sir?" The publishers announce in their advertisement that another v. Mary Busch.- Motion to rerire action "the object of this series is not merely to give a num- granted without costs-Cyrus H. McCormick, respond. ber of unconnected narratives of men in American po- ent, v. Pennsylvania Central R. Co., appellant. litical life, but to produce books which shall, when Ordered, that a calendar be made for a term of tbis taken together, indicate the lines of political thought court to be held at the Capitol, in the city of Albany, and development in Americau history — books em- on Monday, the 19th day of January, 1885, on which bodying in compact form the result of extensive study shall be placed only those cases in which the returns of the many and diverse influences which have com- and notices of argument, with proof of service, shall bined to shape the political history of our country.” have been filed with the clerk of this court on or be The series thus far numbers eleveu volumes, as fol- fore Wednesday, the 31st day of December, 1884. lows: 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 NOTES Monroe, by Daniel C. Gilman; Albert Gallatin, by John Austin Stevens; James Madison, by Syndney Howard Gay. Marshall, by A. B. "Magruder | AMAN named Corset has tried to kill himself by cutting his throat. That certainly is the approClay, by Carl Schurz; and Van Buren, by William priate way for a man of that name to kill himself.Dorsheimer, are announced as in preparation. Example of French wit brought out by the new di. The selection of subjects thus far is judicious; in vorce law: Husband and wife present themselves bedeed, almost inevitable, unless perhaps the biography fore the divorce court. “What do you want, madof Gallatin might have been spared, and it is a little ame?” “Divorce from that wretch." “And you, doubtful whether Randolph was a "statesman." “Divorce from that vixen." "The decree is In respect to the treatment we can speak with al- refused; there is no incompatibility of temper. You most unqualified praise. These are by no means biog both seem to be perfectly agreed. Call the next case." raphies in the backneyed sense, but rather studies by -Where the money had gone: “As I was coming competent scholars and critics of the career of these home from the lawyer's to-day I noticed the most distinguished men, written with a great deal of in- beautiful sealskin gacque. It cost only $300.” “Why sight and impartiality. The reader will find these did'nt you buy it, my dear?” “I was just coming the first Ame cau biographies not tinged by hero. away from the lawyer's," I said. “Ob!”—Graphic. worship. We have been most forcibly struck by the -The 56th Vermont Reports is an interesting and calmness of their style and the severity of their judg well edited volume. We found thirteen cases in it ments. This is particularly noticeable in Mr. Lodge's which we deemed of enough general importance and sketches of Webster and Hamilton. A friendly warmth interest to go into the American Reports. This is a and exaggeration might well be pardoned in respect to large number. Mr. Palmer, the reporter, is doing his these two brilliant men, but Mr. Lodge is not for a mo work well, and the court is fully up to the high New ment betrayed from the coolness of the judge into the England standard of ability. panegyric of the advocate. He deals most honestly with Webster's great faults, and has the courage to BALLADE OF THE GENERAL TERM. rate his legal acquirements at their true worth. The Each in his high official chair; sketches of Randolph and Jackson are among the One who presides; two plain J. J.; most readable and vigorous. Decent of mien and white of hair Nearly all American statesmen have been lawyers. They sit there judging all the day. There are still a great many contingent statesmen in The gravity of what they say the ranks of the lawyers. To all lawyers the biogra Bent brows and sober tones comfirm; phies of statesmen are of the greatest value and inter Brown, Jones and Robinson are they, est, and we do not know of any other source of infor. Justices of the General Term. mation about these great men at once so concise, so trustworthy and so entertaining as the present se I see the learned counsel there ries. Rise up and argue, move and pray; Nearly all of the series have passed more than one Attorneys with respectful air edition, some of them as many as six or seven. They Their legal acumen display. deserve this marked success, and we cordially recom Serenely joyous if they may mend them to the legal profession. The books are Of justice keep alive the germ; handsomely printed, and are of convenient size-16 mo. Motion and argument they weigh, COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS. THE That court I haunt, not that I care HE following decisions were handed down Fri day, 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 Envoy -E. S. M., in Lite. some 300 Page. | CURRENT TOPICS-Continued. Adams-Coleridge libel suit; Solicitors' Journal on Page. Justice Manisty's course. 