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BY WM. MAXWELL (LATE ALEXANDER MAXWELL AND SON),

32, BELL YARd, lincoln's Inn.

SOLD BY SHERWOOD AND CO., PATERNOSTER ROW;

ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, EDINBURGH;

AND HODGES AND SMITH, DUBLIN.

1854.

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Registration of the Trust Clauses, 89, 115 Professional opposition to Bills, 113

Prorogation, 289

New Members of, 34, 69, 147, 330, 431, 512
Royal Assents, 310

HOUSE OF LORDS' APPEAL CASES, 170
LIST OF PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS, 447

LIST OF LOCAL AND PERSONAL ACTS, 450, 470, 487, 509

PARLIAMENTARY REPORTS AND RE

TURNS.

Annual Chancery Account, 5

Oral Evidence in Chancery, 51, 104

Judges' Salaries, payable out of Consolidated Fund, 179

Common Law Fees, 224

State of Business in Masters' Offices, 262
Business of Common Law Courts, 283
Expense of administering Criminal Law, 104
General Record Depository, 81
Patents Commission, 463

Bankruptcy Commissioners, proposed amendments and evidence, 41, 58, 363, 581

Mercantile Law, 157, 177, 203, 264, 385, 402
Limited Liability Partnerships, 157, 198, 393
Consolidation of Statute Law, 258, 530, 413

NOTES ON RECENT STATUTES. Equity Jurisdiction Improvement, 65, 80, 179, 262, 282, 304, 343, 344, 390

Administration of Oaths in Chancery, 139, 205, 491 Counsel on hearing with assistance of Common Law Judge, 282

Stamp Duties' Act, 455

Succession Duties' Act, 1855, £45
Fines and Recoveries, 28

NEW BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. Conveyance of Real Property Amendment, 4 Criminal Procedure, 24

Witnesses, 25
Mortmain, 27, 77

Common Law Procedure, 63

Stamp Duties, 76, 136

Testamentary Jurisdiction, 77

Bills of Exchange, 121, 159, 269

Frauds' Prevention in Bills and Notes, 136
Warwick A size 137

Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, 154

Repea of Usury Laws, 175

Court of Chancery, County Palatine of Lancas

ter, 175, 228

Letters Patent for Inventions, 177
Bankruptcy, 188, 195, 248

Criminal Justice (Metropolis), 197

Chancery Procedure Amendment, 198, 219, 255 Acknowledgment of Deeds by Married Women,

219, 248

Bribery Prevention, 220, 248

Summary Execution on Bills, 173, 193, 220

Admiralty Court, 236

Real Estate Charges, 237

Extension of Inclosure Acts, 237

Abolition of Cinque Ports' Jurisdiction, 254

Criminal Law Bills, 441

State of, 33, 213, 273, 293

LAW REFORM AND SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS.

Courts of Equity, 1

Testamentary jurisdiction of Ecclesiastical Courts,

3

Law of Property and Conveyancing, 4

Site of new Courts of Law, 25

City of London-Commissioners' recommendations, 49

Taxes on administration of Justice, 57, 78, 106, 179

Enfranchisement of copy holds, 123, 140, 184, 227, 243, 266, 287, 302, 344, 410, 426

Local Courts of Equity-County Palatine of Lancaster, 233

Proposed half-holiday on Saturdays, 267, 282, 348, 430, 446, 469

Deposits on sales of estates by auction, 301 Forfeiture of leaseholds on breach of covenants to insure and repair, 341

Nonpayment of solicitors' costs, 348
Consolidation of Stamp Acts, 382

COUNTY COURTS.

Reform of, 4

Statistics, 29, 108, 141

Rivalry of Superior and, 105
Borough Courts, 188, 409

Further extension-New Court of Appeal,
Judges' promotion, 473

NEW RULES AND ORDERS.

Chancery:
Times of proceeding-Practice at Judges' Cham-
bers-Production of documents-Guardians-
Office copies-Taxations, &c., 122
Administration of Oaths, 28

Reduction of folios to 72 words, 140

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