Owen Robert Thomas, Oswestry, Salop, Grocer. June 30 at 2 at Public Hall, Oswestry. Ellis, Oswestry Parkin, Henry, Crowle, Lincoln, Bookseller. July 3 at 2 at offices of Pearson and Burtonshaw, Priory pl, Doncaster Peake, Luke Smithett, Cardiff, Bonded Store keeper. July 1 at 1 at offices of Cozens, Hennessy, & Co, Albert-chambers, High st, Cardiff. Bevan and Hancock, Bristol Pears, John, Whitehaven, Cumberland, Currier. July 2 at 3 at 13, Sandhills lane, Whitehaven. McKelvie Perry, Richard, Middle Hulton, Lancaster, Joiner. July 2 at 11 at offices of Brown and Hinnell, Townhall sq, Bolton Prinsep, John, Warrington, Lancashire, Provision Dealer. at 3 at offices of Moore, Upper Bank st, Warrington June 30 Prior, Thomas, jun, Somersham, Huntingdon, Harness Maker. July 5 at 1 at offices of Vipan, Chatteris Prouse, Robert, Selly Oak, Worcester, Coal Wheeler. June 28 at 2 at offices of Coleman & Co, Colemore row, Birmingham Richardson, John, Skegness, Lincoln, Draper. July 1 at 2.30 at the Red Lion Hotel, Boston. Thimbleby and Son, Spilsby Roach, John, St Philip's, Bristol, Shopkeeper. June 26 at 11 at offices of Andrews, Nicholas st, Bristol Robinson, William Yates, Clitheroe, Lancaster, Watchmaker. July 3 at 10.30 at the Old Bull Hotel, Church st, Blackburn. Eastham, Clitheroe Robson, Joseph, Barnsley, York, Shopkeeper. July 5 at 3 at offices of Gray, Eastgate, Barnsley Rowe, Thomas, and William Rowe, Leadgate, Durham, Bakers. July 1 at 2.30 at offices of Elsdon, Royal arcade, Newcastle-uponTyne Russell, Mary, Barton Stacey, Hants, Miller. June 30 at 3 at the White Hart Hotel, Andover. Footner and Son, Andover Samuels, Aaron, Liverpool, Picture Frame Maker. June 29 at 3 at offices of Horner, Stafford st, Liverpool Scoffhand, Edward, Smethwick, Stafford, Butcher. at offices of Wilcock, Queen st, Wolverhampton Shelley, George, Walsall, Stafford, Boot Dealer. June 22 at 10.15 at offices of Bill, Bridge st, Walsall July 6 at 11 Shotter, William McKenzie, and William. Lewis Pittard, Creek rd, Deptford, Coal Merchants. June 28 at 4 at offices of Lockyer, High st, Deptford Simpson, James, Skipton, York. Stonemason. July 1 at 3 at offices of Robinson and Robinson, Skipton Sinclair, Dugald, Knight Rider st, Doctor's Commons, Licensed Victualler. July 5 at 11 at offices of Hudson, Furnival's inn, Holborn Smalley, Edwin, Birmingham, Retail Brewer. July 1 at 3 at offices of East. Temple st, Birmingham Smith, Frederick James Lee, Throgmorton st, Colliery Agent. July 5 at 2 at Guildhall Tavern, Gresham st. Watson, Leadenhall st Spink, Charles, Lofthouse-in-Cleveland, York, Innkeeper. June 30 at 11.30 at offices of Jackson and Jackson, Albert rd, Middlesborough Swann, James, Wolverhampton, Coal Dealer. July 1 at 11 at offices of Stratton, Queen st, Wolverhampton Thomas, Morgan, Cymmer, near Pontypridd, Grocer. July 1 at 11.30 at offices of Morgan and Scott, High st, Cardiff Thompson, George Gibson, Horbury, Labourer. offices of Horner, Wood st, Wakefield Thornes, George Thistle, Queen st, Iron Merchant. July 6 at 3 at June 30 at 2.30 at Queen's Hotel, Birmingham. Tippetts and Sons, Great St. Thomas Apostle Townson, John, Whitehaven, Musical Instrument Dealer. at 11 at offices of Brown, Scotch st, Whitehaven July 5 Travers, Otto William, Cheam, Surrey, Farmer. June 28 at 4 at the Guildhall Tavern. Eley, New Broad st Wakefield, Frederick, Keen's yd, Canonbury, Cab Proprietor. July 2 at 3 at 40, Southampton buildings. Cooper, Chancery lane Walford, Charles, and Alfred Lea, Wollaston, Worcester, Iron Walker, George Edward, Liverpool, Analytical Chemist. July 7 Weir, Alexander, Liverpool, Provision Dealer. July 2 at 3 at offices of Pemberton and Co, Harrison st, Liverpool Welch, George, Aston, Birmingham, Timber Merchant. July 1 at 3 at offices of Wright and Marshall, New st, Birmingham Willstrop, David Hick, Rufforth, York, Farmer. July 1 at 11 at office of Peters, New st, York Wilson, George, and Jonathan Binns, Bury, Lancaster, Cabinet Makers. June 30 at 3 at offices of Anderton and Donnelly, Garden