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ways could not discriminate among express admitted to the Bar of Lower Canada in men. Within the last few years, however, 1879, and ten years later became Queen's the matter was reopened by the Boston & Counsel. He has always practised in Mon Maine Railroad, which granted an exclusive treal, and has devoted himself exclusively to privilege to a certain baggage transfer in its his profession. He is counsel for a large Manchester Station. Upon the first hear number of corporations and other financial ing the Supreme Court adhered to the earlier institutions and the senior member of the firm law, but later, upon rehearing, the decision was of McGibbon, Casgrain, Mitchell & Surveyor. for the railroad. An interesting readjust Though eastern ment of the judicial establishment occurred readers do not always appreciate the impor between the two hearings. The very modern subject of private car tance of the waterlines and refrigerating charges is also a phase problem in the West, of the topic of Mr. Wyman's article which lawyers are familiar will command general interest. Mr. Wyman with the fact that the has been a frequent contributor to our pages courts of our western in the past and we need only add, for the in states have felt obliged formation of our readers, that the subject of to make variations in his article is included in his course on public- the common law re service corporations at the Harvard Law specting some ancient School. propertyjrights toadapt It has, sometimes, them to the necessities GEORGE P. COSTIGAN, JR. been observed that of their communities. These changes in the mining law are prob the tremendous strain of trial practice wears ably more familiar than those with respect to out a lawyer before riparian rights, but the importance of the his time, and it seems latter is well indicated not only by the dignity generally true that of the parties involved in the Colorado-Kansas the trial lawyers who water suit, but by the magnitude of the in survive to a vener terests described in Mr. Costigan's contribu able age have, in tion to this number. their later years, been He is a native of Chicago and a graduate diverted to other of Harvard College and Law School, and has fields of practice. It practised in Salt Lake City, New York City, is natural that the and Denver, where he also taught in the R. D. McGiBBuN, K.. C. effect of trials upon Denver Law School. He has recently been judges should be less wearing and it is pleasant appointed Professor of Law at the University to note the occasional instances of efficient ju of Nebraska. dicial service at extreme old age. In our own In this issue we offer a development of our country much attention has recently been editorial department which we believe will called to the remarkable activities of Judge prove indispensable to careful lawyers. The Jackson, of the United States District Court reviews of current legal articles will, hereafter of West Virginia. include reference to all such articles as are The record of Lord Halsbury, however, not summarized. The notes of recent cases, with his multifold responsibilities is a marvel prepared by the editors of the West Publish among his own people, and his eightieth birth ing Company, whose work on the Reporter day well deserves recognition on this side of system affords exceptional opportunity for selection of cases, will be further annotated the Atlantic. The author of our narrative of the vener by a group of eminent teachers and practi able chancellor was born in Montreal, in 1857, tioners who will show the exact importance and is a graduate of the college and law school of cases in the subjects upon which they are of McGill University in that city. He was experts.