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156 HARVARD LAW REVIEW. any intention of compiling a dictionary of such character. He says : " It does not purport to be an epitome or compilation of the body of the law." Agreeably to Mr. Black's plan we find the definitions brief, lists of au- thorities not numerous, and examples rare. On the other hand, the comprehensiveness of the work in respect to the number of words and phrases defined would elicit praise from the most exacting and give the work high value. The aim was to include all words defined in any law dictionary, and this, we believe, has been done. In respect to the second consideration, assuming that the sole func- tion of a law dictionary is to define, this work stands the tests of form. In accuracy of definition and in style it compares favorably with the established lexicons. Its large size is more than made up for in the re- markably large type and generous spacing. A thumb index at the edge and alphabetical guides on both margin and cover are further contribu- tions of the publisher to the convenience of the volume. The more usual method of distributing maxims alphabetically has been followed. LEADING ARTICLES IN EXCHANGES. The Green Bag. Vol. 3. Boston Book Co. No. 9. Lord Selborne (with portrait). Some singular Tenures. Legal Notes on Card-Playing (N. T. Horr). The Supreme Court of New Jersey. II. (J. Whitehead.) The Law and Authors in the Olden Time. Albany Law Journal. Vol. 44. Weed, Parsons, & Co., Albany. No. 15. Avoidable Causes of Delay and Uncertainty in our Courts. The Justices of the Peace in England. American Law Review. Vol. 25. Review Publishing Co., St. Louis, Mo. No. 5. A Summary of Quasi-Contracts. The Decisions of the Comptrollers. Is Unpaid Capital a Trust Fund in any Proper Sense ? Land Transfer and Registration of Titles. Political Science Quarterly. Vol. 6. Ginn & Co., N. Y. No. 3. Efforts at Compromise. The North German Confederation. Economics in Italy. Railroad Stock-Watering. The Writ of Certiorari. General Booth's Panacea. Chicago Law Journal. Vol. 2. N. S. No. 9. American Bar Association. Constructive Assignments. Criminal Law Magazine. Vol. 13. F. D. Ginn & Co. Jersey City. No. 5. The Power of the Sovereignty to Regulate the Conduct of Citizens toward each Other. Canada Law Journal. Vol. 27. J. E. Bryant Co. Toronto. No. 15. Dower in Mortgaged Estates. Judicial Salaries. Legal Statistics for 1890. Washington Law Journal. Vol. 19. Washington, D. C. No 41. The Clitheroe Case. Executory Contract for Performance of Personal Services by a Lawyer not Assignable. Rescission or Compensation — Knotty Problem presented for Solution. Scottish Law Review. Vol. 7. Glasgow. No. 81. John Inglis. Law Journal. Vol. 26. London. No. 1341. Tenants holding over. English Causes CSlebres. 6. Reg. v. Newman. Law Times and Solicitors' Journal. Vol. 25. Dublin. No. 1287. Judgment against Husband as a Bar to an Action against Wife.