April 30, 1887. THE SOLICITORS' JOURNAL ffield. Pot 433 PESKETT, GEORGE RICHARD, Chichester. Tailor. May 3 at 1.15. Bankruptcy WRIGHT, THOMAS HOLLIS. and DAVID JAMES WRIGHT, Narrow $t, Limehouse, Wharfingers. High Court. Pet April 6. Ord April 21 London Gazette.-TUESDAY, April 26. RECEIVING ORDERS. Ord April 21 Pet March 31. Ord April 21 Ord April 21 Ord April 23 BORASTON, WILLIAM, Birmingham, Grocer. Madeley, Shropshire. Pet March SHILTON, JOHN EDWARD, King's Heath, Worcs, Professional Cricketer. May BULL, THOMAS EDMUND. Newport, I. W., Hotel Proprietor. Newport and Ryde. 2 at 11. Off Rec, Birmingham Pet April 19. Ord April 19 April 22 Ord April 22 Ord April 21 CHADDERTON. WILLIAM, Newton Heath, Lancashire, General Dealer. Man- chester. Pet April 23. Ord April 23 Ord April 21 CROSSING, WALTER, East Stonehouse, Devon, Boot Maker. East Stonehouse. WALLACE, JAMES. Sunderland, Builder. April 29 at 12. Off Rec. 21, Fawcett borough st, Scarborough Pet April 21, Ord April 11 st, Sunderland DAY, JOHN BENJAMIN, and GEORGE JAMES HAWKINS, Great Yarmouth, Iron- BEACON, HENRY, South Shields, Undertaker. Newcastle on Tyne. Pot April DYER, THOMAS, High st, Kingsland, Cheesem unger. High Court. Pet Feb 21. HOARE. THOMAS, residence unknowa, Licensed Victueller. High Court. Pet HOUSDON, CHARLES, Chatsworth rd, Clapton, Grocer. High Court. Pet April 92. Ord April 22 April 22. Ord April 22 JONES, THOMAS, Anfield, nr Liverpool, Builder. Liverpool. Pet April 21. Ord April 21 KAY, JOHN HENRY, Banbury, Oxford, Musical Instrument Dealer. Banbury. Pet April 22. Ord April 22 LANGLEY, ÅLFRED HUGH, Ashford, Kent, Marine Store Dealer. Canterbury. Pet April 23. Ord April 23 LEWARTON, ELIAS ROBERT, Fulbeck, Lincs, Grooer. Nottingham. Pet April 19. Ord April 23 MEAR. WILLIAM, Cudworth, or Barnsley, Yorks, Engine Driver Barnsley. Pet April 23. Ord April 23 MILLS, BENJAMIN, Bacup, out of business. Oldham. Pet April 22. Ord April 22 Ord April 21 NEWNHAM, WILLIAM, Newport, I W, Baker. Newport and Ryde. Pet April 21. Ord April 21 NICHOLSON, JAMES, Southsea, Draper. Portsmouth. Pet Apr 22. Ord Apr 22 O'HARA, MCNEILL SHAW, and HENRY WILCOX, Phæpix Wharf, Yllwall, Paint Makers. High Court. Pet Apr 22. Ord Apr 23 23. Ord Apr 23 REYNOLDS, JOSEPH. Brom-grove, Worcestershire, Licensed Victueller. WorcesELLIS, THOMAS, Chirbury, Salop, Miller. Newtown. Pet Apr 4, Ord Apr 18 ter Pet Apr 21. Ord Apr 21 FORSTER, THOMAS, Guisborough, Yorks. Grocer. Stockton on Tees and Middles ROBINSON, JAMES WILSON, Macclesfield, Grocer. Macclesfield. Pet Apr 21. borough. Pet Apr 6. Ord Apr 19 Ord Apr 21 SCATTERGOOD, LUKE, Nottingham, Builder. Nottingham. Pet Apr 23. Ord Apr 23 April 19. Ord April 20 STRATFORD, HENRY VERNER WINGFIELD, and FRANCIY MERVYN WINGFIELD STRATFORD, Brandon st, Bermondsey. High Court. Pet April 6. Ord April 21 THOMPSON, WILLIAM, Warley, nr Oldbury, Maltster. Oldbury. Pet April 22 . Ord April 22 TRITSCHLER, FERDINAND HENRY, Carlisle, Jeweller. Carlisle, Pet April 22. Ord April 22 WADE, WILLIAM HENRY, Bradford, Yorks, Grocer. Bradford. Pet April 23. JONES, THOMAS. Gelygaer, Glamorgan, Grocer. Merthyr Tydal. Pet April 16. Ord April 23 WELLS, CHARLES, Wavertree, nr Liverpool, Gent. Liverpool. Pet April 6. Ord MOORR, JOSEPH, Thornton Heath, Surrey, Doctor. Croydon. Pet Feb 22. Ord April 22 WELLWOOD, ROBERT, Wigan, Grocer. Wigan, Pet April 21. Ord April 21 Ord April 22 WHITING, CHARLES, Liverpool, Master Mariner. Liverpool. Pet April 21. Ord April 21 April 22 Pet April 22. Ord April 22 FIRST MEETINGS. Westgate st, Ipswich ADAMS, WILLIAM O'BRIEN, residence unknown. May 8 at 11. 