461 Allison, Mr. Andrew, on the rise and probable de- cline of private corporations in America.. 161 America, extract from letter of Lord Coleridge on.. 62 261 anecdotes reported of Judge Drummond 61 denied by him.. 101 anecdotes of Judge Grover, Judge Hall, Chief Justice 139 Waite and others 81 Anglo-American law, leading principles of," by Prof. H. T. Terry, of University of Tokio, Japan.. 101 annoyance in court by continued hammering or music outside 302 arguments, importance of being oral 161 association for reform and codification of law of 40 nations, executive council of, adjourned to meet at Hamburg, Germany 101 Auld Ash Tree, The,'' poem by Thomas Davidson, 380 attributed by Judge Folger to Motherwell.. 321 autographs; pamphlet containing “ seven hundred verses, commended to political candidates; sen- 240 timents appropriate for presidential candidates, etc. 141 in regard to lawyers' morals as reported in 379 Century.. 341 reference to paper by, on “lawyer's morals 362 Bar, etiquette of, recommended by Melbourne (Aus- 380 tralia) coinmittee, to be reduced to written code.. 262 480 Bar Association, Alabama State, report of; interest- 20 ing papers 401 American, meeting of, at Saratoga; address by 100 the President, Mr. Courtlandt Parker... 161 address before, by Judge Dillon, on legal institu- 379 tions of America..... 161 meeting of special committee appointed to urge rejection of Civil Code 50] of New York State, prize of $250 to be awarded 379 at third annual meeting of committee on 400 prizes.... 142 Barrister (Eng.), inability of, to compel payment of 181 Barristers and attorneys, separation of; ludicrous "chaperoning" of client.. 262 1 “Bench and Bar of Chicago, The," sketches of judges and members; suit in regard to biographical payment for insertion of portrait, etc.... 122 Benjamin, Mr., will of.. 62 bicycle may be necessary for an infant.... 362 bill to regulate commercial paper, and to codify law 378 of negotiable instruments, introduced by Judge 459 Poland. Bosworth, Judge, fitting commemoration of his . 420, 459, 519 death ; extract from remarks by William Allen 280 121 Bradley, Mr Justice, address before University of 100 Pennsylvania; extract from, on influence of law; tribute to Mr. George Wood Bramwell, Lord Chief Justice, on cutting off the 322 120 right of appeal in small cases... Campbell, John A., address by, before Alabama Bar 302 340 Association; improper text for assembly of lawyers 401 400 Cassoday, Judge, address before Law Class of Upi. 499 versity of Wisconsin.... 340 341 in the country “Chatterbox,” English series, reprint of ; suit in re- 261 gard to 281 Choate, Rufus, Neilson's memories of. 404 citations generally made by judges in New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts from their own State reports; Illinois little cited 281 tendency of judges to give too many... 821 of Oregon as Oreg." by Law Journal. 102 indorsed by author of Lawyer's Reference Man. 82 ual 221 Alexander Porter... 161 62 article on.... 181 CURRENT TOPICS-Continued. Page 502 frame-work like commandments; mistake in as- 102 241 tled "Some Leading Principles of Anglo-Amer- 101 cil of, association for, adjourned to meet at 101 cation of law of nations at Hamburg, on ac- 142 481 481 441 Bar Association, by David Dudley Field, Walrus 181 tion appointed to urge rejection of civil code., 501 21 1 141 1 relative to statement that he was writing book 62 181 prohibited by local ordinance in Truro, England.. 281 advantage of; suggestion to have laws enacted to 241 and eating another; necessity no excuse for.... 282 401 161 222 61 101 501 502 dress by, at law school commencement; his 481 342 262 142 441 T22 tographs on sale, incompetent in trial for indict- 402 ..81, 82 181 American Bar Association, to appoint com- 81 81 411 301 201 842 CURRENT TOPICS-Continued. Page. jections to proposed codification ... 