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interest for their personal advantage, men of particular skill in this matter of conveyancing, but if they had a fault it was that they were a trifle conservative. There were old men still living who would tell you that there had been no justice in England since the Common Law Procedure Act was reformed; and most solicitors admitted to practise before the Judicature Act of 1873 would say that it had caused ruin and disaster. It was well known on every hand that these law reforms had been of great advantage to the people of the country. He did not say the legal opposition had any interested or improper motive; it was simply the opposition of gentlemen who had acquired with great skill the system now in vogue, and who found it impossible to believe that any other system could be better. In a matter of this sort they should not give undue weight to the opposition of the Incorporated Law Society. If they did, they would have to wait a long time, probably until Doomsday, if they expected to get any legal reform with the consent of the Incorporated Law Society. They might, perhaps, as well hope to persuade the clergy to abolish religion as the members of the Incorporated Law Society to submit to any measure of legal reform. This had been the experience of all law reformers. He should be very sorry to place Lord Halsbury on the same pedestal with Lord Brougham or Sir Samuel Romilly, but it was fair to say that he resembled them in this, that he had practically the whole legal profession against him, and he thought Lord Halsbury was entitled to the sympathy of gentlemen on his own side of the House, and to the support of every member of the council. A great deal had been made of the opposition of the building societies, and if there was any opinion he should desire to defer to, it would be that of the building societies. The Temperance Permanent Building Society had sent a document round which was grossly misleading. They sought to say that the transactions under the proposed system would be much more costly than present transactions. It was, perhaps, not known to members that building societies employed what they called a tame solicitor, and, under an arrangement with him, he made a reduction in the charges on taking a quantity. The building societies compared the charges of their solicitors with the scale charges, and added to these sums the cost of registration. That was grossly unfair, because when the Act was in operation the building societies would make their arrangements with their tame solicitors, and would get at least as good terms as now, and probably better, and in a little time the building societies would dispense with solicitors altogether and manage their own affaire, and there would be a great saving. In his opinion the system proposed was simple, easy, and cheap. The experience of the Act of 1872 had proved that it was practicable and cheap and good. The present system was well-nigh intolerable.

Mr. R. PARKER said he was a member of the sub-committee which cousidered the matter, and could bear out what Mr. Radford had said with regard to the answers of solicitors. Even the solicitor of the council had reported unfavourably upon the Act. The reason the committee had asked these societies for their opinions was because they wanted as much information as possible, but these replies had been very well answered by the Middlesex Land Registry. He believed registration would be a good thing for the people of London generally.

Mr. E. BOND, M.P., said he had been for some time lecturer on conveyancing at the Incorporated Law Society, and he therefore knew something about conveyancing. He had also been for a number of years chairman of one of those land societies which bought land wholesale and sold it retail, and he was perfectly familiar with the process of transactions of the kind. The title was accepted by the parties, and the expense and trouble of conveyancing were reduced to a minimum. He had come to the conclusion that it was extremely undesirable that the council should oppose the application of the Act. He thought it was Colonel Rotton's opinion that if the Act came into operation everybody within the district would be compelled to put his land upon the register. That was a pure misapprehension. The compulsion came in when a transfer took place. If a man sold his land, then the man who bought would be at the risk of certain inconveniences if he did not put his land on the register. It was suggested that a solicitor would still have to be employed, and so the expense would be increased. He did not conceive if the Act came into operation that the solicitors' charges could be maintained at their present rate, and if the solicitor had to be employed there must be a great reduction of his fees and of the expense of registration. Parliament had decided that the Act should be tried, and the question was whether London was the right place. It appeared to him that it was for that reason that there already existed this land registry which was accustomed to deal with registration of title under the Act of 1872. They knew the whole machinery, and, moreover, they knew approximately about how many purchase-deeds would come into the office in a given period, and they said that if the process was introduced gradually, and a fourth only of the county of London dealt with at one time, they would be able to cope with the deeds likely to be brought in. An objection had been made that owing to the large number of properties and the extensive subdivisions there would be so much business that it could not be dealt with. He found the answer of the Land Registry upon that point to be abundantly satisfactory. He did not think the council ought to stand in the way of the experiment being tried.

Mr. W. H. DICKINSON said the council were bound to discuss the matter carefully, as the result would be most important to the population of London. There were present members of Her Majesty's Government, and yet the discussion had been carried on chiefly by members of the Progressive party, with only one Moderate speaking in favour of carrying the Act into execution. The council ought to have been assisted by the noble lord (Onslow) who was a member of the Government. He appealed to him to assist in the debate. They had not heard a word from any member representing the party who had protested against the application of the Act At this meeting four Moderates had spoken for the Act and two

against it. It was, therefore, not a party question, and had not been discussed in that sense. The matter ought to be discussed by the leading members on the other side. The council ought not to go against the Act unless there were very conclusive reasons, and he must say that those who had spoken in favour of the veto had not given sufficiently conclusive evidence against it. Here there were loud cries of "Onslow," but Lord Onslow did not respond.

Mr. H. P. HARRIS said he intended to vote against the veto, because it seemed to him that Parliament had decided that it was desirable that registration of title should be tried. Having been trained in the conveyancing system his instinct had been against the Act, but having looked at the matter it seemed to him that there was no reason against applying it in the first case to London. If it had been applied to the whole of London he should have felt inclined to vote against the Act, but as it was only to a part of London he should not oppose it.

Lord ONSLOW moved, amidst laughter, that the question be now put. Mr. JEROME claimed his right to reply. He pointed out that by allow ing the Act to operate in London, if it should turn out to be a failure the poor people would be in a very disastrous position with regard to their property with a title that was bad. He believed it would be an utter failure, and that they were perfectly justified in coming to that view when the Land Registry had been open for over twenty years and no one used it. The motion was put and negatived.

A division was called for, when the numbers were: for Mr. Jerome's motion, 35; against, 72.

The VICE-CHAIRMAN then moved: "That the Privy Council be informed that the London County Council relies on the Order applying the Land Transfer Act, 1897, to London being so framed that it shall be made to take effect progressively, and shall not in the first instance be made to apply to more than one-fourth of the county."

Sir ARTHUR ARNOLD observed that it would be better if they included practically the whole of the letter, and proposed to leave out all the words after the word "effect," and to add "according to the letter from the clerk of the Privy Council of the 18th of January, 1898." That would not alter the sense of the motion.

The motion as altered was agreed tɔ.

