the New York Bar. Remick, Schilling & Co., New York, 1895. Law sheep. $6.50 per vol.

A Treatise on the Law of Real Property. By James M. Kerr. Banks & Brothers, New York and Albany, 1895. Three volumes. law sheep. $16.00 net. This is, perhaps, the fullest and most comprehensive work on Real Property yet offered to the profession. Mr. Kerr has done much good work heretofore, but this treatise is, in our opinion, the best he has given us. The arrangement of the work is admirable, and the busy lawyer, will, as the author says, find the work of "running down "a subject, or preparing a brief, materially facilitated. Good paper and large and distinct type are pleasant features to notice and are especially welcome. We heartily commend Mr. Kerr's latest venture to our legal brethren, who will will not be slow to acknowledge its merits.

This volume is the first of a series which promises to be of great value to the legal profession. Negli gence is one of the most important branches of the law, and one upon which every lawyer is constantly obliged to give an opinion. The object of this work is to enable him so to do with the least possible trouble. The plan of the publication is somewhat novel. We may briefly note some of its more im portant features : — 1 . The method of collecting together all the cases decided in the various States and Federal Courts on a special subject, arranged by topics, and in addition thereto grouped under each topic so as to bring cases involving similar facts together. This appears to be a very convenient and sensible method of classification. 2. The index is such that the searcher will not be annoyed by numerous crossreferences, but under the proper heads he will be directed to the particular case or cases. 3. The table of cases classified according to the facts, which precedes the index, will be of great assistance. The idea is, that the lawyer can turn to it after he has made his search, and at a glance verify his examina tion and be informed as to the cases overlooked by him. This table, in connection with the index, will greatly assist and make his work comparatively easy. 4. The method of examining the cases by the editor appears to be excellent. Each volume of reports has been examined — book by book — in order that defects of the many different classifications in the digests may not mislead. 5. It has been the purpose of the editor, in the "Notes of English Cases," to give briefly the facts contained in these cases. Volume I covers " Animals," " Bailor and Bailee," and "Carrier of Persons." The work is in every way worthy the careful examination of every lawyer,

miscellaneous. The Century Magazine, Vol. 1. New Series, Vol. XXVIII. (May, 1895, to Oct., 1895.) The Century Co., New York. Gilt cloth. S3. 00. Although the "Century" has attained what might be termed a ripe old age, there is no sign of any de cadence of its vital power, and the fiftieth volume comes filled with matter of the highest order. History, biography, art and science have adequate treatment, as well as fiction and the lighter things. Perhaps the most notable feature of the volume is Professor William M. Sloane's "Life of Napoleon," which reaches the most exciting portion of the great conqueror's career. There is a profusion of illustrations, including not only reproductions of famous masterpieces of painting, but also many drawings made for the work by French, English and American artists. A paper that has attracted wide attention all over the world is "The Battle of the Yalu," by Philo N. McGiffen. Commander McGiffen, who was in charge of the Chinese warship Chen Yuen, is the first representative of western civilization to take part in a naal engagement between vessels armed with modern guns and equipments. Max Nordau is represented by a "Lively Answer to My Critics," while Professor Cesare Lombroso discusses the value and the errors of Nordau's "Degeneration," which was dedicated to him. In the line of fiction there are the closing portions of Marion Crawford's "Casa Braccio," the whole of Julia Magmder's "Princess Sonia," and many short stories by favorite writers. There is much in the volume that one needs in his library for permanent reference.