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NEW BOOKS.

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A. l.. Bancroft & Co, of San Francisco
have just issued law library volume en-
titled, The Law of Presumptiye Evi,
dence, by John D. Lawson author of
The Law of Expert and Opinion Evil
dence, and other valuable books. II is an
octave volume. and is delivered at S. The
last-named work gained Mr. Lawson great
| favor among lawyers 1t was evident that
he had struck the right method OF illus
trating rules, and of stating principles,
with view to simplitication of the law.
The favor with which that work was re-
| ceiyed warranted the issuance of the pres
ent volume, which is IFS peer. He has been
very highly and warmly complmented for
the system of treatment he has adopted. and
the plan upon which his works proceed inre-
duclng decisions to principles and rules.
The method enables the lawyer searching
| this book to put his finger upon all rules
that are born of those things in the law
that may be regarded as settled The
scope OF the work embraces treatment of
prescriptions both Of law and of fact, and
the burden OF proof both in civil and cIimi-
nal cases. Reduced to rules the work is d.
vlded into six parts, treating fpreSumptions
| OF knowledge; of regularity and innocence;
of continuance and uniformity, of pre-
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criminal cases and finally, in general rules
as to Prescriptions. One hundred and
thirty-nine rules are laid down, illustrated,
elaborated, fortified by authorities, and are
SO comprehensive that some one Of them
will answer every query that can arise re
gdrding preSumphOns. 1t Is q work Of
great usefulness, ana will find : place
among the standards of all law libraries.
In this connection it may be remarked that
law book publishing on this coast has made
great progression, and especially so under
the business enterprise of Bancroft & Co.
The growth of their great series the
American Decisions the many text
books they have issued, the State and
United States District and Circuit Court re
ports, the works Of Mr.. Lawson and Judge
Thompson of Freeman, Estec, Spaulding,
POmCTov and others, testify to the wide
importance and high character OF law pub
fishing by this house. The firm now an
nounce as ready a revised, enlarged and re-
written edition Of " Estees Pleadiugs, PraC-
tice and Forms" by Carter ?. Pomeroy.
The house alse presents among its works
Lawson's Concordance, LaWson'S Leading
Cases, Lawson on Usages and Customs,
Thompson Carriers of Passengers, Thonp-
son on Homesteads, ThompSon's Liability
of Stockholders and Thompson on Negi-
gence.
MANS Birthright" is the title Of
small volume by Edward II. 6. Clark.
Press of G.. p Putnams Sons, New
York and London. For sale by a. L,
Bancroft e. Co. San Francisco. The au-
thor claims TO have arrived at 4 logical and
well-founded solution of the Vexed ques-
tons concerning the rightful ownership of
the earth's surface and of property depend
ing upon what Aristotle calls Natures
bounty" In associating their imprint
with an essay dealing with such burning
questions" the publishers say that they do
not find themselves in accord with certain
of the conclusions arrived at by the author.
These conclusions appear to them, how
ever, TO be ably and forcibly presented, and
to be entitled 10 respectful consideration,
and it is their belief that the essay should
be of service III inducing discussion in the
right direction. Il is their opinion also
that Mr. Clark 5 reasonings should prove of
special service in otfsettng the bar
rem and pernicious theories of Henry
George, in pointing out method by
which the natural right OF each gener-
alton 10 some ownership in the surface of
the earth can be respected without destroy
ing the status of individual property upon
which the existence and the development
of civilized society depends, and finally in
suggesting logical and equitable basis for
taxation to replace the various muddied
and inequitable systems now in force A
cursory examination interests US in Mr..
Clark's work sufficiently to induce Us to
reserve further notice of it until we shall
have thoroughly studied his elucidation Of
the higher Law of property"
Bible Characters being selections from
sermons by Alexander Gardiner Mercer
1817-1S82) with brief memoir of him by
Manton Marble, is the title of an ample vol
ume of 335 pages issued by G. T. Putram's
Sons, New \ ork and London, and for sale
by A. L. Bancroft & Co, San Francisco.
Mercer was dlligent student in law litera-
ture and theology, a man of highly refined
mind, lofty Christian principle and emf
nent literary accomplishments. He was
thinker and preacher of extraordinary
power, and a speaker who stood second to
but few pulpit orators of the age. His ser
mons are remarkably vivid, strong and elo-
qucnt productions.
The English Magazine illustrated,
for MAY is at hand from Macmillan & Co,
New York. 1t is a choice number and
shows the earnest effort made to advance
it in the ranks of literature The illustra-
tons are especially choice in this number,
and the text matter fuller than usual. The
leading article is a character sketch OF
General Wolseley, with q fine portrait of
the General. " Legends of Toledo is
very interesting article and very freely
illustrated.
1.-The Power and Authority of School
Officers and Teachers is the title of a
small volume by 4 member of the Massa-
chusetts bar, published by Harper & Bros.
New York, and for sale by A. l.. Bancroft
q Co., San Francisco. 1t is a collection Of
decisions bearing upon the title subject
and is the result of a careful examination
of reported cases i'll the several States.
John B. Alden New York, has adopted
a novel form for the reprint of The Sub
lime and Beautiful by Edmund Burke.
The form is due to mechanical reasons. It
presents the text upon narrowed and much
heightened pages, plan that certainly
renders the reading much more a matter of
ease to the eye. 1t is certainly an improve
nent in book-making.
Home Studies in Nature is a charm
ing work on birds, habits of insects, ami
NAL consuming plants and Towering plants,
by Mary Treat, author of Chapters on
Ants" The book is freely illustrated,
very plainly written and deeply interest
ing. Press of Harper q Bros, New York.
For sale by A. L. Bancroft q Co, San
Francisco.
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, have
issued the eighth number of the philan-
trophic series (pamphlet) which is entitled
Herbert Spencer's Philosophy as culmi-
mated in his ethics examined by James
McCosh, d. D., LII. D., d. D., President of
Princeton college. 1t is for sale by A L.
Bancroft & Co, San Francisco.
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