J.: verdict for defendant.-Cleasby moved for a rule new trial. Rule nisi. LETON V. MORAY.-Action of trespass for ejecting tiff; tried at Chester before Byles, J.-Brandt moved rule to enter a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount Images assessed by the jury. Rule nisi. RKER V. MORRIS.-Tried at Chester before the Recorder and on.-M'Intyre moved to set aside the verdict found the plaintiff as against evidence, and on the ground of ise. Rule nisi. HFORTH V. SMITH.-Action for excessive distress; tried ottingham, before Williams, J.: verdict for plaintiff, Pages 1001-Hayes, Serjt. moved for a rule to set aside erdict as against evidence. Cur, adv, vult. ARSON (Administrator) v. ROBINSON.-Tried at Guildhall, e Pollock, C. B.: verdict for defendant.—Macaulay, QC. ed for a rule for a new trial on grounds of verdict against ence and surprise. Rule nisi. KES v. DONKIN.-Tried in the Lord Mayors' Court.-L. y moved for a rule to set aside the verdict. Cur, adv. vult. ALLIS V. DELLARS.-Tried at Cambridge, before Cock, C.J.-Douglas Browne moved for a rule to enter a verfor defendant. Cur, adv. vult. e ONE, &c. - Dunbar moved to strike an attorney off the at his own request. Rule granted. ADDACKENS v. BREWER.-Tried in the Sheriffs' Court.le moved for a new trial. Rule nisi. Friday, April 20. IBBS v. CRESWELL.-II uddleston, Q.C. moved to set aside verdict in this case, tried at Stafford before Bramwell, B., misdirection, and on the ground that the verdict was inst the evidence. Rule refused. LANT . TAYLOR.-Welsby moved for a new trial, on the and of improper rejection of evidence. A cross-rule had n granted, and in case it be made absolute the defendant hes for a new trial and this rejected evidence admitted. Rule misi, both to come on for argument together. eigh v. LilliE.-Welsby moved for a new trial, on the und that the verdict was against the evidence. Rule nisi. OUGH. HARDMAN.-Welsby moved in this case, tried at ster before Russell Gurney, Esq., to set aside the defent's verdict and for a new trial, on the ground of misdition, or that the verdict was against the evidence. It an action against the defendant for acting as a commisher without being duly qualified: (Attorney-General v. ters, 11 M. & W. 670.) Rule nisi, on the ground that the minute-book was impro perly rejected as evidence. IEADOWS v. KIRKMAN.-Jos. Brown moved in this case, STORRER V. DRYDEN.-Huddleston, Q.C. moved to set aside Saturday, April 21. Rule refused. Cur, ade, vult. Adjourned. THOMPSON". COLEMAN.-C. J. Coleman moved for a rule to have been applied. The table of mortality adopted suspend an attachment. Rule nisi. Wednesday, April 25. ALLSOP v. ALLSOP.-Demurrer to a declaration for slander. -(To be reported.) Judgment for defendant. BOSSOм v. COWMEADOW AND ANOTHER.—Macnamara appeared in support of this appeal, from the judgment of the County Court judge of Gloucestershire, who had decided that tion towards the money he had paid, and accordingly nonsuited the plaintiff. [POLLOCK, C.B.: The plaintiff certainly could not join two tort feasors in one action, which he appears to have done here, and that would alone be ground of nonsuit.] That point did not arise in the County Court, or the judge might have struck out one of the names on an application to him to amend. [POLLOCK, C. B.: We can only decide the question before us; a nonsuit was right, whether on the ground, determined by the judge is now of no consequence].-Henry James contra: It is a point I was prepared to take. one tort feasor had no right to recover from another contribu Judgment for defendant. HAZARD V. MARE.-Hayes, Serjt. (Griffits with him) in support of a demurrer to the replication.-Macnamara Settled on terms. contra. HUDSON. SHORT.-An appeal under the Summary Proceedings before Justices Act, against the conviction of a tollgate keeper for demanding a toll when not payable.-(To be reported.) Judgment of police magistrate affirmed. HOOPER V. THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY. Cur, adv. vult. before Martin, B.: verdict for plaintiff.-Lush, Q.C. moved for a rule to enter a nonsuit, or for a new trial. Rule nisi. rule. WATSON v. LITTLE AND OTHERS.-S. Tempie, Q.C. showed canse, Manisty, QC. with him.-J. Sharpe in support of the Rule discharged. COXON AND OTHERS v. Moss. Part heard. Re(One, &c.) — Dunbar moved to strike an attorney off the roll at his own request. Rule granted. PHILLON V. BRUNTON.-Use and occupation; tried at Westminster, before Martin, B.: verdict for defendant. Hayes, Serjt. moved for a rule for a new trial. The question was as to the sufficiency of a notice to quit.-POLLOCK, C.B.: We will speak to Martin, B. CHANCERY ORDER. April 21, 1860. Whereas from the present state of the business before the Vice-Chancellors Sir Richard Torin Kinders ley and Sir John Stuart respectively, it is expedient that a portion of the causes standing for hearing before the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kin ADKINS v. FANNINGTON.-POLLOCK, C.B. delivered judg-dersley should be transferred to the Vice-Chancellor nt. Judgment for the plaintiff. CARNE v. STEARS.-Action on a builder's bill; tried at dmin before Channell, B.: verdict for the defendant.leridge moved for a rule for a new trial on the grounds of proper reception of evidence, and verdict against evidence. Rule refused. BROWNING. THE GREAT CENTRAL DEVON MINING COMNY.-Tried at Exeter before Channell, B.-Carter applied r a rule for a new trial. Rule nisi. WATKINS v. BENNETT.-Gray moved for a rule to set aside award on the ground that it was not made in time. Rule to show cause. WISE v. BIRKENSHAW.-Kerr moved for a rule calling on e garnishee to pay over money. Rule to show cause. WHEELER v. HAGGARD.-Tried at Westminster in term efore Channell, B.-Geo. Browne moved, pursuant to leave eserved, for a rule to enter a verdict for the defendant. Rule nisi. CARTER V. THE BURIAL BOARD OF TONG.-Day applied for a ile calling on defendants to show cause why they should not ay certain costs. Rule to show cause. SEYMOUR AND OTHERS (Executors) v. THE CORPORATION OF Sir John Stuart. Now I do hereby order that the several causes mentioned in the schedule hereunto subjoined be accordingly transferred from the book of causes standing for hearing before the ViceChancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley to the book of causes for hearing before the Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart. SCHEDULE. Cause Eglin v. Sanderson. The Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company v. Hammond v. Pickernell. Motion for decree (Signed) CAMPBELL, C. The Vice-Chancellor Stuart will not commence RECON.-H. Giffard moved for a rule for a new trial unless hearing these transferred causes before Friday the laintiff agreed to state a special case. JONES V. DAVIS. Monday, April 23. Rule nisi. Further heard. THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE LIVERPOOL LIBRARY V. THE HAYOR, ALDERMEN AND BURGESSES OF LIVERPOOL.-A pecial case for the opinion of the court. The question was, hether the Liverpool Library was exempt from county, orough, parochial and other local rates, under the 6 & 7 ict. c. 36, or whether it was taken out of the operation of hat Act by a private Act.-Milward argued on behalf of the orporation.—Mellish, contra, for the shareholders, not alled upon.-The COURT was of opinion the case came ithin the Bradford Library case, 28 L. J. 73, M. C., and axation. as within the 6 & 7 Vict. c. 36, and exempt from such Judgment for appellants. ADDENBROKE AND OTHERS V. RAMAGE (Secretary).-This e facts of the case brought it within the principle of legg v. Deardon, 12 Q. B. 476, and that class of decisions, nd if the plaintiffs questioned them, they must take their ase to a court of error, that those cases may be reviewed. Judgment for defendant. THE HULL FLAX AND COTTON MILLS v. WELLESLEY.