HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD English writer on international law, was born on Aug. 22, 1835, at Leatherhead, Surrey. His father was physician to the king of Hanover, and subsequently to the British legation at Naples, and the boy spent much of his early life abroad. After a distinguished career at Oxford university, he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1861. He spent much of his time in travel. He was an early and enthusiastic member of the Alpine club, making several first ascents, notably that of the Lyskamm. His travels took him to Lapland, Egypt, South America and India. In 1874 he published a thin 8vo upon the Rights and Duties of Neutrals, and followed it up in 188o by his magnum opus, the Treatise on International Law. In 1894 Hall published a useful monograph upon a little explored topic, "The Foreign Jurisdictions of the British Crown." He died on Nov. 30, 1894.