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confer any legal remedy upon creditors in respect of real assets resting under the Act in the personal representation, in addition to the equitable remedy already recognised by Courts of Equity or conferred by statutes; but assets which prior to the Act were equitable, will remain of the same nature, and be distributable accordingly, notwithstanding that they are now rendered immediately available in the hands of the personal representation for payment of debts."

Such a sentence as that states a principle. We believe that it is a correct principle; but whether it be so or no, the citation will serve to shew the nature of the treatise now under review, and the kind of assistance which it is likely to render to the thinking lawyer. At the same time, all the necessary work of research and codification required for bringing the book up to date seems to have been adequately performed.

Sixth Edition. The Student's Conveyancy. By ALBERT GIBSON AND WALTER GRAY HART, LL.B., London: Law Notes Publishing Offices, 1900.

The main point of difference between the present edition of this work, which is intended for the use of candidates at the final and honours examination of the Incorporated Law Society, and its predecessors is once again the Land Transfer Act, 1897 (Statute 60 & 61, Vict. c. 65), which, with its rules, has been the cause of so many new editions of legal treatises. It is certainly important that students should begin at once to include some idea of its provisions in their earliest notions of the art and science of conveyancing. On page 555 of the edition before us, and the following pages, students will find a lucid history of the short facts relating to the subject and a very satisfactory explanation of the present system of registration of land. And in all other ways the volume seems to have been thoroughly brought up-to-date.

Seventh Edition. A Digest of the Law of Partnership with an Appendix of Forms. BY SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK, BART., London: Stevens and Sons, 1900.

Sir Frederick Pollock's book is a standard classic in the Law Library. The author himself originally drafted the Bill, which subsequently became the Partnership Act, 1890. He has since brought his treatise up-to-date from time to time, and it is hardly necessary to observe that what he has done, he has done well

Considering the moderate price of the volume, it can scarcely fail to continue running through a series of editions. The conveyancer ought certainly to have before him the precedents, which appear at the end of the book, when drafting a commercial deed of partnership.

THE YEARLY LEGAL PRACTICES.

By M. Muir

The Yearly Practice of the Supreme Court, 1901.
Mackenzie, S. G. Lushington, J. C. Fox and others.

The Yearly County Court Practice, 1901. By G. Pitt-Lewis, Q.C.,
Sir C. Arnold White, and others. London: Butterworth and
Co. 2 Vols.

The Annual County Court Practice, 1901. By W. C. Smyly, Q.C., and W. J. Brooks. London: Sweet and Maxwell; Stevens and Sons. 2 Vols.

These yearly publications, so indispensable to the busy practitioner and so uninteresting to those outside the ranks of lawyers, are again to hand, and a casual inspection is sufficient to show that the accustomed care and skill has been bestowed upon their contents to make them as useful and reliable as it is possible to do for those for whose use they are intended. It is gratifying to note that the labours of the editors of the Supreme Court Practice have met with such encouraging appreciation by the profession that we have now the third yearly issue and we may safely predict that this work has come to stay. The editors draw attention to some alterations in the arrangement of the book, such as inserting the consecutive numbers of the rules as well as the orders in which the rules are included, which will add to its handiness.

The editors of the Yearly County Court Practice were fortunate on the eve of going to press in obtaining the important new rules which came into force on January 1st, and these have been inserted in their proper places and carefully annotated. All the latest decisions have been carefully noted, and the Admiralty Practice contained in Vol. II. has again been the subject of special attention. We may safely assume that in the experienced hands of Mr. Pitt-Lewis, who is very much at home in trying Admiralty cases in the City of London Court, this portion is as nearly perfect as may be.

Mr. Smyly's work bears evidence of careful and discriminating labours, in which he has had the valuable assistance of Mr. W.

J. Brooks. Several important statutes passed during the last session of Parliament-the Agricultural Holdings Act, Workmen's Compensation Act, and the Money Lenders' Act-have all received special notice; and the decisions of the House of Lords, and Court of Appeal, on the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1897, have been carefully noted. Cases dealing with questions of practice have been incorporated with the practice, whilst those which decide questions of principle have been set out at the end of the part which deals with the practice. We endorse in its entirety the learned editor's statement in the dedication to the Speaker that he "has the respect and good wishes of every member of the Bar," but is not the dedication of a book of this description-however valuable its contents-carrying sentiment a little too far?

Statutes of Practical Utility, 1900. By J. M. Lely, M.A. London: Sweet and Maxwell; Stevens and Sons.

The Practical Statutes, 1900. By J. S. Cotton. London: Horace Cox.

