But to lend my name as their agent, I have never NOTES AND QUERIES ON POINTS OF PRACTICE. NOTICE.-We must remind our correspondents that this LAW SOCIETIES. NORWICH LAW STUDENTS' SOCIETY. AN ordinary meeting of this society was held on HULL LAW STUDENTS' SOCIETY. debates during the past year, sixteen on legal points relating to negligence hotel keepers, executorship, stoppage in transitu, wife's separate estate, husband and wife, descent, tenant by the courtesy of England, joint-stock companies, principal and agent, fixtures, &c.; and four on jurisprudential subjects, viz., our system of procedure in criminal trials; the expediency of the property of an intestate, who leaves none but remote heirs or next of kin, going to the state; the desirability of the legal profession being thrown open to women; the abolition of legislation by hereditary peers. There had been an attendance of ten per night. The library had been augmented during A MEETING of this society was held on Tuesday the past year by the purchase of the following evening last, in the Law Library, Parliament-works, namely: Prideaux's Precedents and Disserstreet, H. Sharp, Esq., solicitor, in the chair. The tations in Conveyancing, Translation of Ortolan's point for discussion was, "Was the case of Makin History of the Roman Law, Tomkins and Jenkins' v. Wilkinson (23 L. T. Rep. N. S. 592) rightly de- Modern Roman Law, Elphinstone's Lectures on cided " Mr. A. Wray and Mr. Jackson supported Conveyancing, and the last editions of Addiin the affirmative, and Mr. J. T. Woodhouse and Landlord and Tenant, Smith's Manual of Equity, son on Torts, Smith on Contracts, Smith on Mr. Glover argued in the negative. After an animated discussion the point was decided in the elapsed since the last catalogue was printed, the and Hunter's Suit of Equity. Six years having committee recommended that they be instructed to prepare another edition. The treasurer's account showed a balance in hand of 11. 6s. 10d. Changes had also taken place in the offices of treasurer, secretary, and librarian, which are now respectively held by Mr. Van Wart, Stanbury, and Mr. Canning. The committee recorded their indebtedness to Mr. G. J. Johnson for his lecture on The nature of, and distinction between, leases and agreements for leases,' delivered on the 7th Nov. They also expressed satisfaction at the efforts now being made by the law societies of the country to raise the general tone of the Profession, and the recognition by the highest dignitaries of the law of the importance of a sound and methodical legal education; and hoped that this society, formed to improve the status of the articled clerk, and increase his interest in the study of the law, might continue to receive the hearty support both of law students and the older members of the profession." affirmative. THE BIRMINGHAM LAW STUDENTS' SOCIETY. writers are sent, not necessarily for publication, but as a THE annual meeting and dinner of the members guarantee for bona fides, Queries. 87. LANDLORD AND TENANT.-Effect of wording in a lease, is, tenant in giving notice of damage by rabbits is to receive compensation, if landlord will not grant him permission to kill them in seven days: 1) Tenant gives notice when no damage is done and landlord disregards it. Will that notice hold good for damage subsequent to the seven days, or must tenant give a fresh One? (2) If landlord give permission to "kill," the word used in the lease-(a) Can he restrict the permission to the tenant only, or (b) Cau he prevent the tenant from employing anyone obnoxious to himself (the landlord) ?-(c) Can be forbid a gun to be used in the killing? References and cases will oblige. I.B. 88. LEASE. I shall be glad if some of your readers will give me their opinion upon the following query: A, in Jan. 1870, executed a legal mortgage of his real estate, at Downham, to secure a sum of money. In Feb, following, he granted a lease of a portion of the land included in the mortgage to B, for a term of seven years. The mortgagee did not concur. In July 1871 A filed a petition for liquidation, under sect. 125 of the Bankruptcy Act 1869, under which trustees were appointed, who sold the real estate, subject to the mortgage to C., by public auction. C. is now very desirous of getting rid of B, and has served him with a notice to quit. Now, it is clear that from the cases Doe d Barney v. Adams (2 Cro. & Jero. 235), Whitton v. Peacock (2 Bing. N. C. 411), Green v. James (6 Mee. & Wels. 656), Doe d. Lord Downe v. Thompson (9 Q. B. 1037), that such a lease would be invalid against any person possessing the legal estate; but B. contends that C., having no legal estate, and having acquired no greater interest in the property -the equity of redemption-than that possessed by A. at the time he granted the lease, is bound by it, and declines to give up possession until the end of his term. Has C, in his present position, any remedy against B? Is C. bound by the lease? References to modern cases on the subject will oblige. HENRY STANLEY. 