—A pecial case by order of Nisi Prius-Part heard. was also a special case under an award.-The COURT said Adjourned. Tuesday, April 24. BROWN V. VERNON.-Macaulay, Q.C. applied for a rule to hange the venue from Leicester to London. The case had een tried at the last assizes before Willes, J., and the jury ischarged without a verdict. Rule to show cause. JESSELL. CHAPLIN AND OTHERS.-Lush, QC. applied to nlarge the time for performance of an undertaking under a ule of court, and to set aside an injunction. Rule to show cause. JONES v. DAVIS.-Argument concluded. Cur, adv. vult. STEPHENS . REYNOLDS.-Parry, Serjt. and Joyce showed ause.-C. E. Pollock in support of the rule. Rule absolute. HOMER V. TANTOM.-Mundell showed cause.--Edwin James, .C. and H. James in support of the rule. Cur, ade, vult. HORTON . M MURTRY. Malcolm showed cause.-Parry, Serjt, and Gray in support of the rule. Cur. adv. vult. Report of the Directors to the Extraordinary General Meeting, held on Friday the 20th of April 1860. IN conformity with the provisions of the deed of settlement, the directors have the pleasure of submitting to the proprietors and assured a report of the result of the society's operations for the third quinquennial period, ending on the 31st Dec. 1859. By reference to the balance-sheet which has already been published, it will be observed that the gross assets on that day amounted to 263,719. 19s. 11d.; the various sums then owing (including claims accrued and since paid), to 78361. 9s. 1d.; and the proprietors' fund to 59,9077. 19s. 7d.; leaving 195,975l. 11s. 3d. as the assurance fund, or the provision for the outstanding risks under policies. The number of policies then in force was 1336, for assurances amounting with previous bonus additions to sums of 1,430,342., and annuities of 1366.; and yielding in annual premiums, 43,2311. 2s. 6d. In order to determine the amount of surplus available for division on the present occasion, a very careful valuation has been made of the assets and liabilities of the society. In estimating the assets, a reserve has been made to meet any possible depreciation in the value of any of the securities; and in estimating the liabilities the most stringent tests has been the one constructed by Dr. Farr from the male population of the whole country, and from which the society's premiums have been calculated; it indicates a less favourable mortality than the Carlisle table which is now most commonly used. The rate of interest assumed has been 3 per cent., and the net premiums only have been taken into account, the remaining portion of the premium income being retained to accumulate as a fund for future expenses and profits. Upon these principles the estimated value of the society's engagements is 152,0867. 12s.; and the directors recommend that this sum be reserved to meet the outstanding liabilities. Should this recommendation be adopted by the meeting, the surplus available for division will be 43,888. 19s. 3d. Under the new regulations of the society, one-tenth of this amount, or 43887. 178. 11d., belongs to the proprietors, out of which 921. Os. 5d. has to be applied to make up the proprietors' fund to 60,000l., and the remainder distributed during the next five years as an increased dividend to the shareholders over and above the interest of the proprietors' fund. The two sources combined will produce during the current quinquennial period a dividend of 7s. per share, free of income-tax, or at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum on the amount of the original paid-up capital, being an increase of 1 per cent. over the dividend paid during the last five years. The remaining nine-tenths of the surplus are to be appropriated to the policy-holders on the participating scale of one year's standing and upwards, and will produce reversionary bonuses amounting to about 76,000l., averaging very nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sums assured, or about 60 per cent. on the premiums paid during the preceding five years. As soon as the necessary calculations can be completed, each policy-holder will be informed of the amount added to his assurance, which, if desired, may be commuted, either for an immediate cash payment, or an equivalent reduction in the annual premium. In the mean time a table is subjoined containing examples of the bonus additions to be made to some policies for 10007. effected at different dates and ages, which will enable those interested to form an opinion of the general result. EXAMPLES OF BONUS ADDITIONS TO POLICIES, TO As on previous occasions, a resolution will be submitted to the meeting, authorising the directors to pay a current bonus of 17. per cent. per annum on the sum assured on each policy entitled to participate, which may become a claim during the current quinquennial period. As evidence of the progress of the society, the directors have much gratification in being able to submit the following comparative statement of its affairs at the termination of each of the three quinquennial periods of its existence. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE EQUITY AND LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, AT EACH OF THE PERIODS OF DIVISION OF A BONUS. Before concluding this report, the directors take the opportunity of mentioning that they have bestowed much time and pains in endeavouring to simplify and improve the terms and conditions upon which assurances are granted, and they believe that this society now affords all the real advantages of which the system of life assurance is susceptible. The policyholders have the security of an ample paid-up capital, the responsibility and valuable connection of an influential body of shareholders, and at the same time the right of participating in nine-tenths of the profits, a much larger proportion than is allotted to them in most other offices. The travelling limits are very extensive, and the interests of third parties are not prejudiced by those limits being trangressed without their knowledge. Policies are no longer void by suicide, except when committed within thirteen months from the date of the policy, and then only if SOLICITORS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. The half-yearly general meeting of the members of this association was held on Wednesday last, at the Law Institution; Mr. James Anderton in the chair. The report was as follows: The directors have the pleasure to report that since the last general meeting there has been an accession to the society of ninety-five new members, of whom forty-four are life members and fifty-one are annual. The total number of the members of the society to this date is 715, of whom 253 are London practitioners, and 462 provincial. 344 are life members, and 371 are annual. Eight life members, in addition to their payment of ten guineas, are contributors likewise to the annual funds of the institution, by subscriptions of one and two guineas a-year respectively. The society is also indebted to several mem bers, and other gentlemen not members, for liberal donations to its funds. An additional sum of 6007. has been added to the invested capital of the society since the last general meeting, making the total amount of capital invested to the present date 36004; and the amount of stock purchased and now standing in the names of the trustees, 3757l. 15s. 6d. A balance of 1764. Os. 7d. remains with the Temple bar branch of the Union Bank of London, to the credit of the society's account. there was an end of it; whereas, if they increased in Mr. W. Shaen moved, and Mr. Thomas Harrison Mr. Williams highly complimented Mr. Eiffe upon In the evening the members and friends dined THE LAW LIBRARY. 