Bear Inn, Horninglow st, Burton-on-Trent. Wilson, Burton-onTrent Mercer, Richard, William Mercer, and Richard Mercer, jun, Baxenden, Lancaster, Cloth Manufacturers. Mar 3 at 3 at offices of Radcliffe, Clayton st, Blackburn Merrall, Alfred, Finnis st, Bethnal Green, Cheesemonger. Mar 8 at 3 at offices of Widdicombe, Metropolitan chors, Broad t Mitchell, William Harrison, Essex rd, Islington, Confectioner. Mar 9 at 3 at offices of Holloway, Balls Pond rd, Islington. Cooper, Chancery lane Motl, Friedrich. Old Compton st. Meerschaum Pipe Manufacturer. Mai 3 at 3 at offices of Stollard and Whitting, South Molton st, Oxford st Moulden, George, vice cria Dock rd. Boot and Shoe Manufacturer. Feb 28 at 1 at offices of Marchant and Co, Ludgate hill. Best, Ludgate hill Modd, Elam, Battisford, Suffolk, Carpenter. Mar 16 at 12 at the King's Head Hotel, Stowmarket. Walpole, Beyton lodge, Bury St Ed munds Newbold, Charles, Leeds, ont of employment. Mar 5 at 2 at offices of Middleton and Sons, Calverly ehmbrs, Victoria sq, Leeds Newlove, William, Great Driffiel1, Yor, Butcher. Mar 1 at 12 at offices of Jennings and Co. Great Driffield Noble, John, Midgley, nr Wakefield, Coal Sinker. Mar 4 at 3 at the White Lion Hotel, Hudder-field. Lister, Wakefield Norbury, Edwin, Dewsbury, York, Hatter. Mar 4 at 2.30 at the Black Bull Hotel, Mirfield. Ibberson, Heckmondwire Priest Norman, Thomas, Kingston-upon-Hall, Tailor. Mar 3 at 11 at offices of Sleight, Cogan House, Bowlalley lane, Kingston-upon-Hull. man, Kirg stor-upon-Hull Osselton, Christopher, Heworth Shore, Durham, Licensed Victualler. Mar 3 at 2 at offices of Joel, Newgate st, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Padday, Cyril Horsford, Great St Helen's, Merchant. Mar 9 at 3 at offices of Lawrance and Co, Old Jewry climbrs Page, James, Stratford-on-Avon, Innkeeper. Mar 3 at 11.30 at the Parsons, Jesse, Gloucester rd, South Kensington, Trunk Maker. Mar 2 Peake, William Walters, Plymouth, Shipowner. Mar 3 at 11 at offices Mar 4 at 11 at offices Pearce, William, Bradford, York, Watchmaker. Mar 4 at 11 at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham. Neill, Bradford Pearse, Thomas Henry, Banbury, Ox'ord. Solicitor. Mar 4 at 2 at the Pearson, Charles Frederick, George st, Portman sq, Boot Maker. Mar Phillpotts, James, Llangynidr, Breen, Innkeeper. Mar 8 at 11 at Feb 28 at 12 at offices Mar 11 at 11 at offices Mir 3 at 3 at offices of Pogson, Alfred, Horncastle, Lincoln, Butcher. Radford, Thomas, jun, Cold Harbour lane, Coal Merchant. at 2 at offices of Keighley and Co, Philpot lane Mar 9 at Ritherdon. Roland, Dewsbury, Wool Merchant. Mar 5 at 2 at the Batley Station Hotel. Batley. Shaw, Dewsbury Roberts, Henry Francis, Windsor, Music Seller. March 8 at 3 at offices of Durant, Geildhall chbrs. Durant, Windsor Roberts, Mary Symes, Lynmonth, Devon, Fancy Shop keeper. Mar 8 at 12 at offices of Chanter and Co, Bridge hall chbrs, Barnstaple Rubenstein, Elias, Birmingham, Dealer in Jewellery. Mar 5 at 11 at offices of Solomon, Ann st, Birmingham Sargeant, Joseph Raymond Cooke, Rayn, Essex, Farmer. Mar 6 at 12 at the White Hirt, Great Saling. Smoothy, Braintree Savage, George Naylor, Nottingham, Wholesale Grocer. offices of Cockayne, Fetcher gate. Nottingham Mar 5 at 3 at Share, Walter, Blackheath, Stafford, Boot Maker. Mar 1 at 11 at offices of White house, Castle st, Dudley Shenton, George, Copsa 1, Stafford, Farmer. of Tennant and Co, Cheapside, Hanley Mar 10 at 11.30 at offices Simpson, Edward, Belgrave, Leicester, Builder. Mar 5 at 12 at offices of Selborne blegs, Millstone lane, Leicester Mar 4 at 2 at offices of Slater John, Blackburn, Grocer. Mar 4 at 2.30 at St John's Tavern, Tebbett, William, Swadlincote, Stafford, Plumber. Mar 4 at 12 at offices of East, Temple s', Birmingham Tew, James Ress, Kington, Herefordshire, Tea Dealer. Mar 5 at 2 at Royal Hotel, Temple row, Birmingham. Payter, Kington Tandy, William, Kidderminster, Worcester, Market Gardener. Feb 27 at 3.30 at offices of Miller and Co, Church st, Kidderminster Thomson, Thomas, St Paul's church yd, Silk Mercer. Mar 3 at 12 at Guildhall Tavern, Gresham st. Farrar and Farrar, Wardrobe pl, Doctor's commons Walker, John Croxton, Langford, Bedford, Baker. Mar 9 at 2 at the Warren, Hary, Pam-gate, Schoolmaster. Mar 4 at 3 at offices of Wheeler, Berjamin. and Benjamin Franc's Wheeler, Nottingham, Whitehead, Thomas, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester, out of business. Wilson, Thomas Alexander, Basinghalt st, Merchant. Mar 16 at 4 at Woodrow, Frederick, High st, Camden Town, Grocer. 