BANKRUPTCY NOTICES. London Gazette.- FRIDAY, April 15. FULLER, ARTHUв, Addlestone, Surrey, Butcher Kingston, HOLLIDAY, SAMUEL, Morley, York, Smallware Dealer LLOYD, DANIEL, Cymmer, Glam, Builder Neath Pet April 12 Ord April 12 MORRISON, JAMES HARVEY, Forest Gate, Essex, Baker High Court Pet April 13 Ord April 13 ONYETT, T E, Petty Cury, Cambridge Brentford Pet March 14 Ord April 1 PHILLIPS, THOMAS JAMES, Pembroke, Baker Pembroke PETERS, THOMAS, Leigh, Lancs, Clerk of Works Bolton WAKEFIELD, HENRY, Chedworth, Glos, Farmer Cheltenham Pet April 6 Ord April 6 WARD, WILLIAM, Rugby, Coachbuilder Coventry Pet April 13 Ord April 13 WEEKS, EDWIN THOMAS, Plymouth, Confectioner Plymouth Pet April 13 Ord April 13 WOODS, THOMAS HENRY, Woodville, Derbys Burton on ASHWORTH, GEORGE HENRY, Dewsbury April] 22 at 3.30 CARAPATA, PETER, Sutherland avnue, Harrow rd, Commission Agent April 25 at 1 Bankruptcy bldgs, Carey st COLLINS & Co, Pentonville rd, Wall Paper Merchants April 25 at 12 Bankruptcy blugs, Carey st DAVIES, OWEN, Llanelly, Grocer April 23 a 11.30 Off Rec, 4, Queen st, Carmarthen DEATH, MICHAEL, Granville mews, Cricklewood at 11 Bankruptcy bldgs, Carey st DE RHODES, STANISLAS, Dulwich April 22 at 2.30 ruptcy bldgs, Carey st April 25 Bank Bank DEWICK, THOMAS JAMES, Barbican April 22 at 11 DUGGAN, EVAN, Bromyard, Hereford, Grocer April 22 at HARVEY, GEORGE, and JOHN HARVEY, Wellington, Salop, MAY, JOHN WILLIAM, Clapham, Butcher April 22 at 11.30 PAGE, EDWARD ROBERT, Rhymney, Mon, Boot Dealer April 22 at 3 65, High st, Merthyr Tydfil PAGETT, JOHN, Newport, Mon, Boot Dealer April 25 at 12 Off Rec, Westgate chmbrs, Newport, Mon PERKIN, JAMES, Milford Haven, Draper April 22 at 12.30 Temperance Hall, Pembroke Dock PERKIN, MARY JANE, Milford Haven, Draper April 22 at 12.45 Temperance Hall, Peinbroke Dock PETERS, THOMAS, Leigh, Lancs, Clerk of Works April 27 at 11 16, Wood st, Bolton POOLES, CLARA, Newport, I of W, Schoolmistress 23 at 12 19, Quay st, Newport, I of W THOMAS, JOHN, Treorky, Glam, Licensed Victualler April ALLIN, SAMUEL SEALY, Garlick hill, Cannon st High COBHAM, JOHN THOMAS LYON, Bridport, Dorset Dorchester EISENBERG, ABRAHAM HARRIS, Cardiff, Tobacconist Car- April 13 Ord April 13 HOLLIDAY, SAMUEL, Morley, Yorks, Small ware Dealer LONGDON, ARTHUR, Boston, Lines, Licensed Victualler PHILLIPS, THOMAS JAMES, Pembroke, Baker Pembroke Dock Pet April 13 Ord April 13 ROBERTS, JOHN, Regent st, Billiard Table Manufacturer High Court Pet March 8 Ord April 7 SAYERS, CHARLES WILLIAM, Chingford, Essex, Builder Edmon on Pet April 6 Ord April 7 SUTCLIFFE, ARTHUR, Castleford, Yorks, Builder Wakefield Pet April 13 Ord April 13 TEALE, EDMUND, Waterloo, Lancs, Accountant Liverpool WAKEFIELD, HENRY, Chedworth, Glo3, Farmer Chelten- Coventry Pet WEEKS, EDWIN THOMAS, Plymouth, Confectioner Ply- London Gazette.-TUESDAY, April 19. RECEIVING ORDERS. Burton on BENBOW, GEORGE MORGAN, Llanidloes, Tailor, Newtown BROUGH, FREDERICK JOHN, Longton, Staffs, Joiner Stoke Pet April 16 Bradforl Pet FEWTRELL, EDWARD, Linley, Salop, Farmer Leominster Pet April 14 Ord April 14 FLETCHER, GEORGE, Long Eston. Derbys, Innkeeper Derby Pet April 15 Ord April 15 GLUCKSTEIN, S M, Queen Victoria st, Journalist High GWATKIN, EDWIN WILLIAM, Usk, Mon, Builder Newport, Burnley Pet HOSKIN, CHARLES, Dulwich, Preserve Manufacturer High Court Pet March 1 Ord April 15 HOUGH, MARTHA, Loughborough, Draper Leicester Pet March 22 Ord April 4 HOUNSELL, GEORGE COLLINS, Queen Victoria st, Merchant High Court Pet March 22 Ord April 15 IDLE, GEORGE H, West Smithfield, Provision Merchant High Court Pet March 15 Ord April 15 JACKSON, JAMES, Leeds, Joiner Leeds Pet Feb 25 Ord April 15 JONES, DAVID, Aberdare Aberdare Pet April 16 Ord KAY, JOHN, Wigan, Grocer Wigan Pat April 15 Ord PRYCE, HENRY