New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-27

forming a continuous chronoioSicai hsrraNo III 'no
exact language Of the sacred writers. without repc
ton OF scenes and divided by topics as IN common
modern book. The volume is illustrated with one hun
bred fulpage engravings from the famous designs OF
Alexandra Bida Christian Jew, who devoted many
years OF travel and study in the Holy Land TO the
preparation Of the original sketches. The WORK
makes professions to the character OF compete
harmony Of the Gospels the plan OF Dr. Lightfoot
and his successors during the last two centuries NO
endeavor has made to reconcile apparent discrep
ances In case of variations in the minor details OF an
incident the editor has followed the fullest account
without aiming at perfect unity in the statements OF the
Evangests. The principal interest OF the WORK as com
pared with the editions the New Testament in general
use is to striking pictorial illustrations
which original IN design and character, and admia
BILE in execution Many Christian family viii Doubt
less find valuable addition TO tho books on the table
or the shelf in this season OF religious remembrance
rurrAw OF pRoMIssoRY NOTES. BY JOSEPH STORY
LID. seventh Edition BY JOHN l.. THoSNDlkE e'o'
pp 747 Little, Brown, d Co. -
1t is now quite ten years since the sixth edl-
ton Of these celebrated commentaries appeared The
interval has wrought any changes occasoned tho
enuncation OF any novelties OF special Importance IN
the law relating to commercial paper The law upon
this topic long ago reached scientific precision as nearly
possible for jurisprudence to attain ana III INC
codes and treatises and the vast NUMBER OF
judicial decisions in this country and England every
tails has been considered and the rules relating to 1t ana
their limitations accurately defined. These can nowhere
be studied with greater ease and advantage thah Ill
this standard treatise The characteristics
OF Judge Orys textbooks and OF his judicial opinions,
are clearness Of statement, precision In reasoning
wide extent Of learning, and marked aptitude for
the exposition aud discussion OF principles These quail
ties are all present his work prOmissOrv notes The
rules the old French and foreign law of the CONNER
ca code Of France, and Of the decisions OF Westminster
Hail. are presented and compared and their substantial
identity in particulars pointed out THIS is IA II
should he, and 1t shows the feasibility Of establishing
and maintaining by International legislatures rules re-
lating 10 commercial paper, which shall ne hnlOrm
throughout the commercial world. The editor OF the
present has selected the text OF the second ed
ton, which was a reprint Of the text as II had
been originally written together with the manuscript
notes which the author had left The notes added since
the second addition have In been condensed
or rewritten or omitted altogether where the opinions
they conveyed have Overruled d!sapproved ana
IL is stated about 900 additional have been re-
ferred to- The Of the editor seems TO have been
conscentlousy and judciously performed. His refer
ences to new cases are fairly distributed among the
different States embrace the important recent
English decisions although preference Ia properly gwen
to the former and his statements OF decided points, so
far as we examined them convey with necessary
brevity but with accuracy the ph OF the opinions An
important and well considered Is the one on neeO-
table bonds ana scrip under the chapter Checks and
Bank Notes, in which occurs the statement that IN
Pennsylvania alone the ordinary coupon bond 10 not
deemed negotiable security, in opposition to the rule
land