4 Compendium of English and Scotch Law, stating Black. EVEN English lawyers know little more of the law of Scotland than of the law of France, and that ignorance is reciprocated by our legal brethren on the other side of the border. It is little better in Ireland. Is an English lawyer required to bring or defend an action in Ireland, he is actually at a loss to know how to proceed, and every step in the suit perplexes him. Even on the important question of the extent of jurisdiction he has the vaguest notions. UnintelThe balance sheet of receipts and expenditure for the half year, the correctness of which has been in-ligible documents come to him; strange words vestigated and certified by your auditors, is herewith submitted; and although a considerable outlay is unavoidable, in giving publicity to the society at its outset, the directors use their best endeavours to economise the funds entrusted to their charge. It will be seen, also, that owing to the kindness of the chairman and the liberality of the Incorporated Law Society, the rent of offices has been saved. With a view to stimulate the provincial members of the Association, by the establishment of local committees throughout the kingdom, a special circular upon the subject has been addressed to each provincial director; and it is hoped that when these committees have been organised, a valuable and efficient machinery will be set at work, for the successful promotion of the objects of the institution. and their friends to use renewed exertions on behalf In conclusion, the directors venture to urge upon the members the necessity of zealous and unremitting endeavours to procure additional support; and upon their professional brethren in general, the duty of grate upon his ears and puzzle his tongue; un- In Scotland an action for libel was brought Ireland. This is not merely an abridgment of English or of Scotch law, but a sort of collation of both The author has found a good subject, and he bas done justice to his theme and credit to himselt His aim was to enable any Englishman to read Scotch law, by the translation of its peculia phraseology into the English technical equiva lents, and then to set forth in this intelligit language the law itself, pointing out the rese blances and differences between the law and the practice in the two countries. The difficulty of doing this within reasonable dimension has hitherto prevented its performance. Eve Mr. Paterson's industry would have been baff had he not hit upon a novel and ingenious pla for abbreviating the work. He proceeds on the assumption that the laws of the two countrie are the same in substance, except when the con trary is here expressly stated. What remais after such a process of exhaustion constitutes the staple of the work. In order to avoid unneces sary confusion by the use of a mongrel phrase logy, he has strictly adhered in the text to the contrarieties and qualifications required by the use of the English law language, leaving the law of Scotland to each corresponding proposition to be stated in the notes, and these he ha generally expressed in the Scotch law language so far as was deemed expedient and intelligiba collection of nearly every technical term and a to the English lawyer. The dictionary contains a the leading phrases used in both countries, wit their equivalents, or their nearest and most intelligible analogies. In this manner the work has been divided int seven parts: the first treating of real property and rights incidental thereto; the second, of per sonal property; the third, of succession to a de ceased person's estate; the fourth, of persona and domestic relations; the fifth, of public law the sixth, of courts, jurisdiction and procedure the seventh, of some points of international law including contracts, real property, succession for such an enterprise. He is well known to mes marriage, judgments and capacity. Mr. Paterson has already proved his capacit of our readers as one of the authors of a wor which is acknowledged to be the best practic treatise extant on The New Practice of the Com Law, as it is now established by the recen hibits the same careful industry in research, th changes. In this equally laborious task he ex same lucidity of exposition, the same practie turn of mind which enables him to know pr cisely what sort of information it is that th Profession requires, and how it may be best com joining an association founded upon principles of such dent in Scotland, and seized his person if ever he veyed to them. His New Practice of the Comm mutual benevolence and usefulness. Mr. E. T. Payne (of Bath) moved the first resolution, to the effect that the meeting was gratified with the favourable progress of the society, and pledged itself to unremitting exertion to procure additional support. Such is Scotch law. Irish law. Now for a specimen of ventured over the border. The only means of avoiding this was to come in and submit to the jurisdiction, paying all the costs, and then it would have been graciously permitted him to go to trial. Of course the defendant wisely preMr. Young seconded the motion, which was unani-ferred paying largely for a compromise to surmously carried. Mr. R. H. Giraud then rose in pursuance of bis rendering himself to the mercies of a Scotch jury notice of motion, and said, at the last meeting of the trying an action by a Scotchman against an association, a question was raised as to the expeEnglishman. diency of requiring an admission fee of a guinea from the annual subscribers. He had had experience with regard to similar institutions, and he was satisfied that the best friends of a charity were its annual subscribers. Gentlemen who put down their ten guineas as life subscribers, paid their money, and took no further interest in the matter; but the annual subscribers looked after the thing more, and supported it. Some people looked upon the association as a mutual benefit society; he did not agree with that view. He considered it a charity limited to the members of the Profession, and that it was not politic to throw any obstacle in the way of increasing their numbers. It appeared to him a strong argument for doing away with the admission fee, that, out of the large number of solicitors, the association had, during the last six months, only got fifty-one new annual subscribers. It having been known that An English insurance office granted a policy Law was a success, and this is likely to be less so. As a specimen of the composition, we extra a passage relating to the injustice we have me tioned above. Jurisdiction over foreigners.-Any foreigner, pr vided he is casually present in England, and can personally served with the writ of summons, may sued in a court of common law if the cause of actio is in its nature personal, that is, if it arose upon sou contract or trespass to the person. It is otherwi however, if the action is not transitory, but locali its nature, such, for example, as an action of trespa on the plaintiff's land in St. Petersburg. If t defendant is once served with the writ in a person action, then judgment can ultimately be obtai whether he appears and pleads or not. Add whether a foreigner or not, is about to leave t cause of action is above 204, and the defendaa country, he may be arrested on mesne process, an held to bail. But if the foreigner is not in England, then be ca only be sued in those cases where the cause of acti arose within the jurisdiction, and, moreover, defendant must be personally served with notice, at least he must be shown to have knowledge of t writ. In the same manner, if an English subject abroad, or elsewhere out of the jurisdiction, except Scotland or Ireland, he can only be sued in an Lo he was going to bring forward this motion, he had had conversation with several members of the Pro- determined by a court of equity, or how it could lish court of law where the cause of action aro fession, who had said they would have great pleasure in supporting the charity, but they would not pay a guinea for the privilege of being subscribers. Mr. J. S. Torr seconded the motion, from the conviction that the association would benefit