CHARLES, Dowlais, Glam, Bootmaker Mer- SCRUBBS, JOSEPH, and HARRY SCRUBBS, Leeds, Butchers SMITH, THOMAS HENRY, Cardiff, Ironmonger Cardiff Pet SOUTHALL, DEAKIN, & Co, Leek, Stafford, Silk Manufacturers Macclesfield Pet April 5 Ord April 15 TAYLOR, RANDOLPH COOPER, Hulme, Manchester, Beerseller Manchester Pet April 16 Ord April 16 MACKENZIE, JOHN COLVILE ALEXANDER GRUINARD, Temple BERENDT, HENRY, Charterhouse bldgs, Goswell rd, Clock COATES, JOHN, Bradford, Yarn Merchant April 26 at 11 COHEN, PHILIP, Stoke Newington April 27 at 3 Off Rec, 95, Temple chmbrs, Temple avue COLLIER, JOSEPH HENRY, Bulwell, Notts, Assistant Sargeon April 26 at 12 Off Rec, 4, Castle pl, Park st, Nottingham DAVY, FREDERICK, Smithills, nr Bolton, Coachbullder April 29 at 11 16, Wood st, Bolton BEBENHAM, DANIEL, Brockham, Surrey April 23 at 12.3) 24, Railway app, London Bridge FINE, JACOB, Aberdare, Furniture Dealer April 26 at 2 65, High st, Merthyr Tydfil FORRESTER, JOHN, Craven Arms, Salop, Butcher April 27 at 2.30 2, Offa st, Hereford GLUCKSTEIN, 8 M, Queen Victoria st, Journalist April 29 IDLE, GEORGE H, West Smithfield, Provision Merchant KAY, JOHN, Wigan, Grocer April 28 at 3 16, Wood st, chants April 28 at 3 Off Rec, Byrom st, Manchester at 12.30 Northampton LUNN, WALTER, Bellingham, Northumberland, Innkeeper May 3 at 11 Off Rec, 30, Mosley st, Newcastle on Tyne MOREIS, JOSEPH, Kingston upon Hull, Cordial Manufac turer April 26 at 11 Off Rec, Trinity House ln, Hull ONYETT, T E, Petty Cury, Cambridge April 28 at 3 Off Rec, 95, Temple chmbra, Temple av RADFORD, WILLIAM HENRY, Burton on Trent, Fruit Merchant April 28 at 3 Midland Hotel, Station st, Burton on Trent SHEPPARD, HENRY JAMES, Bedford, Florist April 29 at 11.30 Swan Hotel, Bedford SIMMONS, CHARLES EDWARD, Balsall Heath, Worcesters, 26 at 11 Off Rec, 6, Bond ter, Wakefield TIBBITTS, THOMAS WILLIAM, West Bromwich, Butcher May 4 at 2 County Court, West Bromwich TRESSLER, CARL ERNST AMANDUS FERDINAND LEOPOLD, Mark lane, Merchant April 28 at 11 Bankruptcy bldges, Carey st WAYBORN, THOMAS JOHN, Exeter May 5 at 10.30 Off Rec, 13, Bedford circus, Exeter WHITE, WA, Inverness ter, Hyde Park April 27 at 2.30 Bankruptcy bldgs, Carey st WILLIAMS, THOMAS, Br xton, Baker April 27 at 12 Bankruptcy bldgs, Carey st WOODS, THOMAS HENRY, Woodville, Derbys April 29 at 3.30 Midland Hotel, Station st, Burton on Trent ADJUDICATIONS. BROADBENT, JAMES, Barrow in Furness, Fishmonger Ulverston Pet March 3 Ord April 15 April TIMMINS, SAMUEL RICHARD, Derby, Draper's Manager Cox, HARRY, Boscombe, Hants, Wine Merchant Poole FIRE Eastbourne Pet March 22 Ord April 14 FEWTBELL, EDWARD, Linley, Salop, Farmer Leominster Pet April 13 Ord April 14 FIRTH, ARTHUR OWEN, Mirfield, York, Farmer Dewsbury FITZCLARENCE, The Hon W G, Worthing Brighton Pet FLETCHER, GEORGE, Long Eaton, Derby, Innkeeper Derby FORRESTER, JOHN, Craven Arms, Salop, Butcher Leo- KAY, JOHN, Wigan, Grocer Wigan Pet April 15 Ord OSBORNE, WILLIAM HENRY, St George's rd, Southwark, RILEY, OWEN, Moss Side, nr Manchester, Grocer Salford SAMUELS, JOSEPH, Stratford, Essex, Tailor High Court Pet April 16 Ord April 16 SCRUBES, JOSEPH, and HARRY SCRUBBS, Leeds, Butchers TAYLOR, RANDOLPH COOPER, Hulme, Manchester, Beer- WAYBORN, THOMAS JOHN, Exeter Exeter Pet April 13 INSURANCE 114, CHANCERY-LANE, LONDON, April 12th, 1893. 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The Kent, Sussex, and General Land Society (Lim )... 