The Law Times

The society's rule relating to the number of the vice-presidents has been altered, and the number of those officers have been increased to twentyfour as a maximum, and there are now twenty-two on the list. During the session one of the vicepresidents, Mr. Justice Shee, died, and his place was filled by the Lord Justice Selwyn.

and consequently of great interest and importance | Milne, one of the ordinary members, obtained the
to articled clerks.
prize of the Honourable Society of Clifford's-inn.
In concluding our annual report, we may be
permitted to express a hope that the sessions
upon which we are entering may be marked by an
increased desire on the part of members to avail
themselves to the utmost of those many advan-
tages which are provided in the society's pro-
gramme, and to add that we shall, at all times, be
most willing to give our best consideration to any
suggestion which may be made to us for increasing
already adopted for the attainment of the three
the society's efficiency and adding to the means
objects specified in the rules. It should be re-
membered that this is not merely a debating
society.

During the session, three of the officers who are ex officio members of the committee resigned their respective positions. Mr. Baxter retired from the secretaryship, Mr. Jennings from the treasurership, and Mr. De Colyar from the secretaryship of the legal correspondence department. These events necessitated considerable changes in the committee, but we fully believe that the conduct of the society's business has not thereby been injuriously affected, and we venture to hope that the present committee enjoys, as largely as its predecessors, the confidence of those by whom it was elected.

The society has held twenty-six meetings, of which sixteen have been devoted to debate, three to lectures, six to general business, and one to the consideration and adoption of the draft of the new rules hereinafter mentioned. The subjects discussed at the debates have included four of a legal, six of a jurisprudential, and six of a general character, as follows:

Legal.-1. Covenants running with the land. 2. Power of a wife to pledge her husband's credit for necessaries. 3. Duty of counsel in the case of Burke and Casey. 4. The plea of guilty. Jurisprudential.-1. The maxim, "Ignorance of the law excuses no man.' 2. Stipendiary magistrates. 3. The new jurisdiction of the County Courts. 4. Exclusive right of the bar to audience. 5. Union of law and equity. 6. Amalgamation of

the two branches of the Profession.

General.-1. The Representation of the People Act 1867. 2. Discontent in Ireland. 3. Trades unions. 4. The Irish Church. 5. The Irish Church (adjourned debate). 6. The University Tests Abolition Bill.

The subjects of the lectures have been-1. The importance of the study of history to the law student. 2. The study of the law concerning contracts. 3. The effects of recent legislation on

common and criminal law.

The financial statement of the treasurer shows a satisfactory balance in favour of the society, independently of the reserve fund.

The subject selected for the Davis prize essays, 1868, was Qui facit per alium facit per se. The Davis prize select committee have awarded_the prize to the essay written by Mr. Henry John

Osborne.

The legal correspondence department continues to form a most important and useful feature in the society's programme, and we feel confident that its advantages will be at once recognised and appreciated by all who may become members of it. For the purpose of enabling articled clerks in the country to take part in its work, the department has been opened to all articled clerks, whether members of the society or not.

In order more effectually to carry out the work of bringing law societies into union with this society, a secretary for societies in union has been added to the list of the society's officers, and has been made ex officio a member of the committee. There are now four societies in union, two of which, the Nottingham Articled Clerks' Society and the Articled Clerks' Association of Hobart Town, Tasmania, have been admitted into union during the past session.

At the commencement of the Long Vacation the society appointed a select committee to draw up a set of new rules. The select committee, after holding several meetings and devoting a considerable amount of time and attention to this important work, presented their report and the draft of the new rules to a meeting of the society specially convened for that purpose on the 5th Oct. The draft was, with a few modifications, unanimously agreed to. The most important alterations to which the new rules give effect may be stated to be-1. A provision for holding weekly meetings during part of the session. 2. The appointment of four, instead of two, speakers at each debate. 3. The incorporation of the rules relating to the legal correspondence department with the rules of this society. 4. The insertion of rules relating to the office and duties of the secretary for societies in union. 5. The total abolition of vote by proxy. A roll of members has been established, in which are inserted the names and dates of election of every person who has been an ordinary member since the society's institution, together with a record of the offices which members may have hold, and of any distinctions they may have gained.

We have the pleasure of recording that at the final examination in Michaelmas Term 1867, Mr. George Lewis, one of the ordinary members, and Davis Prizeman 1867, obtained one of the prizes of the Incorporated Law Society; and that, at the final examination in Hilary Term 1868, Mr. J. F.

It is much more than that.

It was

taken." Whether the absence of the barristers was merely accidental, or was caused by some unpleasantness having arisen between some of them and the judges composing the court is not stated; but as conflicts between the Bar and the Bench are not unfrequent in this country, the later is probable.-Paris Correspondent of the Globe.

OLD PENSIONS.-A curious pension list has just been issued as a Parliamentary paper. The arbitrators appointed under the Crown Lands Act of 1866, Mr. W. M. James and Mr. Pickering, two of compensation to be paid to the land revenue of Her Majesty's counsel, have awarded 496,000l. as for the benefit of the public, of the Crown's rights the Crown for the transfer to the Board of Trade, in the foreshore of the sea and of navigable tidal

upon the Consolidated Fund some four or five Most of the

instituted in order to help articled clerks to help rivers. This sum is to be paid partly by charging
objects above mentioned; and for such attainment hundred pensions and annuities which are pay
themselves and to help one another to attain the
it is the duty and desire of the committee to available out of the land revenue.
themselves of all such means as they may be pensions are very small. The majority of them
satisfied are suitable to the purpose. All that
they need or ask for is a continuance of that King Charles II. The Archbishop of York has
were granted to churchmen by pension deeds of
co-operation and support which have been so fully three pensions of 21. 16s. 8d., 11.4s., and 127. 12s. 2d.
accorded to them hitherto.
The Dean and Chapter of York have also three-
11. 10s., 16s. 8d., and 14l. 17s. 8d.; and the Dean
has one of 11. to himself. The choristers of York
Cathedral have also 11. a-year among them. The
Bishop of Winchester has 10s. for each triennial
visitation. The grants to the Bishops of Carlisle,
Chester, Durham, Lincoln, and Worcester are
larger and the Welsh bishops have small grants

Signed on behalf of the Committee by
JOHN PARKER, Secretary.

HULL LAW STUDENTS' SOCIETY.

At the usual weekly meeting of this society, held on Tuesday evening last, the Chairman examined the members present on "The Rights of Vendor and Vendee," from Chitty. The moot point, "Do covenants for title prior to surrender of copyholds run with the land?" was then argued, Mr. Glover leading in the affirmative, and Mr. J. Cook (in the absence of Mr. Woodhouse) in the negative. The question was finally decided in the

affirmative.

On Dec. 8 the subject of the president's examination will be "Warranties."

Moot point.-A vendee has resold a horse at an advanced price, and has afterwards, owing to the breach of a warranty given by the first vendor, been obliged to take it back and resold it at a loss. Can he recover for the expense incurred between his purchase and his first sale? See Clare v. Maynard, 6 A. & E. 519. In the affirmative, Mr. Eldridge; in the negative, Mr. Pettingell.

IRELAND.

APPOINTMENTS.

George's-road, Glasgow, Esq., writer to the signet,
QUEEN'S BENCH.-David Muirhead, of 147, St.
Affidavits at Glasgow, and for the counties or
has been appointed a Commissioner for taking
shires of Lanark, Ayr, Renfrew, Stirling, Dum-
barton, and Argyle, to be used in the Superior
Courts of Common Law at Dublin.

has been appointed a Commissioner of the Superior
Daniel Dowling, of Kenmare, Esq., merchant,
Courts of Common Law for taking Affidavits and
Special Bail at Kenmare, for the county of Kerry.

has been appointed a Commissioner of the Superior
John M'Hugh, of Stokestown, Esq., merchant,
Courts of Common Law for taking Affidavits and
Special Bail at Stokestown, for the county of Ros-

common.

DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS.-Owen Wynne, Esq., have been appointed Deputy Lieutenants for the of Hazlewood, and Utred A. Knox, Esq., of Sligo, county of Sligo.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.-Cornelius A. Keogh, Esq., of Birchfield, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the county of Clare.

from 31. to 151. Several Deans and Chapters are
on the list-Sarum, Chester, Gloucester, Lincoln,
Oxford, Lichfield, Hereford-the last for only 18s.4d.
A host of vicars and curates have grants of pen-
sions ranging from less than 11. up to 1001. The
key-bearer of Hereford Cathedral has his grant of
Masters of grammar-
16s. 8d. a year for ever.
schools come in for their share of these grants,
Oxford professors, the poor of various parishes,
the owner of Cheshunt-park, one or two lords of
manors; and, under a modern Act of Parliament,
the Master of the Hawks has his 1300l. a year.
Ireland gets but one of all the pensions, and that

is for a constable-the constable of the fort of

Hillsborough. The grants to Scotland are chiefly for University professors, but one or two ministers are on the list, the minister of Dunkeld receiving the price of 43 bushels of meal and a like quantity of barley under a grant from King George IV. The gross amount of these pensions is 79467. a year, or 72101. net. They will materially lengthen the already long annual list of pensions charged on the Consolidated Fund.

