Addenda which appears just after the Table of Cases. The Index is adequate, but the headings might have been printed in larger or heavier type, so as to catch the eye more readily. The whole work shows signs of the exercise of the greatest care coupled with profound knowledge.

Sixth Edition.

Legal History. By C. THWAITES.

The Student's Guide to Constitutional Law and By C. THWAITES. London: Geo. Barber. 1913. Mr. Thwaites has since 1884 prepared students for the Bar and Solicitors' examinations, and in fact is regarded as an expert in the matter. It is his intention, by means of questions and answers ou Constitutional Law and Legal History, to give students such information as will enable them to pass their examinations. His digest of subjects necessary to "get up," and his suggestions as to the course of study and books to be read for that purpose, show a wide experience and intuition. On page 39, in the first answer given in drawing a distinction between the Australia Act 1900 and the South Africa Act 1909, he makes a statement which hardly appears to be strictly accurate, He says: "In Africa there is only one executive and one set of Courts for the Union; in Australia each State retains its own executive and set of Courts, with appeal to the Privy Council or to the Federal Court." Now it is true, in the case of South Africa, to say that there is only one Supreme Court for the whole of the Union, but it must not be forgotten that each Province has its own separate branch of the Supreme Court, with its own separate set of judges, exercising a jurisdiction coterminous with each Province. From each of these Provincial branches there is an appeal to the Appellate Division or to the Privy Council. We like very much the answer given to the question: "What do you understand by Imperial Federation?" It shows the various ramifications of this complex proposition in a concise manner, which is most refreshing and at the same time quite impartial. We feel certain that the present edition will prove equally useful and equally popular to the five former ones.

Sixth Edition. Chitty's Statutes. Vols. 1-16. By W. H. AGGS, M.A., LL.M. London: Sweet & Maxwell. 1911-1913. Born in the same year, this Magazine takes especial interest in Chitty's Statutes. The first edition of the Statutes was brought out by Mr. J. Chitty in the year 1828. In the same year, Abraham

Hayward, of the Western Circuit, Q.C., founded the Law Magazine, with which was subsequently incorporated the Law Review, its promotion being the outcome of Brougham's famous speech on Law Reform in April of that year. In 1851-4, it was found necessary to bring out a second edition of the Statutes, under the joint editorship of Messrs. Welsby and Beavan. The latter was responsible for the third in 1865. That well-known jurist, Mr. J. M. Lely, presided over the birth of the fourth and fifth in the years 1880 and 1894 respectively. It will, therefore, be apparent that Mr. W. H. Aggs has had famous predecessors, and it is not flattery to say that he has proved himself worthy of the mantle which has fallen upon his shoulders. The period of time which has passed since 1894 is punctuated with laws which have had wide-reaching effects upon the welfare of the community. For years a Titanic warfare was waged over the question of Appeals in Criminal cases, and in 1907 the question was answered by the foundation of a Court of Criminal Appeal. Whether power will be given to that Court to order a new trial is a question "on the knees of the Gods," but many occupants of the Bench appear to be in favour of such power being granted. The Old Age Pensions Act 1908 was a reform too long overdue. Master and Servant is a heading which covers many new departures in Legislation. The new principles enunciated in the two Acts of 1897 and 1906, still give the Courts much ground for decision upon points of Workmen's Compensation. What threatens to be the predecessor of other Legislation of a similar nature, is to be found in the Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912. Law of a paternal

nature is to be found in such Acts as the Children Act 1908, and the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912. The country seems to have received with equanimity reforming measures such as the National Insurance Act 1911, the Finance Act 1910, the Housing and Town Planning, etc. Act 1909, and the Trade Union Act 1913. It would be impossible within the limits of a review, to dissect in detail the monumental nature of the work contained in these sixteen volumes. The general scheme of arrangement has been retained, which is to be commended as having stood the test of time and experience. One novelty is to be noticed, however, and it is one of great practical utility. Each case cited has appended to it the date, the usual references, and lastly, a reference to Mews' Digest. In this way a reader may rapidly master the facts of the case cited, and any bearing it may have upon the point he

is looking up. The sixteenth volume is very important, containing as it does: (1) A Table of Short and Popular Titles; (2) A Table of Regnal Years and Chapters; (3) A Table of Statutory Rules and Orders; (4) A General Index, etc., to the previous volumes. The last of these four appears to be comprehensive, illuminating, and to be a sure guide to the whole contents. We think that, in bringing out the sixth edition of Chitty's Statutes, Mr. Aggs has added very materially to the laurels which he has already gained as a sound, reliable and discriminating legal writer.

Ninth Edition. Shirley's Leading Cases in the Common Law. By R. WATSON, LL.B. London: Stevens & Sons. 1913.