The most interesting and not the least useful portion of Mr. Lely's book is the summary, in which he briefly gives the effect of each statute printed. His observations at the conclusion of this section are significant and well worthy the attention of our legislators, especially that portion dealing with the improvement of legislation. He makes two important suggestions in the way of reform, the first, as he says, a small and easy one, the second great and difficult. The citation of statutes, he thinks, instead of being by regnal year and chapter should, as in the Colonies, be by number and the year of our Lord. The new century offers a convenient opportunity for making the change. Again Parliament might conveniently in many if not in all cases "proceed," as the late Lord Beaconsfield once expressed it, by way of resolution and not by way of bill. That is to say, the substance of a bill might be voted by a set of resolutions in plain and easy terms and the legal result of these resolutions might afterwards be put into technical language by experts, whose renderings should not become law until after a considerable time had been given for Parliament to detect deviations from the resolution. No doubt much can be said in support of these suggestions, and much may be said against them, but, as Mr. Lely apparently has a free entry to the

doing a public service by until some decision is come

pages of the Times, he would be keeping his views before the public to in the matter, one way or the other. The arrangement of this book is in alphabetical order, in continuation of Chitty's Statutes, with notes and the aforementioned summary.

Mr. Cotton's book is handy in size and arrangement for reference, and contains introductions to the statutes; notes; tables of statutes repealed and subjects altered; lists of local, personal, and private acts, together with a copious index.

CONTEMPORARY FOREIGN LITERATURE.

Bidrag till Liran om Aftal särskildt mellan Frånvarande. En Komparativ Rättsstudie. By C. A. REUTERSKIÖLD. Upsala, 1900. This is one of the excellent series of legal monographs published by the University of Upsala. They deal with Roman, Swedish, and International Law, and give the English reader a high opinion of the juristic capacities of the Swedes. For the benefit of readers unacquainted with the Swedish language it may be stated that the title means "A contribution to the learning on Agreement, especially between absent parties." The author begins with the subject from the point of view of jurisprudence, follows it through Roman law (where it is to be found mostly in Digest ii., 14, and xliv., 7), and traces the variety of the law in the most important systems. Numerous English, American, and Indian statutes, text-books, and decisions are cited. A competent knowledge of English law is shown, and in the bibliography of authorities the best English text-books in their most recent editions are included. The only matter in which the author is perhaps a little at sea is in that which must always be a difficulty to a Continental jurist, the peculiarly English distinction between a contract under seal and a contract in writing.

Grenzen der Rechtskraft. By DR. ALBRECHT MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY. Leipzig, 1900.

This interesting treatise, by one who bears an honourable name, is an attempt to show, from an examination of the legal systems of England, the United States, France and Germany, the limits within which the judgment of a Court of Justice operates on others than the parties. The scope of the work may be judged by the heads of the chapter on English-American law. They run

thus History, Estoppel and Merger, Parties and Privies, Companies and Shareholders, Regress, Guarantee and Attachment, Judgment in rem, Collateral Attack. The last is a mode of procedure somewhat strange to English lawyers, but much used in the United States. It is a kind of action to set aside a judgment and lies where the Court has improperly assumed jurisdiction, or where the judgment has been obtained by fraud or collusion. (Sidensparker v. Sidensparker, [1864], 52 Maine, 481). This case with many others is set out in an appendix of the leading cases in England and the United States. The learned author, unlike most foreign jurists, is quite at home in dealing with English decisions, and knows how to cite English reports. The only error that a diligent reviewer has been able to find is at p. 524, where Brinsmead v. Harrison is said to have been decided in the "Exchequer Chamber of the Court of Common Pleas." The meaning is obvious, but it is hardly a correct mode of conveying it.

SOME WORKS OF REFERENCE.

Edited by E. LAYMAN, B.A.

The Lawyer's Companion and Diary, 1901. London: Stevens & Sons.-The present issue maintains the usual high standard of this publication. All the recent judicial appointments and promotions have been noted, and the lists of Counsel and Solicitors have been brought up to date. A diary for every day of the year, Tables of Costs, Stamp Duties, and a list of the Public Statutes of 1900, are some of the many useful features of this work.

Hazell's Annual for 1901. Edited by W. PALMER, B.A. (16th year). London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney.-This well-known Annual is a complete record of men and topics of the day; and is what might be called an interesting and readable book of reference. Every subject of public interest is dealt with in its pages. The Wars in South Africa and China, the Commonwealth of Australia Act, Army Reform, the General Election, and the Powers and Constitution of the New Borough Councils in London are some of the many subjects treated in the work. The Ministerial changes are all recorded, and biographies are given of many of the leading men of the day. Maps are included of places prominently before the public, but the one of South Africa, mentioned in the Key to Contents, we are unable to find in the body of the work. The present issue has been revised right up to date, and to anyone taking an interest in public affairs the book cannot fail to be of the greatest possible service.

The Royal Blue Book: Court and Parliamentary Guide, 1901. London: Kelly's Directories.-The present is the 158th edition of this invaluable publication. Though old in years, the work is kept thoroughly up-to-date in every way. So far as we can see, there is no change in the general features of the work, and, indeed, it would be difficult to improve on the present method of compilation. In addition to a complete directory of the better class private residents in the district

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