by the change. He thought that looking at the mere loss of the guinea was taking a very narrow view of the subject, because, when the guinea was once paid, try a question whether it had been obtained by fraud, are riddles to an English lawyer. Yet is it of growing importance, with the rapidly increasing intercourse between the three divisions of the United Kingdom, and multiplied dealings, either that their laws should be assimilated, or that some means should be adopted to make personally served with the writ, or it must be show within the jurisdiction, and moreover, he must it came to his knowledge before any proceedings ca be taken in the action. There is an exception persons residing in Scotland and Ireland, for the cannot, unless they have been personally served wi process while in England, be sued in an English cou whether the cause of action arose in England or no lotte-street, Fitzroy-square, May 5, at half-past eleven, June 1, at one, Basinghall-street. Off. as. Whitmore, Sols. Pocock and Poole, Bartholomew-close. Petition, April 20. HAMMOND, ABRAHAM, and NEVARD, JOHN, builders, Lee, Kent, May 7, at half-past one, June 4, at two, Basinghall-street. Off. as. Pennell. Sol. Drew. New Basinghall-street. Petition, April 23. 1. (b) There is no mode of founding jurisdic- ENGLAND, JOHN, photographic apparatus manufacturer, Upper Char;ainst foreigners or others who happen to have s belonging to them or money due to them in nds of third parties within the jurisdiction, by ing such chattels or moneys, and it matters g that such foreigner has personal property But the jurisdiction of the English courts. eption exists by ancient custom in the city of n, i. e., the city proper, called foreign attach(c) HOAD, WILLIAM DANIEL, shipbuilder, Rye, Sussex, May 7 and June 4, at one, Basinghall-street. Off. as. Pennell. Sols. Lovell and Co., Gray's-inn; and Butler, Rye. Petition, April 18. UNDERHILL, JOSEPH, iroumonger, Plymouth, May 14 and June 4, at half-past twelve, Exeter. Off. as. Hirtzel, Sols. Rooker, Lavers and Matthews, Plymouth, Petition, April 20. WAITE, ALEXANDER, draper, Berwick-upon-Tweed, April 26, at half-past eleven, June 8, at twelve, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Off. as. Baker. Sols. Harle and Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane. Petition, April 14. Gazette, April 27. sdiction over persons abroad being owners of roperty in England. Where a foreigner or 1 subject has real property in England, but lives 1, this circumstance alone does not give the of common law any jurisdiction, except the of action as above stated arose in England and notice of the writ of summons served in the But if the action was one of ejectment to or such real property belonging to a foreigner or living abroad, the absence of the owner abroad Inot be an obstacle to the suit being proceeded By, LLIAM, boot and shoe maker, Liverpool, May 10 and 31, at (d) Tuesday. April 24. assrs. PETER BROAD and PRITCHARD, at the Mart.-Freehold e, Russia Cottage, Southampton-street, Camberwell, let at 354 or 5254. Freehold ground-rents, amounting to 301, per annum, upon Nos. 34, 35 and 36, Peckham-grove-sold for 6204 Leaseuses, Nos. 130 and 131, Cornwall-road, Lambeth, and Nos. 1 artree-street, Cornwall-road, producing 701. per annuin; term, from June 1801; ground-rent, 9 guineas-sold for 904. Leaseproved ground-rents, arising from Nos. 20 to 23. Hatfield-street, and 103, Broadwall, and Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7.8 and 9, Angel-place, all, Christchurch, Blackfriars; profit rental, 494, 11s. 6d. per term, 95 years from 1500-sold for 5604 225 931 93 93 93 93 94 94 941 941 95 93 9393 93 93 94 94 94 94 95 96 96 961 97 96 221 95 .. 96 96 221 219 5sa 8sa 6sa 6sa 5sa 5sa 7sb 10sb 8sb 10sb 9sb 6sb 10sb 10sb 10sb 5sb .. 1063 ANSELL, JANE, spinster, grocer and draper, North Ockendon, Essex, May 10, at eleven, June 7, at one, Basinghall-street. Com. Evans. Off. as. Johnson. Sols. Digby and Sharp, Circus-place, Finsbury; and Rawlings, Romford, Essex. Petition. April 19. BEGBIE, ROBERT SPEAR, merchant, 6, Great Winchester-street, and at Rangoon and Moulmein, in the East Indies, May 11, at two, June 8, at one, Basinghall-street, Com. Fane. Off. as. Whitmore. Sols. Crowder, Maynard, Son, and Lawford, Coleman-street. Petition, April 25. eleven, Liverpool. Com. Perry. Off. as. Turner. Sols. Minshull and Horner, Liverpool, Petition, April 24. Sol. BLACK, WILLIAM, builder, Prospect-house, Charles-street, St. Jamesroad, Holloway, Middlesex, May 4, at half-past twelve, June 8, at one, Basinghall-street. Com. Fonblanque. Off. as. Graham. Proudfoot, John-street, Bedford-row. Petition, April 25. BRIMKLOW, JOHN; DANIELS, RICHARD, and DANIELS, SAMUEL, silk manufacturers, Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire, May 10 and June Off. as. llernaman. 7. at twelve, Manchester. Com. Jemmett. Sol. Welsh, Manchester. Petition, April 23. COPE, JOSEPH, china manufacturer, Longton, Stafford, May 12 and June 7, at eleven, Birmingham. Com. Sanders. Off. as. Kinnear. Sols. Messrs. Clarke, Longton; and Smith, Birmingham. Petition April 21. EYRE, JOSHUA, silk manufacturer, Chowbent, Leigh, Lancashire, May 11 and June 7, at twelve, Manchester. Off. as. Fraser. Sol. Hampson, Manchester. Petition, April 19. LAMBERT, THOMAS, jun., steam thrasher, Stowapland, Stowmarket, Suffolk, May 4 and June 8, at twelve, Basinghall-street. Com. Fonblanque. Off. as. Graham. Sol. Maddock, Serjeants'-inn, Fleetstreet. Petition, April 24. LORD, JOHN, dyer, Shelf, York, May 10 and June 8, at eleven, Leeds. Oficial Assignees are given, to whom apply for the Barnes and Sons, woolstaplers, first, 9d.; sep. of J. Barnes, 201 Stansfeld, London.-Carter, J. and C. brewers, &c., second, 1s. 2d Miller. Bristol.-Davies, E. C. chemist and druggist, first, 6s. 8d. Carrick, Hull.-Gladstone and Bond, general brokers, further, 7-64thad. Fraser, Manchester.-Stirrop, J. R. currier, first, 10d. Kinnear, Birmingham. Chester, G. G. tailor, second, 24d. Kinnear, Birmingham.-M'Intyre, J. draper, second, 1s. 7d. Acraman, Bristol.-Norris, J. H. paper dealer, drst, id. Kinnear, Birmingham.-Royal British Bank, fith, 6d. Lee, London.-Taylor, T. C. upholsterer, first, 51. 6d. Lee, London. 98-Vernon, J. Y. draper, first, 12s. 6d. Whitmore, Birmingham. INSOLVENTS' ESTATES. 1064 106 106 106 106 98 103 104 98 98 98 98 103 1037 106 784 854 ::::: 1064 1749 173 178 17417,7% Premium. Contra: it is immaterial where the cause of action , and foreigners, when the jurisdiction is properly ded by arrestment jurisdictionis fundandæ causa, need be personally served with any copy or notice of the on; it is enough that there is an edictal citation, i. e., the ion is handed into the office of the keeper of edictal cita13 & 14 Vict. c. 36, sect. 22. ) Contra; execution at the dwelling-house is, in general, valent to personal execution, and either is competent. O Contra; "foreign attachment" is the common law of land. Thus, whenever a foreigner or Englishman, not Hing in Scotland, has goods or moneys in the hands of parties in Scotland, any creditor there can arrest such s or moneys, and by this means create a jurisdiction nst the foreigner, who can then be sued for all causes ction for debt which the creditor has against him. Thus, Englishman leaves a chattel in a Scotch hotel, or even, said, "a toothpick at a penny the dozen," any creditor cotland can arrest the chattel, and build upon it a jurison by which the Englishman will be liable to have decree absence against him. No personal service or notice is ired in such cases to be given to the foreigner, an edictal tion (like sticking up notice on the walls of the court) ng sufficient. And even funds in the hands of an arrestee, is furth of Scotland, may also be arrested; provided , however, that the arrestment has come to the arrestee's wledge. 