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CONTENTS.

ACCOUNT OF NEW LAW BOOKS.

I. Reflections on the Study of the Law by Richard

Whalley Bridgeman, Esq.

Page 15

II. A Treatise upon the Law of Legacies by R. S.
Donnison Roper, Esq.

III. Practical Points or Maxims in Conveyancing, by a
late eminent Conveyancer, to which are added Ob-

servations on the various Parts of a Deed, by the
late J. Ritson, Esq.

IV. An Analytical Digested Index of the Reported
Cases in the several Courts of Equity, as well
Chancery as Exchequer; with a Repertorium of
the Cases, by Richard Whalley Bridgman, Esq.
V. A Digested Index to the Earlier Chancery Re

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it.

ports by George Kekewiche, Esq.

VI. The Reading upon the Statute of Uses of Francis
Bacon, by W. II. Rowe, Esq.

105

VII. Brief Inquiry concerning the Origin, Progress, and Impolicy of taxing Attornies, by Charles

Ilstey,

111

VIII. A Defence of Attornies, in Reply to a Pamphlet

lately published by Mr. Charles Ilsley,

Page 141

IX. A Treatise of the Laws for the Relief and Set-

tlement of the Poor, by Michael Nolan, Esq. 182
X. The Spirit of the Bankrupt Laws, or Bankrupt
and Creditor's Assistant, with Observations, by
Joshua Montefiore,

XI. The Bankrupt Laws, by William Cooke, Esq.

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208

XII. A Practical Treatise of the Law of Vendors and
Purchasers of Estates, by E. B. Sugden, Esq.

213

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS.

I. Critique by an old Correspondent on the Princi-

ples of Conveyancing, by Mr. Watkins,

II. Succinct View of the Law applicable to Infancy,

III. On the 4th Geo. III. c. 4, to admit of the Issu-

ing of small Notes and Bills of Exchange,

1

3

11

VI. A concise View of the Law or Custom of Gavelkind

in Kent,

33

VII. Observations by M. C. on the Succinct View of the

Lax of Infancy, by R. R.

49

VIII. Reply by R. R. to M. C.'s Observations on the

succinct Fies of the Law of Infancy.

CONTENTS.

IX. Studens on the Law of Infancy,

X. Crito on Marriage Articles and other Deeds by In-

fants,

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XI. Remarks on the best Method of preventing Dower, 83

XII. The Practice of the Courts of General Quarter

and General Sessions of the Peace,

XIII. On a Passage in Mr. Cruise's Treatise on Fines

concerning Dower,

XIV. On the Discontinuance of an Estate Tail and the

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131

Operation of a Fine; comprised in some Ob-

servations on a Passage in Cruise's Treatise on

Fines,

133

XV. Observations by M. C. on R. R.'s Reply on the

Law of Infancy,

136

XVI. Doubts as to the Accuracy of Lord Mansfield's

Argument in the Case of Zouch v. Parsons, with

respect to the void and voidable Acts of Infants, 145

XVII. Fees of Agents, 1805,

XVIII. On the Practice of conveying to, and to the Use of

a Trustee to the Use or in Trust for Cestui que

Trust,

167

171

XIX. On the New Series of Reports in Chancery,

173

XX. Heads on the Inquiring into the Conduct of Ad-

miral Byng for the Defence of Administration, 174

XXI. Question concerning a Rule of Descent,

XXII. BLACKSTONIANA. Game Lazos.-Of the Quali

fication to kill Game.-Of the Right to vote at

Election for the Shire,

209

200

XXIII. Powell's Original Points in Conveyancing,

XXIV. Answer to the Query of Senex concerning Lineal

Descent,

XXV. Ancient Readings unpublished.-Sir Thomas Fro-

wicke on the Statute de Prerogativa Regis.-

Mounson's Reading on Tithes, 2 & 3 Ed. VI.

Calthrope's Reading on Copyholds, and the two

Readings de quo warranto,

XXVI. On Mr. Sedgwick's Remarks on Blackstone's

Commentaries,

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