7 MARCH 1868, Page 25

Papers on Maritime Legislation ; with a Translation of the

German Mercantile Law relating to Maritime Commerce. By Ernst Emil Wendt. (Longmans.)—This volume contains various letters, addresses, and criticisms on maritime questions and laws, some written by Mr. Wendt himself, some forwarded through him to the Board of Trade. The Mer- chant Shipping Acts and the two Bills of last session on Admiralty juris- diction and the office of Judge in the Admiralty Court are particularly analyzed, while the German Maritime Code is apparently held up for eur imitation. It will thus be seen that the interest of the book is purely professional, although the professions to which it addresses itself are large, active, and important.