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 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT is reviewed in the Journal of the Society of Com parative Legislation (New Series, No. 15, p. 16) in an article entitled, " Corps de Droit Otto man," by Sir Roland Wilson.

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LEGISLATION. The usual review of legis lation for the year 1904 covering all Englishspeaking countries, appears in the Journal of the Society of Comparative Legislation (New Series, No. 15, p. 49).

more Daily Record of July 12, 1906, in which the author says, " It does not seem necessary to burden you with statistics as to the dockets of the common law courts in the city of Balti more. Those who wish them may find them in the number of THE GREEN BAG for May, 1905, for a reference to which I am indebted to Judge Stockbridge. In this number are other papers as to conditions in other States, and also conditions in England."

LITERATURE. "The Lawyers of Dick ens," by A. M. Donovan, Canadian Law Re view (V. v, p. 296).

PROCEDURE. " The New Act Concerning Demurrers to Evidence," by Archer A. Phlegar, Virginia Law Register (V. xii, p. 195).

LITERATURE. " Foibles of the Bench," by Henry S. Wilcox. An amusing satire on judicial opinions. Legal Literature Company, Chicago, Ill. Price $1.00.

PROPERTY. " Immovable Property: Stand ing Timber," by Haribaus Sahai, Allahabad Law Journal (V. iii, p. 147).

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. "The Rights of Creditors of a Municipal Corpora tion when the State has passed a Law to Abolish or Alter it," by Richard W. Flournoy, Jr., Virginia Law Register (V. xii, p.

PRACTICE. " Some Observations Concern ing Cautionary Instructions to Juries," by Eugene McQuillin, Central Law Journal (V. Ixiii, p. 5).

PROPERTY (Conveyancing). "Is One Claiming Title under a Quit-Claim Deed a Bo iia Fid-: Purchaser? " This question is con sidered by L. W. Carr, in the June Michigan Law Review (V. iv, p. 602). Some jurisdictions have held that the simple quit-claim deed is in effect notice to purchasers of possible defects in the title. This, however, has fre quently been changed by statute. The cases are collected in the above-mentioned article.

PRACTICE. " Res Judicata," by Janardan Damodar Dikslut, Bombay Law Reporter (V. viii, p. 140).

PUBLIC POLICY. An address on a political subject from a legal standpoint by Judge R. M. Benjamin, entitled, " The Evolution and Prevention of Trusts and Monopolies," is printed in the Bloomington Daily Bulletin of June 25, 1906.

PRACTICE (Law's Delay.) An interesting address before the Maryland State Bar Asso ciation by John Donaldson, entitled, " The Law's Delay, Some of its Reasons and Some Suggested Remedies," is printed in the Balti

TORTS (Negligence). "Presumptions in Actions for Injuries by Undue Action of In animate Things through Causes Unknown," by M. C. Freerks, Central Law Journal (V. Ixiii, p. 27).