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transfer, together with chapters on tax deeds and sheriff's deeds. By ROBERT T. DEVLIN. SECOND EDITION, revised and enlarged. Ban croft-Whitney Co., San Francisco, 1897. Law sheep. Three vols., $16.50. The first edition of this treatise, issued some ten years ago, received the well-deserved endorsement of the legal profession, and was at once recognized as a standard authority upon the law of deeds. This sec ond edition has been carefully revised by the author, and many additions have been made to both text and notes. In fact, so many new cases are considered, as to necessitate the extension of the work to three volumes. As a practical and exhaustive exposition of the law relating to the transfer of title to land, we heartily commend this work to our readers.

THE LAW OF RECEIVERSHIP as established and ap plied in the United States, Great Britain and her colonies, with procedure and forms. By JOHN V. SMITH of the Chicago Bar. Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Co., Chicago, 1897. Law sheep, So.oo. Mr. Smith has given us a really admirable treatise in this work on receivership, one which will well stand the test of comparison with the several treat ises upon the same subject which are already in the field. The arrangement is methodical, and the notes very full and exhaustive. Considerable space is given to a set of forms which are invaluable to young and inexperienced practitioners. The author states that he has personally examined every case cited, and every effort has been made to include all reported cases down to January i, 1897.

THE YEARLY ABRIDGMENT OF REPORTS. Being a full analysis of all cases decided in the Eng lish Superior Courts during the legal year 1895-96, so far as reported to the end of December, 1896, in all the reports, together with a selection from the Scotch and Irish Re ports. By ARTHUR TURNOUR MURRAY, B. A., of Lincoln's Inn. Butterworth & Co., London, Eng., 1897. Cloth, $4.50. This book will be appreciated by American law yers who desire to keep fully in touch with recent English decisions. Unlike an ordinary digest, this work of Mr. Murray's is not a mere compilation of existing head notes, but consists of an analysis, the result of careful perusal, by the editor himself, of every reported case. It also differs from other digests in that all cases cited, whether by judge or counsel, are included.

EXECUTIVE POWERS IN RELATION то CRIME AND DISORDER, or The Powers of Police in England. A short treatise on the executive powers which may be exercised by private citizens and offi cial persons for the pursuit of crime and main tenance of public order. By THOMAS W. HAYCROFT, B. A., of the Inner Temple. Butterworth & Co., London, Eng., 1897. Cloth, $1.80. The object of this book is to present in a clear and concise manner the various executive powers, whether derived from the common law or from statute, which may be exercised for the pursuit of crime or for the maintenance of public order. The duties of justices, coroners, constables, etc., as well as private citizens, are clearly set forth. The book is one which may be read with profit by everyone.

DIGEST OF INSURANCE CASES, Vol. IX, for the year ending Oct. 31, 1896. By JOHN A. FINCH of the Indianapolis Bar. The Bowen-Merrill Co., Indianapolis and Kansas City, 1897. This volume contains all the decisions of the United States Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Courts, and of the Appellate Courts of the various states and foreign countries, in any manner affecting insurance companies; also references to annotations and to lead ing articles on insurance in the law journals. 835 cases are reported. The original plan of giving the abstract of each case in full, under one title, has been continued in this volume.

COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND. In four books. By SIR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE. With notes selected from the editions of Archbold, Christian, Coleridge, Chitty, Stewart, Kerr and others; and in addition, notes and references to all text-books and decisions wherein the Commentaries have been cited, and all statutes modifying the text. By WIL LIAM DRAPER LEWIS, Ph.D. Rees Welsh & Co., Philadelphia, 1897. No more fitting work could have been chosen by the publishers with which to commence their " Edu cational Law Series '' than lilackstone's ••Commen taries," and they have been fortunate to secure the services of Prof. Lewis, dean of the Faculty of the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania, as editor. As a result, we have one of the most satisfactory editions of the great commentator's work which has yet l>een published. " The Educational Law Series " is published a volume each month, and the subscription price is ten dollars a year.