COMMON PLEAS, COURT OF-(continued). advantages of this measure, ib. effect of on the order of serjeants, ib. COMPANIES, RAILWAY. On the measure proposed by government for winding up the affairs of, 129, 130 CONCISE FORMS OF CONVEYANCING UNDER 8 & 9 VICT. c. 119. Specimens of, 17 remarks thereon, 17, 18 CONSTRUCTION OF COVENANTS. On the difficulties occasioned in the, by the framers of not being conversant with the doctrines of the courts of common law with reference to, 29 summary of the principal decisions on this subject, 29, 30 rules laid down in the case of James v. Emery as to joint and several covenants, 29 qualification thereof stated by Mr. Preston, ib. cases in which this qualification has been noticed, 29, 30 opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench with reference to, 30 opinion of the Court of Exchequer, 31 CONTRIBUTION AMONGST PROVISIONAL COM MITTEE-MEN. On the power conferred by 7 & 8 Vict. c. 111, s. 22, enabling the equity judges to make general orders with reference to, 93 on the same subject, 102 CONVEYANCES. Remarks on Lord Brougham's bill for shortening, 261 principle on which the bill proceeds, ib. abstracts of title under the new system would be attended if the principle of the bill be correct, still it falls short of the wants of the conveyancer, ib. this would be so in the case of deeds, 262 much more so in the case of wills and settlements, ib. or purchase-deeds relating to incumbered property, ib. the proposed system could only be of use in those transactions which are not, in the usual course of business, found most expensive to the client, ib. CONVEYANCING. Remarks on the bill for reform of, 121, 122 review of Mr. Davidson's Concise Forms in, 294 COPARCENER. On the curtesy of the husband of a, 94 principle of the old law on this subject, ib. application of this principle to the present law, 95-97 remarks of a correspondent on this subject, 115 COPARCENERS. On descent amongst, 71 remarks on an erroneous doctrine which seems to have been propagated with reference to, 71-75. correspondence on this subject, 112 the same, 160 the same, 173 on the disposition of a married woman's reversionary interest in personalty, 482 COUNSEL. Remarks on the extent to which they are bound to communicate to the court the knowledge which they possess upon the law of the case with which they are dealing, 285 anecdote illustrative of the jurisdiction formerly assumed by the judges in this respect, ib. observations thereon, ib. the court relies upon the bar to assist it with legal know. ledge, ib. it does not rely upon counsel for the inferences to be drawn therefrom, 286 observations on the provisions of the Small Debts Act as to appearing by, 341, 342 as to the fees of, in proceedings under that act, 342 COUNSEL, PARLIAMENTARY. On the acceptance of retainers by, for more than one committee on the same day, 58 absurd outcry by clients against this system, 59 the notion of Parliament interfering in the matter is ab- how the system may be remedied, ib. remarks on the alleged exorbitancy of the fees of, ib. circumstances which justify the present scale of fees, ib. COUNTY COURTS UNDER 9 & 10 VICT. c. 95. Review of Mr. Jagoe's Practice of, 415 COUNTY COURTS ACT. On the provisions of, with reference to the notices to be given in the Gazette of orders in council made for the purposes of, or of the intention of Her Majesty to take into consideration the propriety of making such orders, 521 apparent defect of the notice issued on the 8th December, ib. ambiguity of the provisions of the act on this subject, 522 importance of the notice strictly pursuing these provi. sions, ib. review of Mr. Udall's edition of, 415 COURT OF JUSTICIARY IN SCOTLAND. On the power of, to introduce for the first time totally new offences, 57 quotations from Hume's Commentaries with reference to this power, ib. remarks of Mr. Bell on this doctrine, as stated by Hume, 58 extent to which this power exists, ib. its impolicy, ib. this power does not appear to be of any great antiquity, ib. COURT PAPERS. Sit. aft. H. T., 1846. Court of Chancery: Before the Lord Chancellor, 43' Observations on The Baron de Sit. in East. T., 1846. Bode's case, with reference to some doctrines of international law, 4 on railway companies and allottees, 20 on the transfer of railway scrip, 60 as to what is a sufficient bill of particulars in actions by engineers or surveyors against the projectors or directors of railway companies, 84 Vice-Chancellor