money lender. The ownership of stock confers no special privileges, involves no special duties, and necessitates no special outlay. Still, before we commit ourselves to a project which would give so violent a shock to the habits and feelings of a very large body of our countrymen, we ought to be certain not only that the evil is as great as it is represented to be, but that it admits of no other remedy. It is as well, too, to remember that the problem to be solved is, How to free the land and its proprietors from the fetters by which they are at present weighed down, without interfering more than is absolutely necessary with the family provisions which prudence or affection have hitherto dictated, and which from long usage have, in the eyes of a large body of Englishmen, become almost as obligatory as if they were enforced by law. In the meantime a measure which, if thoroughly carried out, would necessitate an entire reconstruction in the arrangements hitherto made in view of the two most important events which affect the human family-death and marriage can scarcely, for the present at least, be regarded as coming "within the range of practical politics." A sense of these objections to the total abolition of settlements of real estates-objections which will be ignored only by those whose main qualification to discuss the subject is that they know nothing of its practical difficulties-has induced many advanced law reformers to content themselves with a middle course. Treat land, they say, exactly like consols. Place the legal ownership, in other words the power to dispose of it, in some definite person or persons authorized to make a title to a purchaser or mortgagee, leaving the successive or co-ordinate rights of the beneficial owners to assume the form of equitable or trust estates, protected only by such safeguards as are found sufficient in the case of Government stock. Under a system, it is urged with some force, which would vest every acre in some person who could give a good title to it, the registration of titles would become not only practicable, but easy, and thus an important step would be gained towards the consummation so devotedly wished for by an important school of Liberal lawyers. My objection to the project, independently of the enormous difficulty of starting it, and of the opportunities which it would offer for fraudulent dealing with the land, is that while it seems to go very far it really would not go far enough. Experience has shown that in nine cases out of ten a sale is the last thing which a trustee with a power of sale think of; and the probabilities are that, if all the lands in England were vested in such trustees, the real succession to them would continue to devolve from one beneficial owner to another, just as if no trustee for sale existed. The proposed system would, moreover, perpetuate that distinction between legal and equitable estates, between fiduciary and beneficial ownership, which lies at the root of half the difficulties and complications which overlie our real property law. But, if settlements cannot be abolished, to what extent can the power of settling property be restricted? Of the various suggestions which have been made on this subject, the most popular, perhaps, is the proposal to prohibit the giving of any interest in land to an unborn person. Such a measure would of course put an end, so far as it went, to marriage settlements in their present shape, though it would enable a parent to provide, either by deed or will, for his children, the moment they were born. But it is obvious that if this provision were made by an irrevocable instrument on the birth of a child, twenty-one years would still have to elapse before the property became alienable, while if it were made by a revocable instrument, such as a will,† the provision would really be no provision at all. Upon the whole I much prefer the plan embodied in a Bill which Mr. Shaw Lefevre introduced into the House of Commons in 1878, the main feature of which was to prohibit for the future all limitations of real and personal property to unborn persons, unless overridden by a power of appointment over the whole property given to the parent of such un* The history of the Land Transfer Act, 1875, forcibly illustrates these difficulties. Even if the provision were made by deed, instead of will, it would, unless the law were altered, be revocable; for being made on the birth of a child it would necessarily be post-nuptial and might, therefore, under the Statute of Elizabeth against fraudulent conveyances, be avoided by a subsequent conveyance from the settlor to a purchaser for valuable consideration. It is singular that this point should have excited so little attention. born person a power almost invariably introduced into settlements of personality. The practical effect of this measure, which contains other important provisions, would be to give the parent the option in each case of saying to which of the children the property was to go, or in what proportion they were to share it. It