STEVENS & HAYNES, BELL YARD, TEMPLE BAR. 31 "During the twenty-two years which have elapsed since the publication of this well-known work, its reputation has been steadily growing, and it has long since become the recognised authority on the important subject of which it treats."-LAW MAGAZINE AND REVIEW. "This edition of what has become a standard work has the advantage of appearing under the supervision of the original author as well as of Mr. Lumley Smith, the editor of the second edition. The result is most satisfactory. Mr. Lumley Smith's edition was ably and conscientiously prepared, and we are glad to find that the reader still enjoys the benefit of his accuracy and learning. At the same time the book has doubtless been improved by the reappearance of its author as coeditor. The earlier part, indeed, has been to a considerable extent entirely rewritten. "Upon the general principles, according to which damages are to be assessed in actions of contract, Hadley v. 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