33, Carey st, Lin coln's inn SHILTON, JOHN EDWARD. King's Beath, Worcestershire, Professional Cricketer. BAILEY. PETER EDWARD. Swinton, nr Manchester, no oocupation. May 4 at 11. Off Rec, 23, Kiug Edward st, Macclesfield BAKER, ALFRED BATH, Ealing Green, Ealing, Builder. May 3 at 12. 33, Carey st, Lincoln's inn TOWLER, JOHN, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, Joiner. Derby. Pet April 20. Ord BAMLETT, THOMAS. Haverton bil, Durham, Farmer. May 5 at 11, Off Rec, 8, Albert rd. Middlesborough Ord April 20 TRAVEL CON APLIN, Dorchester, Auctioneer. Dorchester. Pet April 6. Ora BARKER, HENRY, Great Grimsby, Grocer. May 4 at 12.30. Of Reo, 3, Haven st. graphic Chemists. Liverpool. Pet March 2. Ord April 19 Rec, Dudley Man CHADDERTON, WILLIAM, Newton Heath, Lancashire, General Dealer. chester. Pet April 28. Ord April 23 BLOXAM, MATTHEW, Dorset sq, Marylebone, Surgeon. May 6 at 11. 33, Carey CHAPPELL, HARRY, and GEORGE CHAPPELL, Nottingham, Butchers. Nottingst, Lincoln's inn ham. Pet April 14. Ord April 21 BROOK. WALTER FREDERICK, Dudley, Worcestershire, Ironmonger. May 3 at COOK, FREDERICK, Great Yarmouth, Builder. Great Yarmouth. Pet April 1. 10.15. Dudley Arms Hotel, Dudley Ord April 22 BULL. THOMAS EDMUND, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hotel Proprietor. May 9 at 3. CROFT, JOHN NEWTON, Wye, Kent, Tailor. Canterbury. Pet April 21. Ord Warburton's Hotel, Newport, Isle of Wight April 21 CLARK. WILLIAM JAMES, Packington st, Shepherdess walk, Islington, Box CROSSING, WALTER, East Stonehouse, Boot Maker. East Stonehouse. Pet April Manufacturer. May 4 at 11. 33, Carey st, Lincoln's inn 21, Ord April 23 COLLINS, VICTOR EMILIAN MICHAEL, Glanaguile. Yorks, out of business. May 3 DAVIES, HENRY HARRIS, Llangoed Vicarage, Anglesey, Clerk in Holy Orders. at 12. Off Rec, 8, Albert rd, Middlesborough Bangor. Pet April 19. Ord April 22 COWPER, ALFRED ROBERT, Northampton, Hair Dresser. May 16 at 4. County DAY, JOHN BENJAMIN, and GEORGE JAMES HAWKINS, Great Yarmouth, IronCourt, Northampton mongers. Great Yarmouth. Pet April 22. Ord April 22 CROSSE, RODOLPHE, Portland fer, Regent's pk, Florist. May 4 at 12. Bank DEACON, HENRY, South Shields, Undertaker. Newcastle on Tyne. Pet April 23. ruptoy bldgs, Lincoln's inn Ord April 23 April 23 Quay st, Carmarthen GEART, ALFRED, Bismarck rd, Upper Holloway, Builder. High Court. Pet lane, Newcastle on Tyne April 12. Ord April 22 HARDING, WALTER, and JOHN LUSCOMBE, Torquay, Builders. Exeter. Pet Mar EDWARDS, GEORGE, Lucy rd, Bermondsey, Licensed Victualler. May 3 at 11. 26. Ord Mar 28 Bankruptcy bldgs, Lincoln's inn HOCKIN, JAMES, Plymouth, Bootmaker, East Stonehouse. Pet April 19. Ord ELLIOT, WILLIAM, St. Ringers ct, nr Stroud, Woollen Cloth Manufacturer. April 23 HOLYOÁK, HARRY, Leicester, Tailor. Leicester. Pet Mar 21. Ord April 19 Albert rd, Middlesborough HOWARD, THOMAS, Liverpool, Painter. Liverpool. Pet March 19. Ord April 21 GEORGE, WALTER, King sg, Clerkenwell, Jeweller. May 3 at 2.30. Bankruptcy | ILLINGWORTH, JOSHUA MAUDE, York, Clerk. York. Pet April 19. Ord April 21 bldgs, Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields GOSLING. JAMES WILLIAM, Newington green rd. Islington, Corn Merchant. May Isaac, GEORGE TOM. Wilson st, Finsbury, Licensed Victualler. High Court. 