The resolution as adopted in its altered form would, therefore, read as follows: "That the Privy Council be informed that the London County Council relies on the order applying the Land Transfer Act, 1897, to London being so framed that it shall be made to take effect according to the letter from the clerk of the Privy Council of the 18th of January, 1898." This letter is quoted above.

LAW SOCIETIES.

INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY.

The following is the report of the Legal Procedure Committee on the recommendations of the General Council of the Bar as to the conduct of civil business in the Queen's Bench Division. Adopted by the Council, the 21st of January, 1898:

The committee have had under their consideration the letter from the General Council of the Bar, dated the 5th of August, 1897, which was referred to them by the Council ou the 29th of October, 1897, and the report of the Bar Council on the conduct of the civil business in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in London and on circuit. Shortly stated, the allegations of the Bar Council against the procedure in the Queen's Bench Division are:-1. Want of method, certainty, and continuity in the constitution and procedure of the courts. 2. That during the time of circuit the courts open in London are inadequate to deal with the business. 3. That the present circuit system is defective. The Bar Council arrived at the following conclusions: -1. That the great concentration of business in London renders it necessary that at least six courts should sit continuously in London throughout the legal year for the trial of actions in the Queen's Bench Division. 2. That it is desirable that arrangements should be made in the Queen's Bench Division for the further grouping of actions in separate lists, each of such lists to be assigned either to a single judge, as in the Chancery Division, or to a small rota of judges, as in the Probate Divorce and Admiralty Division, and as at present done in the Queen's Bench Division with regard to the Commercial List; and that in making such arrangements the object should be to secure as far as possible that each action should throughout all its stages be dealt with by the same judge. 3. That, in order to carry into effect the improvements above recommended, an addition to the number of judges of the Queen's Bench Division is imperatively required. 4. That, until additional judges are appointed to the Queen's Bench Division, commissioners should, when occasion arises, be appointed to go circuit, so as to enable the above recommendations to be carried out. The committee agree with the allegations contained in the report of the Bar Council. They consider that unless some reforms such as are indicated in that report are effected, the regular tribunals of the country for the trial of civil causes will continue to be avoided or neglected, and that there will be an increasing tendency in the community to resort to more or less informal arbitration for the settlement of disputes, not only in commercial business, but in other and more general matters, in order to avoid the delay, expense, uncertainty, and other difficulties inevitable under the existing procedure of the Queen's Bench Division.

The committee desire to make the following observations and sugges tions on the conclusions of the Bar Council, taken in order :

As to No. 1.-They agree that it is necessary that a number of courts adequate to deal with the concentration of business in London should sit continuously throughout the legal year, but they are not prepared to say what this number should be. They are convinced that there always is and must be increasing business in London, and that it is essential that adequate measures should be taken to cope with such increase. As to No. 2.-They strongly support the conclusion that arrangements should be made for the grouping of actions of a similar character in suitable lists, but they desire to add that, in their opinion, no reform will be satisfactory which does not radically attack the difficulties which at present hamper all parties to a cause. Among these difficulties they wish to lay particular stress on the delay and uncertainty as to the date of the hcaring, and further, on the uncertainty as to the court in which, and as to the judge before whom, any cause will be tried. In connection with this subject, the committee desire to refer to the report of the joint committee of the bar and of this society, dated June, 1888, and to the report dated the 27th of July, 1888, of the deputation to the judges thereon. These reports will be found to contain important recommendations as to the division and grouping of causes, arrangements for the dispatch of business during each sittings, the establishment of a special list for commercial causes, and other similar matters. Many of these recommendations have since been adopted, and your committee consider that the suggestions now made are an extension of those former recommendations following the same lines.

As to No. 3.-They consider that there should be an entire revision of the circuit system, but they agree that, so long as the present circuit system continues, an addition to the number of the judges of the Queen's Bench Division is imperatively required.

As to No. 4.-They consider that the appointment of commissioners to go on circuit is undesirable, and is, therefore, an unsatisfactory way of meeting the present difficulty. Your committee submit the following suggestions: 1. That an official with practical experience of litigation should be appointed of the rank of a Master of the Supreme Court, who might be called "The Master of the Lists." It should be the duty of this master to arrange the cause lists of the Queen's Bench Division, under the direction of the Lord Chief Justice The committee point out that a recommendation of this kind is contained in the report of the joint committee, to which reference has already been made. 2. That this master should arrange the cause lists in groups, after consultation with the solicitors of the parties, keeping, so far as possible, causes of a like character in the same group; and it should be afterwards the duty of solicitors to communicate with the master as to developments occurring in the conduct of any cause such as settlement or adjournment by conɛent of parties, or the prospect of an extensive demand on the time of the court. 3. That each of these groups of causes should be assigned to a separate rota of judges of the Queen's Bench Division selected for each sittings only, so that the work of each of the judges of that division would, during each sittings, be directly connected with one or more of the groups into which the causes had been thus divided.

4. That particulars court rooms should be fixed in which the trials of each of such groups of causes should be conducted before one or other of the judges appointed on the rota for that group. By this means the court rooms in which actions of any particular kind were to be tried would be known beforehand, and the regular attendance of counsel would be secured, as is at present the case in the Chancery and Probate Divisions, but without the disadvantage of counsel continuously practising before the same judge.

5. That Divisional Courts should be altogether abolished.

LAW GUARANTEE AND TRUST SOCIETY (LIMITED). THE tenth annual general meeting of the Law Guarantee and Trust Society, Limited, was held at the offices of the society, 49, Chancery-lane, on Wednesday, Mr. John Hunter (chairman) presiding. The report stated that during the year £79,691 15s. 6d. had been received for premiums, fees as trustees, and commission, which, after allowing £16,922 18. 10d. for re assurances, left £62,769 13s. 8d. The percentage of managing expenses was 30.97. In the last annual statement the reserve for claims in suspense and for rebates stood at £18,591 15s. 9d. This, by payment of claims and by rebates, had been reduced during the year to £14,505 17s. 2d. The directors had carried £10,146 7s. 2d. from revenue to this reserve, which now stood at £24,652 2s. 4d. The sum of £15,000 had also been added to the General Reserve Fund, which now stood at £79,000. The balance was £11,378 1s. 8d. From this £2,000 was paid as interim dividend for the half year ending June 30th, and the directors recommended that a further dividend of £4,000 should be paid in respect of the half year ending December 31st, 1897, free of income-tax, making the dividend for the year 6 per cent. per annum. This would leave £5,378 1s. 8d. to be carried forward. The item of "Properties in Hand" was increased by the expenditurc on the old site of Her Majesty's Theatre, which the society took over two years ago. Since the last year's report Mr. Beerbohm Tree had opened Her Majesty's Theatre on part of the site, and the Carlton Hotel-now in course of erection on the remainder of the site-would be shortly roofed in. The directors had entered into contracts by which other substantial parties would complete, decorate, furnish and equip the hotel. They anticipated that before the next annual meeting this property will have been advantageously disposed of.

