UNLIMITED IN CHANCERY. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS' CO-OPERATIVE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, LIMITED.-Petition for winding up, presented Aug 31, directed to be heard before Day, J., on Wednesday, Sept 13. Barnard and Co, Lincoln's inn fields, solicitors for the petitioner SURREY AND HAMPSHIRE CANAL CORPORATION, LIMITED.-Petition for winding up, presented Sept 4, directed to be heard before the Vacation Judge, on Sept 13. Morris, Walbrook, solicitor for the petitioners [Gazette, Sept. 5.1 BELLE VUE FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.-By an order made by North, J., dated Aug 23, it was ordered that the society be wound up. Hickin and Graham, Serjeants' inn, Fleet st, agents for Allen, Sheffield, solicitor for the petitioner MILFORD DOCKS COMPANY.-Petition for winding up, presented Sept 1, directed to be heard before the Vacation Judge, on Sept 13, at 11. Chapman, London wall, solicitor for the petitioner [Gazette, Sept. 1.] STANNARIES OF DEVON. LIMITED IN CHANCERY. SOUTH WHEAL CREBOR, LIMITED.-By an order made by the Vice-Warden, dated Aug 30, it was ordered that the voluntary winding up of the company be continued. Hodge and Co, Truro, agents for Gregory, Bishopsgate st Within, solicitor for the petitioner [Gazette, Sept. 5.] FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DISSOLVED. ROYAL UNION MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY, Royal Union Inn, Cinderford, Gloucester. Aug 28 [Gazette, Sept. 1.] FEMALE FRIENDLY SOCIETY, Duke of York Inn, Abergavenny, Monmouth. Aug 30 NEW FRIENDLY SOCIETY, Red Lion Inn, Liskeard, Cornwall. Sept 1 SICK AND BURIAL SOCIETY in connection with the Bradford Parish Church Sunday Schools, Captain st Schools, Bradford. Aug 30 [Gazette, Sept. 5.] CAMDEN STATION PROVIDENT SOCIETY, Camden Station. Sept 1 CREDITORS UNDER 22 & 23 VICT. CAP. 35. BAS, WILLIAM HENRY LE, Wilton crescent, Knightsbridge. Oct 2. Rudall, Watling st BEEK, MARTIN JOHANNES VAN, Griqualand West, Cape of Good Hope, Merchant. Sept 30. Vennings and Co, Gresham house, Old Broad st BROWN, JOHN, Chesterfield, Derby, Esq. Oct 31. Hallewell and Co, Chesterfield CARLTON, CLEMENT CARPENTER, Truro, Cornwall, Solicitor. Sept 29. Carlyon, Truro EASUM, MARY ANN, Ivy Cottage, Brixton. Oct 20. Sheffield, Cullum st Sept 30. Scott, Penrith Sept 25. Maxsted and Gibson, HAGEDORN, Friedrich WILHELM, Osnabruck, Germany, Merchant. Oct 26. Reece and Co, Birmingham HALL, ANN, Norwich. Sept 16. Miller and Co, Norwich HALL, JAMES, Norwich, Gent. Sept 16. Miller and Co, Norwich HAMILTON, ARTHUR RICHARD, Croydon, Surrey, Esq. Oct 10. Sladen and Mackenzie, HANCOCK, GEORGE, New inn, Strand, Gent. Sept 20. HILL, WILLIAM, Aigburth rd, near Liverpool, Plumber. Liverpool Marrable, New inn, Strand Oct 25. Garnett and Tarbet, JENNINGS, MARTHA, King st, Hammersmith. Sept 10. Chester, Addison rd, Kensington KELSALL, JOHN ASTLE, Altrincham, Chester, Brewer. Nov 1. Cave, Altrincham KERR, HENRY, Ascot, Berks, Lieut-Col 7th Royal Fusiliers. Sept 30. Surr and Co, Abchurch lane [Gazette, Aug. 25.] AITKENS, PHILIP BENNETT, Aylsham, Norfolk, a Retired Lieutenant of Her Majesty's Navy. Oct 11. Bolton and Co, Lincoln's inn fields ATKINSON, JAMES, Birstal, York, Maltster. Oct 2. Curry, Cleckheaton, nr Normanton BRAHAN, MICHAEL, Salford, Lancaster, Cabinet Maker. Oct 10. Sutton and Elliott, Manchester BOURNE, Sir JAMES, Wavertree, near Liverpool, Bart. Oct 5. Miller and Co, Liverpool BOURNE, PETER, Liverpool, Esq. Oct 5. Miller and Co, Liverpool BRANSON, KETURAH, Sheffield. Sept 12. Ibbotson, Sheffield CARPENTER, JOHN, Brook House, Brentford, Gent. Oct 30. Woodbridge, Clifford's inn COULSON, JAMES, Upleatham, York. Sept 24. Bainbridge and Barnley, Middlesbrough HALDANE, CAROLINE, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Oct 2. Robertson and Co, Bath HARLAND, WILLIAM, Whitby, York, out of business. Oct 2. Frankland and Co. Whitby IBBOTSON, HENRY IBBOTSON, Sheffield, Merchant. Sept 12. Ibbotson, Sheffield JACKSON, WILLIAM EDWIN, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Contractor. Sept 30. Harle, castle-upon-Tyne JENNINGS, EDWARD BILLETT, Burton-on-Trent, Stafford, Gent. Sept 30. Jennings and Co, Burton-on-Trent JOHNSTON, JANE, Bootle, Lancaster. Oct 1. Jones and Co, Liverpool MARTIN, HENRY BURGES, East Bridgeford, Nottingham, Esq. Sept 30. Hunt and Williams, Nottingham BOXALL, JOHN, Dorking, Surrey, Brewer. Oct 2. Hart and Co, Dorking HANDS, SARAH, Hertford pl, Coventry. Nov 1. Twist and Sons, Coventry JACKSON, EDWARD, Brixton rd, Poultry Salesman. Oct 6. Layton and Co, Budge row, KIDDLE, GEORGE, Queen Camel, Somerset, Miller. Oct 31. Bartlett, Sherborne LYCETT, JOHN, Scarborough, Doctor of Medicine. Sept 29. Thornburn, Carlisle MCMAHON, JOHN, Brixton rd, Gent. Oct 14. Woollacott, Old Broad st MILLER, JOHN ROBERT, Bournemouth, Hants, Esq. Sept 30. Sweet and Burroughs, Bristol MITCHELL, DAVID, Wandsworth, Esq. Oct 12. De Jersey and Co, Gresham st ORPWOOD, JANE, Victoria pl, Hackney rd. Oct 7. Hunters and Co, New sq, Lincoln's inn PERRESS, MARY, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Sept 30. Pittis, Newport RATHBONE, GEORGE, Berners st, Oxford st, Gent. Oct 31. Baylis and Pearce, Church ct, Old Jewry ROWLAND, HENRY EDWARD, Hatton garden, Merchant Perfumer. Oct 1. Rowland, Clement's inn SEARES, GEORGE, Lordship