To surrender at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. ALLEN, EDWARD RICHARD, grocer, Fulham. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Thomas, Fulham. Sur. Dec. 10 ALLEN, JOHN, farmer, Whissendine. Pet. Nov. 24. O. A. Ed. wards. Sols. Wright and Co., Lombard-st, Fenchurch-st; and Law, Stamford. Sur. Dec. 16

ALLEN, JOHN MATTHEW HENRY, dairyman, West-st, Soho. Pet.

Nov. 23. Reg. Roche. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Newman, Bucklers-
bury. Sur. Dec. 9

ARROW, ROBERT, builder, St. Paul's Cray. Pet. Nov. 20. Reg.
Murray. O. A. Parkyns. Sur. Dec. 9
BEARD, WILLIAM, formerly victualler, Maidstone. Pet. Nov. 20.
Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Geaussent, New Broad-st.
Sur. Dec. 10

BISHOP, EDWARD WALLACE, pianoforte maker, Bayham-st, Cam-
den-town. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol.
Greaves, Essex-st, Strand. Sur. Dec. 10

been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the BOGUE, GEORGE, formerly boarding-house keeper, Fulham Pet
Harper Campbell, Esq., of the Hermitage, has
county of Sligo.

Harvey J. Montmorency, Esq., has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the county of

Kilkenny.

Cork Rifles, has been appointed a Justice of the
J. Crewe C. Townsend, Esq., Captain North
Peace for the county of Cork.

CLERK OF THE PEACE.-Randle Peyton, Esq.,
A.M., solicitor, has been appointed Clerk of the
Peace for the county of Sligo, vice Utred Augustus
Knox, Esq., D.L., resigned.

rister-at-law, has been elected as an Assessor to
CITY ASSESSOR.-John Adye Curran, Esq., bar-
of the city of Dublin, vice Curran, deceased.
the Lord Mayor of the Municipal Revision Court

LEGAL NEWS.

THE FRENCH BAR.-A singular incident occurred one day last week in the Palais de Justice. In one of the Imperial Courts not a single advocate was present when the judges took their seatssome little time passed, but none appeared-and accordingly, though several cases were set down for hearing, the court had to be adjourned, the presiding judge, however first declaring that if the same thing happened again "measures would be

Nov. 25. 0. A. Edwards. Sol. Nind, Basinghall-st. Sur. Dec. 16
BOUGHEN, PHILIP FULLER, builder, Croydon. Pet. Nov. 20. Reg.
Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sols. Messrs. Young, Mark-la. Sur.
Dec. 10
BOURNER, ROBERT, grocer, Mayfield. Pet. Nov. 30. O. A. Ed-
wards. Sol. Wood, Bucklersbury. Sur. Dec. 9
CANNOT, GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS CHARLOT, out of business, Pud-
ding-la. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Roche. O. A. Parkyns. Sol.
Edwards, Bush-la, Cannon-st. Sur. Dec. 9

CASEY, HENRY, cheesemonger, Three Colt-st, and Salmons-la,
Limehouse. Pet. Nov. 23. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Steadman,
London-wall. Sur. Dec. 16

CASWELL, WILLIAM, corn merchant. Letchmere-bank, near
Bishops Stortford. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham.
Sols. Messrs. Vining, Moorgate-st-bldgs. Sur. Dec. 10
CHISNALL, EDWARD, cab proprietor, Bloomsbury-st, Blooms-
bury-sq, and Dorset-mews, Dorset-sq. Pet. Nov. 16. Reg.
Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sur. Dec. 10

CONWAY, GEORGE ARTHUR, butcher, Hackney-rd. Pet. Nov. 23.
Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Dobie, Gresham-st. Sur.
Dec. 10

DE WINTER, ELIASER, cheesemonger, Commercial-st, White-
chapel. Pet. Nov. 24. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Ed-
wards, Bush-la, Cannon-st. Sur. Dec. 10

DEXTER, HENRY, schoolmaster, Alfred-st, Westbourne-rd,
Barnsbury. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg. Roche. O. A. Parknys. Sol.
Langton, Walbrook. Sur. Dec. 9

EDWARDS, THOMAS SHARLAND, baker, Capland-st, St. John's-
wood. Pet. Nov. 24. Reg. Roche. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Webb
Euston-rd. Sur. Dec. 9

Dec. 9

ELLIS, ANTHONY, builder, Lorrimore-st, Walworth. Pet. Nov. 23.
Reg. Roche. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Dobie, Gresham-st. Sur.
ELLIS, HARRIET ANN, widow, trimming maker, Doynton-st,
Highgate-new-town. Pet. Nov. 24. Reg. Roche. O. A. Parkyns.
Sols. Dowse and Darville, Lime-st, Fenchurch-st. Sur. Dec. 9
FENNING, CHRISTOPHER, in no business, Staines. Pet. Nov. 24.
Reg. Roche. O. A. Parkyns. Sols. Messrs. Lewis, Ely-pl, Hol
born. Sur. Dec. 9
FRANKENBURG, HYMAN, leather bag manufacturer, Norton-
folgate, Bishopsgate, and Queen's-rd, Dalston. Pet. Nov. 24.
Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Langton, Walbrook-house,
Walbrook. Sur. Dec. 10

GAD, HENRY, jun., dealer in fancy goods, Houndsditch. Pet. Nov. 12. 0 A. Edwards. Sol. Wood, Basinghall-st. Sur. Dec. 16 GRAHAM, THOMAS, wheelwright, Upper Westbourne-walk, and Southam-st, Paddington. Pet. Nov. 25. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Webster, Basinghall-st. Sur. Dec. 16

Pet.

HARDCASTLE, GEORGE (sometimes known as George Hardcastle
Smith), greengrocer's assistant, High-st, Homerton.
Nov. 23. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Lewis, Hackney-rd.
Sur. Dec. 10
JENNINGS, ROBERT BINGHAM, not in any business, Milton-pl,
Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sur.
Clapham. Pet. Nov. 16.
Dec. 17
KING, GEORGE, builder, Amersham-vale-rd, New-cross, Dept-
ford. Pet. Nov. 20. 0. A. Edwards. Sur. Dec. 16
KNOWLMAN, WALTER, cheesemonger, Edgware-rd. Pet. Nov. 42.
O. A. Edwards. Sols. Treherne and Co., Aldermanbury. Sur.
Dec. 16

MIKESCH, JOHN HENRY, manufacturer of fancy leather goods,
Sol.
Cornhill. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham.
Fisher, Morn-rd, Walworth. Sur. Dec. 17

MORGAN, HENRY, manufacturer, Heiron's-st, Lorrimore-rd. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sols. Messrs. Lewis, Ely. pl, Holborn. Sur. Dec. 17

Pet. Nov. 19.

MUZZALL, JOHN HENRY, bookseller, Brighton.
Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sur. Dec. 10
PEARSE, RICHARD, and BEER, HERBERT EDWARD, wine mer-
Pet. Nov. 16.
chants, Canterbury.
O. A. Edwards. Sols.
Wright, Bonner, and Co., London-st, Fenchurch-st; and Calla-
way and Co., Canterbury. Sur. Dec. 9
PHILLIPS, ELLIOTSON PHILIP BLAIR, private tutor, Priory-rd,
Kilburn. Pet. Nov. 24. Reg. Roche. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Loe,
Gray's-inn-sq. Sur. Dec. 7

RICHARDS, JAMES, carpenter, New North-st, Red Lion-sq. Pet.
Nov. 16. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sur. Dec. 10
BITCHIE, ALEXANDER, grocer, Bermondsey-st, Bermondsey.
Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Aldridge, Mark-
la. Sur. Dec. 17

SELDEN, JAMES, ironmonger, King-st, West Hammersmith. Pet.
Nov. 24. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sols. Linklaters and Co.,
Walbrook. Sur. Dec. 10

SHEPHARD, JOSEPH, publican, Angell-rd, Hammersmith. Pet. Nov. 21. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Ricketts, Frederick-st, Gray'sinn-rd. Sur. Dec. 16

STEPHENSON, JAMES CHARLES, beershop-keeper, Fulham. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg. Roche. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Thomas, Fulham. Sur. Dec. 9

STODDART, GEORGE ALEXANDER CROKE, carpenter, Colney Hatch. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Roche. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Stead. man, London-wall. Sur. Dec. 9

STORY, WILLIAM FAWCETT, commercial traveller, Goree-villas, Hounslow. Pet. Nov. 23. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Shepherd, College-hill. Sur. Dec. 16

STUBBING, HENRY, barrister-at-law, Aston-juxta- Birmingham.
Pet. Nov. 23. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Smith, Gresham-house, Old
Broad-st. Sur. Dec. 16

THORNILL, JOHN THOMAS, cattle dealer, Southery. Pet. Nov. 18.
O. A. Edwards. Sur. Dec. 16
WHITE, JOHN ADOLPHUS ROBERT, watch manufacturer, Green-
ter, Clerkenwell. Pet. Nov. 20. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Wood,
Crooked·la. Sur. Dec. 9
WOOLMORE, THOMAS, pastrycook, King-st-east. Hammersmith.
Pet. Nov. 5. Reg. Pepys, Ŏ. A. Graham Sol. Godfrey, Hatton-
garden. Sur. Dec. 10

To surrender in the Country.

BAKEWELL, WILLIAM WELLS, beerhouse-keeper, late Sneinton. Pet. Nov. 24 Reg. Tudor. O. A. Harris. Sol. Deane, Loughborough. Sur. Dec. 15

Pet.