Mr. T. R. RONALD (general manager and secretary) having read the notice convening the meeting,

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he thought he might well congratulate not only the shareholders, but also the assured in

the Society on the amount of business the society had done during the year, and in the stability and usefulness of the society. The result of the year 1897 was contained in the revenue account. On the credit side there appeared the item of premiums. Last year the premiums and commissions together amounted to £66,000. This year the items had been separated, and they were £9,000 more than last year, and of that nearly £3,000 was under the head of commissions, which was pure profit to the society and did not involve it in any risk. For that reason it had been separated from the item premiums. They were earned chiefly by placing debentures and other securities which were guaranteed by the society, and for which they found a very considerable demand amongst their connections and friends in the profession. The item “Fees as Trustees" was now £4,213, against £3,800 last year. The trusteeships imposed a certain amount of trouble upon the directors and staff of the society, but practically they entailed no responsibility, and that was a very satisfactory item to find increasing. They consisted principally of trusteeships for debenture holders and issues of that description, but the society was obtaining a considerable amount of private trusteeships. The difficulty in connection with business of that class hitherto had been the impossibility of getting paid for it in existing trusts, but there was now a scheme under the Judicial Trustee Act of last year by which a trustee appointed under an old trust, might, if appointed by the court, be appointed on terms which would involve a proper remuneration for his services, and the society was quite willing to accept such appointment coupled with the remuneration which the court would provide. He thought it very probable that in that direction the society would before long obtain a considerable increase of income under that head. The reinsurances were £16,922 18. 10d.; last year they were £16,500, and the net amount of the society's earnings was £62,700 as against £53,900, showing an increase of £9,000. The interest on investments, which included rents on property on hand, amounted to £5,900, being an increase of £1,500 on last year, and that notwithstanding the very large unproductive asset, the site of Her Majesty's Theatre. On the other side of the account were "Claims (including sums written off bank deposits and properties in hand during 1897)" £17,000, as against £19,000 odd last year. The expenses of the management, including commission, advertising, law charges, directors' and auditors' fees, and income tax were 30-97 per cent. upon the income. Last year they were 35-27 per cent. To cut the expenses down to 31 per cent. was a feat not accomplished by many fire insurance or other societies which had to look for perpetual competition in their endeavour to keep up their premium income. Whether that could be kept up for the future time would show. He would not be much surprised if the expenses went up to something like 35 per cent., a rate with which fire insurance offices were very well satisfied. The society had carried £10,000 to the credit of reserve, that was, claims in sight for which last year they had a provision of £18,000, and now, carrying the £10,000 to reserve, they had £24,000; so that, of that £18,000, something under £5,000 had been actually required. It showed, at all events, that the directors made a liberal provision for possible claims. They had carried £15,000 to the general reserve this year, against £5,000 last year, and the directors recommended that the dividend should be made up to 6 per cent. for the year instead of 5 per cent. as it was last year, which meant that they would be able to carry £5,378 forward for next year, corresponding almost exactly with the sum carried forward last year-£5,359. The history of the society during the last ten years was recorded in the balance-sheets. On the credit side were the investments standing in the names of the trustees, who, he was sorry to say, had been reduced by the deaths of Sir Edward Kay and Baron Pollock. These investments remained at the figures which they originally cost. But he understood that at present prices they would realise nearly £8,000 in excess of the £110,000 there stated. "Australian Banks," which item was the severest storm the society had had to weather represented only £9,500 as assets, whilst last year they represented £11,600. They had now come down to a sum which the directors believed to be quite certain to be realised; but whether realised or not it was so moderate a sum that it would have no effect upon the business of the society. The "Properties in Hand" now stood at £262,000 gross, less the mortgages on them, £170,000, a balance in favour of the society of £92,000. That, of course, was an item which the directors would be very pleased to see diminish, and which they had every reason to hope before this time next year would be very substantially diminished. Of the gross £262,000, certainly three-fifths was represented by the site of Her Majesty's Theatre. Upon that the shareholders knew very well the society had guaranteed the amount of £120,000 at the time the ground had no building upon it at all. When the question came on two or three years ago it was a question of losing £120,000 or determining to build themselves, because the Crown authorities, to whom the freehold belonged, said if they were to extend the time of building they must have some definite person by whom the building would be put up. A great deal of consideration at the Board resulted in the directors making up their minds to carry out the covenant. That was communicated to the shareholders two years ago. They were very rapidly approaching the completion of the part of the business they undertook, and within three or four months, probably, they would be in a position to ask the Crown to grant them, or their nominee, the lease, to obtain which required a preliminary expenditure of £150,000, or something of that sort. When they got the lease the probability was that the property would be sold before long; at all events, the society would then have a valuable property to sell, instead of what it had three years ago-a very heavy burden to get rid of. The Government required, before they would give the society an extension of time, a cash deposit of £25,000 as a guarantee that the building would be put up. Before the 31st of December they returned £20,000, and the progress since made had justified them in returning the further £5,000, which the directors received a few days ago. On the other side of the account was the bank loan-£14,000. Last year it was £22,000. The

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"General Reserve ' was £70,000, as against £55,000. The "Reserve of Claims" was £24,000, as against £18,000, The "Revenue Account" was £9,378, as against £8,359-rather more than £1,000 more than last year. A dividend of 6 per cent., free of income tax, such as was proposed, was really £6 4s. or £6 4s. 6d. They now had over £70,000 income. The society had paid claims or taken over securities which they had guaranteed to the amount of more than half a million; so that he thought not only the shareholders might be well satisfied with the progress of the society, but those who had done business with it might feel that the society had filled a place in which its utility had been very conspicuous, and of very great advantage to those who had dealt with it."