st, Bury Woodgate, Jesse, Roman rd, North Bow, Furniture Dealer. July 8 at 3 at offices of Myers, New Bridge st Woollhead, John, Winslow, Buckingham, Coal Merchant. July 2 at 3 at offices of Munton and Stockton, High st, Banbury Whewell, William Bircher, East Hailing, Norfolk, Butcher. June 26 at 3 at offices of Stanley, Bank plain, Norwich Wulven, Everard Charles Francis van, New Kent rd, Commission Merchant. July 1 at 11 at offices of Jeram, Manning st, Southwark TUESDAY, June 22, 1880. Addenbrooke, Jabez, Lower Gornal, Stafford, Grocer. July 7 at 11 at the Swan Inn, High st, Dudley. Gould and Elcock, Stourbridge Adney, Maria, South buildings, Clapham Common. June 30 at 3 at offices of Tidy and Tidy, Sackville st, Piccadilly Allan, David Henry, Chatton, Northumberland, Merchant. July 5 at 2 at offices of Middlemas, Bondgate, Alnwick Anderson, William Long, Broadstairs, Kent, General Dealer. July 10 at 10 at the Pantechnicon Offices, Camden rd, Ramsgate Andrew, Joseph, Leicester, Cabinet Maker. July 7 at 3 at offices of Burgess and Williams, Berridge st, Leicester Ashford, William, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, Carpenter. July 6 at 4 at the Junction Hotel, Dorchester. Hanne, Melcombe Regis Ashworth, Amos, Accrington, Lancaster, Chemist. July 5 at 3 a the White Bull Hotel, Blackburn. Tattersall Ashman, Joseph, Abercarne, Monmouth, Beer Retailer. July 7 at 10 at offices of David, Cambria chambers, Tredegar pl, Newport Atkinson, William. Moss Side, Manchester, Painter. July 16 at 3 at offices of Oram and Co, Peter st, Manchester Baker, William Henry, Birmingham, General Brass Caster. July 2 at 3 at offices of Duke, Temple row, Birmingham Banks, Herbert, Manchester, Skirt Manufacturer. July 6 at 1 offices of Farrington and Crofton, Mosley st, Manchester Bell, Richard, Nottingham, out of business. July 12 at 3 at offices of Cranch, Poultry arcade, Nottingham Boulton, Joseph Henry, Stone, Stafford, Draper. July 1 at 2 at the North Western Hotel, Stafford. Paddock and Sons, Hanley Brailsforth, William Henry, Burslem, Stafford, Saddler. July 5 at 11 at the Sea Lion Hotel, High st, Hanley Brewis, William Thomas, Tyne Dock, Durham, Ship Chandler. July 6 at 1 at Clelland's Temperance Hotel, Ocean rd, South Shields. Sidney and Son, Blyth Broady, Barnett, West Hartlepool, Furniture Dealer. July 8 at 11 at offices of Teale, Albert rd, Middlesborough Brown, John, Droitwich, Worcester, Draper. July 5 at 3 at offices of Miller, Broad st, Worcester Bullock, Henry, Longton, Stafford, out of business. June 30 at 12 at offices of Welch, Caroline st, Longton Child, Catherine Emily, Trigon terrace, Clapham road. July 5 at 3 at offices of Antill, Ironmonger lane, Cheapside Collum, John, Babbicombe, Devon, Labourer. July 3 at 10 at offices Corns, Theodore, James Arthur Sheriff, and Thomas Checkley Rattey, Birmingham, Printers. July 7 at 3 at offices of Clarke and Co. Waterloo st, Birmingham Cowood, Joseph, and Thomas Cowood, Mexbrough, York, Provision Merchants. July 5 at 12 at the Queen's Hotel, Regent st, Barnsley. Dibb and Co, Barnsley Dale, Edward, and John Charles, O'Donnell, Gresham House, Old Broad st, Commission Agents. July 12 at 3 at offices of Cooper and Co, George st, Mansion House Crump, Benjamin, Wolverhampton, Butcher. July 6 at 12 at offices of Underhill, Darlington st, Wolverhampton Darvill, William, High Wycombe, Buckingham, Chairmaker. July 12 at 3 at the Council chamber, Guildhall, High Wycombe. Reynolds, High Wycombe Dodds, William James, and Alexander Robb, City rd, Builders. July 2 at 12 at the Inns of Court Hotel, Holborn. Sampson, Marylebone rd Dubin, William, Bristol, Builder. July 5 at 11 at offices of Parsons, High st, Bristol. Burges and Co, Bristol Emery, William, Brunswick st, Blackwall, Cooper. July 9 at 3 at offices of Flower and Nussey, Great Winchester street buildings Field, James, St Judes, Bristol, General Dealer. July 3 at 11 at offices of Ward, Albion chambers, Bristol Forse, Joseph Vincent, West Ham, Essex, out of business. July 