would not indeed satisfy the demand for what is called "free land"—a demand which I propose to meet in another way--but it would bring settlements of land into harmony with settlements of personality, and would make the former, what the latter usually are now, a provision for the settlor's family and not a mere mode of ministering to his posthumous vanity. At the same time it would preserve intact that "paternal authority" which as Mr. Baxter points out, is now so much weakened by family arrangements which not only put the eldest son's interest out of the father's control, but place the two in a position of virtual antagonism to each other. To sum up, I would begin by repealing the law of primogeniture. Its abolition would, it is true, in the case of large estates, have little or no operation. But, in the case of small ones, it would prevent some glaring, if not very frequent, instances of injustice. I would sweep away estates tail altogether. Such a measure, though not nearly so violent as is generally supposed, would be a step in the right direction. It would remove an important distinction between the law of real and personal property and a fruitful souce of delay and expense in the investigation of titles. I would prohibit all instruments and obligations tending in effect to perpetuity, such as very long leases and covenants, running, for an indefinite period, with the land. I would adopt, as the basis for future legislation on the subject of settlements, the principle of Mr. Shaw Lefevre's Bill. There could be no objection also to adopting Mr. Lawrence's proposal to give implied powers of sale, with the consent of the tenant for life, to trustees in the very rare cases in which such powers are not given by the settlement itself. To be of any value, however, such powers ought to be accompanied by provisions giving far greater latitude as to the re-investment and application of the sale-moneys. But the measure which, in my judgment, is most wanted to meet the urgent requirements of the present day is a measure giving to every beneficial enjoyment of landed property for his own life, and person of full age and sound understanding entitled to the to every person who either by actual assignment (as a purchaser or mortgagee) or by operation of law (as a trustee in bankruptcy or an execution creditor) is entitled to stand in his place, the right to sell the land out and out, subject only to two conditions-first, that the sale be an honest one; and secondly, that the purchase-money be secured and applied for the benefit of all persons interested in the land itself. The absence of these precautions would enable A. or his creditors to appropriate the property of B. C. and D. To insure their observance, it might be found necessary eventually to establish an English Landed Estates Court. But, in the first instance, I would allow any of the persons I have named to apply to the Chancery Division (in case of a large estate), or to the county court (in the case of a small one), to authorize the sale of the land. I would make it imperative on the court to grant such application subject only to two conditions: (1) That the price obtained was a fair one; (2) That the clear proceeds, after discharging all incumbrances on the fee, were either invested in approved securities in the names of the officer of the court or of trustees sanctioned by the court itself, and held for the benefit of the parties interested under the settlement, or were, in a proper case, employed in the improvement of the unsold lands subject to the same limitations. I believe it would be impossible to overrate the importance of such a change in the law, and, at the same time, I cannot see that, even if made retrospective, *The Bill, having the names of Mr. Shaw Lefevre, Mr. W. Beaumont, Mr. Osborne Morgan, Mr. Herschell, and Mr. (now Sir Julien) Goldsmid, was first introduced in the session of 1877, but has never reached a second reading. It prohibits the exercise of the power in question in favour of any child not born at the date of the appointment, or if made by deed, in favour of an infant, except on the infant's marriage. See as to this the evidence of Mr. Frere before the Select. Committee of the House of Commons on Land Titles and Transfer. First Report, p. 51, et seq. it would inflict any real hardship upon any one. It would place the right to call for a sale, subject to reasonable safeguards, in the hands of the persons really interested in exercising it. It would set the land itself free. It would benefit the limited owner by increasing his income, or, as the case might be, by improving his unsold property; while the claims of all other interested persons would be either simply liquidated or transferred from the land to the purchase-money. Such a process, though clogged by conditions which reduce its value to a minimum, already exists, and is constantly put into motion, not only under the Settled Estates Acts, but in the case of lands taken by railway and other public companies, and I have never heard that it has caused