3 at offices of Aird, Eastcheap TUESDAY, Feb. 24, 1880. Addey, Will'am, Lower Cudworth. York, Farmer. Mar 8 at 4 at offices of Rideal, Chronicle chbrs, Barnsley Anson, John Simes, Burn. York, Farmer. Mar 11 at 12 at ct:es of Wedda'l and Park r, S lby Barnett, Thomas, St Philip and Jacob, Bristol, Baker. Mar 8 at 2 at offices of Hobbs, Clare st, Bristol Bass, James, Brecknock crescent, Camden rd, Hotel Proprietor. 11 at 3 at offices f Gole, Lime st Mar Beer, William Henry, Launceston, Cornwall, Tea De dler. Mar 6 at 11 at offices of Brian, Freemasons' Hall, Cornwall st, Plymouth Belsham, Edmung, Chesham, Buckingham, Farmer. Mar 6 at 11 at offices of Francis and How, Chesham Mar 8 at 3 at the Bennett, Richard, Atherton, Lancaster. Shoemaker. Bowles, Albert, Crescent villas, Peckham Rye, Builder. Mar 9 at 2 at offices of Chubb, Pancras lane Brear. Thomas and George Fawcett, Dewsbury, Slaters. Mar 12 at 10.30 Mar 8 at 3 at Mar 8 at 11 at Caldicott, Frederick, Lechlade, Gloucester, Painter. Cann, William, Sheffield, Tobacconist. Mar 8 at 3 at offices of Wing and Co, Change alley. Sheffield Cave, John, Bythorn, Hants, Farmer. Mar 12 at 1 at offices of Richardson and Son, Thrapston Chamber, Francis. Sapperton, Gloucester, Baker. Mar 2 at 4 at Old Crown Hotel, Cirencester. Jackson, New Swindon Charlton, Thomas, Stockton-on-Tees, Coutractor. Mar 6 at 12 at offices of Draper, Finkle st, Stockton-on-Tees Child, John, Leeds, Woollen Manufacturer. Mar 8 at 3 at offices of Pallan, Bond st, Leeds Courthorpe, Walter Kay, Artesian rd, Bayswater, Merchant's Clerk. Mar 3 at 3 at 106, Cheapaide Creighton, Henry Samuel, Kilcot, Gloucester, Grocer. Mar 10 at 1 at offices of Price, Newent Cribbeirs, Charles Edward, Ramsgate, Fisherman. Mar 10 at 3 at offices of Sparkes, Harbour st, Ramsgate Davies, James, Tonypandy, Glamorgan, Tailor. Mar 9 at 2 at offices of Morgan, Mill st, Pontypridd Davies, William Brigstocke, Cardiff, Leather Merchant. Mar 4 at 3 at offices of Brown, Foster's chmbrs, Small st, Bristol Delve, Joseph, High st, Croydon, Licensed Victualler. Mar 10 at 3 at Kentish Hotel, Tunbridge Wells. Saxleby and Fauner, Ir nmonger lane Dixon, John, Kirkgate, Wakefield, Draper. Mar 8 at 11 at offices of Lake, Southgate, Wakefield Dugdale, Martha ann, Toxteth park, Liverpool, Confectioner. Mar 8 at 3 at offices of Rudd, Lord st, Liverpool Dupree, George Thomas, Gt Saffron hill, Boot Manufacturer. Feb 28 Elias, David. and John David Elias, Bangor, Carnarvon, Watch Seiont England, Henry, Ferrybridge, York, Tailor. Mar 8 at 3 at Commercial Hotel, Albion st, Leeds. Kaberry. Pontefract Ford, John, and Henry John Ford, Stonehouse, Gloucester, Timber Merchants. Mar 8 at 2 at Bell Hotel, Gloucester. Taynton and Sons, Gloucester Mar 5 at 12 at Fulford, George, Birmingham, Button Manufacturer. Gardner, Frederick George, Witney, Oxford, Baker. Mar 13 at 3 at Gibbon, Emanuel, Williamstown, Penygraig, Glamorgan, Collier. Mar 9 at 12 at offices of Morgan, Mill st, Pontypridd Giles, Henry, Farringdon Gurney, Somerset, Farmer. Mar 8 at 2 at offices of Murleg and Co. Old Post Office chinbrs. Corn st, Bristol Greaves, Charles Edward, Birmingham, Tailor. Mar 6 at 11 at offices of Taylor, Colmore row, Birmingham Gregory, George, Westhaughton, Lancaster, Farmer. Mar 11 at 11 at offices of Wright and Appleton, Leader's bldgs, King st, Wigan Gregory, Henry. Moreton Sy, Salop, Farmer. Mar 13 at 2 at Corbet Arms, Hotel, Market Drayton. Robinson, Eccle-hall Harrison. William. Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tobacconist. Mar 13 at 11 at offices of Billings, Regent st, Cheltenham Harrower, Lawrence, Wakehurst rd, Wandsworth Common, Manager to a Manufacturer. Mar 4 at 2 at Plough Tavern, St Johnjs hill, New Wandsworth. Whitwell, King st, Cheapside Haydock, Joseph Ely, Withington, Lancaster, out of business. Mar 17 at 11 at offices of Suiton and Elliott, Fountain st, Manchester Hayes, William, Woburn Sands, Buckingham, out of business. Mar 9 at 11 at offices of Conquest and Clare, Duke st, Bedford Haynes, William, Hanley, Stafford, Confectioner. Mar 3 at 3 at offices of Lawrence. Old Hall st, Hanley Mar 1 at 12 at Hazelden, John, Hawkharst, Kent, Cattle Dealer. Queen's Hotel. Hawkhurst. Mann, Hastings Heginbotham, William, Hyde, Chester, Hat Manufacturer. Mar 9 at 3 at Clarence Hotel, Piccadilly, Manchester. Brooke, Hyde Helling, Joseph, Millom, Cumberland. Joiner. Mar 8 at 10 at the King's Head Hotel, Broughton-in-Furness. Dickenson, Broughtonin-Furness Hopkins, Richard, Birmingham. Brush Manufacturer. Mar 9 at 3 at Mar 10 at 1 at offices of Harmood Banner and Son, North John st, Liverpool. Winstanley, Liverpool Mar 