5 at 3 at 40, Southampton bldgs, Holborn. Cooper, Chancery lane Fowke, Francis William, New Normanton, Derby, Cheese Dealer. July 13 at 3 at offices of Leech and Co, Saint James's chambers, Derby Gallagher, Michael, Blackburn, Lancaster, Tailor. July 6 at 3 at offices of Polding, Tackett's st. Blackburn Garrs, Joseph Birtwistle, Holbeck, Leeds, Provision Merchant. July 3 at 10.30 at Law Institution, Albion pl, Leeds. Cross, Bradford Godman, Frederick George, Robert st, Grosvenor sq, Grocer. July 5 at 3 at offices of Wastell, Strand Greenaway, John, and Thomas Greenaway, Lower Gornal, Stafford, Coal masters. July 3 at 11 at offices of Homer, High st, Brierly hill Grogan, Edward, London ter, Nine Elms, Grocer. July 8 at 1 at Grecian chmbrs, Devereux ct, Temple Haynes, Richard Kibble, Rye lane, Peckham, Cheesemonger. July 5 at 3 at offices of Aird, Eastcheap Heeley, James, Tiverton, Devon, Jeweller. July 6 at 2.30 at offices of Horton and Co, Newhall st, Birmingham Hook, Zenas, Pembury, Kent, Cowkeeper. July 6 at 12 at offices of Jesty, Thomas, Yeovil, Somerset, Joiner. July 3 at 3 at Peel's Johnson, John Thomas, New Oscott, Warwick, Bicycle Manufac turer, July 3 at 11 at offices of Davies, Bennet's hill, Birming. ham King, Solomon, Great Grimsby, Draper. July 1 at 11 at offices of Grange and Winteringham, St Mary's chambers, West St Mary's gate, Great Grimsby Lawson, George, Great Grimsby, Draper. July 1 at 12 at offices of Grange and Winteringham, St Mary's chambers, West St Mary's gate, Great Grimsba Mallett, Henry, Blakeney, Norfolk, Grocer. July 6 at 12 at offices of Hardy, Castle chambers, Norwich Marshall, Charles James Kittermaster, America 8q, Commission Merchant. July 8 at 2 a offices of Nash and Field, Queen st Cheapside Smeeth, John Martin, Kent, Builder. July 9 at 3 at offices of Hallett and Co, Ashford July 7 at Mee, Mary Ann, Wellingborough, Northampton, Baker. 11 at offices of Pearse and Co. Market sq, Wellingborough Milner, Joseph, Aston, Birmingham, Boot Maker. July 1 at 11 at offices of Harris, Cherry st, Birmingham Mitchell, John, Carlisle, Grocer. July 5 at 3 a 3, Carruthers st, Scotch st, Carlisle. Wannop, Carlisle Morris, John Stephen, Decorator, Leytonstone, Essex, out of business. July 12 at 4 at offices of Morphett and Littlejohn, King st, Cheapside. Terry, King st. Cheapside Naish, George, Chesterfield, Derby, Miller. July 3 at 12 at offices of O'Farrell, Phillip Calverthorpe Handley, Warnford ct, Throgmorton st, Stockbroker. June 30 at 2 at offices of Seeley, High Holborn O'Hara, John, Darlington, Durham, out of business. July 6 at 3 at offices of Wilkes, Northgate, Darlington Owen, Alfred Sidney, Westernham, Kent, Schoolmaster. July 5 at Pearsall, Francis, Stoke-upon-Trent, out of business. June 30 at 11 Rowles, Henry, Little London, Worcester, House Decorator. July Saxby, Henry, Lewes, Sussex, Chemist. July 8 at 3 at the White Shaw James, Pocklington, York, Tailor. July 5 at 10 at offices of Shelbourne, John, Narrow st, Limehouse, Lighterman. July 15 at 3 at the Guildhall Coffee House, Gresham st. Keane and Co, Mark lane Shipway, George James, Bow rd, Stay Manufacturer. July 5 at 12 at offices of Philpott, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall st Smith, George, White Waltham, Berks, Baker. July 6 at 11 at offices of Creed, the Forbury, Reading Smithers, George, and John Henry Rochester Breckles, Railway approach, Cannon st, Fishmongers. July 8 at 1 at the Guildhall Coffee House, Gresham st. Hillearys and Taylor, Fenchurch buildings Smith, John Henry, Birmingham, Commission Agent. July 5 at 12 at offices of Hawkes and Weekes, Temple st, Birmingham Smith, William Lester, Birmingham, Brassfounder. July 5 at 11 at the Midland Hotel, New st, Birmingham. Robinson and Son, Birmingham Spencelayh, James Walter, Cliffe, near Lewes, Stationer. July 7 at 12 at 145, Cheapside. Hillman, Lewes Sutcliffe, Reuben, Oldham, Lancaster, out of business. July 14 at 3 Travers, Jacob, Southampton, Greengrocer. July 5 at 3 at offices of Turner, William Henry, Clarendon rd, Notting hill, Baker. July 5 Westoby, Isaac, Hoxton st, Hoxton, Tailor. July 1 at 3 at offices of row Wharton, Thomas Edward, Birmingham, Wholesale Ironmonger. White, Thomas, Thorpe Hesley, York, Nut and Bolt Manufacturer. 