19 & 20 Vict. c. 91, sect. 1. The defender may to Scotland and open up or reduce the decree in absence, ich he can do any time within forty years. See London North- Western Railway Company v. Lindsay, 30 Sc. Jur. ; 3 Macq. Ap. 99. The process for creating the above sdiction is called arrestum jurisdictionis fundandæ causa, d) Contra; all foreigners or others holding heritable proty in Scotland are amenable to the jurisdiction of the art of Session, not only as to matters affecting such estate, also as to personal claims of debt, and may be cited tally, because they are presumed to have an agent or citor in Scotland to attend to their interests. Braby, B. baker, 10d. Apply at the County Court, Brighton.-Fitchett, H. Is. 6d. Apply at the County Court, Great Grimsby.-Girling, C. cordwainer, 1a. 8d. Apply at the County Court, Abingdon.-Jupp, W. storekeeper, 1d. Apply at the County Court Brighton.-Lafargue, R. A. clerk, final, Is. Apply at the County Court, Market Rasen. Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors. Crick, D. B. builder, Leicester, March 20. Trusts. T. Stirk, timber merchant, and J. Hutchinson, builder, Leicester, Sol. Spooner, LeiTrusts. J. Linton, cester.-Halliday, J. draper, Bristol, March 21. Scotch and Manchester warehouseman, and A. Cameron, draper, both of Bristol. Sol. Parnell, Bristol,-Harris, I. corn and flour dealer, Bristol, April 4. Trusts. H. Humphries, corn merchaut, and S. J. Feon, flour factor, both of Bristol. Sols. Parnell and Brown, Bristol. -Langford, G. retailer of beer, Bishop's-field, Kingston, in Portsea, March 13. Trusts. W. Ayling, bricklayer, and C. Gilliam, gasfitter, both of Landport. Sol. Field, Gosport.-Perrott, F. W. victualler, Peacock Tavern, Newington Butts, March 16. Trust. W. Jones, gentleman, Vauxhall. Sols. Shaen and Grant, Kennington-cross.-Rae, Trust. A. McGaw, wareM. B. draper, Saffron Walden, March 14. Sol. Billing. King-street, houseman, Angel-court, Friday-street. Cheapside-Staff, J. and Braby, C. bay and straw salesmen, Balticwharf, Commercial-road, Lambeth, and West Smithfield, March 26. Trust. W. L. Landfeld, merchant, Grays. Sol. Longman, Winehesterbuildings. Deed with Harrison and Lewis, solicitors, Old Jewry. Gazette, April 13. Trust. G. W. Sawyer, Cooper, S. auctioneer, Brighton, March 17. timber merchant, Brighton. Sols. Hackwood, Walbrook and Lamb, Brighton.-Gravett, J. T. grocer, Sandgate, April 7. Trusts. J. Morford, butcher, and W. Hills, draper, both of Sandgate. Sols. Brockman and Harrison, Folkestone.-Foster, G. W. clothier and outfitter, Maidstone, March 19. Trust. C. Pigot, button manufacturer and trimming warehouseman, Gresham-street. Sol. Scott, Skinner-street, Snowhill.-Grifith, J. flour dealer, ship bread baker, grocer and generalshop keeper, Amlwch-port, Amlwch, April 7. Sol. Owen, Llangefni.Hall, J. grocer, Gray's Thurrock, March 7. Trust. L. Robinson, tea dealer, Ratcliffe Highway. Sol. Satchell, Queen-street, Cheapside.Parker, G. grocer, Meadow-lane, Leeds, March 30. Trusts. C. N. Graham, New Bridge-street, R. Warin, wholesale groeers, Towerstreet, city London, and T. Wright, bay dealer, Leeds. Sol. Markland, Leeds. Paterson, R. draper and teadesler, Monkgate, York, March 26. Trust. L W. Sedgwick, wholesale teadealer, York, and D. Calverley, cloth manufacturer, Huddersfield. Sol. Anderson, York.-Walker, R. grocer, Nottingham, April 7. Trust W. Holmes, grocer, Nottingham. Sol. Morley, Nottingham.-Wilkins, E. W. confectioner, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, April 5. Trust. W. J. Williams, wholesale grocer, Deed with Pancras-lane. Sol. Richardson, Old Jewry-chambers. Robinson, Nicholls and Co., Old Jewry-chambers. Gazette, April 20. Barber, J. seed crusher, Derby, April 12. Trusts. S. W. Cox, Spondon, Derby, and 8. D. B. Middleton, gentleman, Derby. Sol. Cox, Derby.-Carruthers, W. draper, Liverpool, March 21. Trusts. J. Black, warehouseman, Liverpool, and B. Haigh, manufacturer, Huddersfield, Sols. Evans, Fairfield, Liverpool; and Haigh, Huddersfield.-Martin, R.j oiner, Brownlow-hill, Liverpool, April 9. Trusts. J. Deakin, salt proprietor, Northwich. Sol. Christian, Liverpool.-Saffell, H. W. corn miller and auctioneer, Lavenham, March 30. Trusts. G. S. Mumford, and W. R. Scott, farmers, Lavenham. Sols. Last and Nunn, Hadleigh.-Swift, D. butcher, Deeping St. James, April 13. Trusts. E Pawlett, grazier, Deeping St. James, and W. Holland, distiller, Market Deeping. Sols. Sharpe and Son, Market Deeping.-Whisler, J. woollen warehouseman, Basinghall-street. Trust. J. B. Tyler, accountant, Gresham-street. Sol. Rains, Fish-street-hill. Insolvents. Petitions to be heard at the County Courts. Baker, J. agricultural labourer and machineman, Carlby, April 24, at twelve, Bourn.-Hearnshaw, T. joiner and wheelwright, Brimington, Chesterfield, April 23, at eleven, Chesterfield.-Hutchinson, J. grocer and labourer, Sheepshead, April 23. at ten, Loughborough.-Lang, W. grocer and hawker, Holsworthy, May 18, at eleven, Holsworthy.Morrison, W. bookseller and stationer, Longtown, April 26, at ten, Carlisle.-Thorn, C. dealer in tobacco and cigars, Bedminster, Bristol, May 10, at ten, Bristol-Wrigley, J. Journeyman twiner, Greenacres Moor, Oldham, April 20, at twelve, Oldham. Gazette, April 13. Beesley, G. customs house officer, Toxteth-park, Liverpool, April 18, at half-past ten, Liverpool. -Boyle, P. beerhouse-keeper, potato and fish merchant, and haulier, Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, April 19, at eleven, Merthyr Tydfil.-Byron, H. S. schoolmaster, Southampton, April 24, at ten, Southampton.-Clarke, W. farmer and cattle dealer, Kuowle, April 21, at ten, Solihull -Forsdike. C. coachbuilder, FramHingham, April 26, at ten, Framlingham.-Gerrish, C. butcher, Canton, Cardiff, April 27, at ten, Cardiff-Goodwin, W. journeyman bread baker, Hulme, Manchester, April 24, at three, Salford-Harris, G. blacksmith, Danbury, May 7, at eleven, Chelmsford.-Hercock, H. farmer, Laxton, April 17, at ten, Uppingham.-Howarth, J. journeyman' impression taker to engravers, Strangeways, Cheetham, April 24, at three, Salford.-Oliver, R. Journeyman shoemaker, Bute Docks, Cardiff, April 27, at ten, Cardiff-Peters, J. bricklayer and builder, Southampton, April 24, at ten, Southampton-Proudlock, J. flour dealer, grocer and provision merchaut, Berry Edge, April 24, at ten, Shotley Bridge.-Shaw, R. boot and shoo dealer and commission agent, Salford and Manchester, April 24, at three, Salford.Throughton, J. grocer, Burton, May 11, at eleven, Kirkby Lonsdale.Tyler, C. S. plumber and painter, Barrowden, April 17, at ten, Uppingham.- Urry, J. publican, Southampton, April 24, at ten, Southampton. -Wilcock, J. yarn and twine dealer, Manchester and Salford, April 24, at three, Salford.-Williams, R. warehouseman and clerk, Hulme, Manchester, April 24, at three, Salford. Gazette, April 17. Adams, J. E. shoemaker, Hartest, April 24, at eleven, Sudbury.Atherton, H. master of a coasting vessel, and general-shop keeper, Castle Northwich. April 25, at eleven, Northwich.-Beale, J. cabinetmaker and horse letter, Maldon, May 1, at twelve, Maldon.-Brealey, J. farmer and earthenware manufacturer, Newhall, May 7, at eleven, Burton.-Brion, J. schoolmaster and geographical modeller, Birmingham, April 30, at ten, Birmingham.-Brittan, A. whip manufacturer, Birmingham, April 30, at ten, Birmingham.-Coley, J. coal, lime, cement, and fire clay dealer, Ladywood, Birmingham, April 30, at ten, Birmingham.-Cooper, J. huckster, grocer and provision dealer, Tipton, May 3, at ten, Dudley.-Cutler, J. yardman, Horsley-heath, Tipton, May 3. at ten, Dudley.-Davies, J. builder, broker and furniture dealer, Dudley, May 3, at ten, Dudley.-Derereuz, W. P. baker and confectioner, Birmingham, April 30, at ten, Birmingham.-Hobbis, H. hay and straw dealer, West Heath, Northfield, April 30, at ten, Birmingham.-Larter, M. mourning milliner and dressmaker, Birmingham, April 30, at ten, Birmingham.