RECENT CASES.

The article presents various court cases in the U.S. The British Government instituted an admiralty action in a United States district court against the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique and attached one of its vessels. In 1806, it was apparently first held that a " lien, legal or equitable" was necessary to reach a fund remaining in the registry of an admiralty court after the fund's original purpose had been satisfied. In a case of bankruptcy the United States sued the defendant as surety on bonds given to secure the release of a vehicle seized under the National Prohibition Act. The defendant pleaded a discharge in bankruptcy proceedings in which the Government had been listed as a creditor on the bonds.