BELL, ABRAHAM, jun., bootmaker, Brislington. Pet. Nov. 24.
Reg. & O. A. Harley and Gibbs. Sur. Dec. 23
BISHTON, WILLIAM, timber merchant, Wolverhampton.
Nov. 25. Reg. Tudor. O. A. Kinnear. Sol. Bolton, Wolver-
hampton. Sur. Dec. 11
BLAKEBOROUGH, SAMUEL, drysalter, Leeds.

Pet. Nov. 23.
O. A. Young. Sols. Messrs. North, Leeds. Sur. Dec. 7
BROWNE, HENRY, marsh farmer, Kunham. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg.
& O. A. Chamberlin. Sol. Ferrier, Great Yarmouth. Sur.
Dec. 12

BYDAWELL, JOHN ALFRED, farmer, Stoke Lacey. Pet. Nov. 11. Reg. Hill. O. A. Kinnear. Sols. James and Griffin, Birmingham. Sur. Dec. 9

CUPIT, JAMES, miner, Newhall. Pet. Nov. 7. Reg. & O. A. Hubbersty. Sol. Stevenson, Burton-on-Trent. Sur. Dec. 9 CHATHAM, JOHN, linendraper, Dudley. Pet, Nov. 23. Reg. Hill. O. A. Kinnear. Sol. Brevitt, Darlaston. Sur. Dec. 9 COBHAM, GEORGE FREDERICK, foreman of scavengers, Miltonnext-Gravesend. Pet. Nov. 11. Reg. & O. A. Southgate. Sol. Sharland, Gravesend. Sur. Dec. 7

COULSON, JOSEPH, joiner, Bolton. Pet. Nov. 21. Reg. & O. A. Holden.

Sur. Dec. 9

SATURLEY, WILLIAM, innkeeper, Westhayne. Pet. Nov. 23.
Reg. & O. A. Dommett. Sol. Paull, Ilminster. Sur. Dec. 7
SAVAGE, CHARLES UTTERTON, oil merchant, Ardwick. Pet.
Nov. 25. Reg. Fardell, O. A. McNeill. Sols. Sale, Shipman,
Seddon, and Sale, Manchester. Sur. Dec. 8.
SHAW, JAMES JOSEPH, cotton dealer, Ashton-under-Lyne. Pet.
Nov. 24. Reg. & O. A. Hall. Sol. Rylance, Manchester. Sur.
Dec. 10
SHILSTONE, RICHARD, Soap manufacturer, Clifton. Pet. Nov. 24.
Reg. Wilde. O. A. Acraman. Sol. Murly, Bristol. Sur.
Dec. 9
SKIDMORE, ISAIAH, charter master, Dudley. Pet. Nov. 24. Reg.
& O. A. Walker. Sol. Stokes, Dudley. Sur. Dec. 8
SKINNER, HENRY, labourer, Exebridge. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. &
O. A. Daw. Sol. Shapland, Southmolton. Sur. Dec. 9
SMITH, CHARLES, formerly saw maker, Birmingham.
Nov. 24. Reg. Hill. O. A. Kinnear. Sol. Rowlands, Birmingham.
Sur. Dec. 9

Pet.

SMITH, GEORGE, victualler, Loughborough. Pet. Nov. 19. Reg. &
O. A. Brock. Sol. Goode, Loughborough. Sur. Dec. 7
SWINNERTON, THOMAS, grocer, Birmingham. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg.
& O. A. Guest. Sol. Fallows, Birmingham. Sur. Dec. 11
SYMES, JOHN, tailor, Chidcock. Pet. Nov. 24. Reg. & O. A.
Templer. Sol, Day, Bridport. Sur. Dec. 10

TALBOT, RICHARD BERRY, builder, Stafford. Pet. Nov. 14. Reg.
Tudor. O. A. Kinnear. Sols. Brough, Stafford; and Messrs.
Hodgson, Birmingham. Sur. Dec. 11

THOMAS, GEORGE, blacksmith, Birmingham. Pet. Nov. 21. Reg
& O. A. Guest. Sol. Powell, Birmingham. Sur. Dec. 11
TOVEY, ISAAC, boot maker, Risca. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg. Wilde
O. A. Acraman. Sol. Beckingham, Bristol. Sur. Dec.9
VICKERY, JOHN BAKER, baker, Tiverton. Pet. Nov. 24. Reg. &
O. A. Daw. Sol. Floud, Exeter. Sur. Dec. 9
WILLIAMS, ROBERT, blacksmith, Briton-ferry, Pet. Nov. 21. Reg.
& O. A. Morgan, Sol. Payne, Neath. Sur. Dec. 7
WIMPENNY, HENRY, sewing machine dealer, Bristol.
Nov. 24. Reg. & O. A. Harley and Gibbs. Sur. Dec. 23
YOUNG, WILLIAM, lodging-house keeper, Low Harrogate.
Nov. 19. Reg. & O. A. Gill. Sol. Richardson, Harrogate and
Knaresborough. Sur. Dec 9

To surrender at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-st. AGLAND, JAMES REYNOLDS, chairmaker, Austin-st, Hackney-rd. Pet. Nov. 27. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Long, Pitfield-st, Hoxton. Sur. Dec. 21

BAXTER, GEORGE, clerk, Exmouth-st, Commercial-rd-east. Pet.
Nov. 27. Reg. Murray. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Long, Pitfield-st.
Hoxton. Sur. Dec. 14
BILTON, SAMUEL FRANCIS, barrister-at-law, Serle-st, Lincoln's.
ina; and Clyde-ter, New-cross. Pet. Nov. 27. Reg. Murray.
O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Wilding, Titchborne-st, Edgware-rd. Sur.
Dec. 14

BIRD, EARL, beerhouse-keeper, Newman-pl, Kentish-town. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Brougham. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Goatley, Bowst, Covent-garden. Sur. Dec. 21

Pet.

CAWSTON, FREDERICK HARDING, writer, late Lime-st.
Nov. 25. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Edwards, Bush-la,
Cannon-st. Sur. Dec. 17

COHEN, ZACHARIAH, out of business, Camberwell New-rd. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Roche. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Cooper, Lincoln'sinn-fields. Snr. Dec. 14

FARLEY. JAMES LEWIS, gentleman, Sherborne-st, Marylebone.
Pet. Nov. 25. 0. A. Edwards. Sol. Pain, Marylebone-rd. Sur.
Dec. 16

FIELD, GEORGE, baker, Worthing. Pet. Nov. 27. Reg. Pepys
O. A. Graham. Sol. Olive, Portsmouth-st, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
Sur. Dec. 17
GOVIER, HENRY, insurance agent, Weedington-rd, Kentish-town.
Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sols. Bassett and
Co., Great James-st, Bedford-row. Sur. Dec. 17
GREEN, DANIEL, jun., printer, late Jewin-st. Pet. April 21. Reg
Murray. O. A. Parkyns. Sur. Dec. 14

GWATKIN, EMILY, milliner, Grove-pl, Highgate. Pet. Nov. 27.
Reg. Murray. Ó. A. Parkyns. Sol. Peddell, Basinghall-st.

HASELWOOD, WILLIAM, hatter, Neptune-st, Lower Rotherhithe. Pet. Nov. 20. O. A. Edwards. Sur. Dec. 21

HAYNES, FREDERICK (sued as John Haynes), general merchant late Park-rd, Camberwell. Pet. Nov. 20. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sur. Dec. 17

HODGE, ALFRED, out of business, late Minster, Isle of Sheppey. Pet. Nov. 20. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sur. Dec. 17 JOYCE, ALFRED EDWARD, licensed victualler, Roehampton. Pet. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Bennett, Mark la. Sur. Dec. 21 KALWIG, HENRY, earthenware dealer, Redan-cottages, Hornseyrd. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Murray. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Pullen, Queen's-sq. Sur. Dec. 14

Nov. 26.
Sols. Richardson, Brandwood, and Dowling, Bolton.

DAVIES, WILLIAM, shoemaker, Yarpole. Pet. Nov. 11. Reg. &
O. A. Robinson. Sur. Dec. 16

DODDS, ISAAC, and DODDS, THOMAS WEATHERBURN, engineers,
Rotherham. Pet. Nov. 26. O. A. Young. Sol. Tattershall
Sheffield.

Sur. Dec. 16

ELTON, EDWIN, joiner, Derby. Pet. Nov. 23. Weller. Sol. Heath, Derby. Sur. Dec. 9

Reg. & O. A

FOX, WILLIAM, sub-contractor, Hanley. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg. &.
O. A. Challinor. Sol. Ward, Longton. Sur. Dec. 19
GOSSEDGE, WILLIAM, beerhouse-keeper, Mountain Ash.
Reg. & O. A. Rees.

Sol. Rosser, Aberdare.

Pet.

LEFEBORE, JOHN, fishmonger, Queen's-rd, Bermondsey. Pet.
Nov. 26. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Goatley, Bow-st,
Covent-garden. Sur. Dec. 18
MOORE, WILLIAM WRIGHT, basket maker, Webber-row, Black-
friars-rd Southampton-st, Camberwell; and Newman's-row.
Lincoln's-inn-fields.
Nov. 23. Reg. Murray. O. A.
Parkyns. Sol. Payne, Bedford-row. Sur. Dec. 14
MOREL, ALFRED, carpenter, Brewer-st, Golden-sq; and Horse-
Pet. Nov. 24. 0. A. Edwards.
shoe-yard, Brook-st.
Sur
Sol.
Wetherfield, Gresham-bldgs, Basinghall-st. Sur. Dec. 16
Pet.
NORTON, WILLIAM, stockbroker's clerk, Throgmerton-st.
Nov. 21. Reg. Murray. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Chidley, Old Jewry
Sur. Dec. 14
PELLING, GEORGE, grocer, Southampton-rd, Haverstock-hill.
Pet. Nov. 25. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Fenton, George-st, Mansion-
house. Sur Dec. 16

Nov. 21. Dec. 8 GREEN, WILLIAM MARK, soap manufacturer, Bradford. Nov. 24. Reg. & 0. A. Robinson. Sol. Hill, Bradford. Sur. Dec. 11

Dec. 15 HARGREAVES,

Pet.