5 at 11. Bankruptcy bldgs, Portugal st. Lincoln's inn flelds Pet April 14. Ord April 21 HAYWARD, GEORGE, Caulfield rd, Peckham, Traveller. May 3 at 12. Bankruptcy IVINS, THOMAS, Leamington, Baker. Warwick. Pet April 4. Ord April 22 bldgs, Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields JOBLIN, HENRY, Ryde, I.W., Poulterer. Newport and Ryde. Pet March 25. HITCHCOCK, ARTHUR KENYON, Gt Grimsby, Butcher. May 4 at 12. Off Rec, 3, Ord April 21 Haven st, Gt Grimsby KAY, JOHN HENRY, Banbury, Oxfordshire, Musical Instrument Dealer. BanHOCKIN, JAMES, Plymouth, Bootmaker. May 5 at 11. 18, Frankfort st, Plymouth bury. Pet April 22. Ord April 22 HOLMES, JOHN, Leeds, Plumber. May 3 at 11. Off Rec, 22, Park row, Leeds LAKEMAN, HENRY HAMPSHIRE, King's Cross rd, Printer. High Court. Pet March 16. Ord April 21 HOUGHTON, ROBERT, Bristol, Ironmonger. May 6 at 12.15. Off Rec, Colmore row, Birmingham LOOSMORE, JAMES, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Hay Merchant. Carmarthen. Pet April 16. Ord April 21 MIDDLEDITCH, EDWARD TAYLOR, Blumsdon St. Leonard, Wilts, Gent. Swindon. HUTCHINSON, JOHN, Bingham, Nottinghamshire, Farmer. May 4 at 12. Off Rec, Pet April 2. Ord April 21 1, High pavement, Nottingham MILLS, MICHAEL, Ordnance rd, St John's Wood, Carpenter. High Court. Pet KLEIN, THORVALD, Laurence Pountney hill, Agent. May 8 at 11. Bankruptcy March 16. Ord April 22 bldgs, Portugal st, Lincoln's ipn fields MOODY, ALFRED, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, Chemist. Poole. Pet April 20. LONGMORE, BENJAMIN, HENRY LONGMORE, and SIMEON LONGMORE, Goscote Ord April 22 Lodge, nr Walsall, Farmers. May 4 at 11.15. Off Rec, Walsall MORGAN, ROBERT, Ryde, I.W., Butcher. Newport and Ryde. Pet April 7. Ord LOOSMORE, JAMES, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Hay Merchant. May 4 at 11. April 15 Off Rec, 11, Quay st, Carmarthen MUNDAY, ALBERT HENRY, Pyrton, Oxford, Chair Turner. Aylesbury, Pet MIROY, ERNEST, Beaumont st, Marylebone. Importer of Clocks. May 4 at 11. April 16. Ord April 22 Bankruptcy bldgs, Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields NUTTALL, THOMAS, Todmorden, Lancs, Hawker of Drapery Goods. Burnley. MOODY, ALFRED, Wimborne Minster, Dorsetshire, Chemist. May 4 at 1.30. Off Pet April 5. Ord April 22 Rec, Salisbury PALMER, FRANCIS. Warboys, Nottingham, Retired Farmer. Peterborough. Pet MUNDAY, ALBERT HENRY, Pyrton, Oxfordshire, Chair Turner. May 5 at 11.30. April 23. Ord April 23 Off Rec, 1, St Aldates, Oxford PARKER, ROLAND, jun, Nottingham, Contractor. Nottingham. Pet April 20. NEWNHAM, WILLIAM, Newport, Isle of Wight, Baker. May 7 at 11.30. Off Rec, Ord April 23 Newport, Isle of Wight PAUL, WILLIAM HARVEY, Penzance, Baker. Truro. Pet April 12. Ord April 23 NUTTALL, THOMAS, Todmorden, Lancashire, Hawker of Drapery Goods. May 4 at 12.30. Queen's Hotel, Todmorden REES, JOHN, Merthyr Tydal, Butcher. Merthyr Tydfil. Pet April 23. Ord April 23 PARKER, THOMAS, High st, Deptford, Grocer. May 3 at 3. 