of England, ib. Court of Chancery: Before the Lord Chancellor, 123 Master of the Rolls, ib. Vice-Chancellor of England, ib. Knight Bruce, ib. Wigram, ib. Court of Chancery: Before the Lord Chancellor, 485 Master of the Rolls, ib. Hilary Term, 1847. COURT, THE. Vice-Chancellor of England, ib. Rolls Court, 532 Court of Queen's Bench, 541 Exchequer of Pleas, ib. Before the Lord Chancellor, 538 On the right of to insist on counsel communicating to it their knowledge of the law of the case with which they are dealing, 285, 286 COURTS-MARTIAL. Authority of, derived entirely from the Mutiny Act, 293 general features which pervade the constitution of, 293, 294 DE BODE, BARON. Observations on his case with reference to some doctrines of international law, 4 remarks on the letter of "C. G., Advocate," with reference thereto, 5 DEATH BY ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION BILL. Observations on, 466 DESCENT AMONGST COPARCENERS. Remarks on an erroneous doctrine, which seems to have been propagated with reference to, 71-75 correspondence on this subject, 112, 132, 160, 173 DESCENT, ASSETS BY. On the law of, 222 doctrine of the common law, 223 application of these principles to the state of things produced by the "Act for the Amendment of the Law of Inheritance," 223, 224 effect of the "Act to render Freehold and Copyhold Estates Assets for the Payment of Simple Contract Debts," 224 DIETRICHSEN v. CABBURN. Observations on the case of, with reference to the question, whether, where a contract is partly of an active and partly of a negative character, and the active part of the contract cannot be enforced, equity will restrain, by injunction, a breach of the negative part, 302 review of the decisions on this point, 302, 303 DIRECTION TO ACCUMULATE RENTS DURING MINORITIES. Strictures on a case in which it was held, that such a direction engrafted on limitations of real property in strict settlement, and not secured by a term or trust created in precedence to the estate tail, is void for remoteness, 414, 415 DISPOSITION OF THE REVERSIONARY INTERESTS OF MARRIED WOMEN IN CHATTELS PERSONAL. On the law relating to, 231 specific points established by the cases as to vested reversionary interests, ib. where the interest is contingent, 231, 232 where the interest is not bequeathed or settled to her separate use, 232 where it is vested in trustees, but not to her separate use, 233 circumstances in which a court of equity will establish a contract for the sale of her reversionary interest not bequeathed or settled to her separate use, ib. case in which the court will take the consent of a married woman to a payment of the fund to her husband, ib. effect of reduction into possession by the husband in certain cases, 234 circumstances in which the court will order trustees to concur in an arrangement to reduce the interest into the husband's possession, ib. case in which the court will not grant an application by husband and wife to have the property transferred to them, ib. case in which the court will not take the woman's consent to pay money to a child, after an appointment made in its favour by her, and an assignment by her and her husband of their respective life interests to such child, ib. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS-(continued). observations on the evidence admitted in that case to prove adultery, ib. remarks on the rule of the canon law as to the inadmissibility of confessions, 301, 302 EDUCATION, LEGAL. On the proceedings of the inns of court with reference to, 333 EJECTMENT BY LANDLORDS UNDER 4 GEO. 2, c. 28. Observations on, 309 facilities afforded to landlords by sect. 2 of that act, ib. provisions of that section applicable to cases where the landlord has right by law to enter for non-payment of rent, ib. recent case, which shews the meaning to be attached to these words, ib. remarks on that case, 310 FEES OF COUNSEL. Observations on the provisions of the Small Debts Act as to, in proceedings thereunder, 342 of parliamentary counsel. On the alleged exorbitancy of, 59 circumstances which justify the present scale of, ib. FOREIGN ENLISTMENT ACT. Remarks on: it has been recently acted on for the first time, 537 it involves questions of considerable importance in refer- facts of the case in the Ecuador expedition, ib. enlistment in foreign service without consent of the so- provisions of the stat. 3 Jac. 1, c. 4, with reference to, ib. principal act now in force is the 59 