865 Theatre Royal (Drury Lane) Id. v. Hammerstein. Money received 868 Swyers & Wife v. Burdwood. Warranty 869 Grosvenor Securities Trust ld. v. Crichton & anr. Commission 872 Isler v. The King. Petn. of right 873 Western Canada Investment Co. ld. v. Cresswell & anr. Covenant 877 E. B. Holmes & Co. ld. v. Bluston & Sons. 878 Mooy v. Rogers. Goods sold 890 Purslow v. Rogers. Money lent 892 Spaull v. Houchin. Contract 894 Belgian Breeding Stock Farm Co. ld. v. Tidal Covenants Power Syndicate ld and ors. 896 Garsubil ld. v. Maisel. Account 897 Webster v. Cox & King's Shipping Agency ld. Negligence 898 Nash v. Singer. Contract 902 C. Peters ld. v. S. Green & Sons ld. 905 Rabson v. Baxter. Contract Negligence 912 Cannon Brewery Co. ld. v. Signal Press ld. & ors. Possession 915 Beddington v. Keigwin. Goods sold 916 Winchester v. Eldridge & M. Declaration 917 Baker v. Stacey & ors. Negligence 921 Backhouse & Coppock ld. v. Davis Gas Stove Co. Id. Goods sold 922 Cumming v. Oxley. Money lent 923 Graham Wilcox Productions (London) ld. v. Russell & ors. Injunction 931 Griggs & anr. v. Ballard. Pers. inj. 935 Houghton Main Colliery Co. ld. v. C. & F. W. Page. Goods sold 926 Byrne v. Groves & ors. Contract 942 Thompson v. Maisel & Co. & anr. Cheque 943 Union Insce. Co. of Indiana (Inc.) v. Lon. and Policy Edinburgh Insce. Co. ld. 944 Landau v. Daysbrot. Goods sold 945 Parkes v. Wade. Libel 947 African & Eastern Trade Corpn. ld. v. Lyle. Declaration 949 Instrument Screw Co. ld. v. Birkley's ld. Contract 950 Grundland v. Beech & anr. Detinue 951 Shaw, by Anderson, Trustee in Bankruptcy v. Atkins. Contract 957 Higgins v. Compston & Co. Money paid 958 Groedel v. Duophone & Unbreakable Record Co. ld. Money received 961 Molinari v. Bertarelli. Covenant 964 B. Light Id. v. Wright. Note Goods 1021 Varesio v. Dogliani. Money lent 1023 May's Advertising Agency ld. (in liquidation) v. Burnham. Issue. 1027 Hird v. Alberg & Sons. Goods sold Negligence 1029 Sullivan & Wife v. Leslie. 1030 River Roden Co. ld. v. Brooklands (Romford) Estate Co. Id. Contract SUMMARY OF ACTIONS standing for Trial up to 2nd January inclusive.-Middlesex: Special Juries, 160; Common Juries, 269; Non-Juries, 382; Commercial List, 28 Set down under Order XIV., R. VIII., 27. Total, 866. Goods sold Witness. Part II... aBloxam More ...... Hicks Beach Jolly Ritchie 965 Rowan v. Atlas Assce. Co. ld. Policy 966 Winchester v. Standard Private Finance Co. ld. Declaration; Standard Private Finance Co. of Ireland ld. v. Winchester. Cheque 971 Klinger Mfg. Co. ld. v. Silkenoze ld. 974 Edward J. Wood & Co. (Printers) Id. v. Holmes Work and anr. 976 John Girmes & Co. A.G. v. William Cole & Sons (1923) ld. Goods sold 983 Bolliger v. Malnick. Goods sold Ritchie.... Synge Note. A claimant not residing in England or Wales must send with his claim the name and address of a person in England or Wales to whom notice to the claimant can be sent. LIST OF INTESTATES WHOSE ESTATES WILL IN THE ABSENCE OF KIN WHO ARE BROCKIS (Alfred), Kensington, who died Oct. 15, 1927. LACY (Harriett Ann), Charlbury, who died June 25, 1927. MERCER (Charles William), Weybridge, who died at the Cottage Hospital, Walton, on Feb. 21, 1927. ROUSSEAU (Jeanne Marguerite), Maidenhead, who died May 17, 1927. TOWN (William Henry), Bethnal Green, who died at Bartholomew's Hospital, on Anyone claiming to be entitled to share in the estates of the above-named deceased persons should forthwith apply to the Treasury Solicitor (BV), Storey's Gate, St. James's Park, S.W. 1. HOLDSWORTH (John), Helton, and HOLDSWORTH (Elizabeth), who died March 4, 1927. Persons having any claims in respect of any interest in the property subject to the trusts of the will of John Holdsworth to send in, by March 15, to Arnison and Co., Penrith, Cumberland. APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE JOINT STOCK WINDING-UP ACTS NOTICES OF APPEARANCE AT HEARING MUST REACH THE SOLICITORS BY 6 P.M. ON THE DATE GIVEN UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. ALBERT HARRIS (CRADLEY) LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard Jan. 11, at Stourbridge County Court. Bonser and Dawes, Oldbury, near Birmingham, sols. to