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PHILLIPS, ALFRED, Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Broker. Merthyr Tydfil. Pet
Feb 21. Ord Feb 21

PILKINGTON, CHARLES, Blackburn, Cattle Drover. Blackburn. Pet Feb 21. Ord
Feb 21
PINNOCK, WILLIAM, Eastleach, Turville, Gloucestershire, Farmer. Oxford,
Pet Feb 22. Ord Feb 22
RAYNOR, BENJAMIN, Barnsley, Yorks, Builder. Barnsley. Pet Feb 22. Ord
Feb 22

SAUNDERS. EDWARD AUGUSTUS. Arsley rd. St Ann's Hill, Wandsworth,
Lieutenant General. High Court. Pet Jan 31. Ord Feb 21
SHORE, WILLIAM JAMES, Runcorn, Cheshire, Agent. Warrington. Pet Feb 23.
Ord Feb 23
SLEIGHT, ROBERT, Clee, Lincs, Smack Owner. Great Grimsby. Pet Feb 21.
Ord Feb 21

SPILSBURY, GEORGE, Leek, Staffordshire, Licensed Victualler. Macclesfield.
Pet Feb 22. Ord Feb 22

TAYLOR, CAROLINE, Fordington, Dorchester, Engineer. Dorchester. Pet Feb
22. Ord Feb 22
Ord Feb 21
High Court.

TEBAY, ANN, Gravesend, out of business. Rochester. Pet Feb 21.
TODD, CHARLES SCOTSON, Billiter sq bldngs, Steam Ship Owner.
Pet Feb 21. Ord Feb 21
TOWNS, ROBERT, North Shields, Builder. Newcastle on Tyne.
Ord Feb 23

Pet Feb 23. YOUNG, FRANK, Hyson Green, Nottingham, Draper. Nottingham. Pet Feb 22. Ord Feb 22

FIRST MEETINGS.

ASHTON, JOSEPH, Hyde, Cheshire, Corn Dealer. March 17 at 2. Townhall, Ashton under Lyne

ATHERTON, JAMES, Orrell, Lancashire, Auctioneer. March 8 at 10.30. Wigan County Court

BALDEN, HENRY, Otham, Kent, Shoemaker. March 5 at 12. Off Rec, Week st, Maidstone

BARNARD, CHARLES WILLIAM, Cheltenham, Grocer. March 5 at 3.30. County

Court, Cheltenham

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BROWN, ROBERT, Wigton, Cumberland, Machinist. March 8 at 12.30. Off Rec, 34, Fisher st, Carlisle

BURLEY, WILLIAM (sep estate), King's Norton, Worcestershire, Lamp Manufacturer. March 9 at 11. Off Rec, Birmingham

BUTLER, CHARLES, Cambridge rd, Mile end, Club Proprietor. March 4 at 12. 33, Carey st, Lincoln's inn

BYROM, THOMAS, Leeds, Beerhouse Keeper. March 4 at 11. Off Rec, 22, Park row, Leeds

CORLESS, JOHN, Cheetham, Manchester, Fruit Salesman. March 4 at 12.30. Off
Rec, Ogden's chbrs, Bridge st, Manchester
DODD, WILSON BLAXTON, Carlisle, Builders' Surveyor. March 8 at 2. Off Rec,
34. Fisher st, Carlisle

DONKIN, SAMUEL, jun, Bywell, nr Felton, Northumberland, Farmer. March 8 at 2 30. Off Rec, Pink lane, Newcastle on Tyne

DRURY, APPLEBY, Scarborough, Grocer. March 4 at 12. Off Rec, 74, Newborough st, Scarborough

ELLIOTT, THOMAS, Barnsley, Miner. March 9 at 10. Off Rec, 3, Eastgate, Barnsley

EVANS, JOHN, Haminiog, Cardiganshire, Shoemaker. March 4 at 2.15. Town
hall, Aberystwith
FARMER, GEORGE, Worcester, Baker. March 8 at 11. Off Rec, Worcester
FINEBERG, JOSEPH HYMAN, and LOUIS FREEDMAN, Gt Eastern st, Shoreditch,
Furniture Dealers. March 4 at 12. Bankruptcy bldgs, Lincoln's inn
GILL, THOMAS JAMES, Hucknall Torkard, Nottingham, Grocer. March 4 at 11.
Off Rec, 1, High pavement. Nottingham

HASKELL, WALTER, New st, Hampton, Grocer. March 9 at 11. Room 16, 30 and 31, St Swithin's lane

HOWES. WALTER. and WILLIAM BURLEY, Birmingham, Lamp Manufacturers. March 9 at 11. Off Rec, Birmingham

HOWES. WALTER (sep estate), King's Norton, Worcester, Lamp Manufacturer. March 9 at 11. Off Rec, Birmingham

JONES, JOHN, Aberavon, Glamorgan, Draper. March 7 at 11. Off Rec, 6, Rutland st, Swansea

KITCHING, JOHN, Fountain ct, Aldermanbury, Mantle Manufacturer. March 4 at 11. Bankruptcy bldgs, Lincoln's inn

LEWIS. JACOB, Woodside avenue, South Norwood, Builder.
Victoria st, Westminster

MAGILL, JOHN, Manchester, Machinist. March 8 at 11.30.
chbrs, Bridge st. Manchester

March 7 at 1. 109,

Off Rec, Ogden's

MAJOR, JAMES, Middle Rasen, Lincoln, Farmer. March 8 at 12. Off Rec, 2, St Benedict's sq, Lincoln

MANFIELD, WILLIAM, Taunton, Licensed Victualler. March 5 at 11.30. Off Rec,

9, Middle st, Taunton

NELSON, JOHN ROBERT, Stockton on Tees, Builder. March 4 at 11.15. Off Rec, 8, Albert rd, Middlesborough

OTTER, FREDERICK, Bainton, Northampton, Farmer. March 17 at 12. County Court, Peterborough

OWEN, EDWARD ROWLAND, Geneurglyn, Cardigan, Farmer. March 4 at 1.45. Townhall, Aberystwith

PATTON, THOMAS, Stockton on Tees, Builder. March 4 at 11.30. Off Rec, 8, Albert rd, Middlesborough

FOGGI, WILLIAM ERNEST, Gt Crosby, nr Liverpool, Wine Merchant. March 8 at 2. Off Rec, 35, Victoria st, Liverpool

FOTTER, JAMES, Bolton, Lancs, Secretary to Building Societies. March 4 at 11. 16, Wood st, Bolton

RANDLE, HENRY. Runcorn, Cheshire, Draper. March 11 at 11.30. Court house, Upper Bank st. Warrington

RIDLEY, CHARLES HENRY, Maidstone, Chemist. March 5 at 1. Off Rec, Week st, Maidstone

ROBINSON, WILLIAM, Gt Aycliffe, Durham, Innkeeper. March 4 at 11. Off Rec, 8, Albert rd. Middlesborough