-Johnson, B. commission agent, Birmingham, April 30, at ten, Birmingham.-Lydiatt, T. 8. eating-house proprietor. Balsall-heath, late Birmingham, April 30, at ten. Birmingham.-Pinner, C. F. cab proprietor, Birmingham, April 30, at ten, Birmingham.-Pitt, C. saddler and piece master, Manchester, May 4, at twelve, Manchester.-Raphael, S. watch material and tool dealer, Birmingham, April 30, at ten, Birmingham.Rogers, J. sen. tortoiseshell and thorn comb inanufacturer, Birmingham, April 30, at ten, Birmingham.-Scotman, H. photographic artist, Liverpool, May 2, at half-past ten, Liverpool.-Smith, F. baker, Brighton, April 28, at ten, Brighton.-Stamp, J. boot and shoe maker, Exeter, May 1, at ten, Castle of Exeter.-Tanner, H. press correspondent, Budleigh Salterton, May 1, at ten, Castle of Exeter.-Thorpe, J. joiner, builder, contractor and farmer, Shepley Mill, Glossop, April 30, at ten, Glossop.-Warner, J. beerseller and news agent, Rugby, May 17, at eleven, Rugby.-Wright, S. M. grocer, provision dealer and beer retailer, Netherton-hill, Dudley, May 3, at ten, Dudley. FURNISS. On the 12th inst., at 37, Porchester-square, Hyde-park, the wife of Thomas S. Furniss, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a daughter. ROWDON. On the 22nd inst., at Downshire-hill, Hampstead, the wife of Francis Rowdon, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, barrister-at-law, of TALLEY-On the 10th inst., at Easterland, Washfield, the wife of William Talley, Esq., solicitor, of a son. TROLLOPE. On the 18th inst., at Berrylands, Surbiton, Surrey, the wife of W. M. Trollope, of Westminster, solicitor, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. BENSLY-DAVIE.-On the 19th inst, at St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, W. T. Bensly, solicitor, Norwich, to Ellen Marianne, youngest daughter of Wm. Davie, Esq., Great Yarmouth. BINSTEED-WAUGH.-On the 17th inst., at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Charles H. Binsteed, Esq., of Portsmouth, to Charlotte Amelia, eldest daughter of the late George Waugh, Esq., of Ladbroke-square, Notting-hill. BOLLARD-SUTCLIFFE.-On the 19th inst., at Padiham Church, by the Rev. S. J. C. Adamson, incumbent, uncle to the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. John Hardley, cousin to the bridegroom, William Bollard, Esq., solicitor, eldest son of James Richard Bollard, Esq., solicitor, North Wood, near Padiham, to Anne, only daughter of the late John Sutcliffe, Esq., of Burnley. BURTON-PERKINS.-On Jan. 19, at Trinity Church, Sydney, Edmund Burton, Esq., solicitor, eldest son of the late Henry Burton, of the Inner Temple, barrister-at-law, and nephew of Sir William Burton, President of the Legislative Assembly, Sydney, to Lucy Anne Steele, daughter of John S. Perkins, Esq, of Exeter. D'URBAN-DOWNES-On the 18th inst, at Trinity Church, Gray's-innroad, John D'Urban, of Bedford-row, Holborn, solicitor, to Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Thomas Downes, Esq., of Wakefield. MACDOWALL-BOWIE-On the 16th inst., at South Queen's Ferry, Alexander Angus MacDowall, M.D., Helensburgh, to Joanua, youngest daughter of John Bowie, Esq., writer to the signet. PALMER-GREEN.-On the 20th inst, at the Oaks Church, Leicesterforest, Robert Heyrick Palmer, Esq., of the Inner Temple, barristerat-law, to Susan Georgiana, eldest daughter of Edward Mortimer Green, Esq., of Charnwood-house, Leicestershire. RAINEY SCOTT.-On the 18th inst., at the Holy Trinity Church, Horncastle, West John Rainey, Esq., solicitor, of Spilsby, to Emma, only daughter of the late Mr. R. H. Scott, of the Manor-house, Horncastle. WILLOUGHBY-WOOLEYCH.-On the 19th inst., at Rickmansworth Church, Henry William Willoughby, Esq., to Mary Anne, second daughter of Humphry William Woolrych, serjeant-at-law, of Croxley, Hertfordshire. YATMAN-MACGREGOR.-On the 19th inst., at St. Marylebone Church. Herbert George, youngest son of the late William Yatman, Esq., of the Inner Temple, to Mary Lyon, only daughter of Alexander Macgregor, Esq., of Sussex-gardens. DEATHS. BICKNELL-On the 15th inst., at Baden-Baden, aged 68, Louisa, relict of Wm. Laurence Bicknell, Esq., formerly of Lincoln's-inn, and youngest daughter of the late Rev. John Lloyd, Rector of Barnack. CHAPPELL-On the 7th inst., aged 82, George Royal Chappell, Esq., of Nelson-house, Oxford-road, Manchester. CLARKE. On the 21st inst., aged 19, John Jennings Clarke, third son of Mr. Edward Clare, solicitor, of No. 29, Bedford-row. EDMONDS-On the 14th inst., at Penzance, Cornwall, aged 85, R GOULDSTONE-On the 7th inst., at Carlton-villa, Highbury, aged 31, HOPE.-On the 20th inst., at 2. Pembroke-villas, Albion-road, St MACKRELL-On the 20 h inst., at Southfield, Wandsworth, aged 17, THORNBER. On the 21st inst, at Peulton-le-Fylde, aged 84, Giles WILLS-On the 17th inst., at her mother's Mrs. George Martineau's, DEPOSIT ASSURANCE and DISCOUNT BANK.-FIVE PER CENT. on sums for fixed periods, or at seven days' notice, or Three per Cent. at call. G. H. LAW, Manager. Offices: 5, Cannon-street west, E. C. TITLE ASSURANCE. · Doubtful and Fourth Edition. MR. SCRATCHLEY'S COPYHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT MANUAL, with Rules and LAYTONS, 150, Fleet-street, E.C. MR. JUSTICE KEATING. A splendid life-like Portrait, engraved on steel, from a photograph by Mayall, is presented (gratis) with the ILLUSTRATED NEWS of the WORLD of to-day, April 28. Also containing Of all newsvendors, or at the office, 4 variety of interesting woodcuts, and literary matter. Price 6d, by 199, Strand, W.C. THE LAW THE MONTHLY LAW REPORTER for Common Law Commission-13. Ja is MARCH 1, containing full Reports of all the Courts: the most complete and extensive series published in England, was issued on Thursday, March 8th. Price only 48. Its size is 8vo., convenient for the bag and library. The back parts Just published, REVIEW for MAY, being No. 17 of the Defective Titles Assured and rendered Marketable and COX'S CRIMINAL LAW CASES, MAGISTRATÈS, Mortgageable by the LAW PROPERTY and LIFE ASSUR- For information, forms and specimens of the various kinds of defective Titles already assured in this office, apply to THE MUTUAL E. BARNES, Secretary, LIFE ASSURANCE Part VI. of Vol. VIII., containing all the decisions to this time of the Criminal Appeal Court, the Central Criminal Court, the Superior Courts and on Circuits, and in Ireland; with Precedents of Indictments. By EDWARD W. COX, Esq., Recorder of Falmouth. Price 58. 6d. CROCKFORD, 10, Wellington-street, Strand. SOCIETY 39 King-street, Cheapside. E. C.-A.D. 1834. EVANS'S The TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT, Cash Account, Balance-sheet, &c., are now ready, and may be had on written or personal application. CHARLES INGALL, Actuary. The commission to Solicitors is 51 per cent. upon all new and renewal premiums. REVERSIONS AND ANNUITIES. LAW REVERSIONARY INTEREST SOCIETY, 68, Chancery-lane, London. Chairman-Russell Gurney, Esq., Q. C., Recorder of London. Deputy Chairman-N. W. Senior, Esq, late MasterinChancery. Reversions and Life Interests purchased. Immediate and deferred annuities granted in exchange for reversionary and contingent interests. Annuities, immediate, deferred and contingent, and also endowments, granted on favourable terms. Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal, and all further information, may be had at the office. C. B. CLABON, Secretary. SPECIAL NOTICE. CLERICAL, MEDICAL and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.-Established 1824. All persons who effect Policies on the Participating Scale before June 30th, 1860, will be entitled at the next Bonus to one year's additional share of profits over later Assurers. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St. James's-square, London, S. W. COMMISSION.