"Now for the Laws of England (if I shall speak my opinion of them "without partiality either to my profession or country), for the matter and "nature of them, I hold them wise, just and moderate laws: they give to God, "they give to Caesar, they give to the subject what appertaineth. It is true "they are as mixt as our language, compounded of British, Saxon, Danish, "Norman customs. And surely as our language is thereby so much the richer, 66 so our laws are likewise by that mixture the more complete."-LORD BACON. 7, FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C. Stephen's Blackstone's Commentaries.-Sixth Edition. 4 vols. 8vo,, £4: 4s. cloth. MR. SERJEANT STEPHEN'S NEW COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND, partly founded on Blackstone. The Sixth Edition, by JAMES STEPHEN, LL.D., of the Middle Temple, Barristerat-Law, formerly Recorder of Poole, and late Professor of English Law at King's College, London. "It would be impossible, without entering minutely into details, to notice at any length this most valuable work. It is one which cannot be too highly recommended, not only to the profession but to the general public. It is a great mistake to act upon the notion that the study of the law is a matter of interest to lawyers only. Now there is no work which gives a summary of the English law at once so exhaustive and intelligible to the general reader as this publication of Dr. Stephen. He has incorporated into it all those portions of Blackstone's great work which would at the present day be useful to the reader." Law Magazine. "To redeem Blackstone from oblivion, it became necessary that his work should be edited by a lawyer as able and a scholar as graceful as Blackstone himself. Mr. Serjeant Stephen, more than twenty years ago, conceived the happy thought of introducing the necessary alterations into the text itself, and, as he says in his preface, interweave his own composition with it as freely as the purpose of general improvement it might seem to require.' The first edition was favorably received, acknowledged at once as an able reproduction of an invaluable treatise on English law, and has since passed rapidly through successive editions, till it has become the acknowledged students' text book, and is accepted by the critics as a standard work. Mr. James Stephen, a no less distinguished and painstaking legal writer than his father, has with equal skill and research, superintended the later editions, made the amendments rendered necessary by alterations in the law, and incorporated and commented upon recent statutes, judgments and decisions with as good an arrangement, as bold a grasp, and with as much felicity of style, adapted to and reading smoothly with that portion of Blackstone's text which still remains, as his predecessor in the same path; and the four volumes now published may be safely regarded as a full exposition and a sound authority on English law to the present time."-Law Journal. "This new edition of the well known Stephen's Commentaries deserves a cordial welcome, for few years have been more eventful in legislation than those which have passed since the publication of the fifth edition. The skill with which the new matter is incorporated with the old is particularly remarkable, and in spite of the incongruity of the materials, and the threefold authorship of Blackstone, Serjeant Stephen, and the present editor, the result is perfectly homogenous and satisfactory. Indeed the 'noting up' appears to have been done throughout with much ingenuity and industry, and the alterations, great and small, to have been made with excellent judgment. We have no doubt that the work will in its most recent shape retain all its original popularity. We very sincerely recommend this standard text book to all members of the profession. To the student it is simply invaluable, but it is also a useful companion to the most experienced lawyer."― Solicitors' Journal. "The popular notion of the study of law is, that it is dry. No person who reads these Commentaries will call it so. It is a fascinating book. After six editions, it is impossible to say anything new of a standard work like this. We can but repeat that Stephen's Blackstone is indispensable, not to the law student alone, but to all who take part in public affairs, and especially to magistrates, who ought to be examined in it before they are permitted to sit upon the bench. Nay, it may be affirmed that no gentleman can be considered properly educated unless he has acquired so much knowledge of the law of England as is contained in Blackstone noted up by Stephen."-Law Times. "How careful Mr. James Stephen, the present able editor, is to continue this work may by reference be ascertained. Mr. Serjeant Stephen, by his great ability, by his unwearied industry, his simplicity and clearness of diction has made himself the first tutor to English law students. With a knowledge of the existence of these Commentaries, the student need not ask, with what work am I to commence my legal studies? Here he will find every branch of English law ably treated on. Not only is the work an essential to the beginner, but it will be found of the greatest use at all times, as well after as before call or admission. Any praise on our part of such a work is wholly unnecessary; as we have before remarked, we feel assured we need do nothing more than announce a new edition, to cause an eager demand amongst all law students, and indeed amongst every one wishing to gain an insight into the laws of his country."-Law Examination Reporter. "A very valuable feature is the reference made to the cases on each point. This constitutes the work a law library on a small scale. It is a book which is indispensable to every student of the law, whilst practitioners will find it to their advantage to consult it frequently, since they will find therein the law laid down scientifically, concisely, and, above all, accurately."-Irish Law Times. Questions on Stephen's Blackstone. Svo., 10s. 6d. cloth. QUESTIONS FOR LAW STUDENTS on the SIXTH EDITION of Mr. SERJEANT STEPHEN'S NEW COMMENTARIES on the LAWS of ENGLAND. By JAMES STEPHEN, LL.D., of the Middle Temple, Barrister at Law. "Nothing can be more useful than a series of questions on a book like Stephen's Blackstone, intended as it is principally for the use of students, and touching as it does on every branch of the law."-Law Magazine. THE LAW EXAMINATION JOURNAL AND LAW STUDENT'S MAGAZINE. Published on the morning of the second day after each respective Final Examination in Hilary, Easter, Trinity and Michaelmas Terms in each year. Each Number price 1s., by post 1s. 1d.; or annual subscription, payable in advance, 4s., by post 48. 4d. CONTENTS OF No. I. County Courts, their Merits and Defects III. Analysis of the more important practical I. Note by the Editor. I.-Michaelmas, 1869. IV. Intermediate Examination Questions and V. Final Examination Questions and An- VI. Notes on the Examinations. CONTENTS OF No. II.-Hilary, 1870. II. On Attornment in Mortgages. CONTENTS OF No. I. On the Fusion of the Two Branches of the II. Digest of important recent Decisions. CONTENTS OF No. I. Leading Article on the Fusion of the Two II. Digest of important Legal Decisions. CONTENTS OF No. I. On the Legislation of 1870. By the Editor. IV. Final Examination Questions and An- V. Reviews of New Books. IV.-Trinity, 1870. Answers (Easter, 1870). IV. Final Examination Questions and An- V. Reviews of New Books. V.-Michaelmas, 1870. IV. Final Examination Questions and An- V. Reviews of New Books. CONTENTS OF No. VI.-Hilary, 1871. |