Pet

HANKES, EMMA, vinegar maker, Manchester. Pet. Nov. 24. Reg
& O. A. Kay. Sol. Simpson, Manchester. Sur. Dec. 15
HANKES, JOSEPH, commercial traveller, Manchester.
Nov. 21. Reg. & Ó. A. Kay. Sol. Simpson, Manchester. Sur.
WILLIAM, cotton manufacturer, Wheatley-la,.
Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Fardell.
near Burnley.
O. A. McNeill.
Sol. Leigh, Manchester. Sur. Dec. 9
HAVELOCK, EDWARD WHORLTON, agent for ale, Stockton.
Pet. Nov. 23. Peg. & O. A. Crosby. Sol. Draper, Stockton.
Sur. Dec. 9

HIGGING BOTHAM, EDWIN HENRY, common brewer, Macclesfield
Pet. Nov. 12. Reg. Macrae. Ó. A. McNiell. Sols. Fennell,
Sheffield; and Sale, Shipman, Seddon, and Sale, Manchester.
Sur. Dec. 10

HUNT. JOHN, grocer, Sheffield. Pet. Nov, 24. Reg. & O. A. Wake
and Rodgers. Sol. Dyson, Sheffield. Sur. Dec. 9
KNUTSSON, CARL AUGUSTUS, ship chandler, West Hartlepool.
Pet. Nov. 24. Reg. Gibson. O. A. Laidman. Sols. Belk and
Strover, West Hartlepool; for Hoyle, Shipley, and Hoyle,
New castle. Sur. Dec. 8
LEMPRIERE, FREDERICK, draper's assistant, Bridgnorth. Pet.
Nov. 24. Reg. & O. A. Smith. Sol. Batte, Bridgnorth. Sur
Jan. 4

MACHIN, STEPHEN, potter, Stockton. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. & O. A.
Crosby. Sol. Draper, Stockton. Sur. Dec. 9

MASON, WILLIAM, fishmonger, Birmingham. Pet. Nov. 21. Reg & O. A. Guest. Sur. Dec. 11

MURCH, EDWARD, chemist, Torquay. Pet. Nov. 23. O. A.
Carrick. Sol. Force, Exeter. Sur. Dec. 8
NORCLIFF, JOSEPH, stonemason, Mytholmroyd. Pet. Nov. 24.
Reg. & O. A. Patteson. Sol. Storey, Halifax. Sur. Dec. 10
OTTY,

MATTHEW, photographic apparatus maker, Liverpool.
Pet. Nov. 24. Reg. & O. A. Hime. Sol. Wilcocks, Liverpool.
Sur. Dec. 9
PEARCE, THOMAS, Victualler, Bristol. Pet. Nov. 24. Reg. & O. A.
Harley and Gibbs. Sur. Dec 23
PERCIVAL, SPENCER, Luton.
Sur. Dec. 8

Pet. Nov. 22. Reg. & O. A. Austin.

PLUMMER, JOHN, butcher, Clare. Pet. Nov. 13. Reg. & O. A
Jardine. Sur. Dec. 8
RICHARDSON, RICHARD, hotel keeper, Pontefract. Pet. Nov. 23.
O. A. Young. Sols. Coleman, Pontefract; and Simpson, Leeds
Sur. Dec. 14

ROBERTS, THOMAS, tailor, Cheetham. Pet. Nov. 24. Reg. & O. A
Kay. Sol. Lomas, Manchester. Sur. Dec. 17
ROBINSON, THOMAS, wholesale fruiterer, Stockton. Pet. Nov. 24.
Reg. & O. A. Crosby. Sol. Fisher, Middlesbrough.
ROMANEL, PHINEAS HENRY, beer retailer, Smethwick.
Nov. 23. Reg. & 0. A. Watson. Sol. Shakespeare, Oldbury.
Sar. Dec. 19

Dec. 9

Sur.

Pet.

RUEOTHAM, CHARLES, late grocer, Nottingham. Pet. Nov. 23. Rez. & O. A. Patchitt. Sol. Wymond, Nottingham. Sur.

Dec. 23

PRENTICE, DAVID, builder, Lordship-la, Dulwich. Pet. Nov. 23 Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Miller, Copthall-ct. Sur.

Dec. 17

RADLEY, CHARLES, fishmonger, Walmer-ter, Notting-hill. Pet. Nov. 26, Reg. Murray. O. A. Parkyns. Sol. Pittman, Guildhall-chambers. Sur. Dec. 14

ROBINSON, MATTHEW BURT, bootmaker, Westminster-bridge-rd, Lambeth. Pet. Nov. 25. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Padmore, Westminster-bridge-rd. Sur. Dec. 21

RODRIGUE, PIERRE MAURIUS, jeweller, Water-la. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Watson, Basinghall-st. Sur.

Dec. 17

SARLL, CHARLES SAMUEL, furnishing ironmonger, Hounsditch;
and Arms-pl, Kent-rd. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. Pepys. O. A.
Graham. Sol. Chipperfield, Trinity-st, Southwark. Sur.
Dec. 17
SINCLAIR, AMBROSE, billiard marker, Winsley-st, Oxford-st
Pet. Nov. 28. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Bartlett,
Chandos-st, West Strand. Sur. Dec. 17
SPEEDY, HENRY PETER, licensed victualler, Brighton. Pet.
Nov. 20. O. A. Edwards. Sols. Nash and Co,, Suffolk-la. Sur.
Dec. 21
STIMPSON, SAMUEL, Beehive-wharf, Hackney; and THOMPSON,
EDWIN, Chapel-pl, London-fields, both rewood makers. Pet.
Nov. 27. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Long, Pitfield-st, Hoxton. Sur.
Dec. 21

STONE, WILLIAM JOHN, commission agent, Halsey-ter, Chelsea.
Pet. Nov. 26. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Wilkinson,
Guildhall-chambers Sur. Dec. 17

TAPNER, JOSEPH, decorator, Euston-rd. Pet. Nov. 28. Reg.
Murray. 0. A. Parkyns. Sol. Rigby, Basinghall-st.
Dec. 14

To Surrender in the Country.
ARCHER, ARTHUR, butcher, Ibstock. Pet. Nov. 26. Reg. & O. A.
Loseby. Sol. Owston, Leicester. Sur. Dec. 14
BARDILL, HANNAH, beerhouse-keeper, Somercotes. Pet. Nov. 24.
Reg. & O. A. Hubbersty. Sols. Wilson and Birkinshaw, Alfreton.
Sur. Dec. 15
BICKFORD, NICHOLAS, chemist, Exmouth. Pet. Nov. 26. O. A.
Carrick. Sol. Clarke, Exeter. Sur. Dec. 15
BIRKETT, JACOB, commission merchant, Liverpool. Pet. Oct. 5.
Reg. & O. A. Dunn. Sols. Johnson and Tilly, Lancaster. Sur.
Dec. 11.

BIRKHEAD, HENRY, boltmaker, Huddersfield. Pet. Nov. 6. Reg.
& O. A. Jones, jun. Sol. Bottomley, Huddersfield. Sur.
Dec. 28
BOMAN, RICHARD, farmer, Tadley. Pet. Nov. 27. Reg. & O. A.
Lamb. Sol. Chandler, Basingstoke. Sur. Dec. 14
BRADLEY, ALFRED, cloth dresser, Almondbury. Pet. Nov. 14.
Reg. & O. A. Jones, jun.
Sur.
Sol. Sykes, Huddersfield.
Dec. 28
BROXOMBE, SAMUEL, confectioner, Huddersfield. Pet. Nov. 12.
Reg. & O. A. Jones, jun. Sol. Mills, Huddersfield. Sur. Dec. 28.
CAMM, JOHN, joiner, Jump, near Hoyland. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg.
& O. A. Shepherd. Sol. Freeman, Huddersfield. Sur. Dec. 15
CASS, JOSHUA, shopkeeper, Mirfield. Pet. Nov. 26. Reg. & O. A.
Nelson. Sols. Scholes and Brearey, Dewsbury. Sur. Dec. 17
CATLIN, WILLIAM, beerhouse keeper, Bristol. Pet. Nov. 20.
Reg. & O. A. Harley and Gibbs. Sur. Dec. 23
CHADWICK, MATTHEW, commission agent, Manchester. Pet.
Nov. 26. Reg. Fardell. O. A. McNeill. Sol. Leigh, Man-
CLIFFE, SIMEON, journeyman smith, Rashcliffe. Pet. Nov. 16.
Reg. & O. A. Jones, jun. Sol. Freeman, Huddersfield. Sur.
Dec. 28

chester. Sur. Dec. 21

Pet. Nov. 26

CORNFORTH, JOHN, out of business. Bramley.
Reg. & O. A. Robinson. Sol. Carr, Leeds. Sur. Dec. 15
DANN, WILLIAM JOHN, hosiery warehouseman, Nottingham.
Pet. Nov. 27. Reg. & O. A. Patchitt. Sol. Belk, Nottingham.
Sur. Dec. 23