rd, Stoke Newington. Oct 29. Carritt and Son, Fenchurch st SEMPLE, MARY ANN, Aubert park, Highbury. Sept 30. Carritt and Son, Fenchurch st SHEPPARD, JOHN GEORGE, Campsey Ashe, Suffolk, Esq. Oct 13. Field and Co, Lincoln's inn fields SHORT, SAMUEL ROBINSON, New st, Kennington, Gent. Oct 12. De Jersey and Co, Gresham st SPALDING, GEORGE, Great Crosby, Lancaster, Gent. Sept 30. Snowball and Co, Liverpool WEARING, THOMAS, Ulverston, Lancaster, Retired Shoemaker. Sept 22. Butler, WHITE, HENRY, Cheapside, Jeweller. Oct 24. May, Golden sq, St James's WILKINSON, THOMAS, New Durham, Grocer. Sept 16. Mawson, Durham [Gazette, Sept. 1.] CRITICAL ALL ROUND. -It seems that Baron Huddleston has gone back on his promise to let the sculptor, Belt, make busts in the presence of the jury, in his libel suit against Vanity Fair. At Carnarvon, in an action for personal injuries against a railway company, the plaintiff's counsel asked him to allow the plaintiff to walk across the court before the jury, with a view to convince them that his lameness was not assumed. The learned judge declined to allow this test, and said "that ever since he had been reported to have said, during the hearing of the case of Belt v. Lawes, that he should allow the plaintiff to make a bust of him (Baron Huddleston), in court, he had been pestered to allow all kinds of tests to be gone through in court before the jary; and he wished it to be known that the press had entirely misrepresented him in this matter, and that he had never indicated that he should allow such a course to be taken." We did not understand the learned judge to promise to let Belt make a bust of him, but simply to make a bust. We guess the learned Baron is quibbling. The difference between this test of skill and the offer in the railway case is manifest, for the jury could not tell but that the plaintiff then was shamming lameness, while there could be no question if he made a bust. The London Law Times remarks:"We do not trouble to inquire how far his lordship conduced to the impression by what he said or did; he repudiates having had the intention which was ascribed to him. That is enough. And this is satisfactory, because the extreme inconvenience of any such precedent has been brought home to the learned judge by many applications which have since been made for a like purpose and peremptorily refused." (By the way, our contemporary's use of "trouble" is entirely unwarrantable. "American" would be guilty of such a solecism. "Trouble," in the sense of "trouble ourselves," or "take the trouble," is barbarous.)—Albany Law Journal. No Messrs. C. Cooper, Hall, & Co. are prepared to receive subscriptions, through the National Bank of Scotland, for £200,000 Five per Cent. Mortgage Debentures at par of the Ontario Investment Association. The debentures are part of an issue of £400,000 series "A," and are redeemable by a sinking New-fund of two per cent. per annum, with which the company must purchase debentures in the open market, unless the premium should be so high as to make it more advantageous to the association to invest the money temporarily in the names of the trustees in Government securities of the United Kingdom or of Canada. The association is restrained from issuing any further debenindependent of the unpaid share capital, be equal to double the amount of the tures to rank with series "A" until the available assets of the association, total debentures issued, including series "A." The association has a share capital of 2,650,000dols., of which 507,788dols, has been paid up, and its reserve is stated at 500,000dols. Its business consists of lending on mortgage of real estate. MEREDITH, ELIZABETH JANE, Gosport, Southampton. Sept 29. Wilkinson and Drew, Wilkinson and Drew, SAMUEL, JOSEPH, Golborne rd, Notting hill, North Kensington, Esq. Sept 30. Joseph, SAREL, JOHN PRESLAND, Chelmsford, Essex, Hotel Keeper. Oct 2. Gapp, Chelmsford Finsbury pavement SALE OF ENSUING WEEK. Sept. 14.-Messrs. C. C. & T. MOORE, at the Mart, at 1 for 2 p.m., Freehold and Leasehold Estates (see advertisement, this week, p. 4). BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. DIXON.-Aug. 29, at 12, Cyprus-road, Church-end, Finchley, N., the wife of DOBBS.-Aug. 27, at 34, Westbourne-park, W., the wife of Archibald E. Dobbs, barrister-at-law, of a son. OMOND.-Aug. 29, at 32, Royal-circus, Edinburgh, the wife of George W. T. Omond, advocate, of a daughter. POPE.-Aug. 24, at South Walk House, Dorchester, Dorsetshire, the wife of ROBERTS.-Sept. 2, at 21, Roland-gardens, South Kensington, S.W., the wife of MARRIAGES. LEES-MARTYN.-Sept. 5, at the Savoy, James Arthur Lees, of Alkrington, Lancashire, barrister-at-law, to Lucy Jane Martyn, daughter of the Rev. Charles J. Martyn, B.D., Rector of Long Melford, Suffolk. RUSSELL-WESTMACOTT.-Aug. 26, at Clapham, Charles Alfred Russell, barristerat-law, to Amy Mary, daughter of J. Sherwood Westmacott, of Clapham. 