The VICE-CHAIRMAN (Mr. R. Pennington) seconded the motion. Mr. PEAKE said he was a little disappointed with regard to the site of Her Majesty's Theatre. There had been a report that the property would be sold, and he was in hopes the chairman would have told them that a contract had been entered into to this effect. He was very much disappointed that the expectations seemed simply a hope. He asked how matters exactly stood. Mr. H. R. WHITE asked what the society received for the Jubilee seats. The CHAIRMAN said the site was in the possession of the contractor at the time of the Jubilee procession, and the Board made an arrangement with him by which he was to get the profit of letting the seats, and the society was to get the benefit of a sum which was agreed upon as against the contract for putting up the building. As to Her Majesty's Theatre, the Board had been in negotiation with several people, and they thought it was not fair to make public what had taken place. This time last year the society stood in the position of having signed a contract to put the roof on the building at a cost of something over £100,000. To-day the board were within two storeys of getting the roof on. They had paid about half the amount to be paid under the contract, and they saw no difficulty in providing the other half when the work was done. The remaining work that would have to be done after the society had obtained the lease was the subject of an arrangement between the Board and other people. As to the terms of that, he did not feel himself at liberty to divulge them to-day; but he might say that they involved the society in but small pecuniary liability, and that there need be no cause whatever for anxiety on the part of the shareholders. He said, with every confidence, that before this time next year he had very little doubt indeed the society would have got rid of this asset from their books, and at a price which would be very satisfactory to everybody concerned. The report was adopted, and a dividend declared, making the dividend for the year 6 per cent. free of income tax.

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by the VICE-CHAIRMAN, the retiring directors-Mr. E. J. Bristow, Mr. J. E. Gray Hill, and Sir Joseph Sebag Montefiore-were re-elected.

Messrs. Deloitte, Dever, Griffiths, & Co. were re-elected auditors. Mr. RUBINSTEIN proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman and Board, and the general manager and staff. Everyone present must be convinced that this was a most satisfactory report, and far in advance of anything the shareholders had anticipated. The chairman had made an observation that the society had been very heavily hit by the Australian banks; personally he (Mr. Rubinstein) thought the banks had proved a great advantage, because it had given people a confidence in the society they would not otherwise have had. The banks had brought about the collapse of other institutions but the society had borne the shock, which was the greatest possible proof of its strength. With regard to the Hay market site, he happened to know something more than the ordinary shareholder, and he was satisfied that when the whole thing was worked out no loss whatever would be thrown upon the funds of the society. The directors deserved every possible credit for the masterly way in which they had dealt with that and other matters in connection with the society.

Mr. WALTER ASHTON seconded the motion, which was carried, and
The CHAIRMAN briefly responded.

UNITED LAW SOCIETY.

Feb. 14. Mr. C. W. Williams in the chair. The subject of debate, "That the existing prison system is urgently in need of reform," was moved by Mr. G. C. Ives. Mr. John O'Connor, ex-M.P., spoke to the motion, and the following members also spoke: Mr. Kains-Jackson, Mr. P. H. Edwards, Mr. A. W. Marks, Mr. Neville Tebbutt, Mr. Sells, Mr. Hubbard, and Mr. Forster-Boulton. Mr. Ives replied, and the motion was carried by four votes.

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LEGAL NEWS.

APPOINTMENTS.

Mr. CHARLES ARNOLD WHITE, barrister-at-law, of the Inner Temple, Mr. James Henry Spring-Branson. has been appointed Advocate-General of Madras, in succession to the late Mr. White was educated at New College, Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1883. He was one of the editors of several editions of Wilson's Practice of the Supreme Court of Judicature and is a joint-editor of the Yearly County Court Practice.

Mr. FRANCIS WILLIAM LOWE, solicitor, of Birmingham, has been returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for the Edgbaston Division of Birmingham. Mr. Lowe is a son of Mr. William Lowe, who was also a solicitor of Birmingham. He was educated at King Edward's Grammar He was School, and matriculated at London University in 1871. admitted a solicitor in 1876, and joined his father in business, and is now head of the firm of Lowe & Jolly.

GENERAL.

The House of Lords recommenced its sittings for judicial business on the 10th inst. Their list contains 17 cases, of which 11 are from Scotland. The Globe says that on Tuesday a litigant, when told he might sue in forma pauperis, asked "In where, sir ?"

Sir Albert Rollit, on the 11th inst., introduced a Bill to provide for the admission of solicitors of courts of British possessions to the Supreme Courts in the United Kingdom. The members of the bar practising in the Admiralty Court have decided to present Mr. Justice Phillimore with a piece of plate in commemoration of his recent elevation to the Bench.

On the 10th inst., in the House of Lords, the Earl of Dudley presented a Bill for the amendment of the Companies Acts, and the Lord Chancellor presented a Bill to amend the law of evidence in criminal cases. Bills were read a first time.

The

The members of the Western Circuit will entertain Mr. Justice Phillimore at a complimentary dinner, in celebration of his recent elevation to the bench, at the Hotel Métropole, on Wednesday, the 16th of March. Mr. Bucknill, Q.C., M.P., the leader of the circuit, will preside.

Central Law Journal, Colonel Folk, of the mountain circuit in North In arguing a point before a judge of the Supreme Court, says the Carolina, laid down a very doubtful proposition of law. The judge looked at him for a moment and queried: "Colonel Folk, do you think this is law!" The colonel gracefully bowed and replied: "Candour compels me to say that I do not, but I did not know how it would strike your honour." may not be contempt of court, but it is a close shave. The judge deliberated a few minutes and gravely said: "That

The Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that a humorous incident occurred on Wednesday in the second Court of Assize, which was opened in order to deal with the cases delayed by the length of the Zola trial. No members of the public putting in an appearance, the president, M. Poupardin, sent to ask some of the persons awaiting admission to the Zola trial to enter his court, in order that the proceedings might be in conformity with the law. None, however, would risk the possible chance of failing to secure a place in M. Delegorgue's court, and in the end, to constitute the needed public, police officers in plain clothes were ordered into M. Poupardin's court.

In the House of Commons, on the 10th inst., Mr. Lloyd Morgan asked the Secretary for the Home Department whether his attention had been called to the judgment delivered by the Lord Chief Justice of England in the case of Reg. v. Charles Rose, in which his lordship referred to the question of magistrates not granting bail; and whether he would take steps to bring his lordship's remarks before the benches of magistrates in this country. Sir M. W. Ridley said: Yes, sir, I have read the judgment to which the hon. member refers, and most fully agree with the views expressed by the Lord Chief Justice as regards the principles which should determine the question of allowing bail. They are, in fact, the views to which the Home Office has often given expression. In a circular issued not very long ago to justices they were urged, in deciding questions concerning bail, to keep in view the importance of not imposing any imprisonment on an untried prisoner beyond what is absolutely necessary to secure his attendance at the trial. Everything that can be done by the Home Office to impress these views on magistrates has, as I think the hon. member will see, already been done.