ROSENBERG, MOSES, St Paul's rd. Canonbury, Jeweller. March 7 at 3. Whitehall chbrs. 25, Colmore row, Birmingham

SHARMAN, THOMAS, Eynesbury, Huntingdon, Butcher. March 4 at 11. Cross Keys Inn, St Neots, Huntingdon

SPILSBURY, GEORGE. Leek, Stafford, Licensed Victualler. March 8 at 11. Off Rec, 23, King Edward st, Macclesfield

START. WILLIAM, Nottingham, Machinist. March 4 at 3. Off Rec, 1, High pavement, Nottingham

STEWART, CHARLES MALCOLM, Liverpool, Broker. March 8 at 12. Off Rec, 35, Victoria st. Liverpool

TEBAY, ANN, Gravesend, out of business. March 7 at 11.30. Off Rec, High st,
Rochester

TOWNS, ROBERT, North Shields, Builder.
Newcastle upon Tyne
TREVERS, TREVERS, Speenham rd, Brixton.
Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields

March 9 at 2. Off Rec, Pink lane,

March 4 at 2.30. Bankruptcy bldngs,

WATSON, ROBERT, Ledsham, Cheshire, Hotel Keeper. March 4 at 2. Off Rec,
48, Hamilton sq, Birkenhead
March 4 at 12. Off Rec,
WINDEBANK, E, Manchester, Paper Merchant.

Ogden's chmbrs, Bridge st, Manchester
WOLFF. H. DRUMMOND, St. James's Club, Piccadilly, Gent. March 4 at 12.
Bankruptcy bldgs, Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields

The following Amended Notices are substituted for those published in the
London Gazette, Feb. 18.
BUNCE, GEORGF, Bray, Berks, Baker. Feb. 28 at 2. Bell Hotel, Maidenhead
MARKS, THOMAS, Maidenhead, Baker. Feb. 28 at 12.30 Bell Hotel, Maidenhead
ADJUDICATIONS.

ADAMS. FREDERICK WILLIAM HENRY, Sydenham, Kent, Baker. Greenwich.
Pet Feb 10. Ord Feb 22
ADAMS, JOHN, Portsea, Bootmaker. Portsmouth. Pet Feb 17. Ord Feb 18
ATHERTON, JAMES, Orrell, Lancs, Auctioneer. Wigan. Pet Feb 21. Ord Feb 22
BECKETT, GEORGE SLATER, Liverpool, Builder's Merchant. Liverpool. Pet Feb
22. Ord Feb 23
BENJAMIN, H., Sheffield, Picture Frame Maker. Sheffield. Pet Jan 13. Ord
Feb 18
BOWERBANK, MARY, Wavertree, nr Liverpool, out of employment. Liverpool.
Pet Feb 7. Ord Feb 22

BROAD, GEORGE WINSTONE, Bristol, Beer Retailer. Bristol. Pet Feb 16. Ord
Feb 23

BROWN, CHARLES, Fenton, out of business. Stoke upon Trent and Longton.
Pet Feb 22. Ord Feb 23

BROWN. WILLIAM, Nottingham, Fruiterer. Nottingham. Pet Nov 23. Ord
Feb 15
CACKETT. EDWARD WILLIAM, Gravesend, Milkman.

Ord Feb 23

Rochester.

Pet Feb 23. Peter

CHERRINGTON, CHARLES HENRY, Donington, Lincolnshire, Draper. borough. Pet Feb 16. Ord Feb 17

Court Pet Jan 25. Ord Feb 22

CONNER, DUNCAN MCNAB, Maze Pond, Bermondsey, Leather Merchant. High
CURTIS, JOHN, Sutton on Hull, Yorks, Brick Manufacturer. Kingston upon
Hull. Pet Jan 28. Ord Feb 21

CUSS, NEVIL, Maisey Hampton, Gloucester, out of business. Swindon. Pet
Feb 16. Ord Feb 21
DODD, WILSON BLAXTON, Carlisle, Builders' Surveyor. Carlisle. Pet Feb 22.
Ord Feb 22

ELWOOD, JOHN SANSUM, Parkeston, nr Harwich, Butcher. Colchester. Pet
Feb 14. Ord Feb 21
ESCAURIZA. JUAN DE, Preston, Sussex, no occupation. Brighton. Pet Dec 23.
Ord Feb 23

ETHERINGTON, ALFRED, Midhurst, Sussex, Auctioneer. Brighton. Pet Feb 11.
Ord Feb 21

EVANS, JOHN, Llanrhystid, Haminiog, Cardigan, Shoemaker. Aberystwith. Pet Feb 14. Ord Feb 23

FARMER, GEORGE, Worcester, Baker. Worcester. Pet Feb 21. Ord Feb 21 FENNER, GEORGE LANSDELL, Beeding, Sussex, Accountant. Brighton. Pet Feb 11. Ord Feb 23

GILL, THOMAS JAMES, Hucknall Torkard, Nottingham, Grocer. Nottingham. Pet Feb 4. Ord Feb 21

GRAY, CHARLES, Womersley, nr Pontefract, Yorks, Joiner. Wakefield. Pet Feb 21. Ord Feb 21

HEMUS. JOHN, King's Norton, Worcester, Farmer. Birmingham. Pet Dec 23.
Ord Feb 22

HIGGS, JAMES, Oxford, Cab Proprietor. Oxford. Pet Feb 2. Ord Feb 23
HOMAN, HERBER JOB, Rhyl, Hairdresser. Bangor. Pet Feb 22. Ord Feb 22
HUGHES, HUGH PRITCHARD, sen, and HUGH PRITCHARD HUGHES, jun, Walton,
Lancs, Builders. Liverpool. Pet Feb 14. Ord Feb 22
JARMAN, JOHN DANIEL, Kentish town rd, Plumber. High Court. Pet Feb 21.
Ord Feb 21

MAGILL, JOHN, Manchester, Machinist. Manchester. Pet Feb 22. Ord Feb 22
MANSFIELD. WILLIAM, Taunton, Licensed Victualler. Taunton. Pet Feb 21.
Ord Feb 21
Pet

MCKENZIE, A., Daneville rd, Denmark hill, Betting Agent. High Court
Jan 25. Ord Feb 23

NICHOLAS, JAMES, and JOHN RICHARDS, Penzance, Painters. Truro. Pet Feb 19.
Ord Feb 21

PARK, SOPHIA, Leeds, Publican. Leeds. Pet Feb 21. Ord Feb 21

PHILLIPS, ALFRED, Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Grocer. Merthyr Tydfil. Pet
Feb 21. Ord Feb 21
PILKINGTON, CHARLES, Blackburn, Cattle Drover. Blackburn. Pet Feb 19. Ord
Feb 21

KEES, DAVID, Swansea Valley, Timber Merchant. Neath. Pet Feb 7. Ord
Feb 22

SLEIGHT, ROBERT, Clee, Lincolnshire, Smack Owner. Great Grimsby. Pet Feb 21. Ord Feb 21

TEBAY, ANN, Gravesend, out of business. Rochester. Pet Feb 21. Ord Feb 23
THOMPSON, WILLIAM, Loughborough, Tobacconist. Leicester. Pet Jan 31. Ord
Feb 21

WING, SAMUEL WHALEY, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, Chemist. Nottingham.
Pet Feb 17. Ord Feb 22
WINSTONE, WILLIAM HENRY, Cardiff, Jeweller. Cardiff. Pet Feb 17.
Feb 23

Ord

London Gazette.-TUESDAY, March 1.