any complaint or worked any injustice. Appointments, Etc. Mr. JOHN EDWARD BARKER, barrister, has been appointed Recorder of the Borough of Leeds, in succession to Mr. John Blossett Maule, Q.C., the new Director-General of Public Prosecutions. Mr. Barker is an M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford, and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in Michaelmas Term, 1862. He is a member of the North-Eastern Circuit, practising locally at Leeds, and at the West Riding and Leeds Sessions. Mr. GEORGE FREDERICK BLAKE, barrister, has been appointed Secretary to the Committee appointed by the Admiralty to inquire into the re-organization of the Royal Marines. Mr. Blake was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in Michaelmas Term, 1867. He is a major in the Royal Marines, and acting Deputy Judge Advocate. Mr. HENRY BARRELL BRADLEY, solicitor, of Folkestone, as been elected Clerk to the Magistrates for that borough, in succession to Mr. Richard Hart, resigned. Mr. Bradley was admitted a solicitor in 1861. Mr. WALTER PALMER FULLAGAR, solicitor (of the firm of Fallagar, Halton, & Armitstead), of Bolton, has 'been appointed Under-Sheriff of Lancashire for the ensuing year. Mr. Fullagar is the son of the late Mr. Frank Fullagar, of Leicester, and he was admitted a solicitor in 1865. Mr. HENRY JOHN LOWNDES GRAHAM, barrister, who has been appointed a Master in Lunacy, in succession to Mr. Francis Barlow, resigned, was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated second class in Litera Humaniores in 1864. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in Trinity Term, 1868, and is a member of the South-Eastern Circuit. He has been principal secretary to the Lord Chancellor since February, 1874. has been Mr. WILLIAM HOUSMAN HIGGIN, Q.C., appointed by the Home Secretary to inquire into the alleged outrages committed by foreign fishermen upon British property in the North Sea. Mr. Higgin was called to the bar in Hilary Term, 1848, and is a member of the Northern Circuit. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1868, and he is a bencher of the Middle Temple, a magistrate for Lancashire, Cheshire, Manchester, and Salford, and chairman of quarter sessions for the Salford and West Derby Divisons. Mr. SIMEON JACOBS, barrister, has been appointed a Paisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the Cape Colony. Mr. Jacobs was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in Michaelmas Term, 1852, having previously practised as a special pleader. He was for several years AttorneyGeneral of British Kaffraria. He became Solicitor-General of the Cape Colony in 1866, and has since been twice in office as Attorney-General. Mr. JAMES WITHERDEN MENPES, solicitor, of Maidstone, has been elected Clerk to the Maidstone School Board, in succession to Mr. Charles Alfred Case, who has resigned on being appointed clerk to the borough magistrates. Mr. Menpes was admitted a solicitor in 1860, and is clerk to the Bearsted District Highway Board. Mr. RALPH SIMEY, solicitor and notary, of Bishop Wearmouth, has been appointed by the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotolorum of the County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge, to be Clerk of the Peace for that county, in succession to the late Mr. Ralph Park Philipson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Mr. Simey was admitted an attorney in Michaelmas Term, 1855. He is a magistrate for the borough of Sunderland, and law clerk to the River Wear Commissioners. Mr. W. MELMOTH WALTERS, solicitor (of the firm of Walters, Deverell, & Walters), of 9, New-square, Lincoln'sinn, has been appointed a Perpetual Commissioner for taking the Acknowledgments of Married Women. Companies. WINDING-UP NOTICES. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. LIMITED IN CHANCERY. BRISTOL DISTRICT FORESTERS' HALL AND DISPENSARY COMPANY, LIMITED. The M.R. has fixed Feb 2, at 11, at his chambers, for the appointment of an official liquidator CWM CLOCH SLATE QUARRIES COMPANY, LIMITED.-By an order made by the M.R., dated Dec 20, the voluntary winding up of the above company was ordered to be continued. Brooke, Lincoln's inn fields, agents for Turner and Allanson, solicitors for the petitioners CAKEMORE CAUSEWAY GREEN AND LOWER HOLT UNITED BRICKWORKS AND COLLIERY COMPANY, LIMITED.-Petition for winding up, presented Jan 21, directed to be heard before V.C. Hall on Feb 6. Goldring, Southampton st, solicitor for the petitioners HALIFAX NEWSPAPER COMPANY, LIMITED.-By an order made by the M.R., daced Jan 16, it was ordered that the said company be wound up. Layton and Jaques, Ely pl, Holbora, agents for Holroyde and Smith, solicitors for the petitioner TYPICCA COLLIERY COMPANY, LIMITED.