9 at 11 at the Irish, George, West Buckland, Somerset, Farmer. Jones, Griffith Griffith, and Richard John Hughes, Carnarvon, Grocer'. Darvon Jones, Henry Pride, Arlev Hill, Bristol, Commercial Clerk. Mar 10 at 12 at offices of Bush, Bridge st, Bristol Jones, John Elias, Llanarmon, Carnarvon, Tailor. Mar 6 at 1 at the Queen Hote', Chester. Brese and Co Jones, Philip Kewley Griffith, and Alexander Robertson, Manchester, Bui ders. Mar 8 at 3 at offices of Gardner, Cooper st, Manchester Jones, William, Gloucester, Painter. Mar 5 at 2 at offices of Henderson, Berkeley st, Gloucester Kemp, Frederick, Sunderland, Innkeeper. Mar 11 at 12 at Mar 15 at 11 at offices of Ranson and Nelson, West Sunniside, Sunderland Knight, George, Hallow, Worcester, Coal Merchant. offices of Clutterbuck, the Foregate, Cross, Worcester Lawson, James, Hindley, Lancaster, Provision Dealer. offices of France, Church gate, Wigan Lawson, Kate, Scarborough, Cork Cutter. Mar 9 at 3 at offices of Cornwall and Watts, Queen st, Scarborough Mar 8 at 11 at Laycock, Richard, Bradford. York, Plasterer. Mar 11 at 3 at offices of Gilyard, Parkinson's churs, Market st, Bradford Lewis, Charles, Frogmore lane, Wandsworth, Baker. Mar 11 at 1 at offices of Janes, High st. Wandsworth Line, Eilis Valentine, Burton-on-Trent, out of business. Mar 4 at 11 at the Bear Inn, Horninglow st, Burton-on-Trent. Wilson, Burton on-Trent Littleton, Samuel, Bath, Grocer. Mar 8 at 3 at offices of Clark, Union st, Bath Lloyd, William, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Butcher. Mar 4 at 11 at offices of Scott and Horton, New rd, Bromsgrove Manley, Ephraim, Audley, Stafford, now without occupation. Mar 9 at 11.30 at office of Sherratt, Ki sgrove Mason, Samuel, Manchester, Machine Broker. Mar 8 at 11 at offices of Rigg. South King st, Manchester McWilliam, Nanny, Southport, Lodging house Keeper. Mar 8 at 3 at offices of Best. London st, Southport Meeson, John, Nor on Canes, Stafford, Innkeeper. Mar 8 at 11 at offices of Wilkinson and Gillespie, Bridge st, Wal-all Meeson, Joseph, Birmingham, Pearl Button Manufacturer. Mar 5 at 12 at offices of Hodgson and Haigh, Waterloo st, Birmingham Mello dew, John, Bolton, Lancaster, Ale Dealer. Mar 11 at 11 at offices of Dowling and Urry. Wood st, Bolton Molesworth, Thomas, Whaplode, Lincoln, Farmer. Mar 10 at 12 at the White Hart Hotel, Spalding. Calthrop Monelle, John Frederick, Street, Somerset, Farmer. Mar 6 at 2 at offices of Hobbs, Chamberlain st, Wells Sewell, Newton, Henry, Medomsley, Durham, Farmer. Mar 5 at 3 at offices of Oakes, Joseph, Leeds, Boot Manufacturer. Mar 5 at 11 at offices of Oakes, William Henry, Station rd, West Croydon, Tobacconist. at 12 at the Bedford Hotel, Croydon Mar 16 Rast, Thomas, sen, Ted worth, Gioucester, Potato Merchant. Mar 8 at 11 at offices of Henderson, Berkeley st, Gloucзster Sanderson, George, Commercial rd East. Grocer. Mar 4 at 2 at offices of Everett and Smith, Cheapside. Man iale, Mitre ct, Fleet st Schofield, John, Birstal, Hay Dealer. Mar 8 at 2 at the King's Arms Hotel, Market pl, Dewsbury. Walker, Batley Seyer, Richard, Fimber, York, Farmer. Mar 5 at 11 at offices of White, Exchange st, Great Drifeld Sharp, John James, Southampton, Blacksmith. Mar 8 at 3 at offices of Sharp, William, West Melton, York, Builder, Mar 10 at 3 at offices of Spicer, Henry Ashbee, Bethersden, Kent, Farmer. Mar 16 at 3 at Stanley, Henry, Birmingham, Button Manufacturer. Mar 5 at 12 at Thomas, Edwin, Mitcheldean, Gloucester, Carrier. offices of Dighton, Newent Thompson, Joseph, Claypath, Durham, Confectioner. offices of Marshall, Market pl, Durham Tucker, Thomas, Pilton, Somerset, Farmer. Mar 9 at 11.30 at offices of Swayne, High st, Glastonbury Underwood, Thomas, Birkenhead, Quay Foreman. Mar 8 at 3 at offices of Thompson, Hamil on st, Birkenhend Venn, William, Overton, Southampton, Carpeater. Mar 11 at 12 at offices of Chandler and Son, Basingstoke Vincent, William, jun, Roseland, Cornwall, Grocer. Mar 9 at 3 at Mar 10 at 3 at offices of Chew and Sons, Swan st, Manchester Waterson, William Frederick, Kentish Towa rd, Wood Carver. Mar 9 at 11 at offices of Webb, Euston rd Way, Robert, Terquay, Boot Maker. Mar 6 at 10.30 at offices of Lindop, Webb, William, Napton-on-the-Hill, Warwick, Blacksmith. Mar 10 at Mar 5 at 12 at offices of Langham, Whittering, James, Finedon, Northampton, Builder. Mar 12 at 12 at the Hind Hotel, Wellingborough. Simpson, Higham Ferrers Williams, John, Trebanog, Glamorgan, Grocer. Mar 9 at 12 at of ces of Rosser, High st, Pontypridd Wi liams, Thomas, Llanwenog, Cardigan, Licensed Victualler. Mar 9 at 2 at the County Court office, Lampeter. Price and Lloyd, Lampeter Williamson, John, Frome, Somerset, Butcher. Mar 10 at 2 at offices of McCarthy, Frome Willis, John, sen, and John Willis, jan, Sevenoaks, Kent, Builders. Wilson, John, Stockton-on-Tees, Draper. Mar 4 at 3 at offices of Seven Stars Inn, Rother st, Stratford-upon-Avon. Lane Paine, Henry, Amport, Somthampton, Farmer. Mar 15 at 3 at the SCHWEITZER'S COCOATINA, Star and Garter Hotel, Andover. Lee and Co, Salisbury Peacock, Richard, Darlington, Auctioneer. Mar 12 at 3 at offices of Wilkes, Northgate, Darlington Perren, Frederick, Colerne, Wilts, Farmer. Mar 4 at 1 the Christopher Hotel, High st, Bath. Philips, Chippenham Poison, James, Manchester, Gold Beater. Mar 10 at 3 at offices of Bowdon, King st, Manchester Precious, Harriett, Parham, Suffolk, Farmer. Mar 10 at 3 at offices of Moulton, New st, Woodbridge. Welton, Woodbridge Pullan, Frederick William, Harrogate, York, Coal Agent. Mar 10 at 3 at offices of Brooke, Albert st, Harrogate Rabbidge, James, Tamerton Foliott, nr Plymouth, Farmer. 12 at offices of Bridgman, Courtenay st, Plymouth Mar 6 at Rainer. George, Station rd, Walworth rd, Bedding Manufacturer. Mar 6 at 1 at offices of Fowler, Newington causeway Read, Daniel Henson, Peterborough, Northampton, Furniture Dealer. Mar 5 at 1 at offices of Deacon and Wilkins, Cross st, Peterborough Redfarn, John, Cambridge, Publican. Mar 9 at 3 at offices of Ginn, St Andrew's st, Cambridge Anti-Dyspeptic Cocoa or Chocolate Powder. Guaranteed Pure Soluble Cocoa of the Finest Quality, with the excess of fat extracted. 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Kino APPOINTMEN16, ETC.......... 346 347 ........ 347 ............................. 347 348 349 of Court of solicitors of five years' standing, and their call to the Bar, on passing the Bar final examination. It should be obvious that since the provision in the Solicitors' Act, 1877, altered a statutory provision, by enabling barristers of five years' standing to be admitted as solicitors on passing the solicitors' final examination, it is unjust to deny a like concession to the solicitors, by altering a mere Bar regulation. The practical result would probably, for some time at least, be small, and a response on the Benchers' part to the invitation of the Incorporated Law Society, now seconded by the Lord Chancellor, to make a reciprocal amendment of their restriction on the access of solicitors to the Bar, will be more advantageous to them than the legislation which must, sooner or later come, is likely to be, THE SOLICITORS' REMUNERATION BILL, which we print elsewhere, is a little obscure in one respect. It lays down principles, for the guidance of the learned judges who are to make general orders, as to the amount of solicitors' remuneration in conveyancing matters, but it apparently leaves the judges open to follow their own will as to the mode in which remuneration shall be given. The judges may "'regulate " remuneration according to all or any of six "considerations," namely:"The position of the party for whom the solicitor is concerned in any business-that is, whether as vendor or OBITUARY........................................................................ 349 as purchaser, lessor or lessee, mortgagor or mortgagee, LONDON GAZETTES, &C., &c. .. LEGISLATION OF THE WEEK............................................................... 352 353 354 CASES REPORTED IN THE WEEKLY REPORTER. 376 Benbow v. Low (Ch. Div. V.C.B.) Collison, In re. Collison v. Barber (Fry, J., sitting for V.C.M) 391 389 Hoby . The Grosvenor Library Company (Limited) (Ch. Div. McStephens v. Carnegie (Ch. Div. V.C.B.) 386 and the like the place, district, and circumstances at or in which the business or part thereof is transacted: the amount of the capital money or of the rent to which the business relates: the skill, labour, and responsibility involved therein on the part of the solicitor: the number and importance of the documents prepared or perused, without regard to length: and the average or ordinary remuneration obtained by solicitors in like business at the passing of this Act." But they may "prescribe remuneration according to a scale of rates of commission or percentage, varying or not in different classes of business, or by a gross sum, or by a fixed sum for each document prepared or perused, without regard to length, or in any other mode, or partly in one mode and partly in another, or others." Some explanation would seem to be desirable on this point. It is to be observed that it is also optional with the learned judges to make orders as to remuneration, or to refrain from making them. "They may from time to time make orders," &c. When once orders are made 390 prescribing remuneration by a rate of commission or percentage, no agreement is to be valid enabling the solicitor to recover any greater amount from the client than the amount prescribed. The action of the profession in view of this measure would seem to be clear. The president of the Incorporated Law Society for the time being ought in justice to be added to the committee authorized to make general orders under the Act, and the local law societies throughout the country should come to an agreement with the metropolitan society as to the scale to be recommended. 393 Philipps v. Philipps and others (App.) .......................... 376 CURRENT TOPICS. 387 WE PRINT ELSEWHERE amended rules made by the Incorporated Law Society for the Honours Examination. In the rules made in March last year it was provided that this examination shall "only be open to candidates who should not have completed their twenty-sixth year." Rule 6 now provides that "the Honours Examination shall be open to all candidates without reference to age." THERE IS EVERY PROBABILITY that the common law judges' chambers in the Royal Courts of Justice will not be occupied for some time. The amount of work required to fit the rooms for oceupation it is estimated cannot be done in less than six weeks; and judging from the present slow rate of progress this time may possibly be exceeded. IT IS UNDERSTOOD that the Lord Chancellor has sent to the Benchers of the Inns of Court, copies of a draft Bill, relating to the admittance as members of the Inns A POINT of considerable difficulty was discussed by the Court of Appeal last week in a case of Ex parte Jay. A very usual provision in contracts with builders is that, in the event of the builder becoming bankrupt the building materials he has brought on the land should be forfeited to the landowner or employer. Is such a provision contrary to the policy of the bankruptcy law? In the case in question an agreement for a building lease, containing the usual clauses, also provided that until leases should be granted of the houses to be built, the lessee should hold the premises, subject to payment of the rent and the observance and performance of the stipulations on his part contained in the agreement, and subject to the power of distress and entry, "in default of any of the stipulations on his part, or on his becom ing bankrupt or insolvent or assigning over his estate and effects for the benefit of his creditors, in either of which cases all improvements and materials on the land which shall not have been actually demised to H., shall be absolutely forfeited to M., but without prejudice to any right of action which may have accrued to her under this agreement (which is not to be construed as an actual demise), and M. is to be at liberty to reenter and take possession of the ground and materials, without any formal proceeding, and to relet or sell the same to any person, or otherwise use and enjoy the same as fully as if this agreement had never been entered into." In January, 1879, H. filed a liquidation petition. The houses had not then been all completed, and there was a large quantity of building materials on the land, which the trustee in the liquidation claimed, and the question of the validity of the proviso for forfeiture thus arose. The trustee executed a disclaimer of the agreement. The debtor had duly observed and performed all the stipulations contained in the agreement down to the time of the filing of the petition. The Chief Judge held that the proviso was valid, and that the lessor was entitled to the materials, conceiving that the case was governed by Brown v. Bateman (15 W.R. 350, L. R. 2 C. P. 272), and Ex parte Dickin (25 W. R. 258, L. R. 4 Ch. D. 524). The Court of Appeal, however, held that the provision was void as being contrary to the policy of the bankrupt law, upon the principle of such cases as Ex parte Mackay (21 W. R. 664, L. R. 8 Ch. 643) and Ex parte Williams (26 W. R. 274, L. R. 7 Ch. D. 138). It is to be observed, however, that Lord Justice Cotton said that Brown v. Bateman and Ex parte Dickin were distinguishable, the ground of the decision in both of them being that the effect of the agreement was to give the landlord an equitable interest in, or a lien on, the chattels from the date of the agreement, and long before bankruptcy was contemplated; the power given to the landlord to seize the chattels being only a consequence of the interest previously conferred upon him. The lesson of the case is therefore, in drawing building contracts, to adopt the form of clause set out in the report of Ex parte Dickin. A GENERAL ORDER has been made by the Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Chancery Judges and the Commissioners of the Treasury, empowering the Chancery Paymaster to consent to the conversion into India Four per Cent. Stock of all India Five per Cent Stock on 1st of March last standing to the credit of suitors. This order was only made on February 25, and it is to be feared that it was not in time to prevent expense being incurred by individual suitors in applying for special orders to the like effect with reference to funds standing to the credit of particular suits. We believe, in fact, that many such orders have been made in chambers during the last six weeks. The amount of India Five per Cent. Stock in the paymaster's books at the date of the last return was £662,954 2s. 1d. OUR READERS will observe in another column an order for the transfer of thirty-five causes from the list of the Master of the Rolls to that of Vice-Chancellor Bacon, and for the purpose of trial or hearing only, to Mr. Justice Fry. None of the causes transferred will be placed in the paper for hearing before next Monday, except by consent of all parties. Lord Clinton has resigned office as a Charity Commissioner, the period for which he was originally appointed in 1875 heving expired. On the 27th ult., in the House of Commons, petitions were presented by Mr. Marten, from 26 firms of solicitors practising in and near Bedford-row, London, in favour of the Leases Bill, and from Mr. E. F. Fox, F. Gearey, and another, to the same effect. THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S LAND BILLS. I. The WHATEVER may be thought of the provisions of the threeBills which the Lord Chancellor has laid before the House of Lords, there can, we think, be but one opinion as to the mode in which they are drafted. language is, generally speaking, clear and precise, and the arrangement of matter methodical. It may probably be safely predicted that, as far as expression goes, little trouble will be given to the courts in interpreting these measures, and any criticisms we may offer as to apparent defects in this respect, must not be taken as detracting from the great praise justly due for the care with which the measures have been framed. We propose to commence our consideration of these Bills with the Conveyancing and Law of Property Bill, because this, combined with the Solicitors Remuneration Bill, will need the most careful attention of our readers. Taking the Bill, for the present, in the order of the sections, we come first upon the provisions relating to conditions of sale. Unless these provisions are excluded, certain conditions are to be implied in all contracts for sale of "land" entered into after the commencement of the Act. We may remark in passing that there is no interpretation of the word "land," and as this word is used in clause 8 in contradistinction from "land with houses thereon," a question may possibly be raised as to its meaning in clause 3. The section proceeds to extend the first rule of section 2 of the Vendor and Purchaser Act, 1874, so as to provide for the non-production of the leasehold title on a contract to assign a sub-lease. There are also to be implied (1) a stringent condition against the production or investigation of title prior to the time of commencement of title, and (2) the condition making the last receipt for rent evidence of performance of covenants. This last condition appears to be defectively expressed. It provides that "the receipt for the last paymentdue for rent under the lease shall be accepted, &c." The "last payment due for rent under the lease will, not be due until the end of the lease. Of course, what is meant is the receipt for the last payment of rent, accrued previously to the completion of the purchase; why then should not this be stated? The next condition to be implied is that with reference to the expenses of production and inspection, &c.; and this throws on the purchaser the costs of copies of documents, &c., not in the vendor's possession, or in the vendor's possession, but not to be delivered to the purchaser," thereby implying that the vendor is to furnish, at his own cost, copies of documents, &c., which are to be delivered to the purchaser. We submit that this is not in accordance with the ordinary practice, and will lead to the exclusion of this rule from contracts of sale. The remaining implied condition is the ordinary one negativing the right of the purchaser of two or more lots, held under the same