RECEIVING ORDERS.

Pet Feb 26. Ord

AINGER, EDWARD, Walthamstow, Grocer. High Court.
Feb 26

ALLSOP, CHARLES TITTENSER, Walsall, Saddler. Walsall. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24 BANYARD, REUBEN, and WALTER BANYARD, Lexden, Colchester, Bakers. Colchester. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24

BERRUM, HJALMAR CONRAD, Cardiff, Clerk. Newport, Mon. Pet Feb 25. Ord
Feb 25
BLACKBURN, GEORGE FREDERICK, and JOHN GEORGE BLATHERWICK, Hanley,
Boot Dealers. Hanley, Burslem, and Tunstall. Pet Jan 31. Ord Feb 25
BULLETT, HENRY SAMUEL, Springfield, Essex, Baker. Chelmsford. Pet Feb 25.
Ord Feb 25

BYERS, ALEXANDER, Shrewsbury, Draper. Shrewsbury. Pet Feb 7. Ord Feb 25
CANTRELL, GEORGE HENRY, Stretton, Staffordshire, Coach Builder. Burton on
Trent. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25

CARR, JOHN, Pickering, Yorks, Engineman. Scarborough. Pet Feb 24. Ord
Feb 24
CHATTERTON, JOHN, Northwich, Cheshire, out of employment. Nantwich and
Crewe. Pet Feb 11. Ord Feb 23

COOKE, WILLIAM, and MARY KATHERINE COOKE, Swansea, Oil Refiners. Swansea. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24

EUSDEN, JAMES ANDERSON, Gainsborough, Jeweller. Lincoln. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25

GIBSON, ROBERT, Purston, Yorks, Joiner. Wakefield. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25 GROSUTT, THOMAS, Sheffield, Bookbinder. Sheffield. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25 HARRISON, ROBERT, Stockton on Tees, Grocer. Stockton on Tees and Middlesborough, Pet Feb 17. Ord Feb 22

HAUBERG, WILLIAM, Bristol, Clothier. Bristol. Pet Feb 15. Ord Feb 25 HAUXWELL, ALFRED, Stroud green rd, Finsbury pk, China Dealer. High Court. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25

HESLOP, JOHN, Manchester, Theatrical Manager. Manchester. Pet Feb 7. Ord Feb 24

HIGSON, THOMAS CRANK, Bolton, Lancs, Licensed Victualler. Bolton. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25

HODGETTS, EDWIN, Upton on Severn, Worcester, Boatman. Worcester. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24

HONEYBELL, DANIEL, Boxted, Essex, Farmer. Colchester. Pet Feb 26. Ord Feb 26

ISAACS, C, Manchester. Manchester. Pet Feb 9. Ord Feb 24

IVORY, HENRY JOSEPH, Copenhagen st, Caledonian rd, Bookbinder. High Court. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24

JONES, DANIEL, Leadenhall st, Iron Merchant. High Court. Pet Jan 21. Ord
Feb 26

KINGSFORD, CHARLES TOMSON, and ERNEST ALFRED REYNOLDS, Catherine ct,
Seething lane, Brokers. High Court. Pet Dec 20. Ord Feb 25
LEBBELL, ISAAC, Scoulton, Norfolk, Blacksmith. Norwich. Pet Feb 24. Ord
Feb 24

LEGGETT, FREDERICK, Gt Yarmouth, Fish Merchant. Gt Yarmouth. Pet Feb 26. Ord Feb 26

LOVICK, HARRY EDWARD, Leeds, Joiner. Leeds. Pet Feb 24.
MARKS, FREDERICK MOSES, Moorgate st, Lithographic Artist.
Jan 12. Ord Feb 21
MONTAGUE, MONTAGUE, Moorgate st, Lithographic Artist.
Jan 12. Ord Feb 21

NEWLAND, STEPHEN, High st, Stepney, Tailor. High Court.

Feb 25

Ord Feb 24

High Court. Pet

High Court. Pet Pet Feb 5. Ord NICHOLLS, SIMEON, Walsall, Licensed Victualler. Walsall. Pet Feb 23. Ord Feb 23 NORMAN, WILLIAM JOSEPH, Somerton, Somerset, Plumber. Yeovil. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25

OLDACRES, ANN, Brownsfields Farm, nr Lichfield, Farmer. Walsall. Pet Feb

25. Ord Feb 25

PEAKE, WILLIAM HENRY, Gerrard st, Soho, Jeweller. High Court. Pet Feb 23. Ord Feb 24

PEARCE, JOSEPH, Wednesbury, Stafford, Licensed Victualler. Walsall. Pet Feb 26. Ord Feb 26

PULMAN, GEORGE, Merthyr Tydfil, Confectioner. Merthyr Tydfil, Pet Feb 23. Ord Feb 23

RAWLINGS, JOHN, Sedgley, Staffs, Builder. Dudley. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25 RAWLINGS, THOMAS ALFRED, Sedgley, Staffs, Builder. Dudley. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25

REDHEAD, JAMES, Liverpool, Shipwright. Liverpool. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24 REYNOLDS, NATHAN SAMUEL EDMUND, Fareham, Hants, Printer. Portsmouth. Pet Feb 21. Ord Feb 21

SCANDRETT, WILLIAM, Michaelchurch on Arrow, Radnorshire, Farmer. Leominster. Pet Feb 21. Ord Feb 24

SCOTT, JOHN, Batley, Yorks, Rag Merchant. Dewsbury. Pet Feb 26. Ord
Feb 26

SEARLE, HENRY, Moretonhampstead, Devon, Bootmaker. Exeter. Pet Feb 17.
Ord Feb 24
SIDEBOTTON, WILLIAM, Rothwell, Yorks, Greengrocer. Leeds. Pet Feb 24.
Ord Feb 24

STEPHENSON, COWLING, Bradford, Joiner. Bradford. Pet Feb 23. Ord Feb 23
TAYLOR, JOHN, Groves, York, Cowkeeper. York. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25
TREW, ALFRED CUNDY, Ipswich, Builder. Ipswich. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24
VIETOR, FRITZ, Fann st, Barbican, Straw Board Liner. High Court. Pet Feb
24. Ord Feb 24

WESTON, LOUISA, Cheltenham, Widow. Cheltenham. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25 WILLIAMS, DANIEL, Eglwysilan, Glamorganshire, Farmer. Pontypridd. Pet Feb 16. Ord Feb 26

WILLIAMS, DAVID, Mold, Flintshire, General Dealer. Chester. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24

WILLIAMS, MARTHA, Pontycymmer, nr Bridgend, Grocer. Cardiff. Pet Feb 25.