-Creditors are required, on or before Feb 4, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts and claims, to Frederick Augustus Jenkins, Bristol. Godden, Lime st, agent for Murly and Co, Bristol, solicitors for the liquidator WESTMINSTER ASSOCIATION, LIMITED -The M.R. has, by an order dated Dec 25, appointed Robert Allan McLean, Old Jewry, to be liquidator. Creditors are required, on or before Feb 20, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts and c'aims, to the above. Mar 5, at 11, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the debts and claims. [Gazette, Jan. 23.] CHOLLERFORD (ROMAN WALL) HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.-The M.R. has, by an order dated Nov 13, appointed Charles Samuel Cornish Watkins, Fenchurch st, to be official liqui dator Ta DAWSON AND Co's PURE DAIRY FOOD COMPANY, LIMITED.-V.C. Hall has, by an order dated July 18, appointed John Macdonald Headerson, Moorgate st bldgs, to be official liquidator FURNESS PAPER COMPANY, LIMITED.-By an order made by V.C. Eacon, dated Jan 17, it was ordered that the company be wound up. hourdins and Hargreaves, Victoria st, Westminster, agents for JackBOD, Ulverston, solicitor for the petitioner EQUITABLE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.-By an order made by the M, R., dated Jan 17, it was ordered that the company be wound up. Rogers and Chave, Queen Victoria st, solicitors for the petitioner HENDREFORGAN COLLIERY COMPANY, LIMITED.-By an order made by V.C. Hall, dated Jan 16, it was ordered that the voluntary winding up of the company be continued. Singleton and Tattershall, Great James st, Bedford row, agents for Gill and Hall, Wakefield, solicitors for the petitioners LOFTUS IRON COMPANY, LIMITED.-Creditors are required, on or before Feb 10, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Thomas Charles Hutchinson, William Crossley, and Joseph Rawlinson, Royal Exchange, Middlesborough. Feb 18, at 12, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the debts and claims MURRAY AND COMPANY, LIMITED.-Mr. Justice Stephen has, by an order dated Aug 19, appointed Frederick Bertram Smart, Cannon st, to be official liquidator. Creditors are required, on or before Feb 28, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts and claims, to the above. Mar 12, at noon, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating, upon the debts and claims STUART AND BROTHER, LIMITED.-Petition for winding up, presented Jan 24, directed to be heard before V.C. Hall on Feb 6. Seal, Serjeants' inn, Temple, agents for Rawson and Co, Bradford, solicitors for the petitioners STUART AND BROTHER, LIMITED.-Petition for winding up, presented Jan 26, directed to be heard before V.C. Hall on Feb 6. Marsland, St. Swithin's lane, agents for Addleshaw and Warburton, Manchester, solicitors for the petitioners VALE OF CONWAY LEAD MINING COMPANY. LIMITED.-Petition for winding up, presented Jan 23, directed to be heard before V.C. Bacon on Feb 7. Rushton, Lancaster pl, Strand, solicitor for the petitioners [Gazette, Jan 27.] UNLIMITED IN CHANCERY. MUTUAL SOCIETY.-Creditors are required, on or before Feb 28, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to James Waddell, Queen Victoria st. Mar 16, at 12, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the debts and claims THE MUNICIPAL TRUST-FIRST ISSUE.-By a judgment of V.C. Malins, dated Dec 5, his lordship ordered that the affairs of the "Municipal Trust" in the pleadings be wound up. All persons claiming to be entitled to participate in the distribution of the property are required, on or before Feb 20, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to George Parker, Abchurch lane. Mar 1, at 12, is appointed for the hearing and adjudicating upon the debts and claims [Gazette, Jan. 23.1 COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER. BARROW-IN-FURNESS AND NORTHERN COUNTIES LAND AND INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.-Creditors are required, on or before Feb 3, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to Robert Ellis, Cornwallis st, Barrow-in-Furness. Feb 6, at 12, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the debts and claims [Gazette, Jan 23.] UNITED COUNTIES COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.-By an order made by the V.C., dated Jan 23, it was ordered that the company be wound up. Shippy and Field, Manchester, agents for Roberts, Rochdale, solicitor for the petitioner [Gazette, Jan. 27.] FRIENDLY SOCIETIES DISSOLVED. WHITE AND PINK SOCIETY, Rising Sun Inn, Tydee, Monmouth, Jan 19 VITTORIA FRIENDLY SOCIETY, Bell Inn, Tipton, Stafford. Jan 20 [Gazette, Jan. 23.] QUALIFICATION OF THE PROVISO FOR RE-ENTRY. most THE correspondence in the Times on this subject has slackened. Mr. C. E. Lewis, M.P., writes:-"I have befo re me this moment the draft of a lease on St. Bartholomew's Hospital Estate, in which the proviso for re-entry is made (specifically) to operate and inure, if any assignment, sublease, or transfer of the property in lease is drawn by any other solicitor than those of the hospital. It is a eminent firm, and no more in want of business than I am in want of a crust of bread, and yet we find such a monstrous provision. Why? Because the lessee has no option. It is Hobson's choice, this or none.' Just imagine a tenant losing all his