THE

LAW CHRONICLE:

MONTHLY JOURNAL,

CONTAINING

TREATISES ON THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE LAW, NOTES OF LEADING CASES

AND OF STATUTES, SHORT NOTES OF LEGAL NEWS, LEGISLATIVE

MEASURES, AND OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST

TO THE PROFESSION.

AND

A Complete Summary or Wigest of Cases.

BY WHICH THE STUDENT AND PRACTITIONER ARE KEPT COGNISANT OF

THE CHIEF DECISIONS OF THE COURTS.

VOLUME II.

JUNE, 1855, TO JUNE, 1856.

London:
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THOMAS F. A. DAY,

INDEX

A.

Abeyance of freehold, 71
Abstract of title, 143
Accession, property by, 230
Accessories, 10

trial, 10
Account stated, 268
Acquiesence in parties' acts, 46
Action, notice of, 268
Adams, Serjeant, 240
Administrative reform, 23
Administration, 298
Advowson, presentation, 299
After-acquired goods, 333
Agent, 336, 337

authority of, 51
contract by, 297
delegation, 336
indorsing bill, 374
non-liability, 374
pawn, 337
payment, 336
personal liability, 54
principal's liability, 51
ratification, 336, 346

representation by, 51
Ale-house, licence, appeal, 227
Alien property, 230
Alienation, restraining, xxx
Alteration, bills or notes, 162
Ambassadors oaths, 61
Ambiguities, 335
Animals, 229

injuries by, 229

property in, 229
Annuity, arrears, 343

depreciation, 155
interest, 366
personal, 66
priority, 367

return of consideration, 99
Appeals, criminal, 303
Appointment, implication, 308

powers of, 71
uses, 195, 228, 405

Arbitration, irregularity, 129 Attorney, taxable bill, 224
revoking submission, 129

taxation after payment, 845,
setting aside award, 377

346
several arbitrators, 55

trustee breach, 386
special case, 270

trustee, costs, 50
umpire, 129

undertaking, 297
Arrest, absconding debtors, 152, Attorney-General, control of, 56
277

Auction, set-off, iii, iv, viii, xi, xv,
constable, 20

273
Articled clerks, 241-244

county courts, 412
death of master, 24
education of, 325, 366
employment, 276
enrolling articles, 3

B.
honours, 211
master's duty,

3
non-enrolment of articles, Bacon's, abridgement, 23
168, 211

Bail, criminal, 303
service, xxviii, 197, 277

indemnity, 52
solicitor's duty, 168

Bankers, forged order, liability,
Assets, administration, 27

112-114
descended estates, 47, 155

misapplying property, 411
Irish judgment, 27

BANKRUPTCY, 22, 42, 46, 92, 130,
mortgages, 136, 155

151–155, 165, 172–178,
priorities, 27

202, 205—208, 225, 2595
Assignment, notice, defective, 343 265, 271, 337–343, 357–
Assizes, 281

366, 378—380, 384, 399,
west Riding, 131

401, 408, 412
Attorney, accounting, steward, 22 absconding, arrest, 152
bill, address of, 51

actions, right of, 263
certificate, 240

acts of, 30, 43, 409
charity, costs, 117

acts, of, begining to keep
costs, what, 345

house, &c. 42
education of, 242

acts of, departing realm, &c.
gists from client, 49, 245

42
justices, 294

acts of, fraudulent convey-
lien, 50, 211
misconduct, 22

acts of, petitioning insolvent
negligence, 55

court, 43
papers, delivering up, 20, 346 acts of, procuring arrest, 43
prison, insolvencies, 114

acts of, procuring execution,
prospects of, 323, xliv

43
re-admission, 240

acts of, proot, 42
remuneration of, 78–80, 97 adjournment, 260
retainer, 114-116

adjudication, 30, 212, 301
sale of business, 289

adjudication, advertising, 151

ance, 43