In the House of Commons on Monday Mr. Gedge asked the AttorneyGeneral whether, in view of the pledge given to the House on the 4th of August last that no step should be taken before the 1st of January, 1898, towards putting the provisions of the Land Transfer Act, 1897, into force with the express purpose of giving the right to prevent its operation in any county to the county council to be elected in March next, the Government would undertake that the notice given on the 26th of November last to the London County Council should not be acted upon. The AttorneyGeneral said: I am informed that my hon. friend has already been in correspondence with the Lord Chancellor, and that the Lord Chancellor has informed him that, in the Lord Chancellor's opinion, there is nothing in the action of the Privy Council inconsistent with anything which I said last Session. I certainly had no intention of giving the right of veto to the new, more than to the old, county council. The course proposed by the hon. member is not possible, but I repeat that which the Lord Chancellor has already told the hon. member, that the Privy Council would

give most careful consideration to any representation made by the county Council within three months from the 1st of January, 1898. Mr. Gedge said when opportunity presented he would bring this matter to the attention of the House.

On Saturday, at the Lewes Assizes, Mr. Justice Grantham, in the course of his charge to the grand jury, said that he wished to refer to one matter that had been mentioned in the Queen's Speech, and formed the subject of much controversy-namely, the proposal to extend to prisoners the right of giving evidence in their own behalf. No doubt the ordinary newspaper reader thought that a criminal trial was a very onesided affair, in which the prosecution had the advantage of doing all the talking, while the mouth of the unfortunate prisoner was shut, so as to prevent his having a fair opportunity of putting his case before the jury. This was an entirely erroneous view. By statute the committing magistrates were bound to give a prisoner the opportunity of making his statement, which at the trial was read to the jury. In his experience, if the statement were a true one, the prisoner was invariably acquitted. In his judicial experience, and previously as chairman of quarter sessions, he had known of only one man being convicted whom he believed to be innocent, and that was in a case where the prisoner had the opportunity of giving evidence. The prisoner, however, chose to tell a number of obvious and palpable lies, with the result that the jury who tried the case did not believe his evidence. The prisoner was, however, subsequently released by the authorities, owing to certain facts as to the case having come to light. He did not believe that anyone was ever convicted unjustly for want of an opportunity of giving evidence, nor that an innocent man would be the more likely to be acquitted if he had the right to give evidence in his own behalf. As the law now stood, juries always gave a prisoner the benefit of any doubt they might feel as to his guilt, but once afford prisoners the right of giving evidence, juries would lose their sense of responsibility, and would treat criminal cases as though they were civil actions, and, instead of the onus of proof being on the prosecution, the prisoner would have to establish his innocence. In his judgment the giving of evidence by a prisoner would be far more prejudicial to the innocent than to the guilty.

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Feb. 22.-Messrs. W. W. READ & Co., at the Mart, at 2 p.m., Freehold Ground-rent of £200 per annum, secured upon imposing business premises in Lombard-street, with reversion to rack-rental in 36 years of the present rental value of £1,125 per annum. Solicitors, Messrs. Wood, Bigg, & Nash, London. (See advertisement, Feb 5, p. 4.) Feb. 23.-Messrs. DOUGLAS YOUNG & Co., at the Mart, at 2 p.m., three Freehold Residences at Balham; let at £30. Solicitor, W. R. J. Hickman, Esq., London; Freehold Ground-rents, amounting to £72 per annum, secured upon 19 houses at Ilford, of the rack-rental of £543. Solicitors, Messrs. J. N. Mason & Co., London; Old-fashioned House at Barnes, with sixteen rooms, let at £40 per annum; seven Freehold Houses at Penge, producing nearly £160 per annum; Freehold Residence at Penge, let at £25 per annum. (See advertisement, Feb. 12, p. 2.). Feb. 24.-Messrs. J. A. & W. THARP, at the Mart, at 2 p.m., Shares and Debentures in the following Companies: Commercial Gas, Clacton-on-Sea Gas and Water, West Ham Gas, Patent Victoria Stone, Swan & Edgar, Maple & Co., Pavilion Theatre; Lea Bridge, Leyton, and Walthamstow Tramways; London General Omnibus, London Road Car, National Safe Deposit, East London Railway, Belle Steamers, Apollinaris and Johannis. (See advertisement, this week, p. 3.)

Feb. 25.--Messrs. HENRY CHAPMAN & Co., at the Mart, at 2 p.m., Freehold Groundrent of £300 per annum, secured upon residential flats in South Kensington, the rack-rents are nearly £1,500. Solicitors, Messrs. Willett & Sandford, London; also

the Short Lease of 49, Jermyn-street, producing £210 per annum. Solicitors, Messrs. Feb. 25.-MESSES. GREEN & SON, at the Mart, at 2 p.m., 32 Leasehold Dwelling-houses at Rutter & Marchant, of London. (Sce advertisement, Feb. 12, p. 3.) Blackheath, let at £547 per annum. Solicitors, Messrs. Maude & Tunnicliffe, London. Also 2 Dwelling-houses at Brixton, let at £60 per annum; and a Freehold Groundrent of £6 per annum, secured upon property in Brixton. Solicitor, H. C. Morris, Esq., London. (See advertisements, this week, p. 3.)

RESULT OF SALE.

At Messrs. H. E. FOSTER & CRANFIELD'S Property Auction, at the Mart, E.C, on Wednesday last, the following properties were disposed of: No. 6, Shaftesbury-villas, Allen-street, Kensington, comprising a Private Residence, with Builder's Workshops in the rear; £750. Stoke Newington, 60, Fairholt-road, a Leasehold Residence of the annual value of £45, with possession; sold for £590. Freehold Ground-rents of £12 128. per annum, secured upon Nos. 5, 7, 9, and 11, Park-mews, Kilburn-parkroad, Kilburn; sold for £350.

REVERSION, LIFE POLICY, AND INSURANCE SHARES.

Messrs. H. E. FOSTER & CRANFIELD held their usual fortnightly sale of the above
Interests at the Mart, E.C., on Thursday last, when a total of £10,195 was realized,
among the Lots sold being the following:
REVERSION:

Absolute to one-third of £29,000; life 51 ...
POLICY OF ASSURANCE:
For £5,000; life 79

WESTMINSTER AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIA-
TION:

Twenty Shares of £50 each (£2 10s. paid)...

WINDING UP NOTICES.

London Gazette.-FRIDAY, Feb. 11.

JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

LIMITED IN CHANCERY.

