The publishers announce in their advertisement that "the object of this series is not merely to give a number of unconnected narratives of men in American political life, but to produce books which shall, when taken together, indicate the lines of political thought and development in American history - books embodying in compact form the result of extensive study of the many and diverse influences which have combined to shape the political history of our country.” The series thus far numbers eleven volumes, as follows: John Quincy Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, by John T. Morse, Jr.; Alexander Hamilton, Daniel Webster, by Henry Cabot Lodge; John C. Calhoun, by H. von Holst; Andrew Jackson, by W. G. Sumner; John Randolph, by Henry Adams; James Monroe, by Daniel C. Gilman; Albert Gallatin, by another v. Mary Busch.- Motion to revive action granted without costs-Cyrus H. McCormick, respondent, v. Pennsylvania Central R. Co., appellant. Ordered, that a calendar be made for a term of this court to be held at the Capitol, in the city of Albany, on Monday, the 19th day of January, 1885, on which shall be placed only those cases in which the returns and notices of argument, with proof of service, shall have been filed with the clerk of this court on or before Wednesday, the 31st day of December, 1884. NOTES. John Austin Stevens, James Madison, by Sgruder. AMAN named Corset has tried to kill himself by Gay. Marshall, by A. B. Clay, by Carl Schurz; and Van Buren, by William Dorsheimer, are announced as in preparation. The selection of subjects thus far is judicious; indeed, almost inevitable, unless perhaps the biography of Gallatin might have been spared, and it is a little doubtful whether Randolph was a statesman." In respect to the treatment we can speak with almost unqualified praise. These are by no means biographies in the hackneyed sense, but rather studies by competent scholars and critics of the career of these distinguished men, written with a great deal of insight and impartiality. The reader will find these the first Americau biographies not tinged by heroworship. We have been most forcibly struck by the calmness of their style and the severity of their judgments. This is particularly noticeable in Mr. Lodge's sketches of Webster and Hamilton. A friendly warmth and exaggeration might well be pardoned in respect to these two brilliant men, but Mr. Lodge is not for a moment betrayed from the coolness of the judge into the panegyric of the advocate. He deals most honestly with Webster's great faults, and has the courage to rate his legal acquirements at their true worth. The sketches of Randolph and Jackson are among the most readable and vigorous. Nearly all American statesmen have been lawyers. There are still a great many contingent statesmen in the ranks of the lawyers. To all lawyers the biographies of statesmen are of the greatest value and interest, and we do not know of any other source of information about these great men at once so concise, so trustworthy and so entertaining as the present series. Nearly all of the series have passed more than one edition, some of them as many as six or seven. They deserve this marked success, and we cordially recommend them to the legal profession. The books are handsomely printed, and are of convenient size-16 mo. THE COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS. HE following decisions were handed down Friday, Dec. 19, 1884: Judgments affirmed with costs-Charles F. Nichols, respondent, v. Weed Sewing Machine Co., appellant; Thomas Eames, appellant, v. City of Brooklyn, respondent; John Food, appellant, v. James Dooley, respondent; Victory Webb, etc., Manufacturing Co., appellant, v. John B. Foord and another, respondents; Same v. H. W. Beecher; William H. Popham, respondent, v. Twenty-third Street R. Co., appellant; Union Dime Savings Institution, respondent, v. Thomas L. Sanford, appellant.-Motion to put on preferred calendar denied with costs-Carl F. W. Busch and cutting his throat. That certainly is the appropriate way for a man of that name to kill himself.Example of French wit brought out by the new divorce law: Husband and wife present themselves before the divorce court. "What do you want, madame?" "Divorce from that wretch." "And you, sir?" "Divorce from that vixen." "The decree is refused; there is no incompatibility of temper. You both seem to be perfectly agreed. Call the next case." -Where the money had gone: "As I was coming home from the lawyer's to-day I noticed the most beautiful sealskin sacque. It cost only $300." "Why did'nt you buy it, my dear?" "I was just coming away from the lawyer's," I said. "Oh!"