DEAN, BENJAMIN, out of business, Dresden. Pet. Nov. 26. Reg. & O. A. Keary. Sols. Edmund and Tennant, Hanley. Sur. Dec. 12

DEVLIN, PATRICK, tailor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Pet. Nov. 26. Reg. & O. A. Clayton. Sol. Bousfield, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Sur. Dec. 12

FROST, WILLIAM FREDERICK, merchant's clerk, Salford. Pet.
Nov. 26. Reg. & O. A. Hulton. Sol. Farrar, Manchester. Sur.
Dec. 12
GOODMAN, WILLIAM, pickle manufacturer, Liverpool.
Nov. 19. O. A. Turner. Sur. Dec. 11
GRAHAM, JOHN, jun., grocer's assistant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Pet. Nov. 23. Reg. & O. A. Clayton. Sol. Joel, Newcastle upon-
Tyne. Sur. Dec. 12

HAWKSFORD, JOSEPH, carpenter, Aston, near Birmingham. Pet.
Nov. 26. Reg. & O. A. Guest. Sol. Rowlands, Birmingham.
Sur. Dec. 11

Pet. Sur

HEALEY, SAMUEL, weaver, Almondbury. Pet. Oct 27. Reg. &
O. A. Jones, jun. Sol. Sykes, Huddersfield. Sur. Dec. 28
HEBRON, MARION, lodging house keeper, Manchester.
Nov. 2. Reg. & O. A. Kay. Sol. Leigh, Manchester.
Dec. 17
HINCHLIFFE, JOHN, grocer, Kirkheaton. Pet. Nov.17. Reg. &
O. A. Jones, jun. Sol. Drake, Huddersfield. Sur. Dec. 28
HOLLINGS, JAMES; and ARMITAGE, EDWARD, both woollen cloth
manufacturers, Leeds. Pet. Nov. 28. O. A. Young. Sol. Upton,
Leeds. Sur. Dec. 14

HOPE, THOMAS HARRIS, beerhouse keeper, Clifton. Pet. Nov. 25.
Reg. & O. A. Harley and Gibbs. Sol. Clifton. Sur. Dec. 23
HOWES, WILLIAM COOPER, decorative painter, St. Michael at
Thorn. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg. & O. A. Palmer. Sol. Sadd, Nor-
wich. Sur. Dec. 10
HUMPHREY, JOSEPH, tailor, Birmingham. Pet. Nov. 25. Reg.
Hill. O. A. Kinnear. Sols. Stubbs and Fowke, Birmingham.
Sur. Dec. 16
HUTCHINSON, NATHAN, labourer, Boundry Bank, near Kendal.
Pet. Nov. 26. Reg. & O. A. Taylor. Sol. Thompson, Kendal.
Sur. Dec. 16

IRVINE, WILLIAM JOHNSTONE, surgeon, Walton-on-the-Hill, near Liverpool. Pet. Nov. 28. O. A. Turner. Sols. Snowball and Copeman, Liverpool. Sur. Dec. 14

JONES, THOMAS, in lodgings, Fenton. Pet. Nov. 26. Reg. &
O. A. Keary. Sols. Edmund and Tennant, Hanley. Sur. Dec. 12
Pet. Nov. 20.
JOSSA, FERDINAND, oil merchant, Sunderland.
Reg. Gibson. O. A. Laidman. Sols. Messrs. England, Hull, or
Hodge and Harle, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Sur. Dec. 11
LLEWELLYN, HENRY, druggist, Watton. Pet. Nov. 26. Reg. &
O. A. Evans. Sol. Danes, Crickhowell. Sur. Dec. 15
Pet. Nov. 27.
MAY, ROBERT, out of business, Wolverhampton.
Sol. Barrow, Wolverhampton. Sur.
Reg. & O. A. Brown.
Dec. 12

NELSON, JOHN, grocer, Peashill Ripley. Pet. Nov. 27. Reg. &
O. A. Hubbersty. Sol. Heath, Derby. Sur. Dec. 15
PHILLIPS, SAMUEL, carpet dealer, Manchester, and Cheetham.
Pet. Nov. 27. Reg. Fardell. O. A. McNeill. Sol. Storer, Man-
chester. Sur. Dec. 14

PRATT, WILLIAM, livery stable keeper, Southampton.
Nov. 23. Reg. & O. A. Thorndike. Sol. Mackey, Southampton.
Sur. Dec. 9
RAMSBOTTOM, JAMES, innkeeper, Chorlton-upon- Medlock. Pet.
Nov. 27. Reg. Fardell. O. A. McNeill. Sol. Wharton, Man-
chester. Sur. Dec. 16
REYNOLDS, JOHN, commission agent, late of Sharples Higher
End, near Bolton-le-Moors. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg. & O. A. Dunn.
Sol. Rawlinson, Lancaster. Sur. Dec. 11
ROBINSON, JOHN, farmer, Hill House, near Aycliffe. Pet. Nov. 28.
Reg. & 0. A. Bowes. Sol. Clemment, jun., Stockton. Sur. Dec.18
ROLLS, RICHARD, jun., boot maker, Wareham. Pet. Nov. 26.
Reg. & O. A. Filliter. Sol. Weston, Dorchester. Sur. Dec. 17
STILL, FREDERICK WILLIAM, out of business, Marden. Pet.
Nov. 24. Reg. & O. A. Scudamore. Sol. Goodwin, Maidstone
Sur. Dec. 12

STONHAM, WILLIAM, grocer, Boughton Monchelsea. Pet.
Sept. 18. Reg. & O. A. Scudamore. Sur. Dec. 12
TAYLOR, ABRAHAM, licensed victualler, Liverpool. Pet. Nov. 28.
O. A. Turner. Sol. Blackhurst, Liverpool. Sur. Dec. 14
VIDLER, GEORGE, painter, Battle. Pet. Nov. 23. Reg. & O. A.
Young. Sol. Norris, St. Leonard's-on-Sea. Sur. Dec. 12
WADE, JOSEPH, beer retailer, Hunslet. Pet. Nov. 27. Reg. &
O. 4. Marshall. Sols. Messrs. Emsley, Leeds. Sur. Dec. 15
WADE, THOMAS, clothier, Leeds. Pet. Nov. 16. Reg. & O. A.
Marshall. Sol. Rooke, Leeds. Sur. Dec. 15
WILLCOCK, SAMUEL, out of business, Salford. Pet. Nov. 27.
Reg. & O. A. Hulton. Sol. Hampson, Manchester. Sur.

TEMPLE, FRANK, innkeeper, Newbury. Pet. Nov. 7. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sol. Sols. Jenkins and Co., New-inn, Strand. Sur. Dec. 18

THORNTON, JOSEPH, contractor, Denmark-st, Plaistow. Pet. Nov. 21. O. A. Edwards. Sol. Badham, Queen-st, Cheapside. Sur. Dec. 21

TOPHAM, ROBERT, attorney's clerk, Churchill-rd, Honiton. Pet. Nov. 28. Reg. Murray. Ó. A. Parkyns. Sol. Webster, Basinghall-st. Sur. Dec. 14

UNDERHILL, CHARLES, ale brewer, Phoenix brewery, Edmonton.
Pet. Nov. 27. Reg. Pepys. O. A. Graham. Sols. Messrs.
Lewis, Ely pl, Holborn. Sur. Dec. 17
WARD, JOSEPH, builder, Worthing. Pet. Nov. 27. O. A.
Edwards. Sol. Olive, Portsmouth-st, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Sur.
Dec. 21

WEBSTER, JOHN, out of business, Roehampton. Pet. Nov. 24.
O. A. Edwards. Sol. Peverley, Gresham-bldgs, Basinghall-st
Sur. Dec. 16

UNGAR, JULIUS, mica cover manufacturer, Dagmar-rd, Victoriapk. Aug. 2, 1868

Dividends.

BANKRUPTS' ESTATES.

The Official Assignees are given, to whom apply for the Dividends.

Bailey, R. chemist, first, 88. 0fd. Laidman, Newcastle.-Brook bank, C. victualler, first, 28, 5d. Parkyns, London.-Haywood, S hotel-keeper, first, 5. 10. Kinnear, Birmingham.--Mills, R. and Mills, J. drapers, first, 3s. 24. Laidman, Newcastle.-Orchard, J. draper, third, 34. Parkyns, London.-Palmer and Hodgkinson, edge tool manufacturers, first sep. of Hodgkinson, 118. 8d. Kinnear, Birmingham.-Wilkinson, J. vice manufacturer, first, 1s. Old. Kinnear, Birmingham.

Assigument, Composition, Inspectorship, and HUSSEY, ROBERT, Saw mill proprietor, Bristol. Nov. 13. 13s. 41.

Trust Deeds.

Gazette, Nov. 27.