Ord Feb 25

WORSLEY, WILLIAM, Pemberton, Lancashire, Manure Manufacturer. Wigan. Pet Feb 26. Ord Feb 26

WRIGHT. THOMAS, Scarborough, Innkeeper. Scarborough. Pet Feb 17. Ord Feb 26

The following amended notice is substituted for that published in the
London Gazette of Feb. 1.
HICKS, JOHN SNARE, Manchester, Manufacturer of Domestics. Manchester.
Pet Jan 27. Ord Jan 27

The following amended notice is substituted for that published in the
London Gazette of Feb. 4.
MARTIN, HENRY FRANCIS, Manchester, Perambulator Manufacturer.
chester. Pet Jan 31. Ord Jan 31

The following amended notice is substituted for that published in the
London Gazette of Feb. 8.

Man

FLINT, ERNEST WILLIAMS, and CLAUDE FLINT, Kenilworth, Warwick, Coffee
Tavern Keepers. March 10 at 3. Off Rec, 17, Hertford st, Coventry
FORSTER, GEORGE GRAHAM, Compton terrace, Islington, Surgeon Dentist.
March 9 at 11. Bankruptcy blugs, Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields
GEE, RICHARD, Oxford, Ironmonger. March 14 at 11.30. Off Rec, 1, St Aldate's,
Oxford
GILLINGHAM, WILLIAM GEORGE, Frinton, Essex, Builder. March 8 at 2.30.
Townhall, Colchester

GRAY, CHARLES, Womersley, nr Pontefract, Joiner. March 8 at 11.15. Off Ree,
Southgate chmbrs, Southgate, Wakefield

HAINSWORTH, ALBERT SWAINE, Bradford, Worsted Spinner. March 8 at 11. Off Rec, 31, Manor row, Bradford

HARRISON, ROBERT, Stockton on Tees, Grocer. March 11 at 12. Off Rec, 8, Albert rd, Middlesborough

HARRISON, THOMAS, South Stockton, Durham, Pawnbroker. March 11 at 11. Off Rec, 8, Albert rd, Middlesborough

HARVEY, GEORGE MAWSON LEGGE, 19, Elm grove, Cricklewood, Clerk. March 8 at 11. 16 Room, 30 and 31, St. Swithin's lane

HIGSON, THOMAS CRANK, Bolton, Lancashire, Licensed Victualler. March 11 at 11. 16. Wood st, Bolton

HODGETTS, EDWIN, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, Boatman. March 11 at 11. Off Rec, Worcester

HOMAN, HEBER JOB, Rhyl, Flintshire, Hairdresser. March 9 at 12. Off Rec,
Chester

HUNT, EDWIN BARNES, Dewberry st, Bromley by Bow, Grocer. March 10 at 11.
33, Carey st, Lincoln's inn
JONES, EDWARD, Maenan, Carnarvonshire, Farmer. March 9 at 11. Off Rec,
Chester

JONES, WILLIAM FREDERICK, Birmingham, Beer Retailer. March 11 at 2. Off
Rec, Birmingham
KER, the Hon CHARLES J. INNES, Charles st, Berkeley sq. March 9 at 2.30.
Bankruptcy bldngs, Lincoln's inn fields

LEBBELL, ISAAC. Scoulton, Norfolk, Blacksmith. March 11 at 11.30. Off Rec, 8,
King st, Norwich

LEWIS, JOHN, Llangwrig, Montgomeryshire, Innkeeper. March 8 at 1. Off Rec,
Llanidloes
L'HUILLIER, CHARLES, and JULES DUBOIS, Hatton Garden, Watch Manu-
facturers. March 11 at 2.30. Bankruptcy bidngs, Portugal st, Lincoln's
inn fields

NICHOLAS, JAMES, and JOHN RICHARDS, Penzance, Painters. March 8 at 11.3).
Off Rec, Boscawen st, Truro
NIGHTINGALE, R. W., Aston, Warwickshire, Paper Hangings Dealer. March 11
at 11. Off Rec, Birmingham

OPITZ, G., St. Mary Axe, Commission Agent. March 10 at 12. 33, Carey st,
Lincoln's inn
PAGE, JAMES HENRY, Brighton, Refreshment Contractor. March 9 at 12. Off
Rec, 4, Pavilion bldgs, Brighton

PARSONS, WILLIAM NICHOLAS FREEMAN, Monkton, Isle of Thanet, Gent. March 8 at 12. 33, Carey st, Lincoln's inn

PARTRIDGE, WALTER ROBINSON, Walton on the Naze, Licensed Victualler and
Hotel Keeper. March 8 at 1.45. Townhall, Colchester
PILKINGTON, CHARLES, Blackburn, Cattle Drover. March 9 at 2 30. County
Court, Blackburn

REDHEAD, JAMES. Liverpool, Shipwright. March 11 at 2. Off Rec, 35,
Victoria st, Liverpool

REYNOLDS, NATHAN SAMUEL EDMUND, Fareham, Printer. March 14 at 3.30. 166, Queen st, Portsea

SALISBURY, R. B., Woodford, Essex. March 10 at 2.30. 33, Carey st, Lincoln's. inn

SEARLE, HENRY, Moretonhampstead, Devon, Boot Maker. March 10 at 10.
Castle of Exeter, Exeter

SHORE, WILLIAM JAMES, Runcorn, Agent. March 11 at 12. Court house, Upper
Bank st, Warrington
Off Rec, 3,

SLEIGHT, ROBERT, Clee, Lincoln, Smackowner. March 9 at 12.
Haven st, Gt Grimsby

STEPHEN ON, COWLING, Gt Horton, Bradford, Joiner. March 8 at 12. Off Rec, 31, Manor row, Bradford

TAYLOR, CAROLINE, Fordington, Dorset, Engineer. March 15 at 12.30. Antelope Hotel, Dorchester

TAYLOR, JOHN, Groves, York, Cowkeeper. March 11 at 12. Off Rec, 17, Blake st, York

TREW, ALFRED CUNDY, Ipswich, Builder. March 10 at 12.15. Golden Lion Hotel, Ipswich

WARD, THOMAS, Kingston upon Hull, Venetian Blind Maker. March 8 at 11. Off Rec, Lincoln's inn bidge, Bowlalley lane, Hull

WESTON, LOUISA, Cheltenham, Widow. March 10 at 3.30. County Court, Cheltenham

WILLIAMS, DAVID, Mold, Flint, General Dealer. March 16 at 12. Off Rec,

Chester

WINSTONE, WILLIAM HENRY, Cardiff, Jeweller. March 10 at 11. Off Rec, 3, Crockherbtown, Cardiff

ADJUDICATIONS.

