tent of his research may be had from the fact that he has added nearly nine thousand cases to the twentyfour thousand cited in the last edition, not includ ing the frequent citation of other authorities than the reports and the not unfrequent further use made of decisions already cited in that edition. In its present form the work constitutes an almost complete law library. A Digest of the Decisions of the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States, from the year 1892 to the year 1896, contained in The American State Reports, Vols. 25 to 48 inclusive, and of the notes therein contained. By W. S. Church. Bancroft- Whitney Co., San Francisco, 1896. Law sheep. $4.00 net. To subscribers to the series, and to all who have occasion to refer to the American State Reports, this digest is indispensable. It contains a table of 3,530 cases reported in vol umes 25 to 48; A detailed index to notes in volumes 25 to 48; References to monographic notes through out the work; The syllabi of 3,530 cases, stating 12,571 points of law, the paragraphs or points being arranged under 263 titles of law. There is no du plication of these syllabi, but 7,328 cross-references are made thereto under 1,396 reference titles. This digest renders the enormous mass of material, cases and notes, in the 24 volumes of more than 1,000 pages each, readily available. The American State Reports. Vol. XLIX. Containing cases of general value and author ity decided in the courts of last resort of the several States. Selected, annotated, and re ported by A. C. Freeman. Bancroft-Whitney Co., San Francisco, 1896. Law sheep. S4.00. This series maintains its high standard of excel lence, and the annotations in this volume are even more numerous and exhaustive than usual. To those of our readers who are not familiar with the work we heartily commend it. Handbook of the Law of Real Property. By Earl P. Hopkins, A.B., LL.M. West Publishing Co., St. Paul, 1896. Law sheep. S3. 75. Mr. Hopkins has succeeded, within the limits of a single volume, in giving a clear and at the same time comprehensive statement of the fundamental rules governing the law of real property. For both the stu dent and the practicing lawyer the work is a valuable one. The publishers are to be praised for the excel lent typographical work in the " Hornbook Series," of which this treatise is one of the latest issues.
The Law of Charitable Uses, Trusts and Dona tions in New York. By Robert Ludlow Fow ler. Diossy Law Book Co., New York, 1896. Law sheep. Mr Fowler has given to his brother practitioners in New York a work which they will find of great assist ance. There is, we believe, no other treatise dealing with precisely the same topics. Aside from its legal value the work is an important contribution from an historical point of view. A Treatise on the Railway Law of Canada. By Harry Abbott, Q. C. C. Theoret, Montreal, 1896. Law sheep. Canadian lawyers will find this a useful handbook of the laws applicable to railway companies in their country. Numerous references are made to American and English Cases. A Manual of Elementary Law. By Walter Denton Smith. West Publishing Co., St. Paul, 1896. Law sheep. S3. 75. The student will get from this volume an excellent idea of the leading principles of law. The author attempts nothing more than to take the neophyte across the threshold and give him a general view of the treasures which lie beyond. For this purpose the work is well adapted. Law and Practice for Justices of the Peace and Police Justices in the State of New York. By Patrick C. Dugan of the Albany Bar. Mat thew Bender, Albany, N. Y., 1896. 1 Vol. Law sheep. This work is confined solely to the law and practice in the State of New York, and practitioners in Justices' Courts of that State will find it a reliable and valuable guide. The author has done his work most thoroughly. and to the text has added a complete set of forms. The Origin and History of Contract in Roman Law, down to the End of the Republican Period. (Being the Yorke Prize Essay for the year 1893.) By W. H. Buckler, B.A., LL.B., of Trinity College, Cambridge. Macmillan & Co., New York. Cloth. $1.10. A vast amount of valuable imformation is contained in this little volume, and the lover of legal antiquities will find a rare treat in its pages. The history of the origin of contract as a feature of social life is of more than ordinary interest, and Mr. liuckler treats the subject in a masterly manner.