pets. Notices of appearance by Jan. 10. AMERICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Jan. 16, to J H. Hunt, of James H. Hunt and Co., 62, Dale-st, Liverpool. Toulmin, Ward, and Co., Liverpool, sols. to liquidator. BAILEY, PLANT AND CO. LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, forthwith to J. H. Hodson, 69, Basinghall-st, E.C. 2. BURPHAM AND JAQUES LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard Jan. 16, at Royal Courts of Justice. Howard A. Laurance and Co., 28, Conduit-st, W. 1, sols. for pet. Notices of appearance by Jan. 15. CENTRAL HALL (HOUGHTON) LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Jan. 9, to W. J. Freer, Syson's-bldgs, Chester-le-Street. COUNTY MOTOR WORKS (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Jan. 31, to H. J. E. Batchelor, 44, Above Bar, Southampton. COTTINGHAM UNIONIST CLUB COMPANY LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Feb. 14, to H. W. Locking, 75, Lowgate, Hull. CUERDLEY CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Feb. 10, to F. W. OMNIBUS COMPANY LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Jan. 9, to W. F. HOOKER AND IRVINE LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Jan. 28, to C. J. Weir, 54-56, Coleman-st, E.C. 2. HORTON KIRBY PAPER MILLS LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Jan. 30, to S. H. Gillett, 24, Basinghall-st, E.C. 2. JAMES AND CLARK LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Feb. 1, to P. Alexander. 43, Chancery-la, W.C. 2. JAMES HODKINSON AND CO. LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Jan. 18, to J. H. Jepson, 18, Railway-rd, Darwen. LINCOLNSHIRE CO-OPERATIVE BACON FACTORY LIMITED.-Creditors to send in. by Jan. 28, to J. Camamile, 44, Silver-st, Leeds. M. S. S. PRESS LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by Jan. 30, to B. Sheldon, 36, Walbrook, E.C. 4. NUTTING AND BURROUGHS LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard Jan. 16, at Royal Courts of Justice. Ward and Melliar Smith, 35, Queen Victoria-st, E.C. 4, sols. for pet. Notices of appearance by Jan. 13. PANAMA HAT COMPANY LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard Jan. 12, at 11, at County Court, Luton. Zeffertt and Heard, 17, Coleman-st, E.C., sols. for pets. Notices of appearance by Jan. 11. GAZETTE, JAN. 3. BEYFUS, WALTER, Uffington Hotel, Craven Hill-grdns. Ct. High Court. Dec. 28. Ct. Bolton. Ct. High Court. Dec. 30. Dec. 30. Ct. Guildford. Dec. 30. LONDON GOWN COMPANY, Jewin-cres, gown manufacturers. Ct. High Court. SIMMONS, GEORGE, Sedlescombe, blacksmith. Ct. Hastings. Dec. 31. UREN, ISAAC, Abergele, quarryman. Ct. Bangor. Dec. 30. ADJUDICATIONS. GAZETTE, DEC. 30. ALLISH, FREDERICK, Brighton, gentleman. Ct. Brighton and Lewes (at Brighton). BUSH, ARTHUR GEORGE (late trading and described in Rec. Order as A. E. Duncan FIRTH, HENRY (late trading as H. 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Prisons and Borstal THE report of the Commissioners of Prisons and the Directors of Convict Prisons for the year 1926 which has just been published shows that during that period the number of receptions of prisoners under sentence was 56,211, an increase as compared with the previous year of 1474 as compared with a decrease last year of 882. It is unsatisfactory to note that the number of persons received into prison under the rules for debtor prisoners was 10,683, but this figure was largely composed of those committed under wife maintenance and affiliation orders, the figure being 6035, and only 2346 were committed by County Courts. Another unsatisfactory feature is the number of lads received into prison on conviction between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one (exclusive of Borstal cases), the figure being 2464 as against 2064 last year. There were 178 receptions of girls under sentence of imprisonment as compared with 199 the previous year. About 50 per cent. of both sexes had no previous conviction. The totals, however, are a considerable improvement over those for 1921, when 3643 lads and 670 girls were received into prison. During the last four years the number of lads committed to Borstal