449 HEAD OFFICE: 49, Chancery-lane, W.C. | CITY OFFICE: 56, Moorgate-street, E.C. IMPORTANT TO SOLICITORS X In Drawing LEASES or MORTGAGES of To see that the Insurance Covenants include a policy covering the risk of LOSS OR FORFEITURE OF THE LICENSE. WE HAVE been favoured with a copy of the draft rules under the Land Transfer Act, 1897. They are of unexpected and most formidable dimensions, including no fewer than 270 rules, besides lengthy appendices of forms and scales of charges, contained in sixty-two folio pages. It would be useless to reprint the draft, which may be altered before the rules are finally settled, but we propose, in a series of articles, to state and comment on its leading provisions with regard to the registration of title. A REPORT issued by the Special Committee of the Incorporated Law Society on Money Lending, which has been adopted by the Council, recommends that the following suggestions be made to the Parliamentary Select Committee: (1) That the minimum limit for bills of sale should be raised from £30 to £50, and the interest be limited to 15 per cent. per annum on bills of sale to secure £100 and under, and 10 per cent. above that amount; (2) the re-enactment of the provisions in the Bills of Sale Act, 1878, that bills of sale should be attested by a solicitor, with a statement in the attestation that the effect of the bill has been explained to the grantor by the solicitor; (3) to give a borrower under a bill of sale power at any time to pay off the amount with interest up to date, together with fourteen days' interest in lieu of notice; and (4) to empower the High Court and county courts to interfere in cases of oppression or unfair dealing, and to make this relief available without unnecessary publicity. NATURALLY one of the first matters of interest in the draft Land Transfer Rules is the scale of charges to be allowed to solicitors for their work in connection with the registration of title. Mellor, The Right Hon. John W., Q.C., hold land with a possessory title (which will, we imagine, For the first registration of freehold or lease Meek, A. Grant, Esq. (Devizes). M.P. Mills, Richard, Esq. Morrell, Frederic P., Esq. (Oxford). Pennington, Richard, Esq. Rowcliffe, Edward Lee, Esq. Saltwell, Wm.Henry, Esq. Williams, C. Reynolds, Esq. Williams, Romer, Esq. be the ordinary proceeding), the solicitor's charge is made to vary with the value of the land. If such value does not exceed £1,000, he is to receive the munificent sum of 10s. 6d. for every £100 or part of £100, no minimum fee being prescribed. If the value exceeds £1,000, and does not exceed that prescribed for the first registration of land. So that, of course, when property is once registered with an absolute or qualified title, the solicitor's fees on any subsequent dealing therewith are cut down to the bare sums mentioned above in relation to first registration. There are many other matters to be noticed in the rules relating to solicitor's remuneration, but the above may suffice for the present week. £20,000, he is to receive £5 53. for the first £1,000, and £1 18. for every subsequent £2,000 or part of £2,000. If the value exceeds £20,000 and does not exceed £10,000, he is to receive £15 15s. for the first £20,000, and £1 1s. for every subsequent £4,000 or part of £4,000. And if the value exceeds £40,000, he is to receive £21 for the first £40,000, and £1 1s. for every subsequent £10,000 or part of £10,000, up to a maximum of £26 5s. Now let us see what the solicitor has to do for this remuneration. This is prescribed by rule 17. He is to prepare and deliver at the registry a written application, signed by him AT THE Old Bailey this week a point of law on the construcor his client, in a form given in the first schedule, either accom- tion of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, was raised, panied by a plan or containing particulars sufficient to enable which is new and of very great importance. Section 3 (2) of the land to be "fully identified" on the ordnance map, and, if that Act provides that any person who "by false pretences or a particular verbal description is desired to be entered on the