-10 per cent, on the first premium, and five per cent. on renewals, will be allowed to Solicitors. The commission will be continued to the person introducing the assurance, without reference to the channel through which the premiums may be paid. LAW DIGEST. Part III. Vol. 2, N.S., Part XXIX., O.S., contains all the Cases decided by all the Courts during the half-year ending in December last, so arranged that the practitioner may find in a moment the latest law on any subject on which he may be engaged. By D. T. EVANS, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. Price 8s. 6d. boards. SAU The great number of Appeals from Magistra LAW TIMES Office, 10, Wellington-stret fr. of PATERSON'S PRACTICAL ST CROCKFORD, 10, Wellington-street, Strand. LAW TIMES Office, 10, Wellington-street, Strand. Just published, price 5s. 6d., LAW TIMES Office, 10, Wellington-street, Strand, THE MAGISTRATES COURTS' YEAR ACCIDENTS of every kind and from any in the manner of Archbold and Burn, to which it will be cause Insured against by an annual payment of 31. to No Extra premium for Members of Volunteer Rifle Corps. For Terms, Prospectuses, &c., apply to the Provincial Railway Passengers' Assurance Co. THE NATIONAL REVERSIONARY Purchase of Absolute or Contingent Reversions, Life Inte- OFFICES-63, Old Broad-street, London, E. C. FREDERICK PATTISON, Esq., Chairman. JAMES BRAND, Esq., Deputy Chairman George Hibbert, Esq. Samuel Hibbert, Esq. Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq. James Gordon Murdoch, Esq. William R. Robinson, Esq. Martin T. Smith, Esq., M.P. Newman Smith, Esq. SECURITY. The assured are protected from the liabilities attaching to mutual assurance by a fund of a million and a-half sterling, of which nearly a million is actually invested, one-third in Government Securities, and the remainder in frst-class debentures and mortgages in Great Britain. PROFITS-Four-fifths, or Eighty per cent, of the profits, are assigned to Policies every fifth year. The assured are entitled to participate after payment of one premium. PURCHASE OF POLICIES -A liberal allowance is made on the surrender of a policy, either by a cash payment or the issue of a policy free of premium. CLAIMS The Company has disbursed in payment of claims and additions upwards of 1,300,000. Proposals for insurances may be made at the Chief Office, as above; at the Branch Office, 16, Pall-mall, London; or to any of the agents throughout the kingdom. SAMUEL INGALL, Actuary. Service allowed in Local Militia and Volunteer Rifle Corps within the United Kingdom. NEW PRACTICE EVIDENCE, Second Edition, with all the Cases to this time. By E. POWELL, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, price 12s. cloth: 13s. 6d. half-bound; 14s. 6d. bound. LAW TIMES Office, 10, Wellington-street, Strand, W. C. PROBATE COURT PRACTICE. THE AMENDMENT ACT of last Session is added to GOODWIN'S PRACTICE of the PROBATE COURT, together with all the Orders, &c., Forms, and full instructions to Practitioners. By C. W. GOODWIN, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, Author of "The Practice or Copyhold Enfranchisement," &c. Price 9s. cloth. LAW TIMES Office, 10, Wellington-re THE THIRD EDITION CONSOLIDATION ACTS, na 1. The Companies Clauses Consolidan22 6. The Commissioners Clauses Act. THE NEW PRACTICE of the ENGLAND, as it is after all the rec LAW TIMES Office, 10, Wellington-street, Strand. THE ART-JOURNAL for MAY (price 2s. 6d.) following Engravings on Steel: contains "The Ommeganck at Antwerp," from the picture by Baron Wappers, in the Royal Collection: from the picture by Greuze; and "Ganymede," from the group of sculpture by E. S. Barth THE LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDE: Lombardy and its Capital. Part II. By W. P. Bayley. | The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the S Fuseli at Somerset House. By G. W. Thornbury. By B. J. Lossing.--Illustrated. The National Gallery. W. C. T. Dobson, A.R.A. By J. Dafforne.-Illus- The Companion Guide (by Railway) in S trated. The Londesborough Antiquities-Illustrated. Part V. By Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall-K Mrs. Jameson. VIRTUE and CO., 25, Paternoster-row. &c. &c. &c. To Readers and Correspondents. jority approved a clause empowering the magistrates to sentence wife-beaters to corporal revival of flogging as a punishment for grown-up men, for it is a step backwards in civilisation. 3.—We do not see any objection to a sheriff's officer an- punishment. It is lamentable to witness the ouncing his appointment. and E.-It is somewhat of a speculative office, but we ave never heard any doubt of its solvency. W. (Plymouth).-The subject is not of sufficient general Perhaps, on further reflection, the House will freehold estates fell under the terms "approved terest to occupy our crowded space. Mr. Hallilay's little ook on Equity will give him all the information a student *quires. -We regret the delay in the information, but there great difficulty in procuring it instantaneously. The rticle in question had been accidentally omitted on the revious week, and was inserted, as of course, on the folwing week, without being again noticed. HILLIER ought to have his will made by a lawyer. It might e done for a couple of guineas. To his questions we reply: rst, he may give the property to his daughter with power > her to dispose of it by will among her children as she hay please; and secondly, there is no objection to the ppointment of the trustees named, but he should not ap oint more than two trustees if he would avoid expenses. H.-The Bill is in committee, and until it is read a third ime it will be impossible to say how it may affect the use stated. communications must be authenticated with the name nd address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, ut as a guarantee for good faith. not persist in its resolve. Should it do so, the Lords will doubtless put their veto upon it. The majority in favour of the total abolition of Church Rates has, on the third reading of the This singular reaction in Bill, shrunk to nine. opinion is said to be occasioned by the publication of the evidence given before the Lords' Committee, from which it appears that the ultimate purpose of the agitation was not the removal of the rate, but the abolition of the Church establishment itself. The proposition of the Lords is, that Dissenters shall be relieved from the payment of the rate on claiming the exemption. This would remove all just cause of offence. THE ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITOR'S BILL. IN committee upon this Bill, some slight modification has been introduced into the clause which ARY OF SALES BY AUCTION DURING permitted writing clerks to enter the Profession THE NEXT WEEK. Advertised in the Law Times. ehold farm at Ho beach, by Messrs. Butcher, at the Chequers Inn, Holbeach. Advertised this day. FRIDAY, MAY 11. e freehold houses at Limehouse, giving a net rent of 50%, by Mr. Moore, at the Mart. Advertised this day. ehold house in Whitechapel, by Mr. Moore, at the Mart. Advertised this day. irable business premises, Commercial-road, by Mr. Moore, t the Mart. Advertised this day. o superior eight roomed residences, Commercial-road, sehold property, Stepney and St. George's, producing y Mr. Moore, at the Mart. Advertised this day. 507. a-year, by Mr. Moore, at the Mart. Advertised this ay. FIRST VOLUME of the New Series of the LAW TIMES REPORTS may now be had, price 24s. halfsound. It contains reports of more than four undred cases decided since the commencement of Michaelmas Term last. ck numbers of the New Series of the Reports are kept on sale, to complete sets. e REPORTS will be uniformly and strongly bound at he office for 4s. The volumes of the LAW TIMES for 5s. 6d. Portfolio to contain thirty numbers of the Law Times Reports may be had, price 3s. 6d. It will be forwarded by post (paid) on transmission of 3s. 10d. in postage-stamps-viz., 3s. 6d. for the portfolio, and 4d. for the postage. It is made so that it will close as