12 at 12 To Surrender in the Country. Bunney, Luther, Bedworth, Warwick, Builder. Pet Aug 28. Kirby. Coventry, Sept Hussey, William, Harrow, Builder. Pet Aug 30. Edwards. St Albans, Sept 13 at 3 McKellar, John William, Torquay, Builder. Pet Aug 28. Daw. Exeter, Sept 14 at 11 Roxby, Thomas Maude, the Grange, Wimbledon, Gent. Pet Aug 15. Bell. Kingston, Oct 20 at 4 Tidman, Edward, Manor park, Stoke Newington, Civil Engineer. Pet Aug 29. Pulley. Edmonton, Sept 21 at 12 TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 1882. Under the Bankruptcy Act, 1869. Creditors must forward their proofs of debts to the Registrar. Becker, Jacob, Pennyfields, Poplar, Baker. Pet Sept 2. Brougham. Sept 19 at 11 To Surrender in the Country. Ashworth, John, Rochdale, Lancaster, Machinist. Pet Sept 1. Tweedale. Oldham, Sept 18 at 11 Bell, Robert, Jarrow, Durham, Boot Dealer. Pet Aug 31. Daggett. Newcastle, Sept 18 at 11 Auguste, John James, Bristol, Hairdresser. worthy, Bank chmbrs, Bristol Sept 14 at 2 at office of Baker and Lang Bacchus, Edward Henry, Dalston lane, Boot Manufacturer. Sept 12 at 3 at Guildhall Tavern, Gresham st. Mason, Curtain rd, Finsbury Badcock, John, Exeter, Provision Dealer. Sept 14 at 12.30 at office of Southcott, Post Office st, Exeter. Sparkes and Pope Badham, Alfred, Abergavenny, Builder. Sept 16 at 10.5 at 11, Frogmore st, Abergavenny. Hodgens Baldwin, John Smith, Pebworth, Gloucester, Innkeeper. Sept 19 at 12 at Seven Stars Inn, Stratford-on-Avon. Lane, Stratford-on-Avon Barltrop, John, Hornsey rd, Leather Seller. Sept 25 at 2 at office of Greenfield and Abbott, Queen Victoria st Barratt, Samuel, Wolverhampton, Publican. Sept 27 at 11 at office of Langman, Queen st, Wolverhampton Baynham, Henry, Kington, Hereford, Confectioner. Sept 12 at 10 at 29, High st, Kington. Payter Beaumont, William Edwin, Bolster Moor, Huddersfield, Builder. Sept 11 at 10.30 at office of Ainley, New st, Huddersfield Bessant, Thomas, Birmingham, Electro Plater. Sept 11 at 3 at office of Thomas, Waterloo st, Birmingham Bildt, Axel Theodor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Timber Merchant. Sept 21 at 3 at office of Gibson and Co, Exchange bldgs, Newcastle upon Tyne Boulton, Joseph Oakwell, Nottingham, Commercial Traveller. Sept 16 at 4 at office of Barlow, St Peter's Church walk, Nottingham Brooks, Walter Edwin, Birmingham, Ironmonger. Sept 9 at 10.15 at office of East, Temple st, Birmingham Burnett, Thomas Henry, West Marsh, Gt Grimsby, Furniture Dealer. Sept 13 at 3 at offices of Grange and Wintringham, St Mary's chbrs, West St Mary's gate, Gt Grimsby Chamberlain, John, Worcester, Tailor. Sept 15 at 11 at office of Williams, Worcester chbrs, Pierpoint st Worcester Cole, Thomas, Northampton, Beer Retailer. Sept 15 at 3.30 at office of Becke, Derngate, Northampton Colban, Walter, Leicester, Wine Merchant. Sept 15 at 2.30 at office of Owston and Dickinson, Friar lane, Leicester Cooper, Thomas, Castlefield Pottery, Shelton, Hanley. Sept 14 at 2 at Bank chmbrs, Hanley. Bishop and Topham Cornish, Robert, and William Lawton, Wigan, Coach Builders. Sept 15 at 11 at office of Byrom, King st, Wigan Cowlin, Samuel, Bristol, Licensed Victualler. Sept 14 at 2 at office of Ward, Albion chbrs, Bristol Crews, Nicholas, St Helens, Lancaster, Seedsman. Sept 19 at 1 at office of Hitchen, New Market place, St Helens Dann, William Thomas, Great Grimsby, Lincoln, Draper. Sept 19 at 11 at office of Stevenson and Mountain, Bethlehem st, Great Grimsby Dyson, Edwin, Huddersfield, Yarn Spinner. Sept 13 at 3 at office of Schofield, Queen st, Huddersfield. Ramsden and Co Elliot, Arthur John, Southampton row, Actor. Sept 11 atllat office of Smallman, Queen st, Cheapside Elliott, John, Derby, Builder. Sept 19 at 3 at offices of Briggs, Commercial Bank chambers, Albert st, Derby Ellis, Joseph, Chester, Butcher. Sept 13 at 2 at offices of Massey, White Friars, Chester Evans, Daniel, Llangannech, Carmarthen, Tailor. Sept 16 at 11 at offices of Howell, Stepney st, Llanelly Evelyn, Öretta, Hollingbourne, Kent. Sept 19 at 1.30 at offices of Kennedy, Chan cery lane Everett, Joseph Patrick, Townhall bldgs, Hacnkey, Hat Manufacturer. Sept 11 at 2 at offices of Norris, Gray's inn Eyre, Henry, Burbage, near Buxton, Derby, Stationer. Sept 21 at 3.30 at office of Brown and Ainsworth, Hardwicke terrace, Buxton Gibbs, George, Porteynon, Glamorgan, Farmer. Sept 12 at 2.30 at offices of Plant, York pl, Swansea Giles, Fred, Brighton, Butcher. Sept 19 at 12 at offices of Cockburn, Duke st, Brighton Goldstein, Bernhard, Wandsworth rd, Picture Dealer. Sept 11 at 3 at offices of Tiddeman, Finsbury sq Gould, John, Leek, Stafford, Silk Maker. Sept 14 at 11.15 at office of Challinor and Co, Derby st, Leek Granger, Harry George, Birmingham, Licensed Victualler. Sept 15 at 2 at office of Buller and Co, Bennett's hill, Birmingham Green, Thomas Wallis, Carnarvon, Licensed Victualler. Sept 22 at 1 at office of Allanson, Bron Seiont Grime, James, Radcliffe, Lancaster, Weaver. Sept 15 at 3 at office of Horsfield, Church st, Radcliffe Grocott, John, Burslem, Stafford, Furniture Dealer. Guest, Joseph, jun., Walsall, Stafford, Iron Founder. Heavyside, James, Over Darwen, Lancaster, Joiner. Sept 12 at 3 at office of Mayer, Sept 20 at 11 at George Hotel, Sept 13 at 11 at office of Hindle, Hodgson, Emmanuel, Bradford, Joiner. Sept 13 at 3 at office of Peel and Co, Chapel lane, Bradford Holberton, Edmund Robert, Eastcheap, Merchant. Sept 18 at 3 at office of Cooper and Co, George st, Mansion House. Hollams and Co, Mincing lane Holloway, George O'Connor, Kidderminster, Carpet Manufacturer. Sept 13 at 3 at office of Bagster, Commercial bldgs, Kidderminster Jenkins, Thomas, Cheltenham, Tailor. Sept 12 at 11 at 12, Regent st, Cheltenham. Billings