false representations procures any woman or girl, not being a register, stating such description. He is also to prepare and common prostitute or of known immoral character, to have any deliver at the registry a statutory declaration by the applicant unlawful carnal connection" shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. or his solicitor, in a form contained in the first schedule, stating The prisoner in the case referred to was indicted under this section (where made by the applicant) that the declarant is in possession for having procured a certain woman to have unlawful connection or receipt of the rents and profits of land shown on the plan with himself by falsely pretending that he was an unmarried annexed as an exhibit or described in the verbal description to man, and that he was able and willing to marry her. A motion be entered on the register, and that he is entitled thereto in fee was made to quash the indictment on the grounds that, on the simple for his own benefit, or otherwise, as the case may be; face of it, no offence was disclosed, and in support of the motion and that the value of the land does not, to the best of his belief, it was argued that "procure" in the section means “induce to exceed a sum to be specified. And if the application is for have connection with some person other than the person proregistration in the name of a nominee, or is made by a pur- curing." In support of the indictment, it was said that the chaser, the consent in writing of the nominee, or of the vendor word merely means to obtain, cause, or bring about, and that or his solicitor, must be prepared by the solicitor and left with the section must be interpreted literally, giving to the word the application. If any deed or document of title is delivered" procure" its ordinary meaning. The dictionaries state that with the application, it will be marked with notice of the regis- the word has a secondary signification—that is, to obtain for the tration and the number of the title, and if returned to the purpose of gratifying another's lust, and is allied in meaning applicant, a copy or abstract of it for filing must be prepared by with "pimp" and "pander." The word "procuress" has a the solicitor and furnished to the office if required. Then the well-established meaning, and is seldom, if ever, used in any entries and plan will have to be settled and the land certificate but this evil sense. It seems highly probable also, when we prepared by the office and considered by the solicitor, and either remember the nature of the agitation out of which the Act grew, handed to the applicant or deposited at the registry. Here we that Parliament had this secondary sense in mind in each place have, in the simplest case, the preparation by the solicitor of an in which the word "procure" is used. On the other hand, secapplication, probably of a plan, and of a statutory declaration, tion 2 (1) provides that any person shall be guilty of a misprobably with a plan exhibited thereto, and of a consent by demeanour who "procures any girl or woman under twenty-one the vendor. Then there are attendances to deliver these docuyears of age to have unlawful carnal connection ments at the office, attendances to settle same, and attendance with any other person or persons," while in section 3 these last to receive the land certificate. In matters of difficulty no fore- words are omitted. Further, there is a decision of the Court of cast can be made of the time and trouble which may be involved. Crown Cases Reserved in the case of Reg. v. Jones (44 W. R. For this a purchaser's solicitor, on a purchase for £1,000, is to 110; 1896, 1 Q. B. 4), on section 11, which is entitled to conreceive £5 5s. sideration. Section 11 provides that any male person shall be guilty of a misdemeanour who "procures the commission by any male person of any act of gross indecency with another male Here the court held that "another male person" may person.' be the person who procures; and the Recorder of London on the strength of this decision felt himself bound to uphold the indictcircumstances, but probably a case may yet be stated for the ment in the recent case. He could hardly do otherwise under the superior court. The decision in Reg. v. Jones on this point is, howand it is to be hoped that this important point will be authoritaever, by no means satisfactory, as no counsel appeared in the case, tively settled. If it becomes generally known that any man who seduces a woman under false pretences is liable to be indicted and to be imprisoned for two years, there will probably be a large number of prosecutions for the offence, as it is a very common one. We are far from saying that such persons do not deserve punishment, but at the same time it is to be remembered that when once it is recognized that a man who seduces a woman, say under false pretences as to his means, may be punished criminally, a very powerful weapon will be put in the hands of unscrupulous and designing women. ON THE FIRST registration of land with an absolute or qualified title, the remuneration of the solicitor is also to vary with the value of the land. For the first £1,000 in value he is to receive £1 10s. per £100, for the second and third £1,000, £1 per £100; for the fourth and each subsequent £1,000 up to £10,000, 108. per £100; and for each subsequent £1,000 up to £100,000, 5s. per £1,000. There is to be a minimum charge of £3 where the value is under £100, and of £5 where the value is £100 or over; and fractions of £100 under £50 are to be reckoned as £50, and fractions of £100 above £50 are to be reckoned as £100. The work to be done by the solicitor in the case of registration with an absolute or qualified title will, we assume, be that now done by the purchaser's solicitor, except preparation of the conveyance, but plus all the requirements of the rules, which are much too lengthy and complicated to be summarized here; and for a purchase of £1,000 he will receive the present scale remuneration of £15; while on a purchase for £5,000 he will receive the scale fee of £45 now payable to the purchaser's solicitor. That is to say, the solicitor is in these cases to receive nothing for the extra work involved in obtaining registration; the object being, no doubt, to enable the office to say to purchasers "You can get an absolute or qualified titie for a less fee to your solicitor than you will have to pay if you take a conveyance in the usual way, and register with a possessory title." And (see rule 261 (d)) this remuneration is not to apply at all "when the title has been deduced or investigated by such solicitor on the occasion of a recent sale, purchase, or mortgage." In the case of completed transfers, charges, exchanges, and partitions of land (whether registered with an absolute, qualified, or possessory title), or of a registered charge where no title outside the register is investigated, the remuneration of the solicitor is to be THE PROMINENT feature in the Queen's Proclamation of Neutrality is the recital of the rules annexed to Article VI. of the Treaty of Washington and of the Foreign Enlistment Act, 1870. The Act is a matter of municipal provision, and lays down the principles for preserving neutrality which the Government of Great Britain will enforce against British subjects. The rules are a matter of international provision, and declare the principles which ought to secure the observance of neutrality by either Great Britain or the United States in cases where the other party is engaged in hostilities. In the matter of munici |