The editor of the Review of Reviews, in his record of " The Progress of the World " for the July number, comments on many matters of national and international moment — the recent cabinet changes following Secretary Gresham's death, the peculiar prominence of Mr. Carlisle in the leadership of his party, the present status of the silver question in politics, the duty of the United States toward Spain and Cuba, the progress of American universities, Russia's relations with China and Japan, the pros pects of Pacific cable construction, the opening of the Kiel Canal, the progress of amateur sports in Eng land and elsewhere, the recent Italian elections, the fall of Count Kalnoky, anti-Semitism in Vienna, British politics, the future of Chitral, the Armenian question and various other timely topics. This de partment of the Review is illustrated by a score or more of portraits of the men and women of the day, together with maps and views.
The Statute Railroad Laws of New York. By George A. Benham of the Troy Bar. W. C. Little & Co., Albany, N. 1895. One Volume. Law Sheep. $4.50. This is a very convenient manual containing the general railroad laws of New York, and will be es pecially useful to New York practitioners. The general laws regarding taxation and receivers are also included as well as the Inter-State Commerce Act. American Railroad and Corporation Reports. Vol. X. Edited and annotated by John Lewis. E. B. Myers & Co. Chicago, 1895. Law Sheep. $5.00 net. This series of reports is almost indispensible to Corporation Lawyers. The selection of cases covers the most important decisions pertaining to railroads and corporations, and each case is accompanied by very full and valuable annotations. Two volumes are published each year.
BOOK NOTICES. BOOKS RECEIVED. A Treatise on the Law of Real Property. By Darius H. Pingrey, LL.D. H. B. Parsons, Albany, N. Y. Two Volumes. Law Sheep. $12.00, net. The fundamental principles of the law of real property are very fully expounded by Mr. Pingrey in this work, and the treatise compares favorably with the accepted standard works upon the subject. The author has endeavored to prepare a book equally ser viceable to the practitioner and to the law-student, and in this respect he has been eminently successful. Over seventeen thousand cases are cited including the very latest decisions. The work deserves a careful examination, and will prove a valuable addition to any working library.
Handbook of Criminal Procedure. By Wm. L. Clark, Jr. West Publishing Co., St. Paul, Minn. $3.75. A Complete Indexed Digest of the United States Supreme Court Reports, Volume III. The Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Co., Rochester, N. Y., 1895. Law Sheep.?6.oo. History of the Law of Real Propf.rty in New York. By Robert Ludlow Foster. Baker, Voorhis & Co., 1895. $3.00, net. The Brehon Laws. By Laurence Grinnell. Charles Scribner's Sons. Cloth. $2.40.