89. LANDLORD AND TENANT. (1) Landlord reserves right of shooting and sporting, and tenant by lease is not to allow any waste or spoil on the premises. Tenant takes, and allows dogs to be taken over the land which drives off the game. Is there any remedy, and what, for landlord? (2) Can landlord on above reservation disallow tenant to carry a gun over the land, when not for purpose of scaring rooks and such like vermin? M. G. 90. COPYHOLDS.—I shall be glad to know the opinion of any of your correspondents, who may be familiar with copyhold practice, whether, in the case of a marriage settlement comprising copy holds, it is usual for the trustees of the settlement to be admitted. Theore tically it would appear to be right, but as to the practice there would seem to be a difference of opinion. Answers. NEMO. -I find at p. 392 of the last edition of Smith's Manual of Common Law, that where the tenancy is from week to week, a week's notice is in general necessary by custom or usage, and the notice must expire at the end of the current term of hiring; therefore, in the instance given by "Cantab," the notice would not expire until the following Monday, and the landlord could undoubtedly claim rent up to that day. Aud in Addison on Contracts, 5th edit, p. 357, reference is made to the case of Doe v. Scott, where a notice to a weekly tenant whose teuancy commenced on Wednesday to quit on Friday, provided his tenaucy commenced on Friday, or otherwise at the end of his tenancy next after one week from the date thereof, was held to be a good notice to determine the tenancy at the expiration of a week from the subsequent Wednesday, showing clearly that what I have quoted from Mr. Smith's little book is good law. P. W. F. of the above society took place at the Hen and After the removal of the cloth, the Chairman thusiasm. The Vice-Chairman then proposed the next toast-"The Bench and the Bar.' Was it the squire for killing of his game, The Chairman first responded to the toast, saying it was matter of great gratification to him The Chairman said it was usual for the gentleto have been asked to preside at the annual meet- man who presided on these festive occasions to ing of the Birmingham Law Students' Society, read a written address to the members, setting out and that the day he suggested as convenient to the advantages that accrued to the Profession at himself should have been found also convenient large from the establishment of the Law Students' for so many of the members as he now saw around Society in Birmingham. He wrote, however, such him. With regard to the eulogy which had just an intolerably bad hand that he shrank from combeen pronounced upon the English Bench, he had,mitting his thoughts to paper as often as possible, practically speaking, but a small part in it. The and he felt it would be better for them as well as Bench ought always to consist exclusively of the himself if they would kindly allow him to follow judges of the Supreme Courts: and he concurred entirely the bent of his own mind. On looking in all that had been said about the honour, in- round the room, he could not help contrasting the tegrity, and independence they had ever exhibited vast difference that existed between the profession since they were rendered independent of the of the law as now practised and what it was in Crown. He (the chairman) was only, as it were, former times. He dared to say they had read from an offshoot of the Bench. He presided in the time to time of an attorney jogging along on a Crown Court, and was entrusted with a certain lean-backed horse, carrying a big-tailed wig on his number of small cases, which lay half way be head. He was the sport and jeer of the district. tween those which were decided upon by his That great satirist, Mr. Canning, in the wellfriend on the right (Mr. Kynnersley) and those known poem called The Anti-Jacobin," mawhich were disposed of by the Bench of England. naged to bring in all the three professions in He had tried to do justice, and he hoped his deci- these linessions had not been much quarrelled with. In a town where there wero three daily papers, they must expect to have their decisions questioned from time to time. He knew that when he sometimes overstepped the mark, they were very ready to tell him so. He had accepted his chastisement and he promised to try and behave better in future. He hoped he had succeeded in administering justice fairly in Moor-street. He hoped also some day to be able to remove to a place more worthy of Birmingham, but he was afraid that the youngest gentleman he saw before him with the darkest hair, would become as grey as himself before that day arrived. They must live in hope not only of that day, but of the, arrival of the time when the jurisdiction of certain matters would be brought nearer home, and that the judges would administer justice in this town instead of troubling persons to go to Warwick to have their causes tried. He did hope twelve months ago that they should have been able to look forward at no distant day to the formation of great central courts, but since then a change had come over the spirit of his dreams, and he doubted whether any of them wonid ever see a consummation