ABBOTT, CHARLES, coal merchant, King's-rd, Homerton. Nov. 18. 58. on execution

AMBLER, GEORGE, grocer, Wakefield. Nov. 4. Trusts. J. Faw-
cett, corn miller, and B. Peacock, grocer, both Wakefield
ATKIN, WILLIAM, draper, Leeds. Nov. 13. 2. 67, in 1 mo
AVIS, JAMES KINGDOM, lithographic printer, Birmingham.
Oct. 30. 58. on demand

BALDOCK, WILLIAM, hop merchant, Three Crown-sq., South-
wark. Nov. 20. 5s. by two equal instalments, in 3 and 6 mos
BARF, HENRY, cab proprietor. Harrogate. Nov. 4. Trust. G.
Morrell, coach manufacturer, Knaresbrough

BROADBENT, THOMAS, hatter, Liverpool. Nov. 3. 58, by three instalments of 1s. 24. in 3 mos, Is. in 6 mos, and 2%. G. in 9 mos. Trusts. H. Hunter, cap manufacturer, Liverpool, and H. Brown, hat manufacturer, Wood st

BUSHELL, GEORGE FREDERICK, joiner, Maidstone. Nov. 16. 6s. 87, in 1 mo

COLEMAN, BENJAMIN EDWARD, grocer, Dover. Nov. 4. 10s. by two equal instalments on Nov. 15 and Jan. 1 CREAN, MARTIN JOHN, surgeon, Stoke-upon-Trent.

Oct. 24.

10. quarterly,-first payment on Dec. 25, until 20. be paid. Trust. E. Lloyd, wine merchant, Stoke-upon-Trent DAVISON, GEORGE, grocer, Groombridge. Nov. 2. Trust. C. Peppercorn, ironmonger, Maidstone

EYRE, ABIJAH, saw maker, Euston-rd. Nov. 9. 10s. by four instalments of 2s 67. in 14 days, and 3, 6, and 9 mos FLOWERS, HENRY, beerhouse keeper, Leicester. Nov. 9. 2s. in 10 days from registration

GOODRICH, WALTER, grocer, Crystal-ter-rd, Wandsworth-rd. Nov. 3. Trusts T. Green, wholesale cheesemonger, Church-st, Borough, C. Doble, tea merchant, Brabant-ct, Philpot la, W. J. Smith, wine merchant, Falcon-st, and F. J. Purssord, cheesemonger. Long-la, Southwark

GREEN, HENRY LYNNELL, grocer, High-st, North Woolwich, and
Constance-st, Silvertown. Nov. 12. Trusts. T. W. Hunt,
cheesemonger, High-st, Stratford, and W. Temple, clerk,
Lower Thames-st

HAIGH, CHARLES PERRY, shirt maker, Great Turnstile, Holborn.
Nov. 25. 12s. by four equal instalments, on Mar. 1, June 1,
Trusts. J. Salisbury, cheesemonger, High
Sept. 1, and Dec. 1.
Holborn, and H. Davies, linen warehouseman, Wood-st
HART, JOHN ANDERSON, joiner, Leeds. Oct. 28. Trusts. J.
Bailiffe, brick merchant, H. V. Martin, brick merchant, and B.
Gill, stone merchant, all Leeds

HAYWOOD, EDWIN, tailor, Palterton. Nov. 9. Trusts. W. Sadler,
grocer, and J. Richardson, draper, both Mansfield
HEMING, GEORGE, and SUMMERS, HENRY JOHN, builders, Burn-
ham. Oct. 8. Trusts. W. Brock, timber merchant, Bristol, and
W. Baker, plumber, Burnham

JOSEPH, DAVID, Italian warehouseman, Birmingham. Nov. 11. 2s. 6d. on registration

KEMP, GEORGE, builder, Hanover-ter, Sydenham. Oct. 21. 5s. in 2 mos

LAWS, GEORGE, clothier, Leeds. Nov. 3. 5s, by two equal instalments in 14 days and 4 mos from Oct. 30. Trust. J. Higgs, tollbar keeper, Leeds

MASON, ARTHUR, grocer, Burton-upon-Trent. Oct. 29. 6. by
two equal instalments, one forthwith and the other on April 19
MAW, JAMES, cement merchant, Harrow-bridge-wharf, Stratford.
Oct. 16. Trusts. H. Earle, lime burner, Upper Ground-st,
Blackfriars, H. Millichamp, drain pipe manufacturer, Brunton's-
wharf, Commercial rd east; J. Meeson, manager, Stratford; and
E. Salter, brick merchant, Sudbury
MILLS, GEORGE HILL, outfitter, Wellington-pl, Wellington-ter.
and Jamaica-pl, Poplar. Nov. 9. 5s. in 7 days
MUIRHEAD, JOHN, draper, Tonbridge. Oct. 20. Trusts. A.
McGaw, clothier, and I. McCutchan, warehouseman, both
Friday-st

MYER, SYDNEY, hop merchant, Hereford. Nov. 3. 28. by two equal instalments, in 3 and 6 mos. Trust. C. Brown, accountant, Basinghall-st

PALMER, ALFRED EBENEZER, draper, Nottingham. Oct. 26. Trusts. J. F. Roberts and W. Morcom, both merchants, Manchester

REW, THOMAS, draper, Northampton. Oct. 27. 78. by three equal instalments, on Jan. 16, April 17, and July 17-secured. Trust. J. W. Spall, warehouseman, Cheapside

REYNOLDS, JOHN JAMES, hatter, Wellington-st, Strand. Oct. 30.

48.

RIGBY, FREDERICK, potter, Stoke-upon-Trent. Nov. 17. 28. Gd. in 3 mos

ROWLAND, ARTHUR RICHARD, builder, Tavistock-crescent, Notting-hill. Oct. 29. 1s. 6d. in 14 days

RUTHERGLEN, JOHN KERR; and STEPHENSON. JOHN HUNTER, East India merchants, Church-ct, Clement's-la. Oct. 12. Trusts. C. Ronaldson, wine merchant, Mincing-la, and B. Williams merchant, Lombard-st

SCALES, JAMES CALVERT, painter, Longsight-with-Manchester. Nov. 11. 3s. 4d, in 1 week

SHALDERS, WALTER, tailor, Moorgate-st. Oct. 29. Trusts. O. Roberts, Sackville-st, Piccadilly, and F. Mead, St. Paul'schurch-yard, both warehousemen SHAWCROSS, WILLIAM, tobacco dealer, Manchester. Oct. 31. 54. by two equal instalments, on Dec. 28 and Feb. 28-secured SMITH, GEORGE WILLIAM, jeweller, Knowle rd, Brixton. Oct. 28. 18. in 6 mos

SMITH, JOHN WILLIAM, late victualler,[Grove ter, Hammersmith. Nov. 25. 18. in 1 week

SWANN, ALFRED, draper, Ampthill. Oct. 29. 6s. 8d. by two equal instalments, in 3 and 6 mos-secured. Trust. J. Bouch, warehouseman, Bread-st

TUGBY, SHARP, victualler, Morpeth-rd, Victoria-park. Nov. 23. 2s. 6d. in 1 mo

WESTRUP, CHARLES, chair manufacturer, Old-st-rd. Nov. 11.
Trust. J. I. Fordham, varnish manufacturer, Herbert-st, New
North-rd
WHITE, GEORGE, builder, Bridge-rd, West Battersea. Oct. 29.
7. Gd. 58. on filing of deed, and 2s. 6d. on May 1
WHITTINGTON, HENRY, grocer, Smith-st, Kennington-park.
Nov. 9. 3s. on Nov. 30

WILSON, WILLIAM, gentleman, Great Castle-st, Cavendish-sq.
Nov. 2. 18. in 6 mos

Gazette, Dec. 1.

ALLEN, WILLIAM, builder, Mildenhall. Nov. 4. 10s. in I mo from registration

BOURNE, HENRY, fruiterer, Stratford. Nov. 14. 10s.-58., 2s. 6d., and 28, 6., on Nov. 30, 1868, and May 31 and Nov. 30, 1869 CLAPP, WILLIAM, bootmaker, Exeter. Nov. 5. Trusts. C. Bright

by three equal instalments, on Feb. 1, May 1, and Aug. 1, 1869. Trusts. R. H. Wilson, timber merchant, and R. Williams, carver. both Bristol

JONES, PETER, Manchester. Nov. 3. 38. by two equal instal. ments, on Dec. 31 and Feb. 28-the last secured. Trust. J. Newby, coal merchant, Glossop

LEE, LEVI, stonemason, Highgate-rd. Oct. 24. 5. by two equal instalments, at 3 and 6 mos from Sept. 2 last. Trust. J. Langan, builder, Leighton-rd, Kentish-town LITTLE, JAMES, draper, Liverpool and Bolton. Oct. 31. Trusts. W. Dixon, draper, Bolton, and W. Mellor, woollen manufacturer, Huddersfield

LLEWELLYN, JOHN MURRAY, surgeon dentist, Southsea. Nov. 11. 58. by two equal instalments, in 3 and 6 mos from registration LOUD, JAMES, builder, Grant-rd, Battersea. Nov. 5. 5.-28. on registration, 1s. 6d. in 3 mos, and 1s. Gl. in 6 mos from regis tration

MILLER, WILLIAM HENRY, stationer, Westminster-bridge-rd, Lambeth. Nov. 2. 10s, in 1 mo from registration

PARSONS, SELBY, boot manufacturer, Roman-rd, Victoria-pk. Nov. 20. 10, by four equal instalments, in 3, 6, 9, and 12 mos from date of deed

REVETT, JOHN, innkeeper, Kelvedon. Oct. 29. Trusts. J. F. Hutley, farmer, Little Braxted; W. Butler, draper, Witham; and W. Siggers, maltster, Kelvedon