-Graphic. -The 56th Vermont Reports is an interesting and well edited volume. We found thirteen cases in it which we deemed of enough general importance and interest to go into the American Reports. This is a large number. Mr. Palmer, the reporter, is doing his work well, and the court is fully up to the high New England standard of ability. civil service examination; Washington'unable to pass 162 Code should not be a digest; proper code mere 502 102 241 Code 101 head-notes and indices, Virginia Law Journal on. 101 Henry, Judge, remarks on disadvantages of contin- Hoadley, Governor, address before Yale Law School 481 Huddleston, Baron, charge of, in case of "Mignon- English Law Magazine and Review on unofficial 481 "hugging" a serious offense among English barris- "The evils of," toast responded to at American code of civil procedure; evidence; pamphlet by 441 Illinois reports little cited, considering her wealth income of lawyers; the profession not well paid 181 report of committee of New York Bar Associa- index, best form of, is reproduction of head-notes 1 extract from Gov. Hoadley's address on; incident construction of an, merely reproducing state- of common law pleading.. Coleridge-Adams libel suit; setting aside verdict.... 181 141 indictment of newspapers for mistaken opinion on infant, bicycle may be necessary for .. 62 442 international copyright and doctrine of trade-mark, 22 concertinas, playing of, or any musical instruments 241 282 ༤. 401 three in Mignonette" case, no difficulty in pro- (Eng.) keeping up with business of courts, Law 21 141 161 222 Drummond, Judge, anecdotes reported of. 61 denial of anecdotes of self.. 101 Jackson, Chief Justice, of Georgia, "fiue writing" by, 301 their Latin and their grammar of county courts in England and Wales hereafter 181 122 ... Elliott, Chief Justice of Indiana, exceptions to ad- citing cases largely from their own States, in New fault of, in having reported sexual cases at citing reporter's names, Central Law Journal on, 382 Judicial administration, resolution by David Dudley 342 England, much to learn from United States and evidence, part four of Code of Civil Procedure, David 441 jury in modern corporate life, the, Mr. Edwin Young execution, stay of, pending appeal, refusal of, by Karslake, Sir John, still living.. 242 122 expert testimony of artists as to obscenity of pho- kissing, amusing cases; not legal" consideration;' ment.. 402 ment of.. 181 law, influence of; extract from address before Uni- to. .*362 collection of his speeches, arguments and papers, 81 ... 441 English criticism of his eloquence..... 342 "fine writing" by judges..... 301 Folger, Charles James, obituary and personal esti- financial success of; American Law Record on.. mate of; his literary traits. 201 fol" on... Judge, effect of poem "De Massa ob de Sheep- "lawyers, too many; earnings of; Philadelphia Laws," address before Bar Association, 1884..... 164 RECENT AMERICAN DECISIONS. Alabama Supreme Court 144 284 202 California Supreme Court Colorado Supreme Court Illinois Supreme Court 180, 476 297, 451 17, 57, 90, 414 International Law, Lawrence's. 484 Nevada Supreme Court. Legal romance, a, or the Swinfen cases.. Iowa Supreme Court. 55, 79, 118, 136, 179, 235, 298, 356 117, 279 Levi, J. C., on service of surrogate's citations.. 265 458 New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeal 475 54, 177 Neilson's memories of Rufus Choate. 404 New York Court of Appeals...36, 77, 93, 113, 219, 294, 355 Old cases reviewed, the case of the nine members.. 344 371, 412, 472, 493 384 Ohio Supreme Court. The true story of Ophelia, or the death of Miss Ohio Supreme Court Coun.. 455 505 Oregon Supreme Court 396 Parker, Courtlandt, conclusion of his address before Pennsylvania Supreme Court.... .39, 56, 98, 115, 156, 178 204 Partnership, by participation in profits, Guy C. H. Rhode Island Supreme Court 236, 377, 439, 514 26 Presumptions from alterations of instruments, John Texas Commission of Appeals 17 115 245 Presumption of intent, the, John D. Lawson on. 66 of payment, the, John D. Lawson on..... 84, 103, 124 45 223 Vermont Supreme Court.......... United States Circuit Court...53, 78, 95, 113, 175, 234, 257 .38, 57, 137, 317 slipshod legislation..... 223 Swinfen cases, the, a legal romance.. Surrogates' citations, service of, J. C. Levi on... Throop, Montgomery H., on women and the legal For subjects see Index-Digest. 464 True story of Ophelia, the 505 Women and the legal profession, Montgomery H. 464 MARYLAND Court of Appeals Abstract (see Recent SCENE IN AN ENGLISH COURT. Sentenced SKETCH IN AN AMERICAN COURT. MASSACHUSETTS Supreme Judicial Court Ab- See General Term. STATUTE OF FRAUDS, Reed on... 339 140 100 100 444 MICHIGAN Supreme Court Abstract (see Recent MILLER, J. B., on Mr. Fowler's pamphlet...... MISSOURI Supreme Court Abstract (see Recent NEBRASKA Supreme Court Abstract (see Recent NEVADA Supreme Court Abstract (see Recent Ameri- NEW JERSEY Court of Chancery (see Recent Amer- Court of Errors and Appeals Abstract (see Recent Supreme Court Abstract (see Recent American De- NEW YORK Court of Appeals Abstract (see Recent Court of Appeals Decisions handed down (June 27), OHIO Supreme Court Com. (see Recent American De- OREGON Supreme Court Abstract (see Recent Ameri- 264 8 360 |