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introducing new material where advisable. This shows in almost every chapter. Three entire chap ters have been added, dealing in part with matters formerly treated in brief editorial notes, but chiefly with matter wholly new. These are Chapter IV, Real Evidence; Chapter V, Relevancy, Circumstan tial Evidence; Chapter XI, Exceptions to the Hear say Rule, Regular Entries in the Course of Business. None of these chapters have had before more than a few brief sections with a few pages of notes. — In vols. II and III, which treat of the Evidence Re quisite in Certain Particular Actions and Issues at Common Law, and of Evidence in Criminal Cases, in Equity, in Admiralty, and in Courts-Martial, Mr. Harriman's work has been directed to the notes, which have been very carefully revised, and much en larged and extended, both by the citation of late cases and the addition of new material showing the changes and developments of the law. The editor has consolidated his notes with those of Greenleaf and the editors of preceding editions, formerly in two series, and in the sixteenth edition, notes, comments, and citations to explain and reenforce Greenleaf's statements of law, are properly grouped under one re ference on each point. The notes of the author and of the subsequent editors are carefully distinguished by brackets, but are arranged in logical sequence, and give a homogeneous annotation of the original text to the present time. A separate Table of Cases accompanies each volume, and Vol. Ill contains an exhaustive Index of the whole work. The best efforts of printer and binder have been called upon to cooperate with the editors in giving to Bench and Bar the most useful, complete, and convenient book on the subject.

Every Massachusetts lawyer will be interested in this work, which covers important points arising in the practice of every lawyer in the State. The stat utes covering questions of damages for personal in juries are carefully considered and the cases arising under them critically analyzed are discussed with full references and citations. The table of contents is as follows: Part I. The Liability of Municipal Corpo rations. Part II. The Liability of Owners or Keep ers of Dogs. Part III. The Liability of Common Carriers of Passengers. 1 . Steam Railroads; 2. Pro prietors of Steamboats, Stage Coaches, etc.; 3. Street Railways. Part IV. Liability of Employers. Part V. Liability of Other Persons and Corporations. 1. Telegraph Companies: 2. Gas and Electric Light Companies; 3. Persons and Corporations in General. Append1x A. Public Statutes, ch. 52, ss. 17-22. Act 1887, ch. 270 as amended. Append1x I!. De velopment of Statutes. Index.

The Law of Pr1vate Compan1es, relating to business corporations organized under the gen eral corporation laws of the State of Delaware, with notes, annotations and corporation forms. By J. Ernest Sm1th. T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., Philadelphia, 1899. Paper. £1.50.

Amer1can Bankruptcy Reports Annotated. Vol. I. Reporting the Bankruptcy Decisions and Opinions in the United States of the Fed eral Courts and References in Bankruptcy. Edited by Wm. M1ller Coll1er. Matthew Bender, Albany, N. Y., 1899. Law sheep. $5.00.

The General Corporation Law of Delaware, approved March 11, 1899, being fully as liberal as those of its sister State, New Jersey, there can be no doubt that Delaware will henceforth take a prominent part in the formation of new companies. In this work of Mr. Smith's the full text of the law is given with ex tensive annotations and over a hundred forms.

Statutory Torts 1n Massachusetts. By Water man L. W1ll1ams of the Suffolk Bar. Little, Brown & Co. Boston, 1899. Cloth. $2.00, net.

Probate Reports Annotated. Vol. III. Con taining recent cases of general value decided in the Courts of several States on points of Probate Law. With notes and references. By Frank S. R1ce. Baker, Voorhis & Co., New York, 1899. Law sheep. $5.50, net. We have already spoken in terms of high com mendation of this series of reports. To the prac titioner in the Probate Courts it is invaluable. The cases are selected with admirable judgment and the notes and references unusually comprehensive and satisfactory. In the present volume some hundred cases are reported, covering a wide range of subjects.

Up to this time no attempt has been made to pub lish all the opinions delivered in connection with Bankruptcy decisions, and Mr. Collier, appreciating the needs of the profession in this direction, has un dertaken the collection of all decisions of both the judges and referees. Full and valuable annotations accompany the report of each case and to those en gaged in Bankruptcy cases this series of reports will prove of great assistance. It is the intention of the publishers to continue the series by advance sheets which will be consolidated into bound volumes as rapidly as the cases accumulate.