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ments brings the law upon the subject fully down to date. The whole volume has been revised by the author and much new matter added, including a chapter upon the law of Carriers under the Interstate Commerce Act. In its present form the work is an exhaustive exposition of the law, and no lawyer's library can be complete without it. We heartily be speak for it the recognition to which its merits enti tle it.

A TREATISE ON FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES AND CREDITORS' BILLS. By FREDERICK S. WAIT of the New York Bar. THIRD KDITION, revised and enlarged. Baker, Voorhis & Co., New York, 1897. Law Sheep, $6.00 net. Mr. Wait's treatise is so well known to the legal profession, by whom it has long been regarded as the standard work upon the subject, that we need not enlarge upon its merits. This new edition will be welcomed, as much new and fresh matter has been embodied in the text, and the citation of authorities increased by several thousand cases. To those who are not familiar with the work, if there are any, we commend it as the most exhaustive and valuable treatise upon the subject.

A TREATISE ON THE LAW IN RELATION то PRO MOTERS AND THE PROMOTION OK CORPORA TIONS. By ARTHUR M. ALGER. Little, Brown & Co. Boston, 1897. Law Sheep, $4.00. In these days, when the •• promoters " of schemes of every imaginable kind are offering the most tempt ing bait to the ever credulous public, a work set ting forth the reciprocal rights and obligations of the promoter and the corporation, and of the share holder and the promoter, is of great practical impor tance. Mr. Alger's treatise is therefore very timely, and being the only one on the subject should be wel comed by lawyer and layman as well. It has been prepared with evident care and seems to cover fully all points likely to arise.

GENERAL DIGEST — American and English, An notated. Refers to all Reports, Official and Unofficial. Vol. III. New Series. Lawyer's Co-Operative Publishing Co., Rochester, N. Y. 1897. Law Sheep. This last volume of the General Digest is espec ially noteworthy for the great improvement made in the way of " Annotation." Two features may be particularly noted. First: The authorities relied upon by the Court in the case digested, outside its own decisions, are added with the citation of the

cases criticised, distinguished, limited or overruled, thus putting before the user the leading cases upon the point. Second: To the more important proposi tions from current decisions is added reference to a line of decisions upon the point involved, showing the cases to similar effect or variant. The publishers promise to make these annotations still more prom inent in subsequent volumes. So that the Digest will reallv be a complete encyclopedia of the law founded upon the current decisions. They should certainly be encouraged in their work by a lively ap preciation on the part of the profession of the great merits of this Digest.

THE LAW or MORTGAGE AND OTHER SECURITIES UPON PROPERTY. By the late William Fisher of Lincoln's Inn. FIFTH EDITION. By ARTHUR UNDERBILL, M.A., LL.D. Butterworth & Co. London, Eng. Cloth, $15.75. There can be no better evidence of the intrinsic value of a law book than the fact that edition after edition is demanded notwithstanding the bringing out of numerous more modern treatises upon the same subject. Mr. Fisher's book on Mortgages has long been recognized both in England and America as a work of authority, and freely quoted by the courts in England. In the present edition Mr. Underbill has added several new chapters and has made a number of changes which serve to greatly enhance the value of the work.

CELEBRATED TRIALS. By HENRY LAUREN CLIN TON. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1897. Cloth, $2.50. Mr. Clinton, for many years the leading criminal lawyer in New York City, gives in this volume sketches of many of the celebrated trials with which he was professionally connected between the years 1857 and 1874. These trials include many of thril ling interest. Among them will be found the trial of Mrs. Cunningham for the murder of Dr. Hurdell in 1857; the trial of Dr. E. M. Brown, in 1863, for the murder of Clementina Anderson; the trial of Isaac Van Wart Buckout for the murder of Alfred Kendall in 1869; the trial of William M. Tweed, in 1873, for official misconduct (which resulted in his conviction and imprisonment); the case of John Kelly, the dis tinguished leader of Tammany Hall, against Mayor Havemever for libel (the Mayor died during the ar gument of the case); and the trial of Richard Croker, the noted politician, for the murder of John McKenna in 1874. It is needless to say that the work is one which cannot fail to interest the reader, be he lawyer or layman.