detention has been steadily increasing, and the report points out that the need for a new Borstal institution has now become acute. The numbers in the existing institutions have become so large that it is very difficult to maintain the personal touch that is essential for the training and to find suitable occupation for all the lads. The Home Secretary in a statement on the report stresses the necessity for a new institution. We quite agree with him that for a large proportion of the lads sent to prison the outlook is poor, especially for those committed more than once, while the Borstal institutions, on the contrary, with their courses of vigorous training and discipline, offer hopeful possibilities of changing the lads' outlook and giving them a new start. The Home Secretary also drew attention to the question of short sentences. No doubt in some cases a short term of imprisonment is the only sentence practicable, but it cannot be disputed that the ideal to be aimed at is first to avoid imprisonment whenever some alternative course such as probation or fine is possible, and secondly, if more lenient treatment is inappropriate to the offence, or has already been tried and proved futile, then a sharp term of imprisonment is the only action. possible. Workmen's Compensation THE statistics of compensation and of proceedings under the Workmen's Compensation Acts and the Employers' Liability Act 1880 during 1926 have just been issued by the Home Office. Naturally, owing to the coal stoppage the number of cases in which compensation was paid were very much reduced, falling from 476,085 in 1925 to 370,908 in 1926. This figure is governed by the mining industry, for the cases in 1925, being 214,405, fell to 131,231 in 1926. The total number of cases under the Workmen's Compensation Acts which were taken into court in Great Britain in 1926 was 6311. Many of these, however, were applications for dealing with allowances already granted, and many were settled out of court or otherwise disposed of, so that the total number of original claims for compensation finally settled with the cognisance of the courts was only 2947. The decision in 2194 cases, or 74.4 per cent., was in favour of the applicant. There were 27,775 cases in which memoranda of agreements and informal arbitrations were registered in the courts. The number of cases under the Workmen's Compensation Acts in Great Britain carried to the Courts of Appeal was 109. In addition, there were eleven appeals from these courts to the House of Lords. The total number of cases under the Em ployers' Liability Act 1880 taken into court in the whole of Great Britain was forty-two, as compared with 583 in 1907, when the Act of 1906 came into full operation. Subject to minor fluctuations the figures have steadily diminished and clearly show that the remedy provided by the older Act has been falling into disuse. The following table shows the extent of proceedings in the courts in Great Britain under the Workmen's Compensation and Employers' Liability Acts since the year 1919 : ON the 25th March next the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 will come into operation. During its During its progress through Parliament the original draft Bill has been altered and amended to a very large extent, so that the measure now placed upon the Statute Book differs very widely from the form in which it was originally introduced. From time to time during the past year we have drawn our readers' attention to most of the disputable questions that have arisen, and now that the final form of the enactment has been settled and has passed into law, we propose to place before them the main provisions of the Act, which introduce many considerable and important changes into the law of landlord and tenant. The statute is divided into three parts, the first of which deals with compensation for improvements and goodwill on the termination of tenancies of business premises; the second with general amendments of the law of landlord and tenant; and the third, described as general," contains the provisions as to the tribunal, the service of notices, the interpretation clause and other matters. |