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AYLESBURY AND DISTRICT HOTEL CO, LIMITED-Creditors are required, on or before March 29, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Henry Birch, Thame, Oxon, solor

COUNTRY CLUB, LIMITED (Horsham)-Creditors are required, on or before March 22, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Herbert Smith, 42, North st, Horsham

CROMPTON-HOWELL ELECTRICAL STORAGE CO, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)-Creditors are required, on or before March 25, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Robert H. Marsh, Ethelburga House, Bishopsgate st Within EPPING NATURAL MINERAL WATER CO, LIMITED-Creditors are required, on or before March 28, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Arthur Burrell, 50, Carter st, Lorrimore sq. Hicks & Co, 13, Old Jewry chbrs, solors for liquidator

HOT WATER SUPPLY SYNDICATE, LIMITED-Creditors are required, on or before March 12, to send in their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Lawrence Robert Dicksee, 48, Copthall avenue

NATIONAL COMPANY FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY BY SECONDARY GENERATORS, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)-Creditors are required, on or before Tuesday, March 15, to send their names and addresses, and particulars of their debts or claims, to JH Thornton, 2, Warwick st, Regent st

PETRIFITE, LIMITED ORIGINAL SYNDICATE, INCORPORATED 1895) (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDA

TION)-Creditors are required, on or before March 15, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Harry E Warner, 21, Great Winchester st

ROCKINGHAM RAILWAY AND JARRAHDALE TIMBER CO, LIMITED, OF MELBOURNE, VICTORIA (IN LIQUIDATION)-Creditors are required, on or before Feb 19, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to John Whittingham, 4, Fenchurch bldgs

WILSON MALT HEATING AND HOT AIR CO, LIMITED -Creditors are required, on or before March 14, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Mr Harold Mather, 10, Acresfield, Bolton. Dutton, Bolton, sɔlor to liquidator

London Gazette.-TUESDAY, Feb. 15.
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

LIMITED IN CHANCERY.

AMBLESIDE DISTRICT GAS AND WATER CO, LIMITED-Creditors are required, on or before April 4, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Mr. Thomas Mackereth, Ambleside. Bolton & Bolton, Kendal, solors to liquidator ARMADALE GOLD MINING CO, LIMITED-Petn for winding up, presented Feb 14, directed to be heard on Feb 23. Huxham & Rawlinson, 42, Bedford row, solors for petner. Notice of appearing must reach the above-named not later than 6 o'clock in the afternoon of Feb 22

ASIATIC PRODUCE CO, LIMITED-Creditors are required, on or before March 31, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Hugh Chapman, 25. Abchurch lane. Harwood & Stephenson, Lombard st, solors to liquidator BOVRIL, LIMITED (OLD COMPANY, INCORPORATED 2ND MARCH, 1889)-Creditors are required, on or before March 22, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to John Lawson Johnston, William Brander, and Andrew Walker, 30, Farringdon st BROWNFIELD GUILD POTTERY SOCIETY (LIMITED)-Creditors are required, on or before April 5, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts, to Charles Ernest Bullock, Hanley. Paddock & Sons, Hanley, solors for liquidators ELECTRICAL TRAFFIC SYNDICATE, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)-Creditors are required, on or before March 26, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their deb's or claims, to Maurice Jenks, 6, Old Jewry METEOPOLITAN TOWER CONSTRUCTION CO, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) - Creditors are required, on or before March 30, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Mr Edwin Waterhouse, 44, Gresham st. Samuelson, 57, New Broad st, solor to liquidator MOUNT HEPBURN GOLD MINE, LIMITED-Creditors are required, on or before March 15, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Mr John Whittaker, 1, St Helen's place. Travers Smith & Co, 4, Throgmorton avenue, solors ORIENTAL PALACE OF VARIETIES, LIMITED-Creditors are required, on or before March 31, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Sydney Cronk, 44, Lombard st. Gibbs & Co. 4, Eastcheap, solors to liquidators RAND CONSOLS, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)-Creditors are required, on or before March 31, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Percy Lumley Ellis, 145 and 149, Winchester House, Old Broad st. Maxwell, Bishopsgate st Within, solor to liquidator

SENEGAL S SYNDICATE, LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)-Creditors a e required, on or before March 28, to send their names and addresses, and particulars of their debts or claims, to Charles Luff, 11, Old Broad st. Burn & Berridge, Old Broad st, solors to liquidator

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DISSOLVED.

BURY CLOGGERS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY, Commercial Inn, Spring st. Bury, Lancaster. Feb 2 WALSALL WOOD NEW BENEFIT SOCIETY, Red Lion Inn, Walsall Wood, Stafford. Feb 2

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BARNES, JAMES, Northfield, Worcester March 14 Harper, Birmingham

BARRELL, CHARLES, Ipswich March 7 Kersey, Ipswich

BEAN, JOSEPH, North Walsham, Norfork, Clerk March 1 Wilkinson, North Walsham

BLEASE, STANLEY, Liverpool March 15 Payne & Frodsham, Liverpool

BOURNE, JAMEs, Stoke, Devon March 29 Rooker & Co, Plymouth

BOURNE, JANE, Stoke, Devonport March 29 Hooker & Co, Plymouth
BROOKING, NICHOLAS, Southampton March 19 Butler, Mark lane

BULL, ANNE, South Kensington March 26 Rimer, Quality ct, Chancery lane
BUSHELL, GEORGE LORT, Narbeth, Pembroke, Maltster March 9 Roberts, Narberth
COCHRANE, SABAH, Bloomsbury st, Bedford sq March 20 Kinsey & Co, Bloom bury pl
COUSINS, JOHN JAMES, Leeds March 12 Cousins & Cousins, Leeds

DONOVAN, ELIZABETH GEORGIANA, Gargrave, York March 12 Wright & Co, Skipton

March 23

Rhodes &

JENKS, HENRY, Stoke on Trent
JENKS, SARAH, Stoke on Trent
KERSEY, CHARLOTTE, Ipswich
LAMBERT, SARAH, Sowerby, York Feb 28 Noble, York

GARDINER, HENRY LYNEDOCH, Richmond Park, Surrey, General
Son, Skinners' Hall, Dowgate hill
GAYLEARD, ALFRED THOMAS, Bromley Feb 25 Deas, Gt Russell st
HAIGH, BENJAMIN, Halifax, Cab Proprietor March 26 Longbotham & Sons, Halifax
March 12 Cooper & Co, Newcastle, Staffs
March 12 Cooper & Co, Newcastle, Staffs
March 7 Kersey, Ipswich