ROSS, JOHN, clerk, Carnforth. Nov. 12. In full by three equal instalments, on May 2, and Nov. 2, 1869, and on May 2, 1870 SIMPSON, HENRY, innkeeper, Manchester. Nov. 16. 2s. on date of execution or any time thereafter

SPINKS, WILLIAM, carman, Brindley-st, Harrow-rd. Nov. 27. 2. 6d. on or before Feb. 27

SWEETING, GEORGE WATERS, shipbuilder, Trafalgar-rd, Old Kent-rd. Nov. 2. 28. Gd.-1s. on or before Dec. 1, and 1s. 6d. on or before June 1, 1869

TEMPLE, WILLIAM, wine merchant, Savage-gdns, Tower-hill. Nov. 2. 18, 6. in 60 days from registration. Trusts. R. Bayman, gentleman, Westbourne-ter, and H. Hodsell-Heath, wine merch int, Great Tower-st

TOPLIS, EDWARD, cigar manufacturer, Whitechapel High-st. Oct. 28. Trusts. A. Chalmers, tobacco broker, Fenchurch-bldgs, and J. Biggs, tobacco manufacturer, Commercial-st, Spitalfields TUPPER, ALFRED, grocer, Commercial-rd, Landport. Oct. 26. 48. by two equal instalments, in 1 and 4 mos from registration. Trust. A. Buckler, draper, Gosport VALENTINE, JOHN, and ROLLINSON, WILLIAM, chain and anchor makers, Brierley Hill. Nov. 3. Trusts. H. A. Webb, ironmaster, Brettell-la; E. Cook, ironmonger, Brierley-hill; and J. H. Corbett, bank manager, Brierley-hill WATERMAN, JOHN, pork butcher, Winchester. Nov. 2.

Trusts. J. K. Youldon. gentleman, and W. H. H. Blake, both Winchester WILLIAMSON, JAMES, grocer, Hanley. Nov. 19. Trusts. J. Wright, wholesale grocer, Tunstall, and C. Lowe, miller, Atherstone WOOLRIDGE, WILLIAM WALLER, tobacconist, Brighton. Nov. 2. Trusts. C. Butler, wholesale tobacconist, Drury-la

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

GRANTHAM.-On the 30th ult., at Sussex-place, South Norwood, the wife of William Grantham, Esq., barrister-at-law of a daughter.

MOORE.-On the 26th ult., the wife of William Playters Moore,
Esq., of No. 58, Pall-Mall, solicitor, of a daughter.
SMITH. On the 27th ult., at Barnes, Surrey, the wife of Alfred
Smith, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a daughter.
TREVENA. On the 23rd ult., at Redruth, Cornwall, the wife of J.
Treague Trevena, solicitor, of daughter.
WILLIAMS.-On the 28th ult., at 3, St. Luke's-road. Westbourne-
park, the wife of F. G. A. Williams, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn,
barrister-at-law, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE. SMYTHIES-STANFELL.-On the 26th ult., at Sowton, near Exeter, John Kinnersley Smythies, of 57, Belsise-park, Hampstead, barrister, of the Inner Temple, to Emily Mary, only daughter of the late Captain Francis Stanfell, R.N.

DEATHS.

BARRETT.-On the 29th ult., at St. James's-square, Bath, aged 53, Thos. Barrett, Esq., M. D., Justice of the Peace for the city of Bath.

BINGHAM. On the 24th ult., aged 58, Henry Corles Bingham, Esq., of Wartnaby Hall, in the county of Leicester, Magis. trate and Deputy-Lieutenant,

GOODING. On the 25th ult, at Southwold, Suffolk, aged 34, Eliza

thes, the place of Jonathan Robert Gooding, Esq., solicitor, of OFFICE, 346, Strand, London, W.C.

same

HARDING. On the 23rd ult., aged 59, Sir John Dorney Harding,
Q. C., D. C. L., late Her Majesty's Advocate-General.
LANGLEY.-On the 25th ult., at 19, Clifton-villas, Maida-hill, W.,
Emma, wife of Albert Gordon Langley, of 19, Clifton-villas, and
Lincoln's-inn, barrister-at-law.

STRATTON.-On the 25th ult., at Leamington, Warwickshire, aged 63, Thomas Stratton, late of Lincoln's-inn, Esq., barristerat-law, and formerly one of the Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge.

THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS.-A most interesting and instructive little work, describing briefly, but with great clearness, the rise and progress of watch and clock making, has just been published by Mr. J. W. Benson, of 25, Old Bond-street, 99, Westbourne-grove, and the City Steam Factory, 58 and 60, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices, and no one should make a purchase without visiting the above establishments, or consulting this truly valuable work. By its aid, persons residing in any part of the United Kingdom, India or the Colonies are enabled to select for themselves the watch best adapted to their use and have it sent to them with perfect safety. Mr. Benson, who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales, sends this pamphlet to any address on receipt of two postage stamps, and we cannot too strongly recommend it to the notice of the intending purchaser.-[ADVT.]

man, wholesale boot manufacturer, Bristol, and W. H. Hookway, PARTRIDGE

currier, Exeter

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destruction or of accident. To assume that a
belief in Christianity will prevent or tend to
prevent the commission of suicide, or that
Atheism will tend to produce such an effect, is
to adopt a principle too subtile, speculative,
and remote, to be recognised in law.

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117the opinion of one who had been the family
physician, but who had long since ceased to
practise, while waiting the arrival of the regular
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that between the years 1834 and 1867, Ex-Chancellor Lord BROUGHAM received in the shape of pension, the sum of 165,0007.; Ex-Chancellor Lord LYNDHURST, about 100,0007.; Ex-Chancellor Lord COTTENHAM, about 30,000l.; ExChancellor Lord ST. LEONARDS, 80,000l.; ExChancellor Lord CRANWORTH, 30,000; ExChancellor Lord CHELMSFORD, 45,000l.; and Ex-Chancellor Lord WESTBURY, 15,000%; making a total of 465,000%, or nearly half a million sterling. This sum, if capitalised, would, at 3 per cent., give about 15,000?. a year, which would afford means sufficient to pay 5000l. a year to a Minister of Justice, and 8000l. or 10,000l. a year to the Lord Chief Justice in Chancery.

LORD CHANCELLOR HATHERLEY. MR. GLADSTONE has been much blamed for the appointment of Sir WILLIAM PAGE WOOD, the senior Lord Justice of Appeal, to the high post of Lord Chancellor. Looked at from a professional point of view, it is undoubtedly the best, and, indeed, the only one, which could have been made. Lord RoMILLY does not, we must take the liberty of saying, possess that profound confidence which is reposed in Lord HATHERLEY, and, moreover, for political purposes no advantage would have been gained by his promotion, as he is already in the House of Lords.

mate lawyer, Lord HATHERLEY is indisputably As an accomplished gentleman and a consumat the head of the Equity Bench. He graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge, as twenty-fourth wrangler, in 1824, and was for five years a fellow of his college. In 1851 Oxford conferred upon him an honorary degree as a Doctor of Civil Law, and Cambridge followed the example in 1865. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and of the Royal Society of Literature. He for some time represented the city of Oxford, and was Solicitor-General from March 1851 until February 1852. In 1853 he was appointed ViceChancellor and upon the elevation of Lord CAIRNS in the present year, became Lord Justice of Appeal. He now steps to the woolsack with a judicial reputation of the most comprehensive character-a reputation for profound knowledge, great accomplishments, and the most supreme contempt for every act as a Judge, as a politician, or as an individual, which could by any possibility dim the lustre of his high station, or cause his lofty office to be associated with the scandals of the Profession or of the outside world.

His Lordship has long been considered by the present Archbishop of Canterbury as the Lay Bishop of Westminster, in which city he resides.

THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE AS

A PEER.

OUR general contemporaries have expressed themselves somewhat surprised that the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE of ENGLAND refused both the Woolsack and a peerage, and some of them are unjust enough to suppose that his Lordship consulted only his own comfort and convenience. We, on the other hand, believe Sir ALEXANDER COCKBURN to be one of those high principled lawyers, the leader of whom is undeniably Sir he felt that any attempt on his part to perROUNDELL PALMER. In the first place probably form the functions of an equity judge would but entail upon suitors much inconvenience if not a practical denial of justice, whilst the vacant seat in the Queen's Bench might and probably would be filled by some aspirant whom the Profollowing the line of eminent lawyers who have fession would regard as utterly unworthy of made this court what it is, not the least eminent

being the present LORD CHIef Justice.

COCKBURN must have felt that it could not Again, as to the peerage, Sir ALEXANDER have rendered him more valued and respected by the public and the Profession, whilst the elevation must certainly have impaired his usefulness as a Judge. Further, we are convinced that strong and able a partisan as he has been in his

time, he sees with that keen discrimination for which he has so high a reputation that the functions of a politician are not consistent with those of a Judge who may have to review a decision of a member of his court upon questions affecting the return of members of the House of Commons.

Upon every ground, therefore, we venture to think that the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE has set a brilliant example to his contemporaries, and has also taken that course which will do much to consolidate his splendid reputation, and which will certainly redound to his honour as long as his memory endures, which is equivalent to saying for all time.

THE NEW LAW OFFICERS. THE members of the Bar who are now respectively Attorney and Solicitor-General, are both well known, and a short summary of their careers will be sufficient in this place.

