, 1877-05-12


mon law and equity have hecn tninsIet,; crimi-
mails tan tcstftr in thoir own behalf, and arc al
1owetl, with thu g1eatcat freedom. tn lie admit
lei tu turn States cvlente; tush1ntls aud
wives cay, IN nany States, testify for
rlage+',ntract is 1carriy even 4 civfl
compact which cnn tc enforced. Yet. will. many
questionable changes, the .lrtft of these lr1!s.
iat!vG unl lqal'lal altva!Gc' has been broad all
truth in the atnp!cst way, with the lca.ttrouble
snd expense; and technical rules. which rcsled
on no broader ground than that II precedent,
of evidence ls now 70 tc determined by the
laws, not of formal iurfspru1encc, but Of free
logic; and the recent DECISIONS of most Of the
States arc bated on ioglral MS distinguished
irnn technically lurItlifal grounds
in order 70 meet this graul ndyancc-thls
rcs0lMtFon as It Ncrc-tn the rules of erficncc,
Dr. Wharton, already well and fnvurnhIy known
hy other legal trcatiacs, has written sE,e work
states that hls Object llas been to meet tic
changes caused In tho rifles ot evidence by the
witnesses, by tho di.use of special r!eai!ng, BY
der codes, and by tho, changcs IN regard to
relevancy and presusnpt!ous of law. The work
tsspsMssSy sp Mc5y 81 # ssev1a ss hSuFftss F4Ss 1t n. GG I
Eflecta Of Proof; and the numerous
Illustrations arc drawn lrun tho fktcst aut!,0Et
ties. 1t fs 2 complete trcatfse on thu law ot
AMI iss,ns 'o ~, er,.,.t Iva t % ~
Iccnjraf mi nu PhIin. 1ns .'a 4; fsr % ,c IT, ~.
nearly gonu b: when Engti.h trcatlscs can be
rcvampcd with few totcs, and .inadc to do
ho.,c, ~ x,it,sr ts ~, ranon aE y, thcY x ne
rt ri H. i%n .no r,utsia. n,, io "
diverse Legislation Of tho srpArnto Htntca, rem
W.. ~, a,t 4lM,e,ian VOTE ncsesAasy ~ ~ e1Ios.-
1,d,o. -. W. s"'oo ~ 4A"'e''e"''
''si Xi ar,t uiancc orcr mi, work. tbe render
", nsonany oe tsappotoa 70
wlI,ri arc now dcaii or radically chorasl. he
sses no% ac 9d '9aaxs aa tue
w.. fs,i, iaI,asra ~ ,TIIi '.'as "@No @
mn,,. Mnnsel. ami oil,er wr,tcrs m invcl' mia.
nhystcs, aud theology, arc not comn,uu in q
legal treatise on csttfenrc. But u tccon.i glance
VIII prove more satisfactory. The author, rcc-
- m5t tne se,,1o. ae1 .Aas h.." e Inv Inv
nrlncinies nro not vct Hxr1. hus
given every case to bo foun,i tn American liz.
cislons beartnK on his subject, 50 nsto thruw
,ho Grentest s ,'eht nnsslie nt' y, ahsl nacatc
ciScS hr .o.nc ~ fcrr,tn nrfn iiTc n,r ~ 1,o ~.
rarlctl as Influential. il indjcStes il,r tendency
of thought. The inlulrlnc, icoHNlustir, rkcptc-
spirit 81 the tune renetrates cscn the 1cgsla-
sy h;a ams .mc 3uutsa e ..cG's,s " iMS tt"st ~
,,r,", n ~, ,, ~ a"e
r." Xii. o,S. ~ ti,titt.,: L.. sri1i
ind G ia tI'is prcsent Work Or lie iateest Il and
oest ~ tcaposltIola ol INC fuIcs ot cVlaehto'
atu t ~ Fo4ns @ 'aMSes , VII noa ncea 10 ~ De-
enough 10 oeclpy sall thc time Of It's followers
In understanding living Issues, Important Us il
iurIsprujcnee. The I@ics Of ey,,icnro i, cfln,- ~
inai inv, Being quitc distinct. and rarcly appiica
bodied IN The present trcntise.'
ART THEORIES AND METHODS,
WHAT is Arr on. AM Turon,zs NJ = Aan n NrT,,ou.
eose,ssLr sr.rES. liz !: j.. i: prs;.sts.
mao'ey Ia Dfoe. 20. ovo.; pp %.
bcioru several .rt md literary VII @ IN tho
Eaas, WV 20 ~" puo'4"l.u ~ ~ a"""es W III.
princio,es Of art, rlu tonic /. n,ain,y and MEAS.
;"n,e t.sa,'...a w. - ~ .,,a 49, ~. ~ -. sa s
ersiiniormation a. the M space viii allow.
Thclikencx. tu.twcen Tho Ine md fni1ustrial arta
+ cs Ded 'r ~ .Mu a.ss
10 Hc!l uellEca' anu explahatlonso1 OF tne commoh
happily ciyea. "
The description OF rare work Of architecture
seldom mentioned by att-writcrs, and little
known In the worll at 1ar1c. which NJ. Rcnto,
m nt . "a lnS eousse Oh 's lecture ~o CT
tract ior TUG ocncnL OF our readers:
Let ns illustrate the Independent character Of tho
methods b., which genius reaches !ts ends, by an
example: In the ilttis town OF ut. Vnl do Leon, in
Drtstany. overlook n2 tho lind Ut Lyoncste. whore
sS1en ~ tsia1ds; tho Atoa q q fom7nee. ever E1ay
hat Quaint iitio Town town. sasfonncd by ~" my;R; and
legends, Ind = pic,urcsqae pcople ind IL Country. .
eassoaas to tasoe 40 b 90