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On the other hand, in the Windsor case (2 O'M. & H. 88), Mr. Baron Bramwell held that a member of a committee which had been formed for the express purpose of promoting the election of the respondent was not necessarily his agent. "If," he said, we were to hold this man to be an agent, it would make the law of agency, as applicable to candidates, positively hateful and ludicrous." And in the Westminster case (2 O'M. & H. 66) Mr. Baron Martin refused to consider as the agent of the respondent a member of a political society, the funds of which were largely furnished by the respondent, and were spent in canvassing persons to vote for him. In this case, however, there was evidence that the association was an agency independent of the candidate, and acting on its own behalf. In the recent Westbury case, decided last month, Mr. Justice Lush and Mr. Justice Manisty took the same view. In that case the political association had an office of its own distinct from that of the candidate, and there was no interchange of information between them, beyond an occasional inquiry to know how matters were going on; there was no communication between the candidate and his agents and the association, and each party acted independently of the other in furtherance of their common purpose. The judges held that no member of the association was, as such, an agent for the respondent for any purpose in connection with the election. In the Bewdley case, on the contrary, the political association was shown to be in intimate relations with the agents of the candidate, exchanging information as to the canvassing of voters and the conduct of the election; and the judges held that under these circumstances the members of the asssociation were agents of the candidate. The lesson for a candidate appears to be to let the political association advocate his cause, canvass for him and do its best to secure his return, but to take care that all this work is done independently of the candidate and without communication with his agents. IT IS NOT VERY CLEAR how the judicial arrangements of this country are arrived at, but we should suppose that they are the result partly of the general control exercised by the Lord Chancellor and partly of the judges' own views. It is impossible to help wondering how such an extraordinary arrangement can have been made as that by which Mr. Justice Fry goes circuit and Mr. Justice Denman is to act as a chamberless ViceChancellor. It has at various times been put forward as the correct theory on the subject that every judge ought to administer all branches of the law, and it is suggested that otherwise the coherence and unity of the whole system of law which is so desirable cannot be preserved. There is some truth in this theory, but it seems more than doubtful how far it is applicable to courts of first instance, at any rate in a country where, as in England, the other system has long prevailed. It would seem sufficient at present that in the courts of appeal, where there is more time for argument and investigation, the judges should apply themselves to all branches indiscriminately. This would tend to prevent that divergence which is so much objected to. But in a court of first instance, where a great deal of business has to be rapidly transacted, requiring familiarity with matters of practice and the administrative machinery of the particular branch, it seems eminently desirable that the judge whose practice has been specially conversant with the matters in hand should be employed. To strike the just balance between the advantages secured by the great principle of the division of labour and the narrowness which its excessive application entails, is a problem which arises not only in law but