362 81 81 22 981 legal conclusion should be impregnated with 381 gent fees; suggestion to enact laws to give lien for 241 on codification; extract from, on common-law 141 441 502 261 American Law Record on... where latter properly constructed; examples 381 ments of a syllabi, generally a vicious system.. 381 141 421 281 41 views f master of rolls on ... after Knight's Bachelors 21 462 261 S21 length and Judge Manning, Louisiana.... O'Brien on abridgment of compensation of.... 361 drum is playing a drum, or that a colt is of the 261 401 Field to appoint committee to report remedy for 181 261 421 242 242 81 versity Pennsylvania, by Mr. Justice Bradley 349 421 Bacon.. 341 122 301 Times on. tion .... 301 on... AN to.... fol OD,..... 41 on.. ... "The CURRENT TOPICS-Continued. Page. curiosities of; Euglish Post-office Protection Act... 441 Salvation Army prohibited by local ordinance of Truro, England, from playing musical instruments in the street.... 281 221 Scalchi's suit for salary defended by Abbey, on 502 "Sheepfol' bin," explanation of term in poem “ De 21 321 Smith, Henry, of Albany Bar, death of.. 442 502 speeches, arguments and papers by David Dudley 301 81 Stephen, Mr. Justice, suppressing hammering out- side as annoying the court, at assizes 302 Sterne, Simon, on "prevention of defective and slip- shod legislation 162 442 181 Strong, John R., memorandum upon proposed Civil Code ... 481 pugilistic encounter 502 142 41 Legal Advertiser.. 261 temperate habits, what constitutes, Lord Watson 462 Terry, Prof. H. T., work by, on "some leading prin. 61 ciples of Anglo-American law; exceptions to some of his suggestions on codification.. 101 481 verdict, special, the, in case of “Mignonette can- nibals...... 442 441 setting aside of, by Justice Manisty, in Adamg- Coldridge libel suit 442 462 2 502 Wade, Chief Justice of Montana, experience of stage- coach robbery.... 401 81 Washington, his spelling of clothes, unable to pass 481 162 Watson, Lord, on what constitutes temperate habits, 462 282 382 Wharton's, Dr., Commentaries on American Law, 281 181 witchcraft, mention of, by Chief Justice Elliott. 141 421 woman suffrage, Mrs. James Bennett pamphlet on.. 342 women, discussion as to necessity of, removing glove while being sworn 302 402 Wood, Mr. George, of New York, tribute to, by Jus- 2 322 Young, Mr. Edwin, on the jury in modern corporate 221 421 Yacht “Mignonette, case of one survivor killing 382 and eating the other survivor; necessity no excuse for crime. 282 161 “DOGGEREL FOR DOG-DAYS," a faithful 182 report of; State v. Harriman (75 Me. 62), holding that dogs are not "domestic animals 159 80 60 221 ENGLISH COUNTY COURT, advantages of, a sketch 119 361 481 200, 280, 300, 359, 399, 440, 479 For subjects see Index-Digest. 121 FOLGER, SECRETARY, portrait of, in Court of Appeals room, by Eastman Johnson... 21 221 520 441 GILHOOLY, ANDREW, on remedies for defective 161 quality on executory contracts of sale or manulac- ture 286 181 4 142 421 can Decisions). 382 ,382 INFANTS, recently held in England, that ivory and silver mounted pistol may be necessary for; rules 401 221 382 Decisions). INSURANCE LAW. Abstracts of decisions....58, 199 220, 320, 456, 498 See Index-Digest. 382 KANSAS Supreme Court Abstract (see Recent Ameri can Decisions). 60 KARSLAKE, SIR JOHN.. 384 322 Page. 19 22 Recent American Decisions). vertiser; a falthful report of State v. Harriman 159 41 No. 1), “J. H. H." Powers v. Cassidy (79 N. Y.602)... 203 on ... Page. 21 Adams, George H., on “the Extradition of Eno".. 144 184 164 303 23, 64, 222, 324 444 8 Laws," address before Bar Association, 1884..... 164 144 202 484 484 245 66 84, 103, 124 45 264 100 182 458 404 384 505 201 26 245 of payment, the, John D. Lawson on..... 84, 103, 124 45 223 of sale or manufacture, Andrew Gilhooly on 286 223 182 244 464 505 464 American Decisions). strct (see Recent American Decisions). American Decisions). American Decisions). American Decisions). American Decisions). can Decisions). ican Decisions). American Decisions). cisions). American Decisions). 20; (Oct. 7), 300; (Oct. 14), 320; (Oct. 21), 340; (Oct. 28), 9), 480; (Dec. 16), 600 ; (Dec. 19), 520. cixions). can Decisions). RHODE ISLAND Supreme Court Abstract (see Re cent American Decisions). 180, 476 239 297, 451 17, 57, 90, 414 399, 418 436, 495 452, 517 137, 374, 454, 477 117, 279 .375, 437 475 54, 177 371, 412, 472, 483 455 455, 517 396 236, 377, 439, 514 17 115 276, 295, 313, 337, 395, 430, 473, 194 174, 197, 233, 236, 312, 336, 372 177 .38, 57, 137, 317 39, 59, 118, 138, 280, 359, 378, 419, 456 315 |