flat as a book, whatever the quantity of leaves within it, and thus it will serve all the purposes of a bound volume, and be a substitute for a weekly cover. THE "LAW TIMES" REPORTS. iese Reports are published also in Monthly Parts, for the use of the Courts, the Colonies, &c. Price 4s. Part I. was issued on Dec. 1. Part 5 is now ready. e Cases relating to Magistrates, Municipal and Parish Law are collected and issued separately for the use of Magistrates' Courts, edited, with Notes, &c., by Edward W. Cox, Esq., Editor of "Cox's Criminal Law Cases." A part will be published at the close of each term. Part I, price 2s. 6d. Part 11., price 3s. 6d., is now ready. he above will be sent to the subscribers by post (paid). ersons desirous of being supplied with the above series are requested to send their names to the office. THE Law and the Lawyers. LAW BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. CHE Divorce Court Bill has advanced a stage, nd will soon become law. It contains, however, modified repetition of the provisions for comelling the intervention of the Queen's Proctor nd Advocate, which was rejected last year by he House of Commons, and which it will, we ope, again refuse, for such costs ought not to be ompulsorily imposed on suitors. The Law of Property Bill has passed through ommittee, with some slight amendments. So also has the Attorneys and Solicitors Bill. ut it is not yet safe. It is threatened with a rmidable opposition on the third reading. The House of Commons has by a large maVOL. XXXV.—No. 892. by a short service. Objecting, as we do, to the entire of this clause, we cannot approve any change that facilitates the object. We have always thought and said that it is extremely undesirable to inundate the Profession with recruits from the desk. The desire of all well-wishers to the Profession is, or should be, to raise, not to depress, its social status. For reasons often stated here, it is vastly more important that a solicitor should be an educated gentleman than that he should be a good lawyer. However, the Incorporated Law Society has thought otherwise, and is itself the parent of the clause. But if the chiefs are content with the change, we have no right to quarrel with it. They ought to know best what is good for the Profession, of whose welfare they are the guardians. We regret to see that the Committee has rejected the clause that permitted practising solicitors to be county magistrates. The singular objection raised was, not that they were incompetent or partial, but that the public would suspect partiality. It was hinted also that a solicitor might have clients on the bench, and so influence them unduly! This is not complimentary to the other magistrates. TWO IMPORTANT DECISIONS. Two questions of very considerable importance have been decided this week. The Court of Common Pleas has held, in Keene v. Beard, that a cheque is a negotiable in strument, passing by indorsement, so that the indorsee can maintain an action upon it against the drawer. Will not this materially affect the stamps? Will not cheques be substituted for bills and notes, seeing that they require but a penny stamp, while the latter require stamps of a shilling and upwards? In the other case (Holder v. Soulby) the same court has decided that the landlord of furnished apartments is not responsible for the safe custody of the property of his lodgers. It was sought to assimilate his liabilities to those of an innkeeper; but the court would not entertain the argument. This last case will be found among the reports to-day; the first will appear, we hope, next week. LORD ST. LEONARDS' ACT. By ALBERT G. LANGLEY, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. allowed an investment in freehold estates in England or Wales only. His Honour treated the matter with care, giving no opinion, according to the report, whether the 32nd section as to investments applied or not. But he held that securities." Primâ facie, said his Honour, the words of the will would include any such ordinary security (not merely the Three per Cents.) as this court would sanction. He did not go beyond mortgages in the case of marriage settlements, and he never authorised investments upon railways or any such securities, unless most strongly pressed to do so by the parties. If acting himself as trustee, which was what it came to in effect, he should only allow real securities. He had no objection to answer that the petitioners were at liberty to invest the trustfunds on sufficient security of freehold estates in England or Wales. He should not answer the other part of the question, but simply pass it by. The costs of the petitioners might be taken out of the estate. It will be seen that, from the view taken by the courts of the investment clause, this muchdiscussed section has become practically a dead letter. THE RECEIVERS. PULLINGER could not have paid away two hundred and sixty-three thousand pounds in five years without passing it from his own hands to those of others. Who are they who have received large sums from the cashier of a bank which they must have known that he could not have honestly possessed? It would be vastly more for the interests of justice if these receivers could be traced and punished, than that the thief himself should be transported for life. If there had been none to take his money, he would not have been tempted to steal it. The first duty of the bank, therefore, is to find out who had the money from the prisoner-when, where, and under what circumstances-and if they can trace a reasonable suspicion of complicity, or such want of caution as amounts to criminal negligence, to invoke all the power of the law for punishment of the receivers. We should counsel even that, if necessary to establish the case against the receivers, the principal should receive the reward of an approver, on condition of his making a clean breast of it, revealing the names, times, and occasions of all the dealings with him, and proving, as evidence for the Crown, the complicity of the receivers to whom his payments were made. If those who pocketed the plunder could be punished, it would be a thousandfold more serviceable as a warning than the conviction of PULLINGER himself. The men who took money from him which they must have known, or ought to have suspected, not to be his, were his tempters and the real authors of his crime, and they should be made to answer for it at the bar of a criminal court. It He LIABILITIES OF INNKEEPERS. COL. SMYTH has introduced a very excellent Bill for limiting the liabilities of innkeepers. The existing law deals most harshly with them. compels them to admit any customer who will pay for his entertainment, and at the same time makes them responsible for the character and conduct of their guests, by making them liable for any peculations they may commit upon property brought by customers into their houses. A case tried at the last assizes for Somerset illustrates the injustice of this state of the law. A guest at the Royal Hotel, in Plymouth, at a public time when every inn was thronged, went to bed without locking his door, placing his watch upon the table. During the night it vanished. brought an action against the landlord for its value. Of course it was contended on behalf of the defendant that it was the duty of a guest to take some reasonable precaution to protect his own property, and that he ought at least to have locked his door; that it could not be the duty of a landlord to place a guard at the door of every bedroom not locked, and that without such a guard it would be impossible for the landlord to protect the guest who will not protect himself against any thief whom the landlord might be compelled to admit into his house. The argument, though thoroughly rational, was not an answer to an irrational law, and so the landlord was mulcted in damages and costs to the amount of some 300%. |