The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-08
NEW BOOKS.

S9pIETE PRACTICAL TREATISE CRtMINAL PEocEDuRE,
works on those subjects, with comprehensive notes
taining all the american and English decisions 10 the
York: Banks Bros, 1860 2yols. royal octave
We have received from Messrs. Cushings e. Bal
ley copy of the complete and admirable work,
the title of which is condensed above. Mr. Arch
bold's original treatise Criminal Pleading and
Evidence has long been regarded, in both England
and this country, as one of the most authoritative
text books, and his last work, upon the ''New Svs-
"tem of Criminal Procedure, Pleading and Evil
"dence, (which Mr.. Waterman has here reproduced,
in combination with the first, has met with equal
acceptation. When Mr.. Archbold commenced his
labors, in 1872, works of modern reference upon
criminal Jurisprudence were few and partial and it
is curious to see how the slender volume which he
first gave to the public has grown into the two enor
mons octavos which are now before us. Still the
growth has been entirely legitimate. New and copi-
Gus legislation, and eincrease of crime and crimina
tribunals, have given rise to adudications equally
copious arc new, and the multitude of reports of
Pleas of the Grown in England, and the decisions
of our innumerabe Courts in the United States,
have left no choice but to keep pace with them to
the practitioner, or the writer who supplies his ne
cesslties Elementary books, to be valuable at ALL
under such circumstances, must be complete as in
dexes. Every principle which is laid down must
be fortified by the citation of all the cases which
tend to its illustration Otherwise, the labor-sav-
ing machinery, by which alone professional indus
try can fulfil its tasks, is left but half provided So
long as the Courts continue to prefer single pre-
cedent to dozen reasons, the practitioner must
nave precedents at command, and the book which
supplies them most abundantly and conveniently,
will be the one which suits him best. When the
function of complete and satisfactory digest lis
performed by treatise, which is at the same time
philosophically and practically reasoned and dis
trlbuted the scale of merit and popularity becomes
OF course more elevated in proportion.
The grade of Mr. Archbold's books in this latter
regard is conspicuousy high, and the untiring in
dustry of his American annotator has done everv-
thing, in the index department, that the utmost
avidity of case-hunters could DESIRE The extern
sive notes OF Mr.. Waterman's last three-yolume
edition have been advantageously condensed in the
present publication, with large additions of statu-
tory and decided law, and we do not know work,
in its department, which can fill more useful
place in the library of practising lawyer We
should be glad to see the two porty volumes
handed around through the House of Delegates
and the Senate of Maryland, so that unprofessonal
members might form an idea of the mass of ex
cellent provisions against rogues and ruflians,
which are likely to sleep unexecuted, if Judge
Stump and Mr.. Whitney are allowed, by legislative
apathy OF misconduct, to continue in the places
from which it is reproach that they we're not,
long ago, expelled
From James S. Waters:
H4LMBY HOUSE, tale of Old Northamptonshire BY G. j.
WHYTE MELVILLE, author of" Kate C0rentryn "The m
hfNetef, &C. Bcsten: Ilcknor Fields. 1860
work no Of
the Cavaliers and Roundheads gave birth to so
many romantic incidents, many chvalrous and
noble DEEDS, and were so replete with heroes and
herones OF the noblest stamp, as well as villains of
the blacklist dye, all fighting, plotting, loving,
hating, acting and suffering, that it is no wonder
the age has long been favorite one with the nov
elists. In those stirring scenes, kingly preroga-
tive and popular rights met in bitterest encounter
and brought out in boldest relief the good and bad,
the strong and weak points, in the characters of
all the actors in the bloody drama. The fatal bat
ties, the wild anatcism, the cruel oppression and
the brilliant stratagems of war and love- afford the
romancer ample field for his Imagination to
revel in. The author of 'sHolmby House, how
ever seems to have set up number of puppets
dressed after his own fancy, and to have made
them dance through series of measures all arrang
ed and set to music by himself. Two young ladies
the heroines very weak and silly and the 9TH
strong minded, with slight tendency to fir
tation, and Jealous devotion to the-Cause. She
first falls in love with married man, and tells
him of it; and then becoming as much enamoured
of young rattle-brained cavalier Cornet of Horse
she gives him up to her friend, the other heroine
who, though very sweet upon him at first, after
wards marries retired Parliamentary General
while the young Cornet marries the strong. minded
young woman, who has fortune left her by
relative. These are the principal characters, who
are supported by several old cavaliers of the very
highest responsibility, and a number of young
ones much given to general debauchery. The
King and Queen also figure extensively, and Crom-
well, with some of bis officers, occasionally ap-
pears. There are few court scenes, few battles,
the trial and execution of King Charles, and Skin
mishes, chases &C., all very indierently described
This, with some little byplay of servants and sol
diers. is about all there is in the book The whole
seems labored and rather unnatural, and the
characters appear all to have been undergoing un-
necessary wear and tear of mind There is no
particular impression made by the perusal of the
book, and no sympathy or emotion excited for the
actors.
From james s. Waters:
of"Amy Herbert,n New York ID, Appleton h Co isSo