BALDEN, HENRY, Otham, Kent, Shoemaker. Maidstone. Feb 24

March 9 at 12.45. Great

BEALE, GEORGE, Cambridge rd, Hammersmith, Publican. Jan 5. Ord Feb 26

MAJOR, JAMES, Middle Rasen, Lincolnshire, Farmer. Lincoln. Pet Jan 6. Ord Feb 3

FIRST MEETINGS.

ALDERMAN, EDWIN CHARLES, Southen 1, Clothier.
Eastern Hotel, Liverpool st, London
BALCHIN, JAMES ARTHUR, Farnham, Grocer. March 10 at 1.30. Townhall, Farn-
ham, Surrey

BANYARD, REUBEN, and WALTER BANYARD, Lexden, nr
March 8 at 3.15. Townhall, Colchester
BECKETT, GEORGE SLATER, Liverpool, Builders' Merchant.
Rec, 35, Victoria st, Liverpool

BERRUM, HJALMAR CONRAD, Cardiff, Clerk. March 11 at 12.
gar pl, Newport, Mon

Colchester, Bakers.

March 10 at 3. Off

Off Rec, 12, Trede

BISHOP, JOHN GEORGE, Kelvin ter, Highbury, Builder. March 8 at 12. Bankruptcy bldngs, Lincoln's inn fields

BRILL, JESSE, Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Grocer. March 11 at 3. Off Rec, 3, Crockherbtown, Cardiff

BROWN, CHARLES, Fenton, Stafford, out of business. March 8 at 2. Off Rec, Newcastle under Lyme

CACKETT, ELWARD WILLIAM, Gravesend, Milkman. March 9 at 11.30. Off Rec, High st, Rochester

CANTRELL, GEORGE HARRY, Stretton, Stafford, Coachbuilder. March 9 at 3. White Hart Hotel, Burton on Trent

CLOUTING, JOHN REVETT, Thetford, Norfolk, Surgeon. March 11 at 12.15. Off Rec, 8, King st, Norwich

COOKE, WILLIAM, and MARY KATHERINE COOKE, Swansea, Oil Refiners. March 9 at 11. Off Rec, 6, Rutland st, Swansea

DONAGUE, JOHN, Swansea, Solicitor. March 11 at 11. Off Rec, 6, Rutland st,

Swansea

ESCAURIZA, JUAN DE, Preston, Sussex, no occupation. March 8 at 12. Off Rec, 4, Pavilion bdgs, Brighton EUSDEN, JAMES ANDERSON, Gainsborough, Jeweller. March 8 at 12.30. Off Rec, 2, St Benedict sq, Lincoln

FAIRBROTHER, JAMES, Accrington, Confectioner, March 9 at 3. County Court, Blackburn

ALLSOP, CHARLES TITTENSER, Walsall, Saddler. Walsall. Pet Feb 23. Ord
Feb 24
Pet Feb 18. Ord
High Court. Pet
BENNETT, JAMES, Storey's gate, St James's park, Auctioneer. High Court. Pet
Jan 20. Ord Feb 26

BERRUM, HJALMAR CONRAD, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Merchant's Clerk. Newport, Mon. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 26

CARR, JOHN, Pickering, Yorkshire, Engineman. Scarborough. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24

CASEY, JOHN, Liverpool, Labourer. Liverpool. Pet Sept 16. Ord Feb 26 CHAPMAN, ALFRED JOHN, and JOSEPH CHARLES CHAPMAN, Kennington rd, Stone Carvers. High Court. Pet Feb 14. Ord Feb 24

DAY, GEORGE, Ridinghouse st, Portland pl, Carpenter. High Court. Pet Jan 18 Ord Feb 25

DELVES, CHARLES FREDERIC, and WILLIAM TRESS. Uckfield, Sussex, Brewers Lewes and Eastbourne. Pet Feb 22. Ord Feb 25

DENNAN, JOHN EUSTACE, Lower Phillimore pl, Kensington, Surgeon Dentist. High Court. Pet Aug 19. Ord Feb 24

EUSDEN, JAMES ANDERSON, Gainsborough, Jeweller. Lincoln. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25

FAIRBROTHER, JAMES, Accrington, Lancashire, Confectioner. Blackburn. Pet Feb 22. Ord Feb 25

FITZGIBBON, GERALD, Eastcheap, Dyewood Broker. High Court. Pet Jan 21. Ord Feb 26

FLEMING, JC, Mansfield Arms, Kentish Town, Licensed Victualler. High Court. Pet Nov 8. Ord Feb 26 GARLICK, THOMAS, and JOHN EDWARD PUCKERING, Tubbs rd, Willesden JuncGROSUTT, THOMAS, Sheffield, Bookbinder. Sheffield. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25 tion, Builders. High Court. Pet Jan 21. Ord Feb 24 HARRISON, THOMAS, South Stockton, Durham. Pawnbroker. Stockton on Tees and Middlesborough. Pet Jan 13. Ord Feb 25

HARVEY, GEORGE MAWSON LEGGE, Elm grove, Cricklewood, Clerk. Barnet. Pet Feb 15. Ord Feb 25

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HAUXWELL, ALFRED, Stroud green rd, Finsbury pk, China Dealer. High Court.
Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25

HAWKINS, THOMAS JOHN, Uxbridge, Florist. High Court. Pet Feb 8.
Feb 25

Ord HIGSON, THOMAS CRANK, Bolton, Lancashire, Licensed Victualler. Bolton. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25

HONEYBELL, DANIEL, Boxted, Essex, Farmer. Colchester. Pet Feb 26. Ord Feb 26

ISAACS, C., Manchester. Manchester. Pet Feb 9. Ord Feb 26

IVORY. HENRY JOSEPH, Roman rd, Barnsbury, Bookbinder. High Court. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 25

KING. WILLIAM, Smallfield, Burstow, Builder. Croydon. Pet Feb 7. Ord Feb 21

LANGLEY. MALVINA ELIZABETH, Coleshill, Warwickshire, Builder. Birmingham. Pet Feb 22. Ord Feb 24

LEBBELL. ISAAC, Scoulton, Norfolk, Blacksmith. Norwich. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 25

LEGGETT, FREDEBICB, Great Yarmouth, Fish Merchant. Great Yarmouth. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 26

L'HUILLIER, CHARLES, and JULES DUBOIS, Hatton Garden, Watch Manufacturers.
High Court. Pet Feb 11. Ord Feb 24

LOVICK, HARRY EDWARD, Leeds, Joiner, Leeds. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24
MARLOW. HENRY CHARLES, Walsall, Collar Maker. Walsall. Pet Feb 22.
Feb 25