109, Victoria st, RYAN, JAMES, Edmund pl, Aldersgate st, Manufacturers' Agent. High Court. Westminster PASSEY, CHARLES HENRY, Albert st, Victoria sq, Artist. May 4 at 12. 33, Carey SAUNDERS. ARTHUR MORRELL, Sunbury on Thames, Broker. Kingston, Surrey. Pet March 22. Ord April 21 st, Lincoln's inn PILGRIM. GEORGE ROBERT, New Malden, Clerk. May 3 at 12. 16 Room, 30 and Pet Feb 21. Ord April 20 31, St Swithin's lene SCHLESINGER, MAX EDWARD, Finsbury sq, Builder. High Court. Pet Feb 17. Ord April 22 Pet April 16. Ord April 21 PRESCOTT. SAMUEL, Exmouth st, Clerkenwell, Baker. May 5 at 12. 33, Carey st, Lincoln's inn SMITH, JOHN WILLIAM, Stafford, Draper. Stafford. Pet April 4. Ord April 22 REYNOLDS. JOSEPH, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, Licensed Victualler. May 11 SMITH, JOHN WILLIAM, Fakenham, Norfolk, Carpenter. Norwich, Pet April 19. at 11. Off Rec, Worcester Ord April 23 RICHARDS, DAVID, Croyddin, Cardigan, Lab urer. May 3 at 12.30. Townhall, SPRING, FREDERICK GEORGE, Sandy, Bedfordsbire, out of business. High Court. Aberystwith Pet April 5. Ord April 21 ROBINSON, JAMES WILSON, Macclesfield, Grocer. May 4 at 12. Off Rec, 23, STAPLETON, GEORGE, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, Brewer. Peterborough. King Edward st, Macclesfield Pet April 4. Ord April 23 SEWARD, THOMAS, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Cattle Dealer. May 5 at 12.30. TAYLOR, RICHARD CARTER, Oxford st, Licensed Victualler. High Court. Pet County Court, Peterborough April 16. Ord April 22 SMITH, THOMAS TAYLER, Circus pl, Finsbury, Surveyor. May 4 at 2.30. 33, THOMAS, SIDNEY. Godolphin rd, Shepherd's bush, Jeweller. High Court. Pet Carey st, Lincoln's inn TOWLER, JOHN, Matlock Bath, Derby, Joiner. May 4 at 12. Off Rec, St James's THORPE, EDWARD, Nottingham, Beerhouse Keeper. Nottingham. Pet April 4. chbrs, Derby Ord April 28 TRITSCHLER, FERDINAND HENRY, Carlisle, Jeweller. Carlisle. Pet April 22. Ord April 22 WADE, WILLIAM HENRY, New Leeds, Bradford, Grocer. Bradford. Pet Apr 2". Ord Apr 23 Kentish Town, Pianoforte Makers. May 5 at 12. Bankruptcy bldgs, WARD, EDWARD JOHN, Eccleshall, Staffs, Grocer. Stafford. Pet Apr 5. Ord VAUGHAN, RICHARD, jun, Dudley, Worcestershire, Haulier. May 3 at 9.45. Off Apr 22 Rec, Dudley WARREN, BONOMI EGERTON, Cheltenham, Artist. Cheltenham. Pet Apr 18. WALTON, JOHN, Sheffield, Plasterer. May 4 at 11.30. Off Rec, Figtree lane, Ord Air 22 heffield WARREN, BONOMI EGERTON, Cheltenham, Artist. May 3 at 4.30. County Court, WELHAM, JOHN CLEMENT, Lowestoft, Suffolk, Sail Maker. Gt Yarmouth. Pet Cheltenham WELLWOOD, ROBERT, Wigan, Grocer. May 5 at 3. Off Rec, Manchester WHITE, ISAREL GEORGE, South Shields, Outfitter. Newcastle on Tyne. Put Apr 5. Ord Apr 23 WHITING, CHARLES, Liverpool, Master Mariner. May 6 at 3. Off Rec, 35, Vic WOOLGAR. John, and JABEZ WOOLGAR, Horsham, Sussex, Builders. Brighton. toria st, Liverpool WINGROVE, CHARLES, Cambridge rd E, Livery Stable Keeper. May 4 at 12. 33, WORMS, CARL EDWARD, Charlton, Kent, Engineers' Draughtsman. Greenwich. Carey st, Lincoln's inn Pet Apr 22. Ord Apr 22 Wonfor. A J. Sydney rd. Hornsey, Clerk, May 5 at 2.30. Bankruptcy bldgs, Portugal st, Lincoln's inn fields SALES OF ENSUING WEEK. advertisement, this week, p. 4). 