Jones, Mordecai, Llanelly, Bootmaker. Sept 14 at 11 at office of Rees and Co, Thomas st, Llanelly Keating, Henry, Crown rd, Fulham, Draper. Sept 20 at 3 at office of Kennedy, Chancery lane Knight, Henry Francis, Sheerness, Painter. Sept 14 at 12.30 at office of Copland, Edward st, Sheerness Lacey, Henry, Leicester, Boot Factor. Sept 14 at 3 at office of Shires, Market st, Leicester Lee, James, Sheffield, Teapot Handle Manufacturer. Sept 12 at 10 at office of Unwin Queen st, Sheffield Lucas, Thomas James, Sturry, Kent, Builder. Sept 18 at 3 at Foresters' Hall, Canterbury. Collard, Canterbury Macklin, William John, jun, Colchester, Fish Dealer. Sept 15 at 12 at office of Prior Head st, Colchester Marshall, John, Birmingham, Beer Retailer. Sept 12 at 3 at office of Fallows, Cherry st, Birmingham Morris, Louis, Upper st, Islington, Watchmaker. Sept 20 at 2 at office of Webb, Trinity st, Borough Pearson, George, Castleford, nr Wakefield, Grocer. Sept 18 at 2at North-Eastern Hotel, Castleford. Bell, Liverpool Pearson, William, Llandudno, Carnarvon, Builder. and Co, Llandudno Sept 19 at 2 at office of Minshalls Platts, Alfred, Sheffield, Tailor. Sept 13 at 12 at office of Bell, Figtree lane, Sheffield Shearing, George, High st, Dulwich, Builder. Sept 13 at 2 at 31, Borough High st, Southwark. Arnold Shelbourn, George, Ipswich, out of business. Sept 19 at 12 at office of Pollard, St Lawrence st, Ipswich Starkey, Thomas, Idle, York, Innkeeper. Sept 11 at 11 at offices of Singleton, Booth st, Starr, Edward, Kingston-upon-Hull, Building Surveyor. Sept 14 at 3 at offices of Thomas, David, Kilgetty, St Issells, Pembroke, Innkeeper. Sept 13 at 11 at offices of Thornton, Joseph, Emanuel Thornton, and Valentine Thornton, Accrington, Lancaster, Power Loom Cloth Manufacturers. Sept 15 at 3 at Mitre Hotel, Cathedral gates, Man. chester. Walmsley, Darwen Thorpe, Joseph, Middleham, York, Stonemason. Sept 13 at 2 at Clay's Railway Hotel, Northallerton. Teale, Leyburn Tongue, Alfred, Rugby, Warwick, Bootmaker. Sept 13 at 3 at the office of Gledhill, North st, Rugby Trittan, Robert, Hart st, Wood st, Importer of Fancy Goods. Sept 18 at 12 at Andertons Hotel, Fleet st. Wells, Southampton bldgs, Chancery lane Tuck, Frederick, Norwich, Draper. Sept 13 at 12 at offices of Taylor and Sons, Old Bank bldgs, King st, Norwich Veitch, Adam, Roberts mews, Hampstead rd, Carpenter. Sept 13 at 12 at office of Daniel, Bedford row Villanueva, Fernando Lorenzo Pedro, Birmingham, Artist. Sept 13 at 3 at offices of Jaques, Temple row, Birmingham Waites, Arthur, Barrow in Furness, Hatter. Sept 15 at 3 at Trevelyan Hotel, Dalkeith st, Barrow in Furness. Taylor, Barrow in Furness Walton, James, Stockton on Tees, Coal Merchant. Sept 16 at 11 at office of Dodds and Co, Finkle st, Stockton on Tees White, William Charles, Salisbury, Wilts, Cabinet Maker. Sept 16 at 12 at office of Nodder and Gater, City chbrs, High st, Salisbury Wiffin, Montague Woolley, Coleman st, Show Card Mounter. Sept 14 at 1 at office of Willis, Charles sq., Hoxton Wilcox, James Balance, Licensed Victualler. Sept 19 at 3 at Mullin's Hotel, Iron monger lane. Hare, Pinners ct, Old Broad st Winch, Charles, High st, Kensington, Oil and Italian Warehouseman. Sept 19 at 2 at office of Hindson and Co, Moorgate st Wootton, John, Wisbech, Cambridge, Timber Merchant. Sept 14 at 11 at offices of Ollard, York row, Wisbech Yardley, John, Buxton, Derby, Carpenter. Sept 16 at 11 at office of Brown and Ains worth, Hardwicke ter, Buxton TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 1882. Abraham, William, Wakefield, York, Blacksmith. Sept 16 at 11 at office of Kemp, Ashton, Charles, Dowlais, nr Merthyr Tydfil, Draper. Sept 15 at 12 at office of Beddoe, Atkinson, George, Coleford, Gloucester, Coal Proprietor. Sept 15 at 12 at office of Par. sons and Balding, Tredegar pl, Newport. Parker, Newham Baum, William, Watling st, Commission Agent. Sept 21 at 2 at Guildhall Coffee-house Gresham st. Rook Beer, William, Bristol, Boot Manufacturer. Sept 13 at 12 at office of Essery, Nicholas st, Bristol Cooper, Thomas, Bolton, Lancaster, Innkeeper. Mawdsley st, Bolton Sept 23 at 2 at office of Gregory, Sept 14 at 3 at office of Rutter, Crossley, William Thweat, William Hibbert, and Frederick William Dawson, Salford, Bleachers. Sept 19 at 3 at Spread Eagle Hotel, Corporation st, Manchester. Cole, Manchester Cullen, Edward, St Lawrence. Isle of Thanet, Builder. Sept 23 at 11 at Bull and George Hotel, Ramsgate. Edwards, Ramsgate Culley, William, Bulwell, Nottingham, Beerhouse keeper. Sept 18 at 3 at office of Buckley, Gresham chmbrs, Beastmarket Hill, Nottingham De Martelley, Alphonse Alfred Ambrose, Stonenest st, Finsbury park, Wine Merchant. Sept 25 at 2 at office of Hindson and Co, Moorgate st Derrington, Thomas, Dresden, Stafford, Grocer. Sept 16 at 11 at office of Clarke and Hawley, Church st, Longton Entwisle, Joseph, Congleton, Chester, Silk Dresser. Sept 18 at 3 at office of Haslam, Hanging Ditch, Manchester Evelyn, Henry John Bennett, Clothfair, Woollen Draper. ren and Southcott, King st, Cheapside Sept 20 at 2 at office of Trew Farrar, Joseph Porritt, Leeds, Joiner. Sept 14 at 1 at office of Rooke and Midgley, White Horse st, Leeds Favell, Thomas Vickers, Moorlands, Rotherham, Solicitor. Sept 16 at 3 at Law Society, Hoole's chmbrs, Bank st, Sheffield. Badgers and Co, Rotherham