LINLEY, SARAH, Islington, March 11 Coventon, Gray's inn sq

MASTERMAN, GEORGE JOSEPH, Ashstead, Surrey March 10 Blyth & Co, Gresham house,

Old Broad st

MENDOZA, ISAAC PERCY, Croydon March 22 Wild & Wild, Lawrence lane
MORTON, HENRY, Ilkley, York, Coal Merchant March 1 Robinson & Co, Bradford
PAUL, ELLEN ELIZA, Clare, Suffolk March 25 Hores & Co, Lincoln's inn fields
PORTER, HENRY, Medlar with Wesham, Lancs March 1 Gaulter, Kirkham
RICHARDSON, ELIZABETH, Worcester March 29 Thos & AE Mace, Chipping Norton
SCOTT, MARY, Newcastle upon Tyne March 4 Storey, Sunderland
SHEPHERD, ALICE SUSAN, Brighton March 1 Thomas Beard & Sons, Basinghall st
SIDES, WILLIAM LLOYD, Liverpool March 12 Glover, Liverpool
SPENCER, ISABELLA, Halifax March 4 Godfrey & Co, Halifax

STACEY, EDWARD, Plymouth March 7 Graham & Co, Launceston, Cornwall

STAKE, THOMAS, Halifax March 9 Longbotham & Sons, Halifax

THEMANS, SALOMON, Manchester, Commercial Traveller March 1 E Shippey & Jordan,
Manchester

VALLET, ELLEN, King st, Portman sq March 8 Radford & Frankland, Chancery lane
WALLI3, STEPHEN, Regen st Feb 28 WH Martin & Co, King st, Cheapside
WILLIAMS, DAVID, Idaho, U.S.A. March 8 Pearce, Swansea
WINSTANLEY, JAMES, Leigh, Farmer March 5 Dootson, Leigh

WISE, HENRY EDMUND, English Combe, Somerset, Carpenter March 25 Gill & Bush,
Bath

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Victualler Kendal Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7
BARRETT, FRANCIS JOHN, Frampton on Severn, Glos,
Joiner Newport, Mon Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7
BIVEN, WILLIAM JAMES, Bristol, Leather Merchant Bristol
Pet Jan 27 Ord Feb 8

BLADES, WILLIAM, Sheffield, Joiner Sheffield Pet Feb 7
Ord Feb 7

BLYTH, HARRY COLEMAN, Buxted, Sussex Lewes Pet
Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

BOALER, BERNARD, Walworth, Shopkeeper High Court
Pet Jan 21 Ord Feb 8

BEAY, GEORGE CHARLES, Hereford, Grocer Hereford Pet
Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

BROADLEY, ROBERT, Accrington Blackburn Pet Feb 8
Ord Feb 8

BRUNTON, ARTHUR JOHN, Fakenham, Norfolk' Boot Maker
Norwich Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

BURROWS, THOMAS JAMES, Brynmawr, Brecons, Collier
Tredegar Pet Feb 8 Ord Feb 8

BUSBY, GEORGE, Birmingham, Builder Birmingham Pet
Jan 17 Ord Feb 8

CHAMBERS, WILLIAM, Sutton in Ashfield, Notts, Joiner
Nottingham Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

Roch

CLOUGH, JOSEPH, Castleton, nr Rochdale, Tanner
dale Pet Jan 25 Ord Feb 7
CROCOMBE, GEORGE, Marwood, Devons, Farmer Barn-
staple Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

DAVIES, WILLIAM, Penywain, nr Aberdare, Innkeeper
Aberdare Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

DAWSON, JOHN, Bradford, Worsted Spinner Bradford
Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

DE L'ISLE AND DUDLEY, Lord, Knightsbridge High Court
Pet Nov 11 Ord Feb 8

DYALL, EDGAR THOMAS, Birkenhead, Bank Clerk Birken-
head Pet Jan 25 Ord Feb 9
EDMUNDS, CHARLES, Aberaman, Aberdare, Butcher Aber-
dare Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7
ELLIOTT, JOHN JAMES, Bristol, Boot Dealer Bristol Pet
Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

FLOWERS, JAMES STEPHEN, New Swindon, Wilts, Hair-
dresser Swindon Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

GRAY, HARRY, Alresford, Hants, Corn Merchant Win-
chester Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

GREES, JOHN GEORGE, Cheltenham, Dairy Fain Manager
Cheltenham Pet Feb 8 Ord Feb 8
GUBBINS, JOSEPH GARD, Staines, Draper Kingston, Surrey
Pet Feb 8 Ord Feb 8

HARPER, NOAH, Wolverhampton, Coachbuilder Wolver-
hampton Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

HITCHING, DANIEL, Parkstone, Dorset, Builder Poole Pet
Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

HUGHES, THOMAS, Mountain Ash, Glam, Confectioner
Aberdare Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

HUXLEY, JAMES THOMAS, Old Kent rd, Licensed Victualler
High Court Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

JAGO, JOSIAH, Sunderland, Medical Practitioner Sunder-
land Pet Jan 25 Ord Feb 7

JONES, JOHN, Mardy, Glam, Labourer

Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

Pontypridd Pet

KIBBY, HENRY, Aberbecz, Llanhilleth, Miller Newport, Mon| DANIEL, MATTHEW JAMES, Rotherfield, Sussex, Draper

Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

LEACH, HARRY, Leeds, Flock Dealer Leeds Pet Feb 7
Ord Feb 7

LUMLEY, CHRISTOPHER, Quebec, Durham, Joiner Durham
Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

MANN, THOMAS WILLIAM, Swinton, nr Rotherham, Glass
Bottle Hand Sheffield Pet Feb 8 Ord Feb 8
MASON, WILLIAM JAMES, Leytonstone, Provision Dealer
High Court Pet Jan 22 Ord Feb 9
MORGAN, JOHN AARON, Bridgend, Builder Cardiff Pet
Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

OSBORNE, BENJAMIN JOHN, West Woodlands, nr Frome,
Cattle Dealer Frome Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9
PENNEY, ARTHUR PEARSON, Sydenham Greenwich Pet
Jan 22 Ord Feb 8

POLLARD, FREDERICK ABRAHAM, Treforest, Glam, Licensed
Victualler Pontypridd Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9
POSTER, CHARLES, Long Eaton, Derbyshire,
Labourer Derby Pet Feb 7 Órd Feb 7

Farm

PRICE, SAMUEL, Aberaman, Aberdare, Greengrocer Aber-
dare Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

PURDY, THOMAS, Clay Cross, Derby, Saddler Chesterfield
Pet Feb 8 Ord Feb 8

RICHARDS, ARTHUR EDWIN, Leicester Leicester Pet Jan
26 Ord Feb 8

ROBSON, ROBERT, Walmgate, York York Pet Feb 7 Ord
Feb 7

SCOTT, ROBERT, Eastney, Hants, Cab Proprietor Ports-
mouth Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

