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for including a large number Of charges to fu-
rios among theae judicial opinions. This prno-
tico would tloubtloss soem more roprohonalt,n to
oritica residing in States where tho oharaou of
Judges to 1urioa arc oral and extomporanoona,
oasos, as carofulIy written out rs judicial opin-
ions themBcfyoH. Still, oven here. thoy aro among
tho hurried inoidonts Of trial. and NO ques.
ton whother 1t Is just to lay thcm befora
opinions rondorod on legal points that 1.-Two boeu
first fully argued, aud upon which tho opinion
tlon. Mr.. Dsao bus supplemented many Of tho
cases with . brief note OF casos boaring on
yVcnalin8,s Index.
AN ALPHABETICAL INDEX, snowMa NJ
Tns i111no1s Rnronrs sun.saursrlr ] Gssvn RsvaDzn
MODIFIED, EXPLAINED, APPROVED, on MANI
34o nr TE n voynr e.
tho 1lcporte. Dy uEoRaK Il. WENnL1No. 2es pp., 8vo
Chicago: E. d. Myers. 1B74.s
BY this index, tho lawyer can Immediately
compare any given decision OF tho Supreme
Court Of Illinois with all other decisions Of tho
Hame Court boaring on tho Same point. It is
ingenious and valuable as labor-saving ma-
ohine and the caro- involved In Its preparation
deservo ample reward from tho profession.
A ALnw-Iievlow.
TIE DENOn AND BAR REVIEW. Vol, 1, No. II
January, 1874. 900 PIP. baltimore.
We have received this, tho first number Of 4
bulky quarterly law-reviow, proposed to DO pub
lishod for tho Bonthoru market matnly. At least
no Judge that lawyer Of strong South.soctionh
prciudiceH must have writton tho article on "Tho
Civil Law" In which occurs tie following dis
Judge Story and tho rrofundity Of an obscure
Circuit Judge In South Caro1ina:
South Carolina DaT in tue dsys q % lie highest bril-
Lcgare and potgsu, and Preston and King, and Hunt
ana Msamminger Wc1o members Of tnas fraternity
judge ut tho Bar nnor-tabo on the day previous to
the opcning Of tho Court:
"Csn,ancollor, aro you familiar with tho Civil
".Tgnhapp!ly, on no., y replied tho Chancellor.
THAT 10 very fortunate. do not think any man
case dockate Tor tria It tho Court Which he nonod 10
gain by urging the prdneiplca tho prcccdents an tbs
,xesy quietly responded The
rsy great Juo Ssw to ov T' LaT you n Inas
yse at aa1 sasnry Sasn e sss e
cial duties, and other donnda upon MY tine ,, dis
fractions, banled my oaosts and frustrated ny do.
The casc oarne for trin'. Tho lawyer, relying
npon tho weight OF tho arguments to bo dolnced from
the Civil Law aud HOmewhnt on tho presumed ignor-
Of both Bench and BAR cited passage after psse-
ago from tho Institutes md other Noman toxa. tranB-
hitting the quotations ho cited tho, for tho inBtruo.
tlou Of tho judge and the information OF tho oppoanR
| counsel.
On several occasions tho Chancellor stepped him af-
ter his cutions, spprsed him that hs translatlons
gave an orronenus rendering OF tho texts, from disro-
gard of tho context, which ho quoted olY-hand from
the Latin, and supplied with correct yorson, to e1-
peso the misconceptions MISREPRESENTATION Of tho
advocate. Tho lawyer ut length sat down IN confusion
| anu dsmay. His casa was lost. 4 most rghteouu
] and wonderful Judge had como to tho Judgment.
The Chancellor continued to preside with his accus-
tomod mo.leaty, sarcuity, rerspcacity, and erudts
tho exposure and robukc, and mourning his dch-
cheney in tho Indispensable knowledge OF tho Roman
Law. 1t ia pity that Mr.. Justice Story denied
the benefit Of aeh learned Judge ut his elbow whom
he stuffed his textbooks with continual quotations,
often Irrelevant, from. this Corpus Jrfs Cufis. 1t ii
duo to IN houorad aud honorable name. md to grcat
intellect and grtatcr nature which vera knswn and
appreciated within narrow inits 10 state that tho
| Chancellor Of tho nnecdoo just rocitcd was William
Harper whom none know but to reverence Ind admire.
| Tho present number contains good articles on
"rho Bar in England and Franco (Beleotcd) ;'f
''The Civil Law-Its Nature and Genlue J" "Tho
Responsibility OF Life-Insu1ance Companies for
tho Acta and Representations Of Their Soliciting
| Agents !" William Pinlinoy at Bol-Air;" "Calel
| Cushing;" IAN Address Bofnre the Law-school
! Of the University Of Alaryland;" md the usual
digest Of recent American mud English caepa.