Findley, George Meeks, Birmingham, Jeweller. Sept 15 at 12 at office of Goodrick and Co, Colmore row, Birmingham Fisher, William, Manchester, Licensed Victualler. Sept 19 at 3 at office of Boote and Edgar, Booth st, Manchester Foxley, Ben, Croydon, Surrey, Baker. Sept 19 at 3 at offices of Pullen, Basinghall st Garforth, Frederick, Bradford, York, Tobacconist. Sept 18 at 3 at offices of Berry and Robinson, Charles st, Bradford Gilbertson, John Horner, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Potato Merchant. Sept 13 at 2 at office of Jcel, Newgate st, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Griffin, Charles Mailes, Colchester terrace, Stratford, Shop Front Builder. Sept 14 at 2 at offices of Butterfield, Ironmonger lane Griggs, Frederick, Brighton, Oyster Merchant. Sept 21 at 3 at offices of Buckwell, New rd, Brighton Hales, William, Normacott, near Longton, Stafford, Grocer. Sept 14 at 11 at offices of Clarke and Hawley, Church st, Longton Hayward, Archer Samuel, Rose st, Covent Garden, Licensed Victualler. Sept 20 at 3 at offices of Guscotte, York bldgs, Adelphi Hellawell, Alfred, Rastrick, York, Grocer. Sept 18 at 11 at offices of Whitley and Whitley. New st, Huddersfield Heybyrne, James Henry. Newport, Monmouth, Aerated Water Manufacturer. Sept 18 at 3 at offices of Parker, Commercial st, Newport Hines, Thomas, Rochdale, Lancaster, Coal Dealer. Sept 18 at 4.30 at office of Standing, Baillie st, Rochdale Hildyard, Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Jeweller. Sept 22 at 12 at 145, Cheapside. Welton Hodkinson, Wilson, Blackley, nr Manchester, Commercial Traveller. Sept 19 at 12 at office of Preston and Young, Townhall bldgs, King st, Manchester James, John Charles, Highbury New Park, Horse Repository Keeper. Sept 25 at 12 at office of Hudson, Furnival's-inn Jones, John, Abergwelly, Carmarthen, Weaver. 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In tin packets at ls. 6d., 3s., 5s. 6d., &c., by Chemists and Grocers. Charities on Special Terms by the Sole Proprietors, H. SCHWEITZER & CO 10, Adam-street, London, W.C. Knight, William Richard Irwin, Bath, Boot Dealer. Sept 18 at 12 at office of Milne, Caledonian chbrs, St Stephen's avenue, Bristol. Fussell and Co Laking, Charles, Ripon, York, Grocer. Sept 18 at 3 at office of Bateson and Hutchint son, Queen st, Ripon Linn, William, Croydon, Surrey, Carpenter. Sept 18 at 12 at office of Berry and Co, McDougal, William, Liverpool, Tug owner. Sept 18 at 2 at office of Gibson and Bolland, Mortimer, Samuel, Southampton, Baker. Sept 18 at 3 at Above Bar st, Southampton. Bell and Taylor, Southampton Moss, William Frederick, High st, Bromley by Bow, Provision Dealer. Sept 13 at 3 at office of Hope and Co, Mark lane Neville, Alfred, and William Charles Mossman, Shillington, Bedford, Grocers. Sept 26 at 3 at office of Miller and Co, George st, Luton Nicholson, George Nimmo, Salford, Lancaster, Hat and Cap Manufacturer. Sept 19 at office of Heath and Sons, Swan st, Manchester Oddy, John, and James Oddy, Heckmondwike, York, Joiners. Sept 18 at 3 at office of Phipps, Samuel, George Phipps, and Alfred Phipps, Soundwell, Gloucester, Iron- Powell, Samuel, Hov e, Sussex, China Dealer. Sept 18 at 2 at office of Ingoldby and Rhodes, Frederick Parker, Whiston, York, Solicitor. Sept 15 at 3 at office of Badgers Schofield, Edwin, and John Everitt, Nottingham, Joiners. Sept 18 at 3 at offices of 27 at 12 at offices of Tadman, Gray's inn pl, Gray's inn Slater, Seth, Leeds, Cloth Merchant. Sept 18 at 3 at offices of Nelson and Co, South parade, Leeds Smith, Frederick William, Bedford pl, Dealer in Works of Art. Sept 19 at 3 at offices Stierlin, Arnold, Manchester, Machinery Agent. Thompson, Frederick, Eastbourne, Fruiterer. Sept 26 at 12 at offices of Hudson, Sept 20 at 3 at offices of Shippey and Sept 20 at 3 at New Inn Hotel, South st, Towlson, Tho mas, Huddersfield, Cabinet Maker. Sept 15 at 11 at office of Ainley, New st, Huddersfi eld Ullett, Edward Matthew, Stamford, Lincoln, Commission Agent. Sept 19 at 3 at office of Stapleton, St Paul's st, Stamford Vickers, Richard, Bolton, Spinner. Sept 22 at 12 at Bolton Arms Coffee Tavern, Bradshawgate, Bolton. Bintliff, Salford Ward, George Sturton, Oxford, Clerk in Holy Orders. Weeks, Thomas, Bedminster, Bristol, Builder. Wright, James, Blowick, nr Southport, Farmer. CURRENT TOPICS Sept 18 at 3 at 54, Cornmarket Sept 20 at 11 at office of Price and Sept 15 at 11 at office of Weare, John Sept 18 at 3 at office of Threlfall, . 685 | OBITUARY............................ 692 THE REMUNERATION ORDER.......... 686 NEW ORDERS, &C. ................................................ 093 EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND THE RULE LEGAL APPOINTMENTS ................ 093 AGAINST PERPETUITIES...... .. 688 COMPANIES ............................................... 693 ASSEMBLY WHEN UNLAWFUL .......... 689 | CREDITORS' CLAIMS .................. 691 PERSONAL NAMES .............................. 689 LONDON GAZETTES, &c., &c. .......... 695 REVIEWS ............................................ 690 PUBLIC GENERAL STATUTES. CORRESPONDENCE ................ .... .......... 691 NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.