SPIVEY, FRANK WILSON, Luton, Bedford, Straw Plait
Merchant Luton Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9
STANSFIELD, JANE, Stubley Hall Farm, nr Rochdale,
Farmer Rochdale Pet Feb 8 Ord Feb 8

STOREY, JOSEPH, and JOHN STOREY, Bradford, Bakers
Bradford Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

SWAIN, WILLIAM, St Leonards on Sea, Tailor Hastings
Pet Feb 8 Ord Feb 8

THOMAS, SAMUEL, Wrexham, Grocer Wrexham Pet Feb
7 Ord Feb 7

THORNE, THOMAS WILLIAM, Gosport, Hants, Watchmaker
Portsmouth Pet Feb 7 Ord Fab 7

TURNER, ISAAC, Armley, Leeds, Coal Merchant Leeds
Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7

WATSON, JAMES, Doncaster Sheffield Pet Feb 8 Ord
Feb 8

WILSON, EDWARD, Bramley, Leeds, Commission Waste
Puller Leeds Pet Feb 7 Ord Feb 7
WOODWARD, Jons, Worton, nr Isleworth, Market Gar-
dener Brentford Pet Jan 11 Ord Feb 8
WRIGHT, WALTER WALKER, Burnley, Butcher Burnley
Pet Feb 8 Ord Feb 8

YABSLEY, GEORGE GARDENER, Salcombe, Devon, Builder
Plymouth Pet Feb 9 Ord Feb 9

FIRST MEETINGS.

AUSTIN, JOHN, Churchdown, Glos, Nursery Grower Feb
19 at 3 Off Rec, Station rd, Gloucester
BARLOW, JOHN JOSEPH, Alfreton, Derby, Foreman
Labourer Feb 18 at 11 Off Rec, 40, St Mary's gate,
Derby

BROOKS, ALFRED WILLIAM, and FREDERICK VINCENT
BROOKS, Gate st, Lincoln's inn fields, Lithographers
Feb 18 at 2.30 Bankruptcy bldgs, Carey st
BUTLER, RICHARD, Southsea, Hants, Painter Feb 18 at 3
Off Rec, Cambridge Junction, High st, Portsmouth
CHURCH, THOMAS, Peterborough, Hawker Feb 18 at 11.45

Law Courts, New rd, Peterborough
CLAXTON, ARTHUR ANDERSON, Bradford, Yarn Agent Feb
18 at 12 Off Rec, 31, Manor row, Bradford
CORBALLIS, JAMES FREDERICK JOSEPH, Farnham, Surrey
Feb 18 at 12 24, Railway app, London Bridge

Feb 18 at 11 21, Railway app, London Bridge
DAVIES, JOHN, Llanegwad Feb 19 at 11 Off Rec, 4,
Queen st, Carmarthen

DIXCEY, GEORGE, Walterton rd, Harrow rd, China Mer-
chant Feb 18 at 11 Bankruptcy bldgs, Carey st
DUNNE, JOHN JOSEPH, Liverpool, Grocer Feb 23 at 12
Off Rec, 35, Victoria st, Liverpool
DUTTON, GEORGE WILLIAM, Chester, Grocer Feb 22 at 2.30
Crypt chmbrs, Eastgate row, Chester
EARL, JOHN, and CHARLES FRANCIS TAYLEB, Kingskers-
well, Devon, Brewers Feb 21 at 11 The Castle,
Exeter

FEGEN, CHARLES MILTON, Toddington, Bedford, Surgeon
Feb 21 at 11.30 Off Rec, St Paul's sq, Bedford
HANBURY & Co, Featherstone bldgs, High Holborn, Auc-
tioneers Feb 18 at 12 Bankruptcy bldgs, Carey st
HART, CHARLES CHAMBERS, Northampton, Shoe Manu-
facturer Feb 18 at 12.30 County Court bldgs, Sheep
st, Northampton

HOPKINSON, Joux, Bradford Feb 18 at 11 Off Rec, 31,
Manor row, Bradford

HUXLEY, JAMES THOMAS, Old Kent rd, Licensed Victualler
Feb 18 at 2.30 Binkruptcy bldgs, Carey st
KELSEY, JOHN, Stairfoot, nr Barnsley, Herbalist Feb 23
at 10.15 Off Rec, Regent st, Barnsley
KITCHEN, JOHN, Bradford, Builder Feb 21 at 11 Off Rec,
31, Manor row, Bradford

NYE, GEORGE THOMAS, Rochester, Builder Feb 28 at 11.30
115, High st, Rochester
PORTER, CHARLES, Long Eaton, Derbys, Farm Labourer
Feb 18 at 11.30 Off Rec, 40, St Mary's gate, Derby
REED, ROBERT WADE, Wiston, Pembroke, Grocer Feb 19
at 12 Off Rec, 4, Queen st, Carmarthen
ROBSON, ROBERT, York Feb 22 at 12.15 28, Stonegate
York

SELVEY, ARTHUR WILLIAM, Worcester, Dentist Feb 19 at
11.30 Off Rec, 45, Copenhagen st, Worcester
SPAVEN, MARY, Saeaton, nr Whitby Feb 23 at 3 Off
Rec, 8, Albert rd, Middlesborough

STEPHENS, GEORGE JOHN DIX, and JAMES HENRY HOUGH-
TON, Leeds, Clothiers Feb 21 at 11 Off Rec, 22, Park
row, Leeds
Feb 18 at 12

STURGESS, EDWARD, Nottingham, Labourer

Off Rec, 4, Castle pl, Park st, Nottingham
THICK, CHARLES, Shepton Mallet, Fishmonger Feb 23 at 12
Off Rec, Baldwin st, Bristol

TIBBETTS, THOMAS ADAMS, Cradley Heath, Staffs, Malster
Feb 18 at 11 Off Rec, Wolverhamton st, Dadley
TONKYN, ARTHUR, St Columb, Cornwall, Baker Feb 19 at
10 Off Rec, Boscawen st, Truro

TRANT, WILLIAM EDWARDS, Kingswear, Devon, Baker
Feb 18 at 11 Law Society's chmbrs, Athenæum lane,
Plymouth

WHITESMITH, GEORGE, Scunthorpe, Lines, Greengrocer
Feb 18 at 11 OF Rec, 15, Osborne st, Great Grimsby
WILLIAMS, GEORGE, Llanduda, Feb 23 at 12 Prince
Wales Hotel, Llandudno

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