24 JANUARY 1880, Page 24

Of legal and technical books, we have The Summary Jurisdiction

Acts, 1848-1879, and Other Acts Relating Thereto, by Edward W. Cox, Serjeant-at-Law (" Law Times " Office) ; A Consul's Manual and Shipowner and Shipmaster's Practical Guide, compiled by L. Joel (C. Kegan Paul) ; English, Scotch, and Irish Coins (The " Bazaar " Office) ; and from the same publisher, Foreign Cage Birds, by C. W. Gidney, Vol. II. ; The Hardy Fruit-Book, Part 1, " the Apple, Pear, Peach, and Nectarine," by D. T. Fish.