Ord

NEWTON, HENRY, Nottingham, Schoolmaster. Nottingham. Pet Feb 7. Ord Feb 26

NICHOLLS, SIMEON, Walsall, Licensed Victualler. Walsall. Pet Feb 23. Ord Feb 25

NORMAN, WILLIAM JOSEPH, Somerton, Somerset, Plumber. Yeovil. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 25

OWEN, EDWARD ROWLAND. Llanfihangel Geneurglyn, Cardiganshire, Farmer. Aberystwith. Pet Feb 14. Ord Feb 25

PEARCE, JOSEPH, Wednesbury, Staffs, Licensed Victualler. Walsall. Pet Feb 26. Ord Feb 26

PINNOCK, WILLIAM, Kencott, Oxfordshire, Farmer. Oxford. Pet Feb 22. Ord Feb 25

REDHEAD, JAMES, Liverpool, Shipwright. Liverpool. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 24 SCOTT, JOHN, Batley, Yorks, Rag Merchant. Dewsbury. Pet Feb 26. Ord Feb 26

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Arti-Dyspeptic Cocoa or Chocolate Powder. Guaranteed Pure Soluble Cocoa of the Finest Quality with the excess of fat extracted.

The Faculty pronounce it "the most nutritious, perectly digestible beverage for Breakfast, Luncheon, or Supper, and invaluable for Invalids and Children."

Highly commended by the entire Medical Press. Being without sugar, spice, or other admixture, it suits all palates keeps for years in all climates, and is four times the strength of cocoas THICKENED yet WEAKENED with starch, &c., and IN REALITY CHEAPER than such Mixtures.

Made instantaneously with. ling water, a teaspoonful to a Breakfas Cup, costing less than a halfpenny. COCOATINA A LA VANILLE is the most delicate, digestible, cheapest Manilla Chocolate, and may be taken when richer chocolate is prohibited.

In tins at 1s. 6d., 3s., 5s. 6d., &c., by Chemists and Grocers.

Charities on Special Terms by the Sole Proprietor. H. SCHWEITZER & Co., 10, Adam-st., Strand, London, W.U

PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE

(FOUNDED 1806),

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REVISED CONDITIONS OF ASSURANCE.- - Foreign Residence and Travel.-All Policies already issued and to be issued a ter having been Five Years in Force-the Life Assured not being engaged in any Military, Naval, or Seafaring Service, and of the are of Thirty years and upwards - shall be relieved from all conditions as to Foreign Residence and Travel.

HAIF-CREDIT SYSTEM.-Me: chants, Traders, and others requiring the full use of their Capital, and desiring a Life Policy at the cheapest present outlay. are invited to examine the terms of the Half-Credit System of this Office.

Prospectuses and further information to be obtained at the Head Office, or of any of the Agents. CHARLES STEVENS,

Actuary and Secretary.

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SEARLE, HENRY, Moretonhampstead, Devon, Bootmaker. Exeter. Pet Feb 17.
Ord Feb 24
SIDEBOTTOM, WILLIAM, Rothwell, Yorks, Greengrocer. Leeds. Pet Feb 24. Ord
Feb 24

STEPHENSON. COWLING, Gt Orton, Bradford, Joiner. Bradford. Pet Feb 23.
Ord Feb 23

TAYLOR, CAROLINE, Fordington, Dorchester, Engineer. Dorchester. Pet Feb 22.
Ord Feb 26
TAYLOR, JOHN, Groves, York, Cow Keeper. York. Pet Feb 25. Ord Feb 26
TRIMBLE, EDWARD, Tallartive. nr Cockermouth, Farmer. Cockermouth and
Workington. Pet Feb 17. Ord Feb 23
TURNER. FRANCES GEARE, residence unknown, Widow. High Court. Pet Dec 1.
Ord Feb 26
WARD, SAMUEL. WILLIAM SAMUEL WARD, and WILLIS WARD. Mansfield, Not-
tinhamshire, Hosiers. Nottingham. Pet Jan 31. Ord Feb 23
WHITE. HENRY ABBLITT, ROBERT THOMPSON WHITE and JOSEPH AUGUSTUS
WHITE, West Green rd, Tottenham, Grocers. Edmonton. Pet Jan 29. Ord
Feb 26

WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN, Liverpool, Grocer. Liverpool. Pet Feb 2. Ord Feb 96 WILLIAMS. MARTHA, Pontycymmer, nr Bridgend, Grocer. Cardiff. Pet Feb 24. Ord Feb 25

WILSON, CHRISTOPHER NATHANIEL, Guiseley, nr Leeds, Oil Merchant. Bradford. Pet Feb 7. Ord Feb 25

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Che Office

216, CHANCERY LANE. LONDON, W.C. The Funds in hand and Capital Subscribed amount to £1,900,000 sterling.

Chairman JAMES CUDDON, Esq., of the Middle
Temple, Barrister-at-Law.

Deputy-Chairman-CHARLES PEMBERTON, Esq. (Lee
& Pembertons), Solicitor, 44, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
The Directors invite attention to the New Form of
Life Policy, which is free from all conditions.
Policies of Insurance granted against the contin-
gency of Issue at moderate rates of Premium.
The Company ADVANCES Money on Mortgage of
Life Interests and Reversions, whether absolute or
contingent.

The Company also purchases Reversions.
Prospectuses, copies of the Directors' Report and
Annual Balance Sheet, and every information, sent
post-free on application to

FRANK MCGEDY, Actuary and Secretary.

THE

HE MORTGAGE INSURANCE COR-
PORATION, LIMITED.
AMOUNT OF CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED, £700,000
Offices of the Corporation-
Winchester House, Old Broad-street. E.C.
Rt. Hon. E. PLEYDELL BOUVERIE, Chairman.
Sir SYDNEY H. WATERLOW, Bart., Deputy-Chairman.
Policies are now being issued by this Corporation
insuring Mortgages of Freehold and Leasehold
Property, holders of Mortgage Debentures and
Debenture Stock, against loss of principai and in-
terest.

These Policies will be of especial advantage to Trustees who may be held responsible for losses consequent upon their Investments.

Mortgagors insuring with the Corporation will also be enabled to obtain Advances at the lowest possible rate of interest.

The Corporation also grants Policies to Leaseholders insuring the return of the Amount invested at the expiration of their leases or at any fixed periods.

For particulars and conditions of Insurance apply to the Secretary. By order,

January 6, 1887.

JAS. C. PRINSEP, Secretary.

UNTEARABLE LETTER COPYING BOOKS.

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Sir EDWARD W. STAFFORD, K.C.M.G. Chairman of Colonial BoardThe Hon. Sir FREDK. WHITAKER, K.C.M.G., M.L.C., late Premier of New Zealand. The Directors are issuing Terminable Debentures bearing interest at 4 per cent. for three years, and 4 per cent. for five years and upwards. Interest halfyearly by Coupons. A. M. MITCHISON, Managing Director. Leadenhall-buildings, Leadenhall-st., London, E.C.

NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Established 1836.

LONDON: 1, Moorgate-street, E.C.

Union-terrace.

INCOME & FUNDS (1885):

Fire Premiums

Life Premiums
Interest...

Accumulated Funds

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ESTABLISHED 1851.

£3,134,000

IRKBECK BANK.Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane. THREE per CENT. INTEREST allowed on DEPOSITS, repayable on demand.

TWO per CENT. INTEREST on CURRENT ACCOUNTS calculated on the minimum monthly balances, when not drawn below £100.

The Bank undertakes for its Customers, free of Charge, the Custody of Deeds, Writings, and other Securities and Valuables; the collection of Bills or Exchange, Dividends, and Coupons; and the purchase and sale of Stocks, Shares, and Annuities. Letters of Credit and Circular Notes issued.

The BIRKBECK ALMANACK, with full particulars, post-free, on application.

FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT, Manager.

CASES REPORTED THIS WEEK.

Reg. v. Mayor of Liverpool........ 318
Shaw v. Gervan

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318

a married woman has the fee simple, but is restrained from anticipation, she does not come within the Settled Land Act, and cannot grant a valid lease (see Re Currey, 35 W. R. 326) by reason of the restraint on anticipation. The result is, that the lesser interestnamely, the tenancy for life-carries with it larger powers than absolute ownership in cases of married women restrained from anticipation. It is said that a Bill will be introduced into Parliament in the course of the present session to remove this 359 anomaly. It is clearly a case for legislative interference.

In the Weekly Reporter. Berridge v. Man On Insurance Co. 343

Bray v. Gardner

Brook v. Brook

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341

351

Carling v. London and Leeds Bank 344 Gardiner v. Courthope

352

In the Solicitors' Journal. Arch v. Bentinck

319

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Margary v. Robinson

Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Railway Co. v. Yorkshire and Derbyshire Coal Co....

Outlay Assurance

Society, In re

Price, In re ....

315

...... 349

Mallet v. Hanly

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Pryor v. Pryor and Shelford Seton, Laing, & Co. v. Lafone Smythe v. Smythe

.. 313 340

... 347 346

Tucker, In re, Bowchier v. Gordon 344
Whorwood, In re, Ogle v. Lord
Sherborne
Woodward v. Goulstone

342 337

IT IS NOT SURPRISING that the good sense of the Bar Committee should have shelved the strange proposal "that a committee be appointed to inquire and report whether there is any binding rule or custom which prevents a member of the bar from seeing or doing business with clients personally without the intervention of

The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter. a solicitor; and also whether there are any, and what, exceptions

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(Re Van Duzer and Re Leaf & Sons, 35 W. R. 294) were much relied on, and a good deal of discussion took place as to the possible differences of view expressed by their lordships. It appeared, however, that the two Lords Justices who followed Lord Justice COTTON intended to say the same thing as he had said, and that the difficulty of repeating the same thing in different words had led to unintentional discrepancies. It was obvious that, if each of the two judges had merely said "I concur," their judgments, and the judgment of the court, would have been far more forcible and three times as intelligible. Another misfortune of the multiplicity of judgments is due to the singular etiquette of the bench, which has come to make it necessary, when a judgment is to be reversed, for the same thing to be said three times over, "out of respect" for the judge whose judgment is treated with none. It was Lord BRAMWELL, when a Lord Justice, who introduced this form of politeness, but then he was a judge strong enough to be silent when he had nothing to say. It was his rule to add nothing when concurring; it is not the rule of more recent times.

THERE IS a curious oversight on the part of the framers of the Settled Land Act, 1882, with regard to the powers of married women under the Ast. By section 61, sub-section 2, the powers of tenant for life under the Act are conferred on married women, and by sub-section 6 of the same section it is enacted that a restraint on anticipation in the settlement shall not prevent the exercise by a married woman of any power under the Act. So a married woman, tenant for life and restrained from anticipation, has the powers given by the Act. Now comes the anomaly. If

to such a rule." Supposing a committee to be appointed, and to report, with a great flourish of historical research, that in the time of Queen ANNE there was no intervention of the solicitor, but that "Widow BLACKACRE" instructed her counsel personally-what then? If, as is commonly admitted, Queen ANNE is dead, it is not less true that the practice in her time is also dead. Supposing counsel to be instructed by a solicitor except a County Court Act it were further reported that there is no statute law requiring

what then? It is not statute law, but etiquette or custom which governs the action of the bar in these matters; etiquette or custom means no more than the practice of the time, and at no time has the practice of the intervention of the solicitor been so firmly established as during the last half-century. If it were desirable to stir up the matter at all, the inquiry should be, not whether there is any custom preventing a member of the bar from seeing or doing business with clients personally, but whether it is expedient that the well-established custom to the contrary should be abolished. Upon that question we do not suppose that a dozen men in fair practice at the bar could be found to support the affirmative.

ONE OF THE MOST USEFUL provisions of the Railway and Canal section 13 of the Regulation of Railways Act, 1873. By that Traffic Bill is that which it is proposed to substitute for the present section any municipal corporation, local or harbour board may complain to the Railway Commissioners of a contravention of the Traffic Acts without proof that the complainants are aggrieved by the contravention, but a proviso (unwisely inserted in the House of Lords) greatly weakened the power of the local authorities by requiring, as a condition precedent, that their complaint be accompanied by a certificate of the Board of Trade "to the effect that, in their opinion, the case is a proper one to be submitted." The Bill enlarges the number of local bodies who are to have a locus standi by the addition of justices in quarter sessions, county representative bodies, and "any such association of traders, or freighters, or chamber of commerce or agriculture as may obtain a certificate from the Board of Trade that it is, in the opinion of the Board of Trade, a proper body to make such complaint." Municipal corporations, therefore, and other bodies of whose representative character there can be no doubt, are, under the new provision, to be left entirely to judge for themselves whether they will apply to the commissioners or not, while chambers of commerce and similar bodies are to be controlled by the Board of Trade, not as regards the goodness of their case, but only as regards their representative character-a very material distinction.