435 Sotting Apri ! The Subscription to the SOLICITORS' JOURNAL 18––Town, 268. 6d. ; Country, 288. 6d. ; with the WeekLY REPORTBR, 538. Payment in advance includes Double Numbers and Postage. Subscribers can have their Volumes bound at the office-cloth, 28. 6d., half law calf, 5s. 6d. Pet Apri Ordas. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTH. MARRIAGES. lane, to Mary Modeleine, daughter of C. Fox, of Beckenham. tor, of Maitland-park-road, Haverstook-hill, to Eliza Cheshire, of Adelaide. DEATHS. citor, aged 58. judge of the Court of Queen's Bench, aged 78. th, Ins. 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CHAIRMAN : JAMES CUDDON, Esq., of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. Extract from the Report of the Directors for the year ended 30th November, 1886 :In the Fire Department new Insurances were effected for an aggregate amount of £6,994,418, yielding in new Premiums the sum of £10,618 128. 4d. In the Life Department during the same period 252 Policies were effected, insuring £236,245, the new Premiums received thereon amounting to $8,085 198., of which £1,298 168, was paid away for re-assurance. Seventeen Proposals for insuring £21,150 were declined, and 46 Proposals for insuring £73,180 were uncompleted in the year. Nine Life Annuities for £679 28. 10d. were granted, the purchase-money for which was 65,742 78. 8d. Sixteen Annuities for $999 10s. 6d, became void during the year by death. The claims under Life and Endowment Policies amounted to £46,519 3s. 6d., which amonnt, although in excess of the Claims for the year 1885, is below the expectation. The total amount of losses by fire, paid and outstanding on 30th November, was $21,615 159., being about 45 per cent. of the net Premiums Tec zived in the year. The average rate of Interest realized on the assets of the Company (whether productive or unproductive) was £4 11s. 2d. per cent. Liberal Settlement of Losses. Moderate Rates of Premium. Profits divided every five years in the Life Department. FRANK MCGEDY, Actuary and Secretary. FORD, K.C.M.G. MESSRS BLLIS & SON are directed to CITY OF LONDON. GAGE COMPANY, Limited. Capital £2,000,000, fully subscribed. Insurance Society will be held at the Society's £200,000 paid up. Reserve Fund, £12,000. SELL by AUCTION, at the MART, Token House, Chancery-lane, on Tuesday, the 3rd day of May house-yard, Bank, on FRIDAY, MAY 20th, at TWO The Company's loans are limited to first-class freenext, to elect Eight Directors in the room of the like hold mortgages. The Debenture issue is limited to o'clock precisely (unless previously disposed of by number of Directors who go out by rotation; and the uncalled capital. private contract), the valuable FREEHOLD BUILD also to elect Four Auditors in the room of the like ING SITE of NOB 13, 14, and 15, Little Trinity-lane number who retire ; and for general purposes. HOME DIRECTORS. and Sharp's-court, having a capital frontage of about The Ohair will be taken at one o'clock precisely. H. J. BRISTOW, Esq. Sir WILLIAX T. POWER, 48ft. 6, close to the Mansion-house Station, Queen The following Directors, going out by rotation, are W. K. GRAHAM, Esq. K.O.B. Victoria-street, now covered by old buildings, let on eligible, and offer themselves for re-election : FALCONER LARKWORTHY, 