improvements and his house, or being liable to lose them, because he prefers his own lawyers to those of the hospital. This is what may be called the reductio ad absurdam of the system, which spreads its noxious influences far and wide." "A City Lawyer" calls attention to one of the most grave blunders in our city conveyancing customs-the covenant that all assignments of leases or underleases shall be prepared by the solicitors to the lessors. Such a covenant-the breach of which involves forfeiture of the lease--is specially injurious to the owner of the property, as it constitutes a tax on every transfer or underlease equivalent to from £8 to £20. No one in selling a property trusts entirely to a paid official who is a stranger to him, and consequently all transfers or underleases need the employment and payment of two lawyers-one to really do the work and protect the client, the other to go through the form of doing it under the covenant. Frequently the lessor's solicitor commutes his right to do the work for a fee of from five to ten guineas, letting the real solicitor do it in his name. Notwithstanding the grave injury to property owners, this covenant is inserted in the leases of the corporation itself and in those of most of the city companies and charitable trusts. New Orders, Etc. SENTENCES OF PRISONERS. The following circular has been addressed to the chairmen of quarter sessions by the Home Office : "Whitehall, January 3, 1880.-Sir,-I am directed by Mr. Secretary Cross to acquaint you that the governors of prisons will be instructed that the rule to be observed by them in reckoning the date of the commencement of the sentences of prisoners committed to their custody from and after the 1st of February next will be as follows:-Persons sentenced at assizes, from the commencement of the assize, unless the court otherwise direct; quarter sessions, day sentence is pronounced, unless the court otherwise direct; petty sessions, date of reception in prison after sentence is pronounced, unless the court otherwise direct. The Secretary of State has been informed that in some cases prisoners sentenced to imprisonment by magistrates in petty sessions have been detained after sentence for a day or more in police cells. I have to request that you will inform the magistrates of your county that any such practice is irregular, and that imprisonment by way of punishment can only be carried out in a prison, and also that you will be good enough to make known to them the above rule, which will be observed in her Majesty's prisons from and after the 1st of February next.-I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A. F. O. LIDDELL." Creditors' Claims. CREDITORS UNDER ESTATES IN CHANCERY. LAST DAY OF PROOF. ASHTON, SAMUEL ELKANAH, Marlow cottage, Bromley, Esq. Feb 10. Hill v. How, M.R. Godden, Old Jewry BOURNE, JOHN DUPBAY, Wennington, Essex, Farmer. Feb 27. Bourne v. Bourne, V.C. Hall. Chandler, Bishopsgate st Within CURTIS, JAMES, Euston rd, Zinc Worker. Feb 13. Maylin v. Curtis, M.R. Lee, New inn, Strand Faulkner v. Ed Feb 5. Bland v. Harrison v. Edwards v. Feb 16. EDMONDSON, JOHN, Sharow, York, Farmer. Feb 13. st Feb 14. Leech v. Leech, V.C. WALKER, WILLIAM, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, Ironmonger. Feb 16. Walker v. Hird, V.C. BacoL. Cookes, Crewe [Gazette, Jan. 16.] CLARK, GEORGE, Sidmouth st, Regent sq, Gent. Feb 28. Maddick v. Marks, V.C. Bacon. Phillips, Abchurch lane Medwin v.. COLLINS, LAVINIA, Hillam, York. Mar 1. Stoker v. Stoker, and Long- [Gazette, Jan 20.] Legal News. On Tuesday Sir James Hannen had before him the matter of Thomas Sale, deceased, in which an application was made for probate of the copy of a mutilated will to be granted to the widow. The deceased was formerly a banker's clerk, and by his will he left his widow sole executrix, and it was duly executed. Mrs. Sale left it in the hands of her solicitor after her husband's death in its entire form, with the object of having it proved. The solicitor, in his affidavit, stated that he left it on his desk with a number of other papers and. afterwards it was placed upon the floor of the office. Being obliged to leave it there to attend to other matters, it appeared that upon his return he found the will torn asunder. The affidavit of the solicitor's clerk went to show that it was part of his duty to copy the letters. About five o'clock in the evening of the day referred to he wished to light the candle, and perceived a piece of paper upon the floor, which he tore in a half and twisted into a spill. He had no idea of the value of such a paper, which he now believed to be the last will of the deceased.