Sir ROBERT PORRETT COLLIER was born in 1817, being thus in his fifty-second year. He was educated at the Plymouth Grammar School, his father being member for that town from 1832 to 1841, and he completed his education at Trinity College, Cambridge, taking his B.A. degree in 1841. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1843, and went the Western Circuit, of which in eleven years he became one of the leaders, with a patent of precedence. He married the year after his call to the Bar. In 1859 he was appointed counsel to the Admiralty and Judge Advocate of the Fleet; and he was knighted upon being made Solicitor-General in 1863. He was for some years Recorder of Penzance, and is the author of two legal works, one on the Law of Mines, and the other on the Law of Railways. Except upon his circuit he never enjoyed a very large practice, but it was always of a high character.

The solicitor, Mr. JOHN DUKE COLERIDGE, is what we may call a lawyer by birth, as he is the son of the Right Honourable Sir JOHN TAYLOR COLERIDGE, formerly a puisne judge of the Court of Queen's Bench. He is junior to the Attorney-General in age and in standing at the Bar by four years, Mr. COLERIDGE having been born in 1821. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, of which he became a scholar, but subsequently was elected to a fellowship at Exeter College. He married at the age of twenty-five whilst still a law student, for he was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1847. He followed Sir ROBERT COLLIER on the Western Circuit, which he went fourteen years before he attained the dignity of a silk gown. He was Recorder of Portsmouth for eleven years, from 1855 to 1866. As far as we are aware he has written nothing on legal subjects, and by his own admission made two years ago before the Articled Clerks' Society, of which he is a Vice-President, he has no pretensions to be a lawyer in the strict acceptation of that term, and is amazed at his own success. This, how ever, may be attributable to his proverbial modesty upon the subject of his own merits. The politics of the law officers are differently described in Debrett. The Attorney-General is designated a "Liberal" merely. The SolicitorGeneral we are told is a The former unsuccessfully contested Launceston "decided Liberal." in 1841, and was first returned for Plymouth in 1852. The latter unsuccessfully contested Exeter in 1864, but was returned for that city in the following year.

THE PARLIAMENTARY BAR.

THE decline of any branch of a Profession usually begins with a diminution of the emoluments. The stories which were heard not very long since of colossal fortunes made in a few years at the Parliamentary Bar are not heard now. There are undoubtedly still at that Bar very rich men, but their fortunes are not now in course of manufacture. Of AUSTIN it was said that in his best year he made 30,000l., with which he purchased a fiue estate. But that was in the time when the commercial world was mad on the subject of railways.

Evidence of what we have stated is given by the retirement of several of the leaders who for a long period have been accustomed to practise before the committees of the House, and by the ease with which others have given way to the temptation held out by election to the Senate, thus abandoning such practice altogether. No

one indeed can wonder at such a man as Mr. VERNON HARCOURT succumbing very easily, in order that he might enter upon a new career; for, without intending any reflection upon, or disrespect to, the Parliamentary Bar, we cannot think of any more monotonous and unintellectual employment. This may be obvious when it is remembered that prolonged fights frequently occur over gradients, back shunts, blind sidings, and the like, and that whole mornings are frequently consumed in the geographical exercise of describing minutely the course of a projected railway. Anyone who has listened to a member of the Parliamentary Bar in large practice must have noticed the almost mechanical regularity and accuracy with which the old familiar formula comes from his lips. This may be an advantage to the committees, but we cannot believe that the work would suffer at all if it were thrown into the hands of the Profession. Many men go from ordinary practice to the Parliamentary Bar, but there being now a deficiency in the amount of work to be done, we see no reason why the existing practice of such men should be

abandoned.

THE very difficult question, "What is a necessary?" has been rendered still more difficult by the now existing doubt as to who is to reply to it. It is really not surprising that this further difficulty should have arisen. As our readers know the point of dispute now is whether the question is for the judge or for the jury.

We find that in Harrison v. Fane, 1 M. & G. 550, it is stated that at the trial Mr. Justice Williams was of opinion that the question of necessaries was a mixed one of law and fact, and he therefore refused to nonsuit the plaintiff. There a direct conflict took place between the direction of the judge and the verdict of the jury. His Lordship told the jury that the hiring and use of horses and gigs were not necessary for a person circumstanced as the defendant, and that he was of opinion that plaintiff was not entitled to recover. The jury, however, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount. A rule was obtained for a new trial on the ground of this being a perverse verdict, and Sergeant Talfourd submitted that "what are necessaries for an infant depends upon the situation of the individual, which is a fact to be inquired into by the jury; but that fact being ascertained, the jury are bound to attend to the opinion of the judge as to what should be considered necessaries for a party so circumstanced." He referred to Peters v. Fleming, 6 M. & W. 42, in which Baron Parke said, "It is impossible for us to say that a judge could withdraw it from the consideration of the jury, whether a watch was not a necessary thing for a young man at college, and of the age of eighteen or nineteen, to have." "The truc rule," he added, "I take to be this; that all such articles are to be rejected, because they cannot be requias are purely ornamental, are not necessary, and site for anyone, and for such matters, therefore, an infant cannot be made responsible. But if they are not strictly of this description, then the question arises, whether they are bought for the necessary use of the party, in order to support himself properly in the degree, state, and station of life in which he moved; if they were, for such articles the infant may be responsible. That must be a question for the jury, and it is for them to decide, upon due consideration, whether the articles were of such a description or not; and here the jury have found that they were." This view was adopted by the rest of the court.

In Harrison v. Fane, Lord Chief Justice Tindal said, "it was a question of fact for the jury, subject to the control of the court, as to the manner in which the jury have exercised their discretion." And his Lordship was clearly strongly of opinion that the court ought to have a good deal to say on the subject, for he says: "The question of necessaries may arise upon matters connected with the real estate of an infant. How can the jury say whether a fine upon an admission to copyhold land is necessary to an infant?" Mr. Justice Coltman said: "No man can be more

averse than I am to disturb the verdict of a jury; but there are cases in which juries are apt to overleap the law for the purpose of doing what they consider substantial justice."

Lord Denman, in giving judgment in Wharton v. Mackenzie, 5 Q. B. 606, cites with approval Baron Parke's judgment in Peters v. Fleming, and says: "It seems to me that in Wharton v. Mackenzie "--there was a similar case of Cripps v. Hills before the court-" the judge would have been justified in telling the jury that whatever was furnished for the entertainments given by the defendant to his acquaintance, was not proved by the plaintiff to be necessary, and was, indeed, proved not to be so; and so far the question was properly one of law. I do not think that the Court of Exchequer, in Brooker v. Scott, 11 M. & W. 67, intended to go farther than this, or to withdraw from the jury the general question whether the goods furnished were necessaries." Mr. Justice Coleridge goes more emphatically to the point. "It is a most important inquiry," he says, "how far the question is for the court, and how far for the jury, In some cases the question must be for the judge. Suppose the been supplied with diamonds and racehorses, son of the richest man in the kingdom to have the judge ought to tell the jury that such articles cannot possibly be necessary."

which the Exchequer Chamber have just given Now, in the case of Ryder v. Wombwell, upon judgment (reported in the court below, L. Rep. 3 Ex. 90; 17 L. T. Rep. N. S. 609), Baron Bramwell said: "It was said that the question was for the jury; that the rule is, that where the article is one of an useful class, the question is ment was principally used in favour of the claim one of fact to be decided by them. This argufor the solitaires. I cannot agree to this. It is extremely difficult to name anything which cannot be put to some use. Earrings for a male, spectacles for a blind person, a wild animal Besides, suppose might be suggested.

Does it mean in law, as in strictness, something a jury ask what is the meaning of necessaries? indispensable? The answer must be, no. There are things which may or may not be necessaries, and which give rise to questions for well, where beyond a doubt things are not a jury." Therefore, according to Baron Bramnecessaries, it is for the judge to say so. Where he considers that there is a doubt, the question is for the jury. This is what Lord Chief Justice Tindal meant when he described the question as for the jury, subject to the control of the court. Further on he says: "If the question was for the jury, still I think such a direction ought to their going wrong unless they gave a perverse have been given as would have precluded

verdict."

Chief Baron Kelly also dealt with the question. "We cannot," he said, "separate the term 'necessaries' from its legal adjunct, 'suitable to the effect of these latter words involves a number the estate and condition of the infant;' and as of considerations, such as the age of the infant, his income and his rank, his profession or calling, if he belongs to any profession, or has any duties legal principles to hold that these are all matters or occupations in life, it seems contrary to all of law, and not within the province of a jury to referred to in this article, and he concludes, upon decide." The learned Chief Baron then reviews all the cases, amongst them those which we have the authority of those cases, "that it is for a jury alone to determine the price at which, in each particular case, they [i. e., the articles] may be considered suitable to the estate and condition of the infant."

This was the position of matters up to the time when the Court of Exchequer Chamber delivered its judgment. That is not yet authoritatively reported, but it would appear to affirm the opinion given by Baron Bramwell.

VENDORS AND PUCHASERS OF SHARES IN A COMPANY IN LIQUIDATION. GRISSELL V. BRISTOWE; COLES v. BRISTOWE. IN full accordance with the opinion we have repeatedly and very confidently expressed, the Court of Exchequer Chamber, reversing the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas in the case of Grissell v. Bristowe, has unanimously decided in favour of the defendant; thus affirming the principle that a jobber on the London Stock Exchange, purchasing shares in that mart, has fulfilled his contract when he has paid his purchase-money, and the names of un

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