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 Rh discursion from the bench, "D d old woman!" Every one, of course, tittered, and the Vice-Chancellor, for once nerving hemself for reprisals, bent forward with a scar let face and the interrogatory, "What was that you said, Mr. Glasse?" But his terrible antagonist was not to be confounded. With out a moment's hesitation he replied, airily flourishing his many-colored bandana, "My Lord, I will frankly acknowledge that my remark was not intended for your Lordship's ears;" an explanation which Malins thought it prudent humbly to accept. At the time when Vice-Chancellor Bacon was one of his colleagues, Malins had before him some case in which one of the parties was of that order peculiarly obnoxious to the legal mind—namely, the "cranky" liti gant. In delivering judgment the ViceChancellor felt himself constrained to take a view adverse to the claims set up by this individual, who determined to avenge him self for what he chose to consider a mis carriage of justice. Accordingly, one morn ing shortly after the judgment, he presented himself in court, and, taking hurried aim from amid the bystanders, hurled an overpreserved egg at the head of his oppressor. The Vice-Chancellor, by ducking adroitly, managed to avoid the missile, which mal odorously discharged itself at a compara tively safe distance from its target. "I think," observed Sir Richard, almost grate ful in spite of the Icsc majeste for so apt an opportunity of qualifying as a judicial wag,— "I think that egg must have been intended for my brother Bacon!" AN amusing story is being told among lawyers (says The Canadian Law Review) of a Walloon peasant who had gone to law with a neighbor. In conversation with his lawyer he suggested sending the magistrate a couple of fine ducks. "Not for your life," said the adviser. "If you do you'll lose the case." The judgment was given in his favor, when he turned to his lawyer and said: "I sent the ducks." Astonishment on the lawyer's part turned to admiration when his client contin ued: "But I sent them in my neighbor's name!"

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ELEMENTS OF THE LAW OF BAILMENTS AND CARRIERS. Induding Pledge and Pawn and Innkeepers. By Philip T. Van Ztic. Chicago- Callaghan and Company. 1902. (lvii+785 pp.) The law of Bailments and Carriers is an interesting branch of the law, because while the underlying principles are old, the con stant and rapid change in social, business and economic conditions makes necessary a frequent readjustment of these principles to new conditions. Because of this frequent readjustment or rcapplication of general principles new text-books dealing with these subjects are welcome. Professor Van Zilc brings to his task enthusiasm; more impor tant still, he comes to it well equipped, sincefor the past dozen years he has lectured upon these subjects in the Detroit College of Law. The author's general method of treatment is good. His statements of the common law, of the modern lines of decisions, Amer ican and English, and of the conflicting de cisions on many questions, are well stated and sufficiently full. Leading cases are quoted freely, but not by way of padding. The frequent summaries of the law on vari ous points arc clear and concise; and—what is most pleasant to find—Professor Van Zile discusses many of the questions on which there is conflict of opinion, and is not afraid to state his own views. In a word, the volume before us is an excellent text-book on Bail ments and Carriers. THE LAW OF STREET SURFACE RAILROADS. By Andrew J. Ncllis. Albany, N. Y.: Mat thew Bender. 1902. (cii+682 pp.) This volume is frankly an epitome, logic ally arranged, of judicial decisions relating to street railways, with no discussion of principles of law. Within such narrow7 limits