-All communications intended for publication in the SOLICITORS' JOURNAL must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer. The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the return of rejected communications. The Publisher requests that early application should be made by persons desirous of obtaining back numbers of the SOLICITORS' JOURNAL, as only a small number of copies remain on hand. CURRENT TOPICS. LONDON, SEPTEMBER 16, 1882. A CORRESPONDENT furnishes us this week with what he thinks is the key to the meaning and object of the strange rule in Schedule I. of the Remuneration Order, which provides that the scale for conducting a sale by auction "shall apply only in cases where no commission is paid by the client to an auctioneer." In London and the greater part of the country the vendor pays the auctioneer's commission, but a practice prevails in a few counties in the West of England and in some parts of Wales of charging auctioneer's fees to purchasers. This practice has quite recently been condemned by the solicitors practising in the cities of Gloucester and Bristol; and in 1878 the Council of the Incorporated Law Society passed a resolution "placing on record the great objection which they entertain to any conditions of sale under which a purchaser is obliged to employ or pay, by commission or otherwise, the vendor's solicitor, auctioneer, or agent." Yet, according to our correspondent, this is the practice which is to be encouraged by rule 11, in Schedule I. of the new Order. If the vendor's solicitor can only introduce a condition of sale throwing the auctioneer's commission on the purchaser, he will be entitled to the scale for conducting the sale, but not otherwise. There can be no doubt that under the wording of the rule this will be the result; but we confess it never occurred to us that, for the sake of encouraging a practice prevailing only in a limited and diminishing area, a practice condemned both by solicitors in the country and by the Council of the Incorporated Law Society, the great mass of solicitors have been deprived of remuneration for attending at or conducting a sale by auction. If our correspondent's explanation is correct, we are not surprised that the Order should appear without the signature of the president of the Incorporated Law Society. A further question may arise under rule 11, as to what is meant by "conducting a sale by auction." Does a solicitor "conduct a sale" when an auctioneer is employed, whether such auctioneer is paid by vendor or purchaser? We confess it seems to us to be doubtful whether he can be properly said to do so. 66 Act now in force, the licensing justices shall be at liberty, in their AN ACT passed during the recent session (45 & 46 Vict. c. 37) to amend the law respecting the obtaining of corn returnswhich is, mainly, a consolidation, with amendments of no very great importance, of the Acts 5 & 6 Vict. c. 14, and 27 & 28 Vict. c. 87, which are repealed-provides that "weekly returns of the purchases of British corn shall be made .. from such towns, not less than one hundred and fifty and not more than two hundred in number, as may be, from time to time, fixed by her Majesty in Council." This alteration deserves notice, for the old law, by grouping in a schedule to 5 & 6 Vict. c. 14, the towns from which returns were to be gathered, was far less elastic, nor, it may be observed, were the scheduled towns nearly as many as 150 in number. We count seventy-six only in the schedule as printed by the Statute Law Revisers. It is now left to the absolute discretion of a Government office to fix the towns, and that too "from time to time." We have searched the Act carefully for pr›visions for publication of the fixtures, when made, in the Gazette or elsewhere, or for power to make the fixtures before the commencement of the Act (which does not come into operation until the 1st of January, 1883), but can find no such provisions. There would seem, therefore, to be some little difficulty forthcoming in the starting of the Act, unless ample provision should be made. by the Board of Trade by "regulations " under section 14, which, however, are not legally issuable until after the commencement of the Act. However this may be, when the towns are "fixed," every "buyer of corn," which term includes every corn dealer, cornfactor, miller, brewer, or distiller therein, "every person who is the owner or part owner of any carriages conveying goods or passengers for hire" thereto, therefrom, or therein, and 'every person who, as a merchant, clerk, agent, or otherwise, purchases" therein, any British corn for sale, or for the sale of meal, flour, malt, or bread made or to be made thereof," will become bound to make the "returns" required by the Act of the amount dealt in, the prices paid, the names of the parties, and other particulars. A failure to make a return is punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £20-the former penalty, of £20 for every month of default, not re-appearing in the present Act. The returns are to be made to corn 66 66 66 THE SEVERE LICENSING ACT of 1872 was quickly followed by the mitigating statute of 1874, but the last three sessions have each given birth to a slight movement of the statutory pendulum in the direction of severity. In 1880 we had the Beer Dealers' Retail Licenses Act; in 1881 the Welsh Sunday Closing Act, and now we have an "Act to amend the Beer Dealers' Retail Licenses Act, 1880," which metes out to