in respect of many other matters. A man who got his cook to drive his carriage and his coachman to cook the dinner would be generally considered to have gone too far in his appreciation of the advantages of versatility. At least, while he was living in the transition period, before his coachman had got the requisite familiarity with the use of saucepans, and the cook with the management of the ribbons, we are disposed to think that few of his friends would accept his invitations to dinner, or be disposed to have a lift in his carriage. We cannot help thinking that there is a certain recklessness of the interests of individuals in the application of this desire for fusion which sends Vice-Chancellors to try murders, and puts common lawyers to deal with questions about marriage settlements and administration suits. It may be that in consequence years hence some theoretical excellence may be attained; but miscarriages of justice which wreck individuals' lives and fortunes are perhaps a heavy price to pay for the advantages secured. whether they really anticipated two cumulative periods of transportation. We confess to thinking that the point upon the words of the statute presents a little more difficulty than the court appeared to find in it. A LETTER from Mr. Addison on the Leases Bill, which will be found in another column, states very clearly conclusions deserving great respect, as being derived from wide practical experience. There are only two points on which we differ from our correspondent. He objects to the clause in Lord Cairns' Bill requiring the landlord to give notice before exercising his right of re-entry, on the ground that there are cases where summary enforcement of rights is very important to a lessor. This is a good argument against interfering in any way with the operation of the proviso for re-entry, but it does not seem difficult to modify Lord Cairns' clause so as to render it even less liable to this objection than the remedy which Mr. Addison advocates. As it stands the clause appears to us to be too sweeping, and the operation of the provision as to the breach being remedied or compensation paid by the tenant within a reasonable time, ought to be expressly made contingent on the breach being one capable of remedy, or being a reason-able subject for compensation, having regard to the interests of the landlord. So limited we do not see that the clause would be open to Mr. Addison's objection. If the operation of the whole measure were limited to leases not at rack rent, we are disposed to think that no such limitation would be required. The other point on which we differ from Mr. Addison is as to this limitation of relief to leases not at rack rent. Whether this limitation is inserted in the Bill or not, there can be little doubt that if the Bill becomes law the judges in general will be unable to discover in the case of forfeiture of leases at rack rent any substantial hardship calling for relief, and so the operation of the measure will be practically restricted to leases not at rack rent. But by not inserting the provision in the Bill, encouragement is given to applications to the court by lessees at rack rent; scope is afforded for the practical application of the views of eccentric judges, or judges who may have strong opinions against forfeiture; and lessees at rack rent are tempted by the chance of relief against forfeiture to looseness in the performance of the obligations they have entered into. say that this THE COURT OF APPEAL seems to have felt little difficulty last week in disposing of the writ of error in the case of The Queen v. Orton, alias Castro. The substantial point involved in the case was the question as to the power to impose a sentence to commence at the expiration of another sentence in cases of misdemeanour. This was, however, decided long ago by Wilkes' case, which has been followed ever since. The distinction taken was that in Wilkes' case there had been two indictments, whereas in the present case there were two counts for