of their hopes in that respect. He would conclude by expressing his hope that his successors might always receive the same treatment at the hands of the Profession as he had done. Happily, now all this was changed, and they found that in every town and in every class of society in England, solicitors and attorneys-he knew no difference between them-were respected by all, and were elected to every municipal and other office which they were calculated to fill. Only in the last session of Parliament an Act was passed enabling practising solicitors to become magistrates. He hoped now that some little knowledge of the law might not be considered an undesirable acquisition to the judicial bench. The education of law students was very much superior to that which was opened to their predecessors, and the schools of the present day were much more fitted to bring out the capabilities of their young men than those of the last century. They were all now submitted to a compulsory examination, without which they could not enter their branch of the Profession-it had not yet been extended to the higher branch. He wished to point out to them the very important position they would fill if they did their duty, and to what a high place they would rise if they endeavoured conscientiously to deserve it. No great business of mankind was now carried on without the advice of an attorney. If any one made money and wished to buy land or other property, if his daughter was nbout to be married, his property and his welfare of her children to be secured, if he had his will to make, an attorney must be called in. No man, be he ever so clever, would do wisely if he acted as his own lawyer; and he ventured to say that the greatest friend of the legal profession was the book called Every Man his own Lawyer." He earnestly exhorted them all to be earnest in their studies, and to think nothing beneath them. Let them not pass over any cases as unimportant; 66 for they must remember that some of the greatest principles of the law had been enunciated out of the most apparently trumpery cases that had come before the judges. Unless they were diligent they would never know the law. The law did not permit half service; they must thoroughly study it from the top of the tree down to the very root, or they would never be competent to advise the persons who must necessarily come to them. They must remember, too, that principles were of more importance than particular cases. A man might read a thousand cases and know nothing of the law, while another, who had read only half a dozen, and worked out the principles involved in them, would know far more about the law than those who had read more and studied less. It was certain that no cases presented precisely the same facts; and if a solicitor, on being consulted about a case, tried to find in his library the one that was nearest to it, he would be pursuing the wrong course. A wise and prudent man having got out all the facts, would apply to them the principles of law which were engrained in him, and would then be able to advise his client fairly, legitimately, and honestly. As students, and as members of the Profession, they could not be too diligent and punctual in attending to their duties if they wished to earn the confidence of their clients. The chairman concluded by enlarging upon the importance of the object for which these and other kindred societies were established, namely, to raise the general tone of the Profession. He hoped that each member of this society would make that the object of his individual study. A great move was going on in London, by which the study of the law would be placed on a much better footing than it was at present. At present compulsory examination was confined to the lower branches, while for barristers and advocates there was really no examination at all. He was certain that would not long exist, and whether or not a university would be established for both branches of the Profession he could not say, but it was evident that efforts would be made for the imparting of a more extensive knowledge of the law and its principles by all branches of the Profession, so that it would become greatly raised in the estimation of their neighbours. Mr. Kynnersley proposed "The Attorneys and Solicitors of Birmingham," saying he should be ungrateful, after the kindness he had received during his connection with Birmingham, if he did not take the deepest possible interest in the members of that profession. He cordially sympa W. L. CUFFE, ESQ. THE late William L. Cuffe, Esq., barrister-at-law, who died at Florence, from an attack of diphtheria, on the 11th Jan., was the youngest son of the late T. L. Cuffe, Esq., of Kilduff, King's County. He was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in May 1852, and practised for many years at the Essex, Hertford, Chelmsford, and St. Alban's Sessions. J. MASON, ESQ. THE GAZETTES. Professional Partnership Dissolbed. MARSH, ROBERT, and EDWARDS, FREDERICK, attorneys and solicitors, Rotherham and Sheffield. Dec. 31. Bankrupts. Gazette, Jan. 26. To surrender