-Sir James Hannen thought the evidence of the mutilation was clear, and granted probate of the copy of the will which was mutilated. A correspondent of the Albany Law Journal, writing on the subject of refreshments supplied to jurymen after they have retired, says Dyer mentions a case where the judge was informed that the jury had eaten food after they had retired, and he found that they had some " pippins," of which some confessed that they had eaten, but others said they had not. His lordship severely reprimanded them all, and fined those who had eaten twelve shillings each, and those who had not, six shillings each, "for that they had them (i.e., the apples) in their pockets." In Hilary Term, 6 Henry VIII., it appeared by a motion in the Court of Queen's Bench, that in a case tried before Lord Chief Justice Reed, the jury, after being looked up and before giving their verdict, had eaten and drank. The Chief Justice fined them heavily, but took their verdict. An application was made in term to set aside the verdict for irregularity, the jury having eaten when they ought to have fasted; and another motion was made to have the fines inflicted upon the jurors remitted. The "twelve good men and true" said that they had all made up their minds before they ate, and returning into court to deliver their verdict found that the Lord Chief Justice had run out to see a fray; thereupon, not knowing when the judge would return, they had eaten refreshments. The court held the fines to have been properly inflicted, but did not disturb the verdict. In Iowa, lately, it was decided that the drinking of two glasses of beer by a juror, pending trial, after the adjournment of the court and eleven hours before another session, did not vitiate the verdict (Van Buskirk v. Dougherty, 44 Iowa, 62.) Court Papers. Bankrupts. FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 1880. Under the Bankruptcy Act, 1869. Creditors must forward their proofs of debts to the Registrar. Cliff, Richard Ernest, St Thomas sq, Hackney, Grocer. Pet Jan 19. Harrison, William Appleby, and Alfred Young, West Ham, Essex, Manufacturing Chemists. Pet Jan 21. Brougham. Feb 8 at 11 Youard, W T Spencer st, Goswell rd, Provision Merchant. Pet Jan 16. Pepys. Feb 4 at 12 SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE. ROTA OF REGISTRARS IN ATTENDANCE ON Date. Pemberton Ward Pemberton Mr. Justice FRY. Mr. Farrer Tuesday 3 ...... Cobby Wednesday. 4 Jackson Thursday 5 .... Cobby Latham Friday.. Jackson Saturday.. 7 Cobby Leach Latham Farrer Teesdale Farrer Teesdale Annuities, April, '85, 91 Tenders will be received at the Bank of New South Wales, up to the 4th proximo, for a South Australian Government Four per Cent. Loan for £3,294,600 in bonds of £1,000, £500, £200, and £100 each, with interest commencing from 1st inst. The principal of the issue, to the amount of £3,094,600, is repayable at par on 1st January, 1909; and the balance, £200,000, on the 1st July, 1929. The minimum price is £92 10s. per cent., payable, five per cent. on application, a further sum on allotment to reduce the amount to £75 per cent., on the 1st of March £25 per cent., and the balance on the 1st of April next. The loan is required, it is stated, for the construction of railways, waterworks, other public works, and providing for the drainage of the city of Adelaide. DAYLIGHT IN OFFICES.-Chappuis' Reflectors.-69, Fleet-street.[Advt.] Johnston, William, Dovercourt, Essex, Hotel Keeper. Pet Jan 21. Barnes. Colchester, Feb 7 at 2 Peckersgill, Annie, Burgh-le-Marsh, Lincoln, Dressmaker. Fet Jan 20. Staniland. Boston, Feb 2 at 12.30 Remfry, William Edwin, Warleggan, Cornwall, Clerk in Holy Orders Pet Jan 21. Chilcott. Truro, Feb 4 at 11 Rimmer, John, Ince, nr Wigan, Innkeeper. Pet Jan 20. Woodcock. Wigan, Feb 19 at 11 Tasker, Mary Ann, Eastleigh, Southampton, Licensed Victualler. Pet Jan 21. Daw, jun. Southampton, Feb 5 at 12 Williams, Richard R Llandegai, Carnarvon, Clerk. Pet Jan 20. Jones. Bangor, Feb 4 at 3 TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 1880. Under the Bankruptcy Act, 1869. Creditors must forward their proofs of debts to the Registrar. Pragnell, William, High st, Peckham, Cheesemonger's Assistant. Wilkin, Marmaduke Edmcnd, Gt Winchester st, Public Accountant Pet Jan 23. Pepys. Feb 11 at 12.30 To Surrender in the Country. Baird, Andrew Stewart, Birmingham, Travelling Draper. Pet Jan 13. Parry. Birmingham, Feb 9 at 2 Butcher, William, Chiddingstone, Kent, Nurseryman. Pet Jan 21. Cripps. Tunbridge Wells, Feb 9 at 3 Davies, Thomas, Stockport, Provision Merchant. Pet Jan 22. Hyde. Stockport, Feb 12 at 11 Dean, Albert, Paddock Wood, Kent, Grocer. Pet Jan 24. Cripps. Tunbridge Wells, Feb 9 at 4 Hansen, Alfred Henry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Flour Dealer. Pet Jan 22. Daggett. Newcastle, Feb 5 at 11 Lawes, William, Staines, Coal Merchant. Pet Jan 20. Bell. Kingston, Feb 3 at 3 Lord, Edmund James, Haslingden, Lancaster, Bread Baker. Pet Jan 22. Bolton. Blackburn, Feb 12 at 11 Maw, Zachariah George, Scarborough, Corn Dealer. Pet Jan 23. Tyrrell, John, Manchester, Tailor. Pet Jan 24. Lister. Manchester, Feb 18 at 12 BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 1880. Cornelius, George, Roupell st, Lambeth, out of business. Jan 20 Mayo, George Clement, Cheapside, Commission Agent. Jan 15 Liquidations by Arrangement. Allen, William, and Thomas Austin, Stafford, Shoe Manufacturers. Feb Aspinwell, James, Manchester, Cabinet