Shirley's Leading Cases is so well known that it requires no commendation from us. Originally written as a Student's Manual, the present Editor has adapted it to the needs of full-fledged practitioners, to quote his pithy phrase, "always remembering that a person does not cease to be a student merely because he is called to the Bar or admitted a Solicitor." Several of the old cases have been omitted by reason of the subject-matter having been crystallized in Statute form. Under Defamation has been included the somewhat startling case of Hulton & Co. v. Jones (L. R. [1910], A. C. 20). No doubt students will continue to tear out of the book the map, and to pin it up where they can constantly refresh their memory, in many cases ignoring the injunction given to confine this operation to a book which is their own. The ninth edition will undoubtedly prove as useful to the present generation of students as previous ones have been in the past.

Thirty-Second Edition. The Formation, Management, and Winding-up of Joint Stock Companies. By F. GORE-BROWNE, M.A., K.C., and W. JORDAN. London: Jordan & Sons. 1913.

The present edition was supposed to be brought up to the end of June this year, but the Companies Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. V, c. 25) received the Royal Assent and came into operation on August 15th. The text of that Act has been inserted after page 410, and was intended to meet the difficulties created by the case of Park v. The Royalties Syndicate (L. R. [1912], 1 K. B. 330). Formerly, a private company retained its privileges as such, even if it violated the rules governing private companies. This defect in the law is corrected by the new Act just passed. Since the thirty-first edition in 1911,

not many important cases have been decided which bear upon company law. Company auditors should read Cuff v. London and County Land Co. (L. R. [1912], 1 Ch. 440). In The Birkbeck Permanent Building Society's Case (L. R. [1912], 2 Ch. 183) the Court once more enumerated the principles governing and the effects resulting from a company borrowing beyond its legal capacity. Those readers interested in Insurance Companies will carefully master the decision in the Law Car and Insurance Corporation (L. R. [1913], 2 Ch. 103). The text has been thoroughly revised and considerably amplified after the manner of such masters of their subject as are the two learned Authors of this standard work.

By E. L. BURGIN.

London:

Administration of Foreign Estates. Stevens & Sons. 1913. Whether or not, as the Author is of opinion, the learning of the great professors of international jurisprudence is inaccessible to the greater part of the legal profession, or presented academically rather than usefully in daily affairs, a book which aims at utility for its first object ought to be welcome in a very wide circle. There is one great recommendation the work has many of the problems in it seem to have come before the Author in actual cases, and such a circumstance gives a special value to matters thus practically solved. The chapter on domicile and its power in administration and succession is, amongst others, very explicitly and fully written; and, throughout, the book is one that may be very usefully consulted.

Chitty's Statutes of Practical Utility. By W. H. AGGS. London: Sweet & Maxwell. 1913.-In this selection, nineteen of the Statutes passed as late as March in last Session are included. The work seems to have escaped only narrowly from being published in two parts. As even now it only slightly exceeds 150 pages, the escape is fortunate. Amongst the Statutes are of course the Coal Mines (Minimum Wages) Act 1912, which apart from the Trade Boards Act 1909, was the first attempt to regulate by Act of Parliament the wages of a great industry"; the Trade Union Act 1913; and the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912. The marginal notes to the King's Printers' issue are not identical with those used by the Author, but are varied for the purpose of improvement. The footnotes are very helpful, and will remove difficulties of construction or interpretation that otherwise might arise.

The Law of Domestic Servants. By J. D. CASSWELL, B.A. London: Jordan & Sons. 1913. If this small volume, costing a trifle, were purchased by every householder, it would save him. or her much worry and many a visit to the family solicitor. In simple language, Mr. Casswell gives full information as to the nature of Domestic Service, the contract of service, its termination, and all the incidents relating to Domestic Service. Employers and employed will take special interest in Chapters IX and X. In the former chapter a servant can see at a glance whether he or she is entitled to an Old Age Pension, the amount, and the right method of getting it. In Chapter X we have full information given with regard to those portions of the National Insurance Act 1911 which affect Domestic Servants. The Index is simple in form and nontechnical in language.

Workmen's Compensation Appeals. By C. Y. C. DAWBARN. London: Sweet & Maxwell. 1913.-The cases in this interminable subject which have gone to appeal during the twelve months named are arranged under the appropriate divisions of the Acts, and in minuter detail in subdivisions, in which a meaning has been attached by the Court to the debatable expressions of the Legislature. These cases are well up-to-date, for some of them (Dight v. Owners of Crarister Hall for instance) had not, when the book was issued, been reported. Some valuable suggestions for the consideration of the parties concerned are supplied by the Author in the Preface.

The Law relating to Tug and Tow. By ALFRED BUCKNILL. London Stevens & Sons. 1913-This book on a difficult subject has the advantage of an Introduction by Mr. Butler Aspinall. Two chapters of special importance are those on the relations of tug and tow to third parties, and on the division of loss incurred. The cases in these chapters are very clearly set out. There could be no better criterion of the merit of the work than Mr. Butler Aspinall's statement, that the Author has succeeded in presenting succinctly and accurately the law on the subject.

Medical Jurisprudence. By Dr. W. RAMSAY SMITH. London: Stevens & Sons. 1913. The Author has set himself "the novel task of viewing the principles and practice of Medical Jurisprudence from the standpoint of the Court, the Bench and the Judge," and,