at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. DENT, STEPHEN, brass finisher, Curtain rd, Shoreditch. Pet. Jan. 24. Reg. Spring-Rice. Sol. Foster, Chancery-la. Sur. Feb. 8 HAYNES, RICHARD JOHN, wine merchant, Lower Thames.st. Pet. Jan. 22. Reg. Brougham. Sol. Biller, jun., Fenchurch-st. LLOYD, CHARLES, rope maker, Fenchurch-st. Pet. Jan. 16. Reg. Hazlitt. Sols. Linklaters and Co., Walbrook. Sur. Feb. 7 LOWICK, JAMES WILLIAM, hosier, Aldersgate-st. Pet. Jan. Reg. Hazlitt. Sols. Robinson and Co., Charterhouse-sq. Sur. Feb. 9 Sur. Feb. 9 army, Belmont-cottage, in Island of Guernsey. Pet. Nov. K Reg. Spring Rice. Sols. Hughes and Co., Budge-row. Sar. Feb. 8 BANDALL, EDWARD JAMES, secretary of a railway company, Ethelburga-house, Bishopsgate-st. Pet. Jan. 21. Reg. Roche. Sol. Mozley, Leadenhall-st. Sur. Feb. 8 THE late Joseph Mason, Esq., solicitor, of Waterloo, Liverpool, who died at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Simpson, at Dellawoodie, Dumfriesshire, on the 29th Dec., was born at Lincoln in the year 1795, and had consequently attained the age of seventy-six. He was the father of the legal MENZIES, EDWARD, deputy inspector-general of hospitals in the profession in Liverpool, where he had carried on a respectable and extensive practice for upwards of half a century. He was admitted a solicitor in Hilary Term 1818, and the following year settled in Liverpool, where his long and honourable career gained for him the confidence of his fellow prac titioners, as well as the esteem of a numerous body of clients. Mr. Mason at one time took an active part in municipal matters, and was the representative of St. Anne's Ward, Liverpool, of which he was long a resident. He was also clerk of the local board of Waterloo, but relinquished JEPPS, FREDERICK, North-st, Wandsworth. Pet. Jan. 16. Reg. the post through the infirmity of age. The deceased gentleman, whose loss will be felt by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, lived and died unmarried. His remains were interred at Holy. wood, Dumfriesshire. PROMOTIONS & APPOINTMENTS. [N.B.-Announcements of promotions being in the nature of advertisements, are charged 2s. 6d. each, for which postage stamps should be inclosed.] To surrender in the Country. ALLEN, ELIZABETH, widow, late Padnoller, in Charlinch. Pet. Jan. 24. Reg. Lovibond. Sur. Feb. 8 BERKLEY, LETITIA, draper, Ormskirk. Pet. Jan. 22. Reg. Watson. Sur. Feb. 6 CHARLES, WILLIAM TAYLOR, and CHARLES, JOHN ANDREW, steel rollers merchants, Sheffield. Pet. Jan. 22. Reg. Wake. Sur. Feb. G EDWARDS, DAVID, tallow chandler, Upper Pulley, in Meele. Pet. Jan. 23. Reg. Peele. Sur. Feb. 7 Willoughby. Sur. Feb. 20 LOWRY, GEORGE, engineer, Salford. Pet. Jan. 24. Reg. Hulton. Sur. Feb. 7 MABANE, JAMES, bootmaker, Leeds. Pet. Jan. 19. Reg. Marshall. Sur. Feb. 7 Gazette, Jan. 29. To surrender in the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. EBDON, FRANCIS, baker, High-st, Stratford. Pet. Jan. 26. Reg. Murray. Sur. Feb. 13 GATES, GEORGE, and MORRIS, HARRY, warehousemen, Falcon-st Falcon-sq. Pet. Jan. 27. Reg. Roche. Sur. Feb. 16 To surrender in the Country. ASHTON, JAMES HENRY, steam ship broker, Liverpool. Pet. Jan. 26. Reg. Watson. Sur. Feb. 13 BROWN, JOSEPH CULVERWELL, draper, Bedford. Pet. Jan. 25. Reg. Pearse. Sur. Feb. 14 BURTON, ROBERT, farmer, Boxmoor. Pet. Jan. 15. Reg. Blagg. Sur. Feb. 12 CLEMOW, HENRY WILLIAM, farmer, St. Tudy. Pet. Jan. 27. Reg. Chilcott. Sur. Feb. 10 THE Lord High Chancellor has appointed Mr. Norwood, Pet. Jan. 23. Reg. Rowland. Sur. Feb. 9 FIELDEN, LUKE, builder, Todmorden. Pet. Jan. 23. Reg. Hart ley. Sur. Feb, 15 MORRIS, SAMUEL, builder, Nursery-grove, Finchley. Pet. Jan. 21. Reg. Harris. Sur. Feb. 10 TEMBLETT, BENJAMIN, publican, Cardiff. Pet. Jan. 21. Reg. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. The Right Hon. Sir William Bovill, Knight, thised with the wish of the Recorder that the was when it was crowded, it was one of the most abominable holes on the face of the earth; and when it was comparatively empty the echo was dreadful, and it was almost impossible to hear. Mr. G. J. Johnson, in responding, said he thought that, with few exceptions, the attorneys of Birmingham would compare favourably with those of any former time, or of other towns in England. He enlarged upon the importance of the students acquiring a thorough knowledge of the Profession, in enabling them to transact business creditably to themselves and with satisfaction to their clients. Mr. W. Johnson gave the " Birmingham Law Society," and Mr. C. T. Sanders responded. Mr. Van Wart having read the balance-sheet, NORFOLK. Oakham, Feb. 28 Leicester, Feb. 29 Northampton, March 4 Aylesbury, March 7 Bedford, March 11 Huntingdon, March 14 Cambridge, March 16 Norwich, March 21 Ipswich, March 27 The Chairman proposed "Success to the Bir- (Lord Chief Baron KELLY and Mr. Justice BLACKBURN.) mingham Law Students' Society," in which he expressed astonishment at the fact of its containing only forty members. He hoped that everyone in that room would do his best to add to that number, as he was assured that by rubbing their shoulders one against the