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This will include all charges from the time the books leave the United States until they again reach the United States. Payments may be made in three instalments, one-third on Dec. 1, 1888, the other May 1, 1889, and the last a year hence. Many of the prominent publishers in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia have already made arrangements with Mr. Terquem for representation. TESTIMONIAL OF ENGLISH_AUTHORS THE address which the English authors pre THE DRUMMERS' TAX UNCONSTITU- From the N. Y. Times. IN an opinion rendered by Justice Bradley in the drummer tax case of William G. Asher versus the State of Texas, the Supreme Court of the United States, October 30, declared unconstitutional all State laws imposing a license tax upon commercial travellers not residents of the State imposing the tax. Asher was a resident of New Orleans, and, while selling goods by sample in Texas, was arrested and fined for violation of the State law making it a misdemeanor for any person to do business as a commercial traveller without having first taken out an occupation tax. Asher contested the constitutionality of this statute, taking the ground that it was repugnant to the clause of the Constitution giving Congress the exclusive right to regulate interstate commerce. The State court decided against him. Asher appealed the case to the Supreme Court, which on the 30th ult. gave a decision in his favor. The court, in its opinion, says it sees no difference between this case and the Robbins Tennessee case, in which the State law was held to be unconstitutional. As to the contention of the authorities of Texas that the decision of the Supreme Court in the Robbins case was in conflict with prior decisions of the court, Justice Bradley very dryly says that, even were this true, the court has always supposed that a later decision has the effect of overruling a prior decision with which it may not be in harmony. The court then says: "We do not propose to enter into a renewed discussion of the matter at this time." The court reversed the judgment of the State court, with costs, and remanded the case, with instructions to discharge the plaintiff in error from the imprisonment complained of. SUBSCRIPTION-BOOK PUBLISHERS' THE verdict rendered on the 30th ult., by the jury (in a Philadelphia court) in the suit of Geo. Barrie, of Philadelphia, against Miss Kate Forsythe, the actress, will interest subscription-book publishers generally. It appears that Mr. Barrie brought the action to recover $200 for an alleged breach of contract, testifying that in May, 1885, Miss Forsythe subscribed for a book called "Mr. Vanderbilt's House and Collection," from Barrie's canvasser, and that she afterwards refused to take the book. Miss Forsythe asserted that she merely signed a memorandum giving the agent permission to send her sample copies for inspection. These were returned by her, as were the subsequent numbers which the publisher persisted in sending her. sented to Mrs. Burnett ran as follows: "The undermentioned men and women of letters desire to express to Mrs. Frances Hodgson-Burnett their appreciation of the great service they believe she has rendered to British authors by so strongly attracting public attention to the unsatisfactory condition of copyright law in England through her recent action at law to prevent the performance of an unauthorized dramatic version of Little Lord Fauntleroy.' They are of opinion that her spirited action has done much to strengthen the hands of those who are striving to bring about legislative changes which shall give authors direct protection against all kinds of piracy, and they ask her to accept this address and the accompanying souvenir as as an expression of the very general feeling which exists to this effect." Mrs. Burnett wrote in reply: "It would be difficult to express well the pleasure and pride I felt on receipt of the beautiful gift with its accompanying expressions of kindness and sympathy which came to me this morning. I shall be more than proud to take with me to America this mark of most generous interest in a subject upon which I have felt so strongly. At the time when I was making my struggle and had little cause to be sanguine about its results, I used to say to myself: Well, if not I, then perhaps another.' It seemed to me that, if I failed, my very failure, calling public attention anew to J. W. RANDOLPH & ENGLISH, Richmond. Va., an old wrong, might at least lead to a step in a have issued an interesting Catalogue of the Exright direction which would render success possi-hibit of Relics and Antiquities at the Virginia ble for some one more fortunate in the future. To have given such an impetus to progress even through failure would have been something to rejoice over, but to have been allowed to aid through success itself, and to achieve such a generous tribute of sympathy, is to have been fortunate and privileged indeed. Will you convey for me my most earnest thanks to those who have given me such reason to feel at once happy and proud?" NOTES ON CATALOGUES. Exposition, 1888. 36 p., 8vo, pap., 10 c. BENZIGER BROS., 36 Barclay St., N. Y., have issued a Catalogue of Imported English Books for sale by them. The books quoted chiefly relate to the Roman Catholic Church. 36 p., 8vo. Catalogues of Second-hand Literature.-J. W. 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