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of those works." Arguing from that point of view, she devotes the 

 first part of her volume to a brief history of religions associations, 

 taking as specimens J. The Deaconesses of the Primitive Church. 

 II. TheBeguines. III. The Third Order of S. Francis. IV. The 

 Sisters of Charity of S. Vincent de Paul. V. The Deaconesses of 

 Modern Germany. In the second part, Miss Stephen, attempts to 

 show what are the real wants met by Sisterhoods, to ivhat extent the 

 same wants may be effectually met by the organization of corre~ 

 spending institutions on a secular basis, and what are the reasons 

 for endeavouring to do so. ' ' The ablest advocate of a better line of 

 work in this direction than we have ever seen" EXAMINER. 



Stephen (J. F.) A GENERAL VIEW OF THE 



CRIMINAL LAW OF ENGLAND. By JAMES FITZJAMES 

 STEPHEN, M.A., Barrister-at-Law, Member of the Legislative 

 Council of India. 8vo, i8j. 



The object of this work is to give an account of the general scope, 

 tendency, and design of an important part of our institutions, 

 of which surely none can have a greater moral significance, or be 

 more closely -connected with broad principles of morality and 

 politics, than those by which men rightfully, deliberately, and in 

 cold blood, kill, enslave, and otherwise torment their fellmv- 

 creatures. The author believes it possible to explain tJie principles 

 of such a system in a manner both intelligible and interesting. 

 The Contents are I. "The Province of the Criminal Law." 

 II. "Historical Sketch of English Criminal Law." III. " Defi- 

 nition of Crime in General.' 1 '' IV. " Classification and Definition 

 of Particular Crimes." V. " Criminal Procedure in General." 

 VI. " English Criminal Procedure." VII. " The Principles of 

 Evidence in Relation to the Criminal Law." VIII. "English 

 Rules of Evidence" IX. "English Criminal Legislation." 

 The last 1 50 pages are occupied with the discussion of a number 

 of important cases. "Readers feel in his book the confidence which 

 at ladies to the writings of a man who has a great practical 

 acquaintance with the matter of which he writes, and laivyers will 

 agree that it fully satisfies the standard of professional accuracy." 

 S AT u R D A Y R E v I FAV . ' ' His s/} <L - is forcible a nd perspicuous, a nd 

 ularly free from the unnecessary u .. 'essional terms? 



SPECTATOR. 