different misdemeanours included in one indictment. This distinction seems to derive most of its force from the words of the statute which imposes the punishment on perjury, though the argument to be derived from the words hardly seems to have been fully brought forward. The words are, "It shall be lawful for the court before whom any person shall be convicted of perjury to order such person to be transported beyond seas for a term not exceeding seven years, and thereupon judgment shall be given that the person convicted shall be transported accordingly over and besides such punishment as shall be adjudged to be inflicted on such person agreeably to the laws now in being." Now, it does not seem to us altogether absurd to contend that, under these words, there can be only one sentence on one conviction, and that there can only be one conviction for this purpose at one and the same trial. We do not would be according to the reason of the thing, but criminal statutes are to be construed strictly, and it may be that the Legislature have not used words which clearly enough point to that which would be the reason of the thing-viz., that a man being tried simultaneously for two misdemeanours may receive a separate punishment for each. It may be answered, however, that, if Wilkes' case is right, there might be two cumulative sentences of transportation on different indictments; and, if so, it is absurd that there should be any difference merely because the offences were made the subject of one trial instead of two. The court, in the recent case, ridiculed the argument that the sentence was bad because it did not inflict the common law punishment of imprisonment in addition to penal servitude; but when it is considered that the seven years' transportation was to be in addition to such punishment, one doubts whether it could have been contemplated by the Legislature that there should be two periods of transportation additional to two common law imprisonments. How are these to be arranged? Could the prisoner be imprisoned for a month and then transported, and then brought back again and imprisoned for another month, and then transported again? This, of course, would be absurd. Could the sentences then be so dovetailed into one another that the two periods of imprisonment should both take place before the double period of transportation? These are matters of form, no doubt, but they lead one to doubt whether the case was present to the minds of the Legislature when passing the statute, and We As to Mr. Addison's point that a lease originally at rack rent may become valuable, we imagine that it will be for the judge to say whether the lease with reference to which the application for relief is made is or is not at that time a lease not at a rack rent. are disposed to agree with Mr. Addison that it is a mistake to exclude from the operation of Lord Cairns' Bill clauses prohibiting assignments without licence. There is no doubt that a good deal of extortion is practised with reference to these licences, and power should be given to the court to settle reasonable terms in cases where it is right that assignment should be allowed. A CORRESPONDENT encloses to us a copy of a letter which he has addressed to the Lord Chancellor with reference to the delays in the office of the Chancery Paymaster. He says: "If I send my pass-book to my bankers to be made up, I can always get it the next day, or at thefurthest in two days' time. In the case of the PaymasterGeneral in Chancery I have left a transcript of account somewhere about five weeks to have a few entries posted. My managing clerk informs me that in answer to repeated inquiries he is told, 'It is not a bit of use sending; you must wait patiently.' In every case with which I have had anything to do I have experienced the same preposterous delays in this branch of the offices." Most practitioners can testify that the complaint of delay in the Chancery Paymaster's Office is but too well founded, and that for years past the progress of business |