Harvard Law Review. Published monthly, during the Academic Year, by Harvard Law Students. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $2.50 PER ANNUM 35 CENTS PER NUMBER. Editorial Board. Hugh W. Ogden, Editor-in-Chief. Justin D. Bowersock, Treasurer. Douglas Campbell, Livingston Ham, Edward R. Coffin, Logan Hay, Robert Cushman, . William H. S. Kollmyer, Robert G. Dodge, Herbert C. Lakin, Louis A. Frothingham, Arthur M. Marsh, Edward K. Hall, Archibald C. Matteson, James P. Hall, Henry Ware. The Law School. — Several unexpected changes in the conduct of courses in the School have been necessitated by the ill health of Professor VVillibton. By the advice of his physician, Professor Williston will remain away for the remainder of the School year. His absence is much to be regretted, for by the thorough character of his work and his geniality of manner he has won the high regard of both the Faculty and the students. Of the courses which he conducted, Professor Ames has taken Bills and Notes for the remainder of the year, and First Year Contracts tempo- rarily. The latter course is to be turned over on the ist of February to Mr. George Rublee of last year's graduating class. Professor Beale has taken charge of Civil Procedure. With Mr. Rublee's coming, Professor Ames will reassume charge of Suretyship, which Professor Langdell has conducted in his stead since Professor Williston's absence. Lord Blackburn. — The greatest English common law judge of recent years, died on January 8, at his country place in Ayrshire, Scotland. He resigned his office as one of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary in 1888, and it has been understood that his health has since been grad- ually failing. He was a Scotchman, born in 1813, educated at Eton, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was eighth wrangler in 1835. In 1838 he received the degree of M. A., and in the same year was called to the bar at the Inner Temple, and joined the Northern Circuit. In 1845 ^^^ published his admirable litde treatise on "The Effect of the Contract of Sale on the Legal Rights of Property and Possession in Goods, Wares, and Merchandize." This is ahnost a model text-book ; it has had a great influence in shaping the law, and it forms the basis of Benjamin's book, in those parts of the subject which it covers. Lord Blackburn said of this little book in 1883, in a private letter, that it
- ' was written when I had literally nothing else to do, as I had then no
business at all. I took great pains with it, more as a means of teaching myself than with any hope of making a valuable book : but now, after considerable experience, I am pleased to find how little I should alter,
