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ing on Part I (Criminal Statistics) of "Judicial Statistics (England and Wales), 1906." CRIMINAL LAW. "Evidence coming before Grand Juries in Considering the Finding of a Bill Preferred," by William Steers, Canadian Law Times and Review (V. xxviii, p. 355). CRIMINAL LAW. " Interim Stay in Crimi nal Proceedings," by R. Srinivasa, Allahabad Law Journal (V. v, p. 142). DAMAGES. " Claims for Pecuniary Dam ages," by Edwin Maxey, Albany Law Journal (V. Ixx, p. 130). ECONOMICS. " Economics from a Legal Standpoint," by H. W. Humble, American Law Review (V. xlii, p. 379). Arguing for a greater cooperation between lawyers and economists in solving the problems of the day. EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY. " Purpose and Character of Employer's Liability Legislation in the United States," by C. T. Bond, Central Law Journal (V. Ixvi, p. 483)." EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY. " The Legal Lia bility of Employers for Injuries of their Em ployees in the United States," by Lindley D. Clark, Bulletin No. 74 of the United States Bureau of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1908. A general account of the present state of legis lation and common law liability on this subject, followed by copies of or summaries of the law in different states. ETHICS. "The Data of Professional Ethics," by W. R. Curran, May Illinois Law Review (V. iv, p. 29.) Discusses admitted principles at the basis of this subject. HISTORY. " The Historical Interpretation of ' Law ' in Relation to Its Certainty," by Theodore Schroeder, Albany Law Journal (V. 70, p. 101). HISTORY. " Judicial Aspect of the Peace Conference," by Hayne Davis, American Lawyer (V. xvi, p. 210). HISTORY. " The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ of Nazareth," by M. Brodrick. Longmans, Green & Co., New York, 1908. A series of lectures on the historical and legal aspects of the subject which show familiarity with the original sources of information as well as with the best modern commentaries. It gives in very readable form a clear conception of the Hebrew judicial system which illuminates the fragmentary accounts we have of the trial of Jesus.

HISTORY (England). " The Middle Temple Library," by C. E. A. Bedwell, Law Magazine and Review (V. xxxiii, p. 2 74) . A brief account of the origin and development. INTERNATIONAL LAW. " Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War," by Robert Granville Campbell, Numbers 4, 5 and 6 of series 26 in Johns Hopkins Univer sity Studies in History and Political Science, The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1908. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES (England). "The Evolution of the English Joint-Stock Limited Trading Company," by Frank Evans, Columbia Law Review (V. viii, p. 461). Con clusion of an article begun in the May number. JURISDICTION. " The Relationship of the State and National Courts," by Jacob^ Trieber, American Law Review (V. xlii, p. 321). This paper read before the Arkansas State Bar Association, May 21, 1908, reviews the judicial definitions of the relative powers and duties of the state and the national courts and strongly insists that there is no ." irrepressible con flict " between the two. So well have the provinces of the two been defined that the possible conflict of jurisdiction, held up as a scarecrow under the names " centralization, usurpation, destruction of the liberties of the people," is declared to be a mere resort of the demagogue. JURISPRUDENCE (Indian). "The Parajikas," by Edward P. Buffet, American Law Review (V. xlii, p. 387). Setting forth for the first time to American, if not indeed to any occidental, students of legal history an ancient and important system of jurisprudence con tained in one of the books of the primitive Buddhist canon dating from the fifth century B.C. It comprises not only a statutory code and verbal commentary, but collections of cases hypothetical and quasi historical. LIBEL AND SLANDER. " Local Authori ties: Publication of Proceedings," by Harry C. Bickmore, Law Magazine and Review (V. xxxiii, p. 310). Discussing the rights of the general public and of a particular limited public to obtain admission to the meetings of local authorities, and the liability attaching to a local authority, or any member thereof, to actions for libel or slander, based upon the publication, either oral or written, of the pro ceedings of the authority.