all holders of licenses for the sale of beer by retail to be consumed off the premises (or, as it is, with a pardonable incorrectness, put in the preamble, "sale of beer by retail off the premises") exactly the same measure as was meted out in 1880 to the beer-dealing holders of such licenses, which are shortly called "off" licenses or "out- inspectors the number of whom, it would seem, will door" licenses. This simple effect is produced by much circum- have to be increased-and published in the towns, "exclusive of locution and in sweeping phraseology, the words "any other Act names." Then, by virtue of the 7th section, the inspectors are now in force" occurring twice over, as if the draftsman was to forward weekly summaries to the Board of Trade, which Board determined to crush the beer-dealer at any expense of words. is to publish weekly, quarterly, and annually, certain "average For the benefit of those who do not know the purport and effect prices" in the London Gazette. A certain "statement of the of the Beer Dealers' Licenses Act, 1880, it should be septennial average price" is to be substituted for the January explained that the amendment effected is as follows. By the advertisement referred to in the 56th section of the Tithe Wine and Beerhouse Act, 1869, s. 8, no off-licence may Commutation Act, 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4, c. 71), of what has be refused except on one of four special grounds-such as that been, during seven years ending on the Thursday next before the applicant or his house has been proved to be of bad character. Christmas-day then next preceding, the average price of an imThe present Act provides that, "notwithstanding anything in perial bushel of British wheat, barley, and oats, computed from section 8 of the Wine and Beerhouse Act, 1869, or in any other the weekly averages of the corn returns.” 66 THE NEW CONVEYANCING ACT. 1. That an Act IT IS STATED that at a special meeting of the Manchester City Council, on Wednesday last, it was decided to memorialize the Government, "praying that, by means of an Act or some other method, public-houses should be closed during the progress of THAT this Act should have become law, notwithstanding the presparliamentary, municipal, or other elections." The memorialists. are probably not aware that, as regards parliamentary elections, sure of business which hardly left the Government time to carry the Government Bill of last session contained some very stringent anything except the Arrears Bill, reflects the highest credit The passage of last year's provisions which would probably practically accomplish the upon the generalship of Lord Cairns. object they have in view. Clause 37 provides that any holder of Conveyancing Act was a surprise to the profession; but it was a license for the sale by retail of any intoxicating liquor (whether generally known that opposition had been silenced by omitting for consumption on or off the premises) who permits any bribery; composed only of things to which nobody had any great dislike everything which encountered serious objection. treating, or undue influence to take place upon his licensed should have passed did not necessarily presage the like success for premises, shall be guilty of bribery, treating, or undue influence, a measure composed almost solely of opposed clauses. as the case may be; that any holder of such license shall not be We confess that, with the exception of sections 8 and 9, we see under any obligation on the day of the poll at an election to little in the present Act which seems calculated to arouse hostisupply meat, drink, entertainment, or provision to any person; lity, while some of its provisions seem to be clearly beneficial. There and that if such holder knowingly supplies any meat, drink, are some parts of the former Act which are unquestionably much entertainment, or provision for the purpose of treating or of any more pernicious than anything to be found in the new Act; and corrupt or illegal practice, he shall be guilty of treating; and which, if they had been understood, would never have been suffered that any holder of such a license who knowingly supplies any to become law; as sufficiently appears by the well-meant, but meat, drink, entertainment, or provision to any persons, whether somewhat lame, attempt made in section 11 of the present Act to electors or not, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the mend one of the worst of them. election of a candidate at an election, and supplies the same without receiving payment for the same at the time when the same is so supplied, shall be guilty of treating And clause 38 provides for the forfeiture of his license by any holder of such a license who is found guilty of any corrupt practice, either on conviction or by the report of any election court, in addition to any other punishment or incapacity; " and if in the case of a report by an election court he has obtained a certificate of indemnity, notwithstanding such certificate," he is to "be liable to forfeit his license and to be disqualified for a period not exceeding three years from holding a license for the sale of intoxicating liquors on those premises." We do not see, in case these provisions come into force, how a prudent publican can fail to discern that his only safe course will be to close his house on