1 THOS. RUSSELL, Esq. short tenanciee, but suitable for the erection of one Spencer Croughton Wilde, John Moxon Clabon, Esq. Esq. C.M.G. large or two smaller warehouses, Esq. Frederick Peake, Esq. ARTHUR M. MITCHISON, Sir EDWARD W. STAFParticulars. plads. and conditions of sale may be Arnold William White, Bartle John Laurie Frere, Esg. had at the Mart; of Messrs. Boulton, Sons, & Sande Chairman of Colonial Boardman, Solicitors, 214, Northampton-square; or of William Thomas Carlisle, Howard William Brough The Hon. Sin FREDR. WHITAKER, K.C.M.G., M.L.C., Messrs. Ellis & Son, Auctioneers and surveyors, 49, Esq. ton, Eaq. late Premier of New Zealand. The Directors are issuing Terminable Debentures bearing interest at 4 per cent. for three years, and Fine Corner Block of Freehold Property, possessing Edward Francis Bigg, William Tanner Neve, 43 per cent. for five years and upwards. Interest halfa frontage to the Clapham and two other good roads Esq. Esq. yearly by Coupons. Octavius Leefe, Esq. of 500ft. Edward Hugh White A. M. MITCHISON, Managing Director. head. Esq. They are eligible, and offer themselves for re-. Leadenhall-buildings, Leadenhall-st., London, E.C. SELL by AUCTION, at the MART, Token- election. house-yard, Bank, on FRIDAY, MAY 20th, at TWO By Order of the Board, precisely (unless previously disposed of by private GEORGE WILLIAM BELL, Secretary. ACCIDENTS AT HOME AND ABROAD contract), in One or Three Lots, the above FREEHOLD PROPERTY, situate between the StockwellHE Railway Accidents, Employer's Liability, twenty houses, tenements, and stabling, Nos. 261 to PORATION, LIMITED. INSURED AGAINST BY 278 (odd), Clapham-road; Nos. 1 to 11 (odd), Ling AMOUNT OF CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED, £710,000 ham-street; and Nos. 1 to 15 (odd), Northall-street; let at actual and estimated rents of about £565 per Offices of the Corporation THE BAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANI Winchester House, Old Broad-street. E.O. annum, but forming a valuable building estate, haviog a superficial area of 33,000 feet, part of which might Rt. Hon. E. PLEYDELL BOUVERIE, Chairman. 64, CORNHILL, LONDON. Sir SYDNEY H. WATERLOW, Bart., Deputy-Chairman. advantageously be treated as a site for any large building requiring prominency of position, such as a Policies are now being issued by this Corporation Income insuring Mortgages of Freehold and Leasehold public institution, pantechnicon, tram car offices, &c. Printed particulars, plans, and conditions of sale to Property, holders of Mortgage Debentures and be had of Messrs. Druces & Attlee, Solicitors, 10, Debenture Stock, against loss of principal and in COMPENSATION PAID FOR 118,000 ACCIDENTS. Billiter-square; at the Mart; and of Messrs. Ellis & terest. £2,350,000. MODERATE PREMIUMS - Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. LONDOT: 1, Moorgate-street, E.O. ABJRDBEN: 1, possible rate of interest. CHAIRMAN-HARVIE M. FARQUHAR, ESQ. holders insuring the return of the Amount invested £677,000 West-End Office :-8, Grand Hotel Buildings, W.C.; 191,000 periods. 132,000 Head Office :-64, CORNHILL, LONDON, E.C. to the Secretary. Aconmulated Fundo .. $3,134,000 By order, £246,000. FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS. WILLIAM J. VIAN, Secretary. 