Geo. 3, c. 69, 538 abstract of the provisions of, ib. FOREIGN STATES, LAWs of. On the principles by which the force to be given to in any country is to be determined, 353 observations of Mr. Jarman on Harton v. Harton, ib. remarks thereon, ib. doubts as to the correctness of that decision, ib. HEADLAM, Mr. T. E. Review of his edition of Daniell's Practice of the Court of Chancery, 171 HINDMARCH, Mr. W. Review of his treatise on the law relating to patent privileges, 150 the same continued, 158 HOUSE OF COMMONS, PROCEEDINGS IN. Friendly Societies Act, second reading of, 70 bill relating to bequests for pious and charitable uses thrown out on second reading, 86 Charitable Trusts Bill, second reading of, 279 motion for going into committee on, 287 Charitable Trusts Bill, postponement of, 297 Small Debts Bill, clauses considered in committee, ib. HOUSE OF LORDS, PROCEEDINGS IN. Bill relating to the conveyance of land read a first time, 122 read a second time, 182 Friendly Societies Bill read a second time, ib. Small Debts Bill, ordered to be printed, with the Com- Railway Commission Bill, read a third time, ib. HUSBAND. On the practicability of dealing with the reversionary interest of a married woman by means of acceleration, when the prior estate is limited to the, 245 HUSBAND OF A COPARCENER. On the curtesy of, 94 examination of the principles of the ancient law on this point, 94, 95 application of these to the present law, 95 conclusion to which the authorities seem to lead on this subject, ib. consideration of the question, whether these authorities are correct or not, 95, 96 of extending the common injunction, ib. as to dissolving the common injunction, 279 of dissolving special injunctions, ib. injunctions to restrain proceedings at law, 286 remarks on the cases on this subject, ib. injunctions to restrain the infringement of literary rights, ib. injunctions in aid of specific performance, and to restrain breach of trust and confidence, 286 against waste by mortgagor in possession, 287 practical points, ib. INNER TEMPLE. Notice of readings, 538 INNS OF COURT, THE. On the proceedings of, with reference to legal education, 333 resolutions adopted by, for the establishment of lecture- reluctance shewn by, to enforce upon candidates for the objections further considered, 334 importance of this subject by reason of the numerous ju- correspondence on this subject, 335 benchers of; on their office, and the privileges and duties INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ACTS. Effect of, on the copyright of foreigners in works composed abroad, 210 INTERNATIONAL LAW. On the principles by which the statement of some general maxims on this subject, ib. remarks thereon, ib. opinion of Huberus adopted by Mr. Justice Story, ib. remarks on the phrase "comity of nations," ib. objections to, by some writers, ib. illustration of this, with reference to the laws which regulate minority and majority in different countries, 369, 370 in this case, these doctrines are inapplicable, 370 INTERPLEADER ACTS. Jurisdiction of equity to restrain proceedings at law under, 270 INTERPRETATION CLAUSE. Carelessness in framing modern acts of Parliament attributable to the use of, 41 evils of this state of things, 41, 42 INVENTION. On the question, whether, if A. has invented some manufacture, and has used it for his own use merely, without making it public, and B. afterwards takes out a patent for the same invention, A. is liable to be restrained from using it for his own use only, not vending or otherwise making a profit by it, 229 no decision on this point, ib. it must depend on the language and spirit of the Statute of Monopolies and of the letters-patent, ib. the private use of an invention comes within the literal language of the patent, ib. in what sense the word "using" seems to be employed in the statute, 229, 230 conclusion, 230 INVENTION, LETTERS-PATENT FOR. On the question, whether the grant of, in one of the three branches of the United Kingdom, would be invalidated by previous user in either of the others, 130, 131 JAGOE, MR. Review of his "Practice of the County Rule as to the construction of, laid down in the case of James v. Emery, 29 qualification thereof stated by Mr. Preston, ib. cases in which this qualification has been noticed, 29, 30 present opinions of the courts with reference to, 30, 31 JURISDICTION OF EQUITY. Statement of some important cases as to, 269 right of the court to interfere in matters apparently