AT LEAST two of the judges of the Court of Appeal disagree with the policy which dictated the provisions of the rule of December, 1885, now numbered as R. S. C., 1883, LV., 74. On the occasion of the hearing of an appeal on the 4th inst., in an action of Re Pickel, Claus v. Pickel, commenced by originating summons, the judge in chambers pronounced on the construction of a will, and the order, which was drawn up in chambers in accordance with the above-mentioned rule, was defective in several respects, and especially in that it failed to follow the words of the instrument under construction. Lords Justices COTTON and LINDLEY

expressed their disapprobation of the rule which allowed such orders to be drawn up by the chief clerks instead of by the registrars. Ord. 55, r. 74, was undoubtedly framed upon the resolution (No. 27) of the committee appointed by Lord SELBORNE, "that many of the orders made in chambers, other than money orders, should be drawn by the chief clerks, unless the judge otherwise directs." It does not appear that any of the chancery judges have given any special directions to their chief clerks on the subject, though it is the fact that many orders are now drawn in chambers which used to be drawn by the registrars. No one was ever able to understand the object of that part of the rule which carries out the above-quoted words of the resolution. It surely could not have been intended to expedite business by adding to the work of the chief clerks and taking away some work from the registrars. If the evidence taken by the committee is examined, it will be found that the principal witness on this point -Mr. HAWKINS, chief clerk to Mr. Justice CHITTY-says, in effect (625-8), that the orders could be drawn at chambers, but to have them so drawn would largely increase his labour; that, even supposing there were a sufficient staff for the purpose, it would be very unadvisable, as the registrars are a body of men "trained from their youth in orders"; that when errors are made in chambers they are discovered by the care of the registrars, and that no time would be saved by the proposed change. In the case before the Court of Appeal the error which was made in chambers would in all probability have been detected under the scrutiny of the registrars, and from the words let fall by the judges it may be expected that this source of error will be put a stop to, or greatly modified, at an early date.

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position of creditors who have assented to a private arrangement
with an insolvent debtor who has subsequently become bankrupt—
"In the case submitted to the Solicitor-General, many of the creditors
had executed an ordinary deed of arrangement, and within three months of
the execution of the deed a receiving order had been made against the
executed the deed can prove against the estate or participate in its assets.
debtor. The Solicitor-General advises that none of those creditors who
They have, he holds, released the debtor by an instrument under seal,
and if bankruptcy intervenes within three months of the release
they cannot rank as creditors of the estate. We understand that Sir
EDWARD CLARKE goes so far as to hold that they cannot even prove for the
amount of the composition stipulated for in the deed of arrangement."
It has been subsequently stated that the opinion is signed by Sir
EDWARD CLARKE and Mr. M. MUIR MACKENZIE; that it covers
arrangements on which the creditors give a release under seal,"
and that the ground of the opinion is that, "as a release under
seal requires no consideration to support it, the only effect of a
subsequent bankruptcy is that any property which the deed
purports to convey to the creditors becomes the property of the
trustee in bankruptcy. For every other purpose the deed is
valid against the creditors, who are thus absolutely bound by their
release." It would seem from the first of these statements that
the deed to which the opinion related was an ordinary composition
deed, and it would be interesting to learn in detail how the
learned counsel dispose of the ordinary notion that the express
mention in such a deed of two considerations-viz., the agreement
of all the creditors to execute it; and the covenant to pay the
stipulated composition-makes the failure of either of these con-
siderations fatal to the deed, and restores the creditors' previous
rights. In most composition deeds a proviso is inserted for the
revival of the debts of the creditors on failure to meet any of the
instalments of the composition, and as regards future deeds of
arrangement, the opinion, even if correct, need not occasion uneasi-
ness. Nothing more appears to be necessary than the insertion of
a proviso that, in case bankruptcy should supervene or any other
event occur to deprive the creditors of the benefit of the assignment
or composition (as the case may be), the release contained in the
deed should be void. Many of our readers will have observed that,
in the drafts of deeds of arrangement prepared by experienced
practitioners since the Act of 1883, a clause is inserted, expressly
providing that, in the events above mentioned, "the release or
discharge aforesaid shall not prevent the creditors from claiming
under such bankruptcy proceedings."

WE RECORD elsewhere the lamented death of Mr. WILLIAM SHAEN
and the leading facts of his career; but, apart from his many claims
to grateful remembrance on the ground of public services and works
of benevolence, there is a special reason for a tribute to his memory
in these columns. He was one of the most active movers in the
project which resulted, more than thirty years ago, in the
establishment of the SOLICITORS' JOURNAL; and he acted for many
years as secretary of the company, composed of London and
provincial solicitors, which was formed for that purpose. It
was, we believe, Mr. SHAEN who laid down in the first article
of the first number the lines on which the journal was to deal
with the interests it was established to promote. "It will be
the duty of this journal to secure for the solicitor, so far as its
power shall extend, the recognition of his fair rights and proper INCUMBRANCES UNDER THE YORKSHIRE REGIS-
social character and position. But there is nothing of an aggres-
sive nature in the functions which we thus assume.

That which is for the general good is best for individuals and classes, and the interest of the client is the same thing as the interest of the lawyer of every grade. By this principle we propose to try all questions, and we believe that, if fairly applied, it will suffice for their solution. And if in time we can convince the public that this is the rule which guides our efforts, we shall be sure of obtaining for the body we undertake to represent a fair and impartial investigation of whatever claims it may have to urge. It must always be remembered that the duty of this journal is not only to convince solicitors that their claims are just, but to convince the world at large, and this we can only hope to do by establishing a reputation for full and free inquiry, for fair and unbiassed judgment, and frank, uncompromising declaration of the conclusions at which we have arrived." Since those lines were written, thirty years ago, the advance in the recognition of the rights of solicitors and in their social position has probably been far greater than their writer ventured to anticipate. It is not for us to say how far during that period this journal has aided in the accomplishment of this result; the important matter has been that the action of the successive Councils of the Incorporated Law Society has been, on the whole, honourably distinguished by a steady adherence to Mr. SHAEN's conception of the true interests of the profession.

A BIRMINGHAM PAPER recently stated that the Solicitor-General had given an opinion on an important point connected with the

TRIES ACTS, 1884, 1885.
I.

UNDER the Yorkshire Registries Act, 1884, which came into opera-
tion on the 1st of January, 1885,
66 assurance "is defined (section 3)
so as to include (inter alia) any
so as to include (inter alia) any "conveyance, judgment, decree,
writ of execution or sequestration, adjudication in bankruptcy, or
other order or process of, or issuing from, a court of competent
jurisdiction.

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Power is given (section 4) to register "all assurances executed or made" after 1884; and by section 14, "all assurances entitled to be registered under this Act shall have priority according to the date of registration thereof, and not according to the date of such assurances or of the execution thereof. All priorities given by this Act shall have full effect in all courts, except in cases of actual fraud, and all persons claiming thereunder any legal or equitable interests shall be entitled to corresponding priorities, and no such person shall lose any priority merely in consequence of his having been affected with actual or constructive notice except in cases of actual fraud, and any disposition of land or charge on land which, if unregistered, would be fraudulent and void shall, notwithstanding registration, be fraudulent and void in like manner."

This Act has introduced a novel principle into our law. Hitherto every person has been bound to take notice of every order of a superior court, but it appears that, if the land affected by the order is situated in Yorkshire, a person making title to the land by a conveyance executed after the order was made, but registered before the order is registered, has priority over the person who claims by virtue of the order. In other words, the purchaser is

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