437 INY. 441 Business, 443 477 445 443 In re... 492 443 488 442 442 Sterling Bes of eel peyat 442 441 493 CASES REPORTED THIS WEEK, mingled, possibly, in some cases with an apprehension that urgent engagements at Ascot or elsewhere may possibly deprive them of th: In the Solicitors' Journal. Tunnel Mining Co., Re ............ 443 Ward v. Dudley.. .........: 442 privilege of hearing the papers read ?' But to return to the subject Alfred Park (a Solicitor), Re, Ex Whitehead v. Hall 445 of the recent discussion. The case for reform, as we understand it, parte Incorporated Law Society 444 Baroness Wenlock and Another v. In the Weekly Reporter. is based on the contention that the system is antiquated and anomalous. The fees vary in different counties. According to Mr. Brown v. The Great Western Rail Countess of Dudley and London MUNTON the warrant costs 2s. 6d. on the Middlesex side of Westway Co, and North-Western Railway Co., E C. Powder Co. (Lim.), Re ..... minster Bridge ; 58. on the other side of the bridge; and 7s. in G. Harris (deceased), Re, Harris v. Doulon v. Halse... 502 Lancashire. The cost of execution to the debtor, again, is stated Harris Esdaile v. City of London Union.. 497 to be unreasonably heavy. The writ of execution applies to one Hall v. Bromley Henderson v. Rothschild. 485 county only, while ordinary process is operative all over England. Hersant v. Halse 490 And, lastly, the bailiffs employed are alleged to be frequently unfit Muffett, Re, Jones v. Mason Marshfield, In re, Marsbfield v. Hutchings 491 persons, and not under any proper supervision. There is no blame v. Rickman Reg. v, Sandoval 500 imputed to the under-sheriffs as a body; it is the system which is Reid v. The Explosives Co. (Lim.) 441 Saunders-Davies. In re, SaundersThe Queen v. Lord Penzance. Davies v. Saunders-Davies at fault, and no one can doubt that it is in many respects illadapted to the present state of society. Mr. Munton proposed to remove altogether the execution of final civil process from the The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter. office of sheriff and to establish an execution department in the Supreme Court. It is doubtful whether so radical a remedy could LONDON, MAY 7, 1887. be carried, or indeed whether it is required, but if the committee appointed at the recent meeting can agree upon practical sugges tions for so modifying the existing system as to lessen or remove CURRENT TOPICS. the present abuses and anomalies, the discussion will have been WE PRINT elsewhere an order of the Lord Chancellor authorizing productive of more valuable results than most of the debates at the Paymaster-General to signify his assent to the conversion into the Law Institutions which we have had to chronicle in recent years. India 34 per cent. stock (in accordance with the recent notice of the Secretary of State for India) of all India 4 per cent. stock which on the 1st of June next shall be standing to his account on behalf of the Supreme Court. WE REPORT elsewhere the results of the first discussion by a law society of the Land Transfer Bill which has reached us. The Shropshire Law Society direct their observations upon the regisWE UNDERSTAND that the amount proposed to be expended by the tration part of the Bill