Maker. Feb 7 at 11 at offices of Horner, Stafford st, Manchester Hope and Son, Chancery lane Atkins, Robert, Chelmsford, Essex, Agent. Jan 29 at 3 at offices of Aubrey, John, New Kent rd, Theatrical Manager. Feb 7 at 12 at the Masons' Hall Tavern, Masons' avenue, Basinghail st. Fowler, Newington causeway Austin, James, Shavington-cum-Gresty, Chester, Grocer. Feb 12 at 11 at Albert chambers, Church side, Crewe. Pointon, Crewe Bailey, Charles, Fair Oak, Southampton, Innkeeper. Feb 2 at 3 at offers of Bailey and White, Jewry st, Winchester Baker, George Coke, Lilford rd, Camberwell, Traveller. Feb 3 at 3 at offices of Hope and Co, Chancery lane Balme, Sam, Strangeways, Marchester. Mineral Water Manufacturer. Feb 4 at 3 at the Thatched House Hotel, Market st, Manchester. Leyland, Manchester Barber, John Arthur Warburton, Sheffield, Cutlery Manufacturer. Feb 4 at 1 at the Incorporated Law Society, Aldine Court, Sheffield. Bramley, Sheffield Barker, John, James Barker, and John Barker, the younger, Crowcombe, Somerset, Builders. Feb 4 at 10 at offices of Reed and Cook, Paul st. Taunton Barton, John, Rochdale, Lancaster, Baker. Feb 6 at 3 at offices of Standring and Taylor, King st, Rochdale Barton, William Augustine, Moss Side, Manchester, Salesman. Feb 6 at 11 at offices of Gardner, Cooper st, Manchester Baxter, Robert Matthew, Leeds, Dyer. Feb 4 at 3 at offices of Brooke, Bond st, Leeds Bebbington, John (and not Bibbington, as erroneously printed in the Gazette of 16th inst), of Hankelow, Chester, Farmer. Jan 31 at 11 at the Crewe Arms Hotel, Crewe. Ritson and Grundy, Manchester Berkeley, George Brackenbury, Great Russell st, Gentleman. Feb 4 at 3 at offices of Chinery and Co, Fenchurch st Berks, Leah, Silverdale, Stafford. Feb 2 at 3 at offices of James, Newcastle-under-Lyme Berry, Samuel, and Tom Liversedge, Huddersfield, Dyers. Feb 11 at 3 at the Queen Hotel, Huddersfield. Laycock and Co, Huddersfield Blain, James, Newport, Monmouth, Draper. Feb 6 at 12 at offices of Tribe and Co, High st, Newport. Oliver, Newport Blick, William, Birmingham, Beer Retailer. Feb 5 at 3 at offices of Fallows, Cherry st, Birmingham Booth, William Halker, Macclesfield, out o3 business. Feb 11 at 11 at offices of Addleshaw and Warburton, Manchester Borton, Alfred, Southampton buildings, Euston rd, Wholesale Bedding Manufacturer. Jan 30 at 2.30 at Haxell's Hotel, Strand. Willis, St Martin's et, Leicester sq Boyden, William Wesley, Redland, Bristol, Commercial Traveller. Feb 2 at 3 atoffices of Beckingham, Albion chambrs, Broad st, Bristol Brewis, John. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Grocer. Feb 5 at 2 at offices of Elsdon, Royal Arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Brooks, William Henry, Birkenhead, Gunsmith. Feb 4 at 3 at offices of Thompson, Hamilton st, Birkenhead Brown, Edward Hutchinson, South Shields, Builder. offices of Newlands, King st, South Shields Feb 6 at 3 at Burge, John Edward, Southampton stables, Hampstead rd, Cab Proprietor. Feb 4 at 11 at 61, Chancery lane. Biggin Buxton, Admiral, Derby, Builder. Feb 5 at 11 at Bell Hotel, Sadlersgate, Derby. Heath, Derby Cane, James, Paignton, Devon, Baker. Feb 4 at 10.30 at Half Moon Carter, William, Lansdowne rd, Hackney, out of business. Feb 10 at Feb 3 at 12 at Merchants Association, Broad st. Thomas. Swansea Copeman, Edward Robert, Heigham, Norwich, Commission Agent. Cox, William, Leeds, solicitor. Feb 4 at 11 at offices of Rennolls, Croxon, Henry, Burnham, Essex, Farmer. Feb 11 at 11 at offices of Crick and Freeman, Gate st, Maldon Cruddas, Ann, Leeds, Provision Dealer. Feb 5 at 3 at offices of Craven, East parade. Leeds Davies, David, Cwm, Salop, Farmer. Feb 6 at 12 at offices of Green and Peters, Knighton Davis, Samuel, Swallow fleld, Berks, Grocer. Feb 3 at 3 at the Queen's Hotel, Friar st, Reading. Beal and Martin, Reading Day, Henry George, Commercial rd East, Boot Maker. Jan 31 at 10.30 at 49, Bromley st, Commercial rd East. Hicks, Victoria Pard-rd Dewson, John, Liverpool, Stationery Dealer. Feb 6 at 2 at offices of Harris, Adelaide bldgs, Ranelagh pl, Liverpool Dixon, James, Heighington, Durham, Schoolmaster. Feb 4 at 3 at offices of Wilkes, Northgate, Darlington. Downs, William, Southwark Bridge-rd, Ironmonger. Feb 11 at 2 at offices of Waring, Borough High st Eaton, Thomas, Hanging Houghton, Northampton, Farmer. Feb 4 at 11 at offices of Andrew, Market sq, Northampton Elliott, John, Pelaw Main, Durham, Beerhouse Keeper. Feb 9 at 3 at offices of Tinley Dale, King st, South Shields Eve, William Frederick, Blackman st, Borough, Woollen Draper. Fisher, William Frederick, Belgrave, Leicester, Commercial Traveller. George, Walter. Winterton, Norfolk, Fishing Boat Owner. Feb 5 at 3 Feb 6 at 2.30 at offices of Grimshaw, Alfred, Audenshaw, Lancaster, Grocer. Feb 6 at 3 at offices of Sumber, Marsden st, Manchester Hammerson, Nathan Philip, Clerkenwell rd, Watch and Clock Hammond, John, Berkswell, Warwick, Miller. Feb 4 at 11 at offices of Feb 9 at 3 at offices of Feb 13 at 3 at Harrop, Henry. Pendleton, near