other they would rub off those asperities which some young men possessed, their ideas would be ventilated, contracted, thwarted, or supported, and they would be training for their future duties (applause). Mr. Baker responded to the toast. A vote of thanks to the chairman, which he acknowledged, closed the proceedings. The scrutineers announced that the following had been elected on the committee:-Honorary: Messrs. T. G. Lee, J. B: Clarke, and E. B. Rawlings. Ordinary: Messrs. W. Johnson, A. Canning, A. Van Wart, H. W. Stanbury, G. W. Hickman, and G. G. Horton.. Appleby, Feb. 16 Newcastle, Feb. 24 NORTH (Baron Welshpool, March 11 Dolgelly, March 14 Carnarvon, March 16 Beaumaris, March 20 Lancaster, March 7 Manchester, March 11 Liverpool, March 22 WALES. Ruthin, March 23 SOUTH WALES. (Mr. Justice GROVE.) Haverfordwest, Feb. 26 Cardigan, Feb. 29 Carmarthen, March 4 Swansen, March 9 Brecon, March 22 Presteign. March 27 Chester, March 30 Mr. Justice WILLES remains in town. BEATTIE, JOHN, and BEATTIE, JAMES, East India merchants, Gazette, Jan. 26. HUNT, GEORGE WARWICK, late captain in 4th Hussars, Heytes. bury. April 3, 1871 MARTIN, THOMAS HENRY, wine merchant, Lombard - house, George-yd, Lombard-st. June 18, 1869 NESBITT, SUSSEX, gentleman, Eastcheap. Aug. 3, 1871 SPENCER, SAMUEL, livery stable keeper, Ventuor, Isle of Wigh April 2, 1863 Liquidations by Arrangement. FIRST MEETINGS. Gazette, Jan. 26. AWFORD, PETER, boot manufacturer, Gloucester; Feb. 7, at two, BEESTON, JOHN, innkeeper, Woore; Feb, 8, at eleven, at the BROUGHTON, WILLIAM HENRY, millwright, Albany-rd, Camber. well; Feb. 6, at three, at office of Sol., Jenkins, Tavistock-Sİ, Covent-garden BUTLER, ALFRED, draper, Westbourne-grove, Bayswater; Feb. 7, at twelve, at the Guildhall Coffee-house, King-st, Cheapside. Sols., Davidsons, Carr, Bannister, and Morris, Basinghall-st CABLE, MARTHA MARIA, grocer, Bradford; Feb. 9, at twelve, at office of Sol., Shrapnell, Bath CHAMBERS, GEORGE, boot manufacturer, High-st, Camdentow Feb 15, at two, at offices of Slater and Pannell, Guildhall-chmb, Basinghall-st. Sol., Lay, Poultry CLOWES, DAVID, millwright, out of business, Monk's Coppenhall; Feb. 10, at eleven, at office of Sol., Cooper, Congleton COLLIER, WILLIAM, draper, Over Darwen; Feb. 8, at four, at offices of Sols., Kendall and Costeker, Over Darwen DICKEN, THOMAS BLYTHE, grocer, Heathtown, near Weserhampton; Feb. 10, at eleven, at office of Sol., Greenway, Wolver hampton DORSE, HENRY, builder, Cradley heath, par Rowley Regis; Feb. 12, at eleven, at office of Sol., Homer, Brierley-hill DRABBLE, WILLIAM FROST, commission agent, Birstal; Feb. 2 at the Queen's hotel, Heckmondwike EADES RICHARD EYRES, ivory turner, Shakespear-rd, Stoke Newington; Feb. 7, at two, at office of Sol., Beard, Basinghalest ELLISON, JOHN BRADLEY, chemist, Barnsley and Wombwell; Feb. 8, at two. at offices of Sol.. Frudd, Barnsley FAIRBROTHER, CHRISTOPHER, builder, Hyde; Feb. 12, at eleven at the Pitt and Nelson hotel, Ashton-under-Lyne. Sul, Broadbent, Ashton-under-Lyne GILL, SPENCER COTTON, corn merchant, Catherine-ct, Towerhill; Feb. 7, at three,,at office of Sol.. Carr, Rood-la HAIGH, WILLIAM, tailor, Hoyland Nether, near Barnsley; Feb. 17, at two, at the Coach and Horses hotel, Barnsley. S Truman HEISCH, PERCY FREDERICK, and DODD, HORATIO, merchants, Crosby-sq. Bishopsgate-st, Feb. 8, at one, at offices of Qui ter, Ball, and Cc., Moorgate-st. Sol., Snow, College-hill, Cannon-st HITCHES, THOMAS, out of business, Birmingham, Feb. 3, 2 twelve, ut office of Sol., Fallows, Birmingham JACKSON, RICHARD, out of business, Capernwray; Feb. 16, at two, at office of Sols., Johnson and Tilly, Lancaster JENNER, SAMUEL WALTER, farmer, Staplehurst: Feb. 7, at halfpast twelve, at the Bridge-house hotel, London-bridge. So Goodwin, Maidstone JENNINGS, GEORGE, victualler, Bristol; Feb. 8, at twelve, at office of Sols., Henderson and Salmon, Bristol JONES, EDWARD, carpet dealer, Rochdale, Feb. 9, at three, at offices of Sol., Holland, Rochdale KENSIT, WILLIAM, jun., out of employment, Upper Kennington la, Vauxhall; Feb. 6, at eleven, at office of Sol.. War and, Newgate-st LEE, GEORGE, bootmaker, Chepstow and Whitecroft, rear Lyncy Feb. 9, at two, at office of Hancock, Triggs, and Co., Ghilaka Bristol LITTLEWOOD, GEORGE, retail brewer, Aston; Feb. 9, at eleven, a office of Sol., Harrison, Birmingham LITTLEWOOD, JOHN, belting manufacturer, Old Trafford, near Manchester; Feb. 9, at three, at office of Sol., Kearsley, Manchester LOWE, DANIEL, grocer, West Cowes. Isle of Wight; Feb. 8, at eleven, at the Star hotel, Newport, Isle of Wight MAWSON, HENRY, printer, Bradford; Feb. 7, at three, at office of Sols., Taylor, Jeffery, and Little, Bradford MILLS, JOSEPH, and MILLS, JOSIAH, brick manufacturers, Shelton, Feb. 7, at three, at office of Mr. Challinor, Hanley. Sol., Litchfield, Newcastle MORRIS, JOHN, butcher, Wolverhampton; Feb. 10, at twelve, at office of Sol., Greenway, Wolverhampton OSBALDESTON, ROGER, Cotton manufacturer, Brierfield, near Burnley; Feb. 13, at three, at office of Sols., Grundy and Coulson, Manchester PAIN, WILLIAM, blacksmith, Overton; Feb. 7, at half-past one, at the Red Lion hotel, Basingstoke. Sol., Clarke, Whitchurch PENNINGTON, ABEL, out of business, Warrington; Feb. 7, at eleven, at Commercial-chmbs, Horse market-st, Warrington. Sols., Davies and Brook, Warrington PICKLES, JOHN, grocer, Shipley; Jan 31, at ten, at office of Sol., Hargreaves, Bradford PRATT, JOSEPH, saddler, Upton-upon-Severn; Feb. 5, at one, at the Crown hotel, Worcester. Sol., Gregory PRENTICE, JAMES, sen., fish salesman, Bermondsey, and Lower Thames-st, and Billingsgate market; Feb. 5, at eleven, at the British Mercantile Offices, Old Bailey. Sol., Hicks, Coleman-st BEAD, PAUL, farmer, Droxford, near Bishops Waltham; Feb. 9, at three, at offices of Sol., Killby, Southampton RIVERS, WILLIAM MOLLART, clock maker, Hanley; Feb. 8, at eleven, at 22, Cheapside, Hanley. Sol., Sherratt ROSENBERG, ABRAHAM, jeweller, East Stonehouse; Feb. 9, at twelve, at office of Sols., Messrs. Edmonds, Plymouth BUFF, GEORGE BAKER, farmer, Chartham; Feb. 7, at three, at the Queen's-head hotel, Canterbury. Sol., De Lasaux SABIN, THOMAS WILLIAM, livery stable keeper, Oxford; Feb. 10, at twelve, at offices of Sols.. Hurford and Taylor, Oxford SANDIFORD, NATHANIEL, Woolsorter, Lowerfold, Spotlan 1, par Rochdale, Feb. 15, at three, at office of Sols., Messrs. Roberts, Rochdale SARL, CHARLES, out of business, West Cowes, Isle of Wight; SAXBY, ROBERT, miller, Old Bradwell; Feb. 7, at three, at the SHEPHERD, EDWARD FREDERICK, schoolmaster, Thatcham; SLACK. GEORGE HENRY, agent, Nottingham; Feb. 6, at twelve, at office of Sol., Acton, Nottingham SMITH, CHARLES, currier, Walsall; Feb. 8, at eleven, at the Bralford Arms inn, Walsall. Sol., Adams, Walsall SMITH. JOHN, proviston dealer, Manchester; Feb. 9, at three, at office of Sols., Hardings, Woods, and Wilson, Manchester STEADMAN, JOSEPH, publican, Birmingham; Feb. 10, at twelve, at office of Sol., Jaques, Birmingham TAYLOR, DANIEL, builder, Exeter-pl, Walham-green; Feb. 12, at three, at offices of Sols., Lindsay, Mason, and Greenfield, Basinghall-st THORSLEY, CHARLES, lace manufacturer, Nottingham; Feb. 9, at twelve, at offices of Sol., Belk, Nottingham TURSBULL, ANN, grocer, Newcastle; Feb. 8, at two, at offices of Sols., Messrs. Joel, Newcastle TYLER. GEORGE TOWNSEND, smith, Dover; Feb. 15, at twelve, at office of Sol., Mowll, Dover WADLOW, HARRIET, innkeeper, Much Wenlock; Feb. 6, at eleven, at office of Sol., Morris, Shrewsbury WEBBER, THOMAS, baker, Gloucester; Feb. 10, at twelve, at office of Sol; Cooke, Glouc: s'er WILLIAMS, ERIC, schoolmaster, Sun dial-pl, Upper Holloway; Feb. 5, at eleven, at office of Sol., Scarth, Welbeck-st, Cavendish sq WILSON, JOHN, victualler, Lawford-rd. Kentish Town; Feb. 12, at two, at office of Sols., Nash, Field, and Laytou, Suffolk-la, Cannon st WOOD, CHARLES, grocer, Burslem; Feb. 7. at half-past two, at the County Court office, Hanley. Sol., Litchfield, Newcastle WOODLEY, JOHN, Cooper, Cnuren-row, Limenouse; Feb. 12, at one, at office of Dubois, accountant, Gresham-bldgs, Basinghali-st. Sol, Moss, Gracechurch-st WOODWARD, GEORGE, mason, Shepley, par. Kirkburton; Feb. 9, at half-past three, at office of Sol., Armitage, Huddersfield Gazette, Jan. 30. ARNFIELD, SQUIRE OWEN, draper, Derby; Feb. 20, at eleven, at St. James's hotel, Derby. Sol. Moody BELL, SAMUEL, bricklayer's labourer, Stoke-upon-Trent; Feb. 7, at eleven, 18, Cheapside, Hanley. Sol., Tennant, Hinley BENJAMIN, ISAAC, cigar manufacturer, Ashby-de-la-Zouch; Feb. at one, at the Midland Commercial Hotel, Le cester BROWNE, ROBERT LANGLEY, grocer, Norfolk-ter, Bayswater Feb. 13, at two, at 26, Maddox-st, Regent-st. Sol., Peck BURGES, SAMUEL, tailor, Dunstable; Feb. 7, at two, at 12, Hatton garden. Sol. Marshall, Lincoln's-inn-fields CLARK, FISHER, confectioner, Rve; Feb. 13, at three, at the CORDEN, HENRY, commission agent, Addle-st, Wood-st, and DANE, WILLIAM, coal merchant, Milton-next-Sittingbourne; DAVIS, RICHARD, tube manufacturer, Great Bridge; Feb. 12, at half-past eleven, at the Dudley Arms Hotel, Dudley. Sols., Duignan, Lewis, and Lewis, Walsall DEARN, JOSEPH, Ironmonger, Birmingh: m; Feb. 9, at three, at office of Sol., Walter, Birmingham DYBELL, GEORGE, fisherman, Winterton; Feb. 9, at twelve, at office of Sol, Curaude, Great Yarmouth BOLES, REUBEN, stone mason, Stockport; Feb. 10, at ten, at the Queen's ho el, Stockport. Soi,, Law EDWARDS, ABRAHAM CARLES, shipwright, Rochester; Feb. 14, at the Globe Hotel, Chatham. Sol, Barrow, Walbrook ELDERS, ROBERT, joiner, Gilling; Feb, 13, at twelve, at the Talbet inn, Richmond, Yorkshire. Sol., Croft EL TOW, CHA-LES, oilman, St. John's-rd, Hoxton: Feb. 5, at three, at offices of H. T. Thwaites, Basinghall-st. Sol., Dobie, Einzhall-st FLETCHER, RICHARD, farmer, Charringworth, par. Ebrington; Feo, ld, at twelve, at the Noel arms un, Chipping Campden. Sol, Giffiths, Campden FRICKER, CHARLES, grocer, Bristol; Feb. 8, at eleven, at office of Sol. Plummer, Bristol GOLLING, GEORGE WILLIAM, butcher, Kentish Town-rd: Feb. 4, at elever, at at office of Sol., Davis, Bedford-row, Holborn HANDEL, CHARLES MAXIMILIAN GEORGE, cigar merchant, Bowling par. Bradford; Feb. 13, at eleven, at offce of Sol., Peel, Bradford HARRISON, JOHN, grocer, Bridge Mills, near Rochdale; Feb. 12, ar three, at office of Sol., Harris, Rochdale HARPER, ALEXANDER GORDON, draper, Worcester and Birming. Feb. 14, at two, at office of Sols., Wright and Marshall, El mingham HARPER, ABRAHAM BLOOM, licensed victualler, Norwich; Feb. 12, at eleven, at office of Sol., Winter, Norwich HART, SOLOMON JACOD, and HART, ELEAZER JACOB, tobacco manufacturers, Leicester; Feb. 12, at one, at office of Sol., S.evenson Leicester HERMANN, ALEXANDER, prestidigitateur, Rezent-st, and the Egyptian-hall, Piccadilly, Feb. 7, at two, at offices of Sol., Roberts, Moorgate-st HIFLEY, RICHARD JAMES, out of business, Plymouth; Feb. 13, at twelve, at office of Messrs. Edmonds, Parade, Plymouth HOBSON, WILLIAM, joiner, Sheffield; Feb. 12, at twelve, at office of Sols., Mellor and Porrett. Sheffield HODSON, NATHANIEL, builder, Grimesthorpe near Sheffield; and Newbold Moor; Feb. 9, at twelve, at office of Sol., Mellor, Sheffield HOLLINGSWORTH, RICHARD, provision dealer, Birmingham; INGER, ELIZABETH, china dealer, Nottingham; Feb. 9, at two, IZARD, WILLIAM, builder, Hamilton-rd, Bethnal-green: Feb. 10 PARTRIDGE at eleven, at the Victoria Tavern, Victoria-park. Sol., Hicks, JACKSON, AMBROSE, draper, Stalybridge; Feb. 14, at three, at the JONES, HERBERT ALWYN, coal merchant, Liverpool; Feb. 9, at JOSLING, GEORGE, farm bailiff, Writtle; Feb. 12, at twelve, at office of Sol. Meggy, Chelmsford KAUFMAN, LEVY, jeweller, Middlesborough; F3b. 29, at three, at KLITZ, GEORGE PHILIP, professor of music, Fairfield; Feb. 12, ORBAN, MICHAEL JAMES GEORGE, auctioneer, Cannon-st: Feb. PAGE, ANN ELIZABETH, carver, Coventry-st, Piccadilly; Feb. 14, PEACE, FREDERICK, commercial traveller, Sheffield; Feb. 14, at ROPER, JAMES, boot dealer, South Shields; Feb. 17, at eleven, at ROYLE, WALTER, merchant's clerk, Noel-st, Islington: Feb. 12, RUMBALL, WILLIAM LOUIS, hair dresser, High Wycombe; Feb. WATSON, RICHARD, slater, Chesterfield; Feb. 12, at four, at office WHITEHOUSE, BENJAMIN, rope manufacturer, Dudley; Feb. 8, at three, at office of Sol, Lowe, Birmingham WILLSON, ROBERT, miler. North Somercotes; Feb. 13, at eleven, at offices of Sol., Bell, Louth WRIGHT, HENRY, stationer, Birmingham; Feb. 16, at three, at office of Sol., Rowlands, Birmingham Dibidends. BANKRUPTS' ESTATES. The Official Assignees, &c., are given, to whom apply for the Dividends. De Castro, J. and G. merchants, first, 2. 71d. Paget, Basinghall. st.-Ellis, H. T. W. silversmith, second, 24. (first and second of 28. 5. to new proofs). Paget, Basinghall-st.-Hollingsworth, H. painter, first, 58. G. Paget, Basinghall-st. Laurence and Mortimore, leather factors, seventh, 24. Paget, Basinghall-st.Laurence, Mortimore, and Schrader, leather factors, seventh, 27. Paget, Basinghall-st.-Lee, T. merchant, second, is. 9d. Paget, Basinghal-st.-Neave and Skaife, machine coopers, first, 2. S. (to new proofs, on account of 2. 7d.) Paget, Basinghall-st. -Richardson, H. widow, further, 1s. 8. Daw, Exeter.-Seorell, J. H. sail maker, first, 24. Paget, Basinghall-st.-Taunton, W. attorney, first, 1s. 1d. Paget, Basinghall-st." Beattie, J. and J. merchants, comp. of 10., sep. of each, 18. At offices of Trust. J. Waddell, New-Poultry-chmbs, 7, Poultry.Buck, W. C. innkeeper, first, 158. At offices of Trust. O. Omman. ney, 12, Great Winchester-st.-Barton, F. grocer, 1s. 8d. At office of Trust. J. M. Henderson, 72, Basinghall-st.-Date, S. butcher, 24. 6d. At office of Trust. G. Wreford, Gandy-st-chmbs, 37 & 38, Gandy-st, Exeter.-Henderson and Reed, final, 1d. At offices of Trust. M. Joseph, 49, St. Paul's-sq, Birmingham.-Houghton, A. R. cotton broker, final, 198. At offices of Gibson and Bolland, accountants, 10, South John st, Liverpool. Houghton, A. corton broker, final, x. 5d. At office of Gibson and Bolland, accountants, 10, South John-st, Liverpool,-Walter, E. F. and Sutton, W. linen drapers, first, 5. At office of F. H. Collison. 99, Cheapside. Whiteley, T. and W. cotton spinners, 54. At office of Trust. J. Bamford, Royal Insurance-bidgs, Crossley-st, Hallux BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS BIRTHS. HUNTER-On the 25th ult., at Esher, the wife of Mark William Hunter, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a daughter. MACKENZIE.-On the 13th ult., at Johnston, near Aberdeen, the wife of Willlam Laurence Mackenzie, barrister-at-law, Calcutta, of a son. MARRIAGES. PLUES-HUME.-On the 21st Dec., 171, at the Church of St. John the Baptist, in Belize, British Honduras, The Hon. 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S., may still be had, price 7s. 6d. in cloth. The Law and the Lawyers. THE dinner which we stated is to be given to Mr. Justice QUAIN by the Northern Circuit, has been arranged to take place at the Albion, in Aldersgate-street, to-day (Saturday). THE case of Slater v. Pinder, which our readers will recollect decided that seizure by an execution-creditor before notice of an act of bankruptcy committed by the debtor, without sale before VOL. LII.