mainly to the question of compulsory Council of the Incorporated Law Society on the entertainments to registration of title, involving the intervention of a board of be given by them in June next is about £5,000, and that the officials; and the objections they urge against this proposal are number of tickets taken for the theatres is about fourteen hundred. undoubtedly practical, reasonable, and weighty. Their views on this point are shared by many of the most experienced members of the profession. But it appears to us that the time is past for such a discussion. There is, or is supposed to be, a general IT SEEMS PROBABLE that the authority which may have first agreement among the lay public in favour of compulsory registrasuggested the Government's offer to consent to a prosecution being tion of title ; the large landowners (or their representatives in the instituted by the Attorney-General against the Times for the House of Lords) appear to be at one with the Free Land League article on Mr. Diilon is the passage in May's Parliamentary on this subject; the leaders of legal opinion on both sides of Practice (7th ed., p. 96) that some occasions the House the Houses of Parliament are committed to some such scheme, has directed prosecutions against persons who have pub- and, this being so, it can hardly be expected that any protests on lished libels reflecting upon members, in the same manner the part of the legal profession against the proposal for compulsory as if the publications had affected the House collectively.” On registration of title will be listened to. It may possibly be that a reference to the Commons Journals it will be found that the combined effort might secure postponement of the operation of the two cases to which a reference is given in the foot-note bear compulsion clauses; for, as we pointed out last week, the Bill does out the statement in the text. The first of them occurred in 1699, not contemplate compulsion as inevitably following on the estabwhen a complaint was made to the House of a printed paper, lishment of a land transfer district ; but, so far as existing one of which was presented to the House, and read at the table, indications go, it would seem that compulsion will come sooner subscribed by EDWARD STEPHENS, containing high reflections upon or later. The practical course seems to be to endeavour, aş the honour of this House in general, and in particular upon Mr. Jous far as possible, to minimize the possible evils of the proposed How, a member thereof. Resolved nem. con. that the said paper system, and to lend the aid of knowledge and experience by way is a false and scandalous libel; ordered that Mr. Attorney-General of suggestions as to the details of a scheme which is certainly do prosecute the said EDWARD STEPHENS for the said false and tentative and cautious in its application of compulsion. With this scandalous libel” (13 Com. J. 230). And a committee was view we have, in our observations on the Bill, declined to discuss appointed to inquire after the printer of the said false and the question whether registration of title is the best syster to scandalous libel, and to report the same to the House." The adopt, and whether compulsion is necessary or expedient; and second case occurred in 1702, