Rule 40. The appellant need not file his appeal papers and serve them on the respondent's attorney until eight days before the term, and an order of the court which compels him to file them earlier will be set aside. (40 Hun, 557.)

Rule 49. See 5 Civ. Pro. R., 162; 43 Hun, 593

Rule 64. See 12 Civ. Pro. R., 139; 79 N. Y., 146.

Rule 71. See 94 N. Y., 605.

Rule 73. See 30 Hun, 154; 20 J. & Sp., 545; 100 N. Y., 570; 17 Abb. N. C., 236.

Rule 80. An attorney occupying a connecting office in the same building with an attorney of the party, should not be appointed referee. (13 Civ. Pro. R., 288.) Rule 81. See 3 Civ. Pro. R., 127.

Rule 85. The former chancery rules are still sometimes applicable. (49 Hun, 195 and 202.)

A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF BUILDING AND BUILDINGS especially referring to Building Contracts, Leases, Easements and Liens, containing also various forms useful in building operations, a glossary of words and terms commonly used by builders and artisans, and a digest of the leading decisions on building contracts and leases in the United States. By A. Parlett Lloyd, of the Baltimore Bar, author of a "Treatise on the Law of Divorce."-Boston, Houghton, Mifflin & Company; New York, 11 East Seventeenth Street, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1888.

Part I treats of The Building Contract; Part II The leading United States decisions, and those of each of the several States; Part III Building Leases; Part IV Easements Relating to Building; Part V Mechanics Liens. Appendix, Glossary of Building Terms, Forms. Considering the amount of building going on in the United States, and the technicality often to be met with in the building law made more difficult by embarassing legislation, it seems somewhat surprising that Mr. Lloyd is the first American author to treat this subject in a separate work. Mr. Lloyds treatise were less admirable than it is, this would be a sufficient excuse

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for its appearance. However it needs no excuse but only commendation. A cursory glance reveals the usefulness of the work and it will find its way into every complete library.

The

A TREATISE ON PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. effect of the clause of the constitution of the United States that forbids a state to pass a "Law impairing the obligation of Contracts" upon the police control of a state of our Private Corporations by Wm. Wharton Smith.-Philadelphia, Rees, Welsh & Co., Law Publishers, 16 South Ninth Street, 1889.

Mr. Smith has treated this much litigated phase of the Dartmouth College decision in a concise and attractive style, and his essay will well repay a careful perusal.

PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT DIGEST.— Vol. III, containing abstracts of the Decisions, notions and Orders in the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the year 1888. Charles H. Bannard. Philadelphia, T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., 1889.

This is a very useful and complete digest of the decisions of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and it contains every order and judgment given during the year ar

ranged chronologically. A table of cases. shown where every case is reported in full. The index is full and satisfactory.

THE CONCURRENT JURISDICTION Of the FedeRAL AND STATE COURTS. By George C. Holt, of the New York Bar. New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co., 1888.

In a certain way the subject matter of this book is novel. Certain portions of it may have been covered in works on the practice of the Federal courts which usually have a little to say about concurrent jurisdiction, but this is the first work that has treated of this subject exclusively. This book covers the subject in a scientific manner and is especially important as giving the ground and reasons for preferring one court to another when a choice of courts is given; this is a subject frequently overlooked, and yet of para

mount importance. The press work and indexing leave nothing to be desired.

Through the courtesy of the Interstate Commerce Commission, we have received their Second Annual Report. A glance at the contents of the book is enough to reveal the complexity and importance of the problems that come before the Commission, and the skill shown in solving the problems goes far to justify the belief so frequently expressed, that it would be a great step towards the final settlement of the railroad question to enlarge still further the powers entrusted to this Commission.

We wish to acknowledge the receipt of "The Columbiad," published by the Junior Class of the Columbia College. The publication is a fine one and reflects great credit both on the Class and its editors.