the day of polling. AN ODD LITTLE SLIP appears to have occurred in the first issue of the Queen's printer's copies of the Bills of Exchange Act. Section 1, sub-section 2 (a), provides that "where the drawee of a bill is dead or bankrupt" presentment of the bill is excused, and the bill may be treated as dishonoured by non-acceptance. "In the first official issue of the Act," says Mr. CHALMERS, in his edition of it recently issued, "the words or bankrupt had slipped out." "The omission," he continues, "has been rectified in subsequent issues." Upon referring to the Bill, we find the words "or bankrupt" duly printed, so that there is little doubt that the court, if the two conflicting" issues were presented to it, would treat the omission as a clerical error. But we know of only one case (Taylor v. Oram, 31 L. J. M. C. 252) in which an argument from the contents of a Bill has been so much as listened to, and it is material to point out that the Queen's printer's copies of public Acts of Parliament have no legal authority whatever. Where any doubt arises as to what the Legislature really said in such Acts, the only legal course is for the court to refer to the "Parliament Roll," the most recent instance of which can be found in Reg. v. Haslingfield Overseers (L. R. 9 Q. B. 209). In the case of "local and personal Acts" this rather troublesome operation, which occupies about twenty minutes, appears to be dispensed with by 8 & 9 Vict. c. 113, s. 3, which makes copies of such Acts, if purporting to be printed by the Queen's printers (the Stationery Office is made an equally good authority by the Documentary Evidence Act of the present session), admissible in evidence. It is stated that the Lord Chancellor has written to the Mayor of Exeter expressing the pleasure it would give his lordship to dine with the Town Council on Thursday, the 21st inst. An address of welcome will be presented to Lord Selborne, who will be accompanied by Lord Coleridge, and among the guests invited are the Earl of Devon, Sir Stafford Northcote, Sir J. D. Acland, Sir J. Kennaway, Colonel Walrond, M.P., Mr. Edward Johnson, M.P., and Mr. H. S. Northcote, M.P. We gladly acknowledge that, in neatness and clearness, the language of the new Act shows considerable improvement. The definition of "property" given in section 1, sub-section (4), (i.), is much superior to its elder brother of last year. The following brief account of the Act's principal provisions may be found useful to our readers. Central Office of the Supreme Court. Section 2 deals with searches for judgments, &c., in the Its operation does not extend (sub-section 11) to deeds inrolled under the Fines and Recoveries Act, or under any other Act. And since it relates only to the Central Office, it has, of course, no reference to the registries of the register counties. In future, any person needing to search for any of the things specified as being within the section, may deliver a requisition in that behalf (sub-section 1); and thereupon, if the proper officer is satisfied (sub-section 4) that the search is required "for the purposes of this section," diligent search will be made (sub-section 2); and a certificate of the result will be made and filed, and copies issued "on requisition" (ibid.); which certificate is conclusive in a purchaser's favour (sub-section 3). Any solicitor or trustee obtaining an office copy is protected from liability for damage arising from error therein (sub-sections 7 and 8). But this new facility for getting a search made does not interfere with any existing right to search in person (sub-section 7). The arrangement of this section is very confused; and it speaks of "the purposes of this section," without giving any information as to the nature of those purposes; and it says that "office copies shall be issued on requisition," without saying upon whose requisition. There is about it a certain flavour of having been meant to apply only when a search is made in conthis is no more than a guess, which is perhaps a mistake. The nection with a bona fide purchase or mortgage transaction. But purposes may possibly be dealt with in the General Orders to be made "for the purposes of this section" (sub-section 5). But these orders seem to have been meant to deal only with formal practice. On the whole, though the machinery has not been very neatly put together, we think that its effect will be to promote the convenience of solicitors, without injury to their clients. 66 We do not observe that section 3 materially varies the existing law relating to constructive notice to purchasers, which it seems designed to codify. Section 4 provides that where a lease is made under a power, any preliminary contract relating thereto shall not form part of the title to the lease. The special need for this enactment is not very clear, and its intention is made no clearer by a discrepancy which exists between the section and its marginal note, the former speaking only of leases made under a power, while the latter speaks of leases generally. It will be remembered that section 31 of the Conveyancing Act, 1881, contained a general power (subject to any restrictions imposed by the settlement) to appoint new trustees. This enactment, which takes the place of section 27 of Lord St. Leonards' Act, is supplemented by section 5 of the new Conveyancing Act, |