pro- opinion of Wigram, V. C., on this point, ib. to what cases the Interpleader Acts apply, ib. where the court will interfere in matters of fraud, ib. jurisdiction of, to interfere to restrain acts in the nature of a trespass, 270, 271 of the jurisdiction to enforce the performance of a sub- JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. On notices of action to, some modern cases afford a safe guide on this subject, ib. particulars which, according to these cases, such notices should contain, 158 doubtful policy of these notices, ib. JUSTICIARY, COURT OF, IN SCOTLAND. On its power of judicially introducing new crimes, and applying adequate punishments, 57, 58 KER, MR. BELLENDEN. Observations on his Letter to LAND, BURTHENS ON. Remarks on the Report of the the principles stated above, may be useful guides in the LANDLORDS. On ejectments by, under 4 Geo. 2, c. 28; exercise of the comitas gentium, ib. 309 LAW, INTERNATIONAL. On the principles by which | the force to be given in any country to the laws of foreign states is to be regulated, 353 on the same subject, 369 LAW STUDIES. Observations on the errors of writers on this subject, 13 remarks on Mr. Warren's book, ib. course of study generally pointed out, too extensive, ib. remarks on what appears to be the true course of study advantages of historical and political knowledge, 14 LEASES. How they should be framed, so as to meet the state of the law as to ejectments under 4 Geo. 2, c. 28; 310 LEGAL APPOINTMENTS: Archibald, E. M., Esq., Attorney-General of Newfound- Becket, à, W., Esq., Puisne Judge of the Supreme Bowen, H. T., Esq., Solicitor-General for the island of Callaghan, T., Esq., Crown Prosecutor in the Court of Cheeke, A., Esq., Commissioner of the Court of Re- Craig, R. R., Esq., Solicitor-General for British Gui ana, 7 Dawson, J. H., Esq., Chief Clerk and Registrar of the Supreme Court, and Clerk of the Central Circuit Court of Newfoundland, 491 Gordon, D. H. O., Esq., Chief Justice for the Virgin Islands, 275 Hodges, W., Esq., Recorder of Poole, 471 Horsford, Sir Robert, Attorney-General of Antigua, 7 Knox, George, Esq., Solicitor-General for Trinidad, ib. Knox, W. G., Esq., Puisne Judge for the island of Trinidad, 491 Perry, H. J., Esq., one of the Commissioners to act in Prosecution of Fiats in Bankruptcy for the country, 275 Phillips, Charles, Esq., one of the Commissioners for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, 259 Pollock, D., Esq., Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay, 336 Rooks, S. N., Esq., Solicitor-General for the island of Tobago, 306 Sealy, S., Esq., Attorney-General for the island of Bar badoes, 435 Wortley, Hon. J. S., Advocate-General or Judge-Martial of Her Majesty's Forces, 31 Wylly, Thomas Brown, Esq., Puisne Judge for Trinidad, 7 LEGAL EDUCATION. On the proceedings of the inns of court with reference to, 333 LETTERS-PATENT. On the question, whether the grant of, in one of the three branches of the United Kingdom would be invalidated by previous user of the invention in either of the others, 130, 131 on the effect of in restraining the private use of an invention by a person who has discovered and used in private the same invention before the grant of the letters-patent, 229, 230 LITERARY RIGHTS. On injunctions to restrain the infringement of, 286 MARRIED WOMAN. On the modes of barring her right of survivorship in reversionary personal interests, 183 on the law relating to the disposition of the reversionary interests of, in chattels personal, 231–234 on the same subject, 243 on the possibility of getting at a married woman's rever- observations of a correspondent on this subject, 482 MASTERS EXTRAORDINARY IN CHANCERY. Gentlemen appointed at the following places: Bishop Wearmouth-Thompson, T., 526 Burnash, Sussex-Philcox, J., jun., 50 Canterbury-Fox, C. J., 297 Chewton Mendip, Somerset-Hippisley, R. T., 103 Dedham, Essex-Barstow, J. T., 328 Kenninghall, Norfolk-Calven, J. C., 203 -Cadworth, J. W., 306 Lincoln-Tweed, J. T., 122 Llandovery, Carmarthenshire-Bishop, C., Lynn-Swatman, E. L., 450 Machynlleth-Howell, David, 67 Manchester-Barton, S. M., 306 Burton, W., 328 Norris, W., 471 Melksham-Smith, A. B., 235 St. Ives, Huntingdonshire-Coote, F. J., 5 ib. Sparkbrook, Birmingham-Podmore, W. H., 82 Stafford-Bowen, W., 324 Stourport-Ingram, E. R., 82 Stratford-upon-Avon-Lane, J., jun., 541 Trowbridge-Bush, H. E., 171 Whitehaven-Musgrave, J., 541 Wolton-under-Edge-Perrin, James, 182 |