Manchester, Grocer. Hawkins, Thomas, Walsall, Stafford, Grocer, Feb 4 at 11 at offices of Beath, Charles, Noble st, Warehouseman, Feb 9 at 3 at offices of Feb 13 at 2 at offices of Cobbett and Co, Brown at, Manchester Hollingshead, Charles, Newton-by-Middlewich, Chester, Farmer. Feb 5 at 3 at offices of Cooke, Middlewich Huthersal, Mary Layton, Liverpool, Schoolmistress. Feb 10 at 3 at offices of Norris and Sons, Union conrt, Castle st, Liverpool Jinks, Charles, Nottingham, Builder. Feb 9 at 3 at offices of Whittingham, Middle pavement, Nottingham Joell, William, Winterwell, York, Joiner. Feb 10 at 3 at offices of Parker and Brailsford, Talbot chambers, North Church st, Sheffie'd Johnson, William, Leeds, Milliner. Feb 4 at 3 at offices of Cranswick, Park row, Leeds Johnstore, Alexander Linton, Victoria Pk rd, Hackney, Wine and Spirit Merchant. Feb 3 at 12 at offices of Bagshawe, Moorgate st. Baker and Nairne, Crosby sq Jones, Rees, Cardiff, Lodging house keeper. Feb 10 at 11 at offices of Morgan and Scott, High st, Cardiff Keeping, Richard Budd, and Eliza Mary Ann Keeping, Wyke Regis, Dorset, Farmers. Feb 11 at 10 at offices of Howard, East st, Melcolme Regis Kimber, William, High st, Homerton, Grocer. Feb 6 at 3 at offices of Pearce and Sons, Giltspur st King, Thomas, Silver st, Notting hill, Bootmaker. Feb 9 at 2.30 st Masons' Hall, Masons' avenue, Basinghall st. Gray, Finsbury pl Kingberg, Aaron, White's row, Spitalfields, Clothier. Feb 5 at 3 at offices of Barnett, Palmerston bldgs, Old Broad st Lake, George Thomas, Crown rd, Fulham, Undertaker. Feb 9 at 12 at offices of Plunkett and Leader, St Paul's church yd Lee, John, Manchester, Jeweller. Feb 12 at 12 at offices of Kallas and Co, Kennedy st, Manchester. Gartside Lightfoot, Mary Ann, Thimbleby Fen Allotment, Lincoln. Feb 2 at 12 at offices of Thomas, Emery lane, Boston Little, Robert, Caldbeck, Cumberland, Innkeeper. Feb 7 at 11.15 at offices of Carrick and Son, Wigton Lowe, William, Westbromwich, Stafford, Sand Merchant. Feb 6 at 3 at offices of Ebsworth, Bridge st, Wednesbury Lucas, Benjamin, and William Henry Shippen, Leeds, Bricklayers. Feb 5 at 3 at offices of Pullan, Bond st, Leeds Macrae, Donald McDonald, Blyth, Northumberland, Grocer. Feb 10 at 1.30 at offices of Fletcher and Lincoln, John st, Sunderland. Asher, Sunderland Martin, James, Southborough, Kent, Carrier. Feb 4 at 11.30 at Camden Hotel, Tunbridge Weils. Rogers, Tonbridge Maw. George, Yaddlethorpe, Lincoln, Farmer. Feb 11 at 12 at offices of Sowter, Wrawby st, Brigg Maw, Joseph, Yaddlethorpe, Lincoln, Farmer. Feb 11 at 11 at offices of Sowter, Wrawby st, Brigg May, George William, Outwell, Norfolk, out of business. Feb 7 at 1 at the Public Hall, Upper Hill st, Wisbech, Saint Peter. Webber, Upwell McGuffle, David Colton, Twickenham, Draper. Feb 6 at 4 at offices of McIntosh, Donald, Brinscall-within-Withnell, Lancaster, Quarry Milton, Robert, Crowcombe, Somerset, Builder. Feb 4 at 1 at offices of Mitchell, William, Laisterdyke, York, Grocer. Feb 4 at 10 at of es of Peel and Gaunt, Chapel lane, Bradford Moggs, William, Claypole, Lincoln, Farmer. Feb 11 at 11 at offices o Footit, Market pl, Newark-upon-Trent Morley, John, Leeds, Corn Miller. Feb 5 at 11 at offices of Dale, Albion st, Leeds Morris, James, Erdington, Warwick, Market Gardener. Feb 11 at 3 at offices of Horton, Imperial chambers, B, Colmore row, Birmingham Myers, George, Durham, Draper. Fek 5 at 3 at Royal Hotel, Moseley st, Manchester. Chapman, Durham st Myers. Victor, Halliford st, Islington, Boot Manufacturer. Feb 9 at 3 at offices of Pratt and Co, Old Jewry chambers. Nicholls, Gresham Nelson, Robert, Terrington St John's, Norfolk, Licensed Victualler. Feb 4 at 12 at offices of Glasier, King st, King's Lynn Orgee, William, Cotheridge, Worcester, Farmer. offices of Stallard, High st, Worcester Osborne, John Elijah, Small Heath, Birmingham, Piasterer. Feb 4 at 11 at offices of Higgs, Bennett's hill, Birmingham Jan 30 at 11 at Oppenheim, Leopold, Hereford rd, Bayswater, out of business. Feb 9 at 3 at 36, Finsbury circus. Emanuel and Simmons Parker, Victoria Ann Bush, Clifton, Bristol. Feb 6 at 1 at offices of Perry, John, Allerton Bywater, York, Joiner. Feb 5 at 3 at the North Pleasance, Edwin, Streiford, Lancaster, Grocer. Feb 4 at 3 at offices of Casper, Brazenose st, Manchester Portman, George, Newtown, Worcester, Market Gardener. Feb 3 at 11 at offices of Tree and Son, High st, Worcester Protheroe, Peter Anthony, Burry Port, Carmarthen, Draper. Feb 4 at 11 at offices of Johnson and Stead, Church st, Llanelly Riley, William, Crewe, Chester. Beerbouse Keeper. Feb 5 at 11 at the Bank Room, Mechanics' Institution, Crewe. Hill, Crewe Roberts, John, Brampton-en-le-Morthern. York, Farmer. Feb 5 at 12 at the Ship Hotel, Rotherham. Marsh and Pollard, Rotherham Roberts, John, sen, and John Roberts, jun, Conway, Carnarvon, Cattle Dealers. Feb 5 at 3 at offices of Jones, Bridge st, Con way Robinson, Thomas Thrush, Nottingham, Auctioneer. Feb 10 at 3 a offices of Lees, Middle pavement, Nottingham |