title, to more than one abstract of the common title. As regards all these conditions, subject to the above observations, there seems to be no reason why they should not be implied, instead of being expressed in every contract of sale of land. We should have been disposed to go even further and include more of the ordinary conditions in the list of those to be implied. We come next to a provision of considerable importance, applicable to purchases made after the commencement of the Act. There is no doubt that money is often wasted in investigating afresh titles which have quite recently undergone scrutiny, but, on the other hand, it is obvious that unless you know what were the conditions of sale relating to the title on the previous occasion, what abstract was furnished, and whether any, and, if any, what difficulties as to title were waived by the then purchaser, you are not in a position to safely dispense with a fresh investigation. To say that because some abstract relating to the property has been perused at some previous time, sufficient protection is afforded to the present purchaser as to the title down to the time of previous investigation, is absurd. The Bill proposes to provide (clause 4), that: "Where the solicitor of a purchaser finds that the title shown to the property purchased has been previously investigated and accepted on behalf of a purchaser through whom the title is deduced, it is hereby declared to be in the discretion of the solicitor to dispense with further examination or investigation of the title so previously investigated and accepted; and a solicitor so dispensing shall not be answerable in respect of any loss that may arise thereby. Where the solicitor is acting for trustees the trustees also shall not be answerable as aforesaid." to do any act to them or for their benefit, shall be deemed to include an obligation to do the act to or for the benefit of the survivor or survivors of them, or any other person to whom the right to sue on the co enant or bond devolves. And, lastly, clause 9 provides for the implication of ordinary covenants for title or against incumbrances in conveyances and mortgages made after the commencement of the Act. In DAMAGES AGAINST RAILWAY COMPANIES. Now, upon this provision we have to observe that if it THE question of the measure of damages in actions for is passed into law in its present shape it will be rather a compensation in respect of personal injuries has recently trap for incautious solicitors. In order to escape respon- been brought prominently forward in the case of Phillips sibility for omitting to investigate the title, the pur- v. London and South-Western Railway Company (28 chaser's solicitor will have to prove and to preserve W. R. 10, L. R. 5 Q. B. D. 78.) The topic has often evidence that all the title now shown to the property been discussed in connection with actions against railpurchased was investigated on behalf of the previous pur-way companies for personal injuries, but perhaps never chaser. He cannot apparently do this without first ac- more thoroughly than in the case to which we refer. quainting himself with the title now shown, and then our opinion it is a topic which railway companies are requiring to be furnished with and examining the abstract very foolish to bring before the public, for reasons We recently referred to investigated on the previous purchase. The word which will hereafter appear. The plaintiff was a physican, "purchaser," we may observe, by the interpretation the facts of Phillips' case. clause, includes a mortgagee. making a very large income, who was so much injured in a railway accident as to render it impossible that he should ever pursue his profession again. In the first instance the jury awarded him £7,000. It was proved that he had been making an income of between £6,000 and £7,000 a year, and had been disabled for a year before the action was brought. There were also heavy medical expenses, &c. The plaintiff moved for a new trial, on the ground of insufficient damages and mis. direction. The Divisional Court granted a new trial on the former ground, and their decision was confirmed by the Court of Appeal. A new trial was afterwards had, and the jury gave £16,000 damages. The defendants then moved for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection as to the measure of damages, which was refused by the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal. The next clause will, we think, be generally welcomed. It provides, in effect, that searches for judgments, &c., shall be made by the office, and not by the purchaser's