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seen him when I strongly suspected he had been at it." A Boston man, charged with murder, said : "I done the deed," and not a lawyer in Boston will defend him. One of the most remarkable features of life in New South Wales is the transformation of crim inals into hard-working citizens. Of the thirty thousand settlers there in 1821, twenty thousand were, or had been, convicts. It is said that, on board an American liner, a boastful Australian asserted loudly, and over and over again, that " the men who settled Australia were a remarkably sensible lot." "Yes," said an American, quietly, " I have always understood that they were sent out by the very best judges."

NOTES. A New Picture of Daniel Webster. — A superb mezzo-tint engraving of Webster has just been completed by the eminent engraver, Max Rosenthal of Philadelphia. It is by far the most impressive portrait ever made of the great lawyer and statesman, and all lawyers who can afford it will be eager to add it to their legal picturegallery. The number of copies is limited to 300, and of these 150 have been already sold. The price is S25, which is not high for such a picture. Orders can be addressed to A. Rosenthal, 1530 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and we advise those who desire a copy to make early applica tion, as the plate will be destroyed as soon as the 300 prints are sold. Punishing Wife- Beaters. — Wife-beaters are treated in sensible style in Germany. They are not imprisoned, as in this country, but are arrested every Saturday after they have finished their week's work, and kept in prison until the follow ing Monday. This is done regularly every week, until the sentence has expired. The object of course is that the delinquent shall be able to earn money during the week to support his family.

South Carolina's latest plan for reducing the number of homicides is a bill recently introduced in the legislature which makes it unlawful to have

a hip-pocket in the rear of the trousers or coat. Provision, however, is made for persons who may be permitted, for good reason, to carry a gun; they are granted a license, but must also wear conspicuously a metal badge which bears the legend, " I have my gun concealed."

Under old European law, wrecked crews and passengers could be enslaved and their property forfeited to the crown, or to the lord of the coast upon which their vessel perished.

The ancient republic of Andorra has just remodelled its law court. This changes the char acter of one of the most ancient legal institutions in the world. The court was established by royal charter under I-ouis the Pious, son of Charlemagne in the ninth century. Since then there has been no change in its rules, formulas and privileges. Trojan, the editor of the " Kadderadaatsch," who was sentenced to two months' " fortress " for publishing a cartoon considered insulting to the Emperor, has been pardoned immediately at the instance of the crown. His appeal, therefore has been withdrawn. "Fortress" means that the person thus disciplined has to live within the confines of a walled town, be at his lodgings at a certain hour, and report to the authorities.

CURRENT EVENTS. The result of a careful study of four hundred alco holics by Forel, of Zurich, again emphasizes the great importance of heredity. Forty-three per cent of the cases had one or both parents alcoholic. Fifteen per cent of the patients were wholesale or retail liquor dealers. All cases showed various physical, mental, and moral alterations. Fourteen per cent were epileptics. The violence of the wind on the Grampian Hills is so great, that on several occasions it has brought to a standstill, trains travelling from Perth to the north. The horse will probably find its occupation gone in Germany sooner than anywhere else. The Berlin Omnibus Company has now electric motors on near ly all its vehicles, and the number of electric cabs is