-No. 1505. an adjudication, is good against the trustee, las been affirmed by the Exchequer Chamber. At the very opening of the arguments Mr. Justice WILLES pointed out the omission from the last Bankruptcy Act of any enactment similar to the 184th section of the Act of 1810, and, consequently, that an execution-creditor is not bound to seize and sell before adjudication. The case is reported in the court below in 24 L. T. Rep. N. S. 631, and L. Rep. 6 Ex. 223. Both law and equity are now in accord on this much-vexed question. We are informed that a movement is in progress amongst the friends of Mr. SAMUEL STONE, town clerk of Leicester, the wellknown author of the widely-circulated Justices' Manual, for the purpose of presenting him with a testimonial, as an acknowledg ment of the long and valuable public services rendered by him in that borough, and as a mark of the esteem and respect in which he is held, not only on account of the services mentioned, but also for the uniform courtesy and kindness he has invariably displayed towards all those who have been brought into contact with him. We understand that subscriptions will be received by Mr. Joиn BAINES, honorary secretary, 28, Belvoir-street, Leicester. We are informed that the petitions to Parliament which are in course of signature by solicitors practising in London and in the provinces, in favour of the establishment of a School of Law, are being very influentially signed, upwards of two thousand signatures having already been obtained. The petitions from the county of Oxford, and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed have been sent to Sir ROUNDELL PALMER for presentation. In the former case, five-sixths of the solicitors practising in the county have signed the petition; in the latter, the solicitors are unanimous in supporting the movement. We may mention that all petitions which have not yet been returned to the secretaries of the Legal Education Association should be sent to Mr. LONG BOURNE, the honorary secretary, on or before the 19th instant, as Sir ROUNDELL PALMER proposes to move his resolutions in the House of Commons on the 1st of March. WITH reference to the Tichborne case a Lincolnshire solicitor writes to us: "I cannot understand how it is that the Tichborne case is conducted in such apparently flagrant violation of the law of maintenance, if I rightly understand that law. Are not all the parties who have taken bonds liable to be indicted for supporting an action in which they have no interest ?" Clearly not. They have simply bought the claimant's security. Undoubtedly, they know that the bonds will be worthless unless he succeeds, but this does not constitute maintenance. If the money were advanced as a consideration for obtaining a share of the proceeds of the suit it would be champerty; and if advanced without any security, expressly to promote the suit, it would be maintenance. The existence of the bonds excludes the question of maintenance. It is not for us to say whether some partizans of the claimant have brought themselves within the law referred to by our correspon dent. THE United States law is far in advance of ours in the legal remedies it allows to women. It gives them a right of action for slandered chastity without calling for proof of special damage, and it has sustained an action by a wife for enticing away her husband. It was argued by the court which has decided this point, that if by marriage the husband gains a right to damages for the loss of his wife's society, the same result for stronger reasons should follow the loss of the husband's consortium by the wife. The court concludes that in the highest sense, the wife is the ward of the court, and as such, under the generous policy of the law, relieved of the eld idea of conjugal servitude, which placed her as a chattel under the control of her husband, that she is entitled to its protection and aid in the enforcement of her rights; for it is only consistent with the relations into which the husband and wife have entered, that each must have their separate interest, controlled only by mutual affection and regard, which is subject, nevertheless, to the protection of the law. MR. CHARLEY has issued his two Bills for the better protection of women and infants. The former empowers a single woman with child, or having become a mother, to apply to a justice of the peace for a summons against the putative father, whereupon the justice may make an order on the putative father for the expenses consequent on the birth of her child," and a weekly sum for the maintenance and education, or funeral of her child, such order to be enforced by distress and commitment. Power is proposed to be given to Boards of Guardians to recover the cost of maintaining an illegitimate child from the putative father. As a kindness, and no doubt a compliment, to our County Court Judges, they are to exercise the same jurisdiction as is vested in justices. We trust that they will feel grateful. As to the protection of infant life, it is proposed to enact that a licence be taken out by every person having two or more children to nurse for hire, and persons receiving two or more |