solicitor, and that the certificate setting forth the result of the search "shall be, in favour of a purchaser, conclusive, affirmatively, or negatively, as the case may be, respecting the entries or the inrolments in the office." That is to say, we take it, the purchaser holding the certificate of search will be secure, and the only remedy of the incumbrancer against the office for mistakes will be to prosecute the officer for a misdemeanour, in case he can be proved to have been guilty of fraud, or collusion, or "wilful negligence." Note that the fees to be imposed in respect of these searches are to be " curred in" by the Treasury, which probably means a considerable outlay by the purchaser in search fees. con We come next to the provisions for shortening conveyances. The first of these is the provision that general words shall be implied (clause 8), as to which we have nothing to say, except that the general words to be implied as to land do not include mines and minerals; these words will, therefore, still have to be added in conveyances, although they seem to have been overlooked in the "short form of conveyance" in the schedule to the Act. Surely it would be better to include these words among the general words to be implied, and leave it to the grantor to show "a contrary intention" in the conveyance if he does not intend to include mines and minerals. We observe, by the way, that in the "short form" above referred to, the land is conveyed to M., the purchaser, "to hold to M. in fee." It is provided, by clause 53, that "deeds in the form of, and using the expressions in the forms given in the third schedule to this Act, shall, as regards form and expression, be sufficient." Sufficient for what purpose? We have not yet found any provision in the Act that a mere conveyance to M., to hold to him in fee," shall have the effect of a conveyance "unto and to the use "of M. Can this provision have slipped out? Clause 44 renders the word "grant" unnecessary, and clause 46 provides that it shall be sufficient in deeds executed after the commencement of the Act in the limitation of an estate in fee simple to use the words "in fee," without the word "heirs"; and in the limitation of an estate in tail to use the words "in tail," without the words "heirs of the body." Clauses 50 and 51 render unnecessary the indorsed receipt for the consideration money, and clause 54 provides that a covenant or bond under seal shall bind the heirs and real estate as well as the executors and administrators and personal estate of the person making it. Clause 55 provides that a covenant or bond made with two or more, jointly 66 On the second motion for a new trial a very extraordinary attempt was made on the defendants' behalf to bring the case within the principle of Hadley v. Baxendale, with regard to remoteness of damage. It was suggested that the damages arising from loss of a professional income-at any rate, of one of such an exceptional character-could not be taken to have been reasonably within the contemplation of the parties when the contract of carriage was made. There is something positively grotesque about this argument. It is true that one of the arguments used in the cases, where the responsibilities of carriers have been discussed in connection with the doctrine of remoteness of damage, was that it would be a monstrous thing that a carrier, who only gets a certain small remuneration for the carriage of an article a certain distance, should, without any notice of the consequential damages that might ensue from its non-arrival, be half ruined by having to satisfy such damages. We doubt whether there may not be some confusion of ideas in this way of putting the thing. The smallness of the remuneration, and the absence of notice, have no logical connection with one another, though they are both perhaps elements of hardship. We do not think that the law really can be supposed to take notice of the smaliness of the remuneration. If I undertake to do a thing, can the measure of damages for not doing it vary according to the amount of the remuneration I have received? The hardship of having to pay £16,000 damages on a contract, in respect of which only £1 is paid, may be a strong argument in favour of legislation, such as that of the Carriers Act, but it cannot, in our opinion, have anything to do with remoteness of damage. The absence of contemplation of the exceptional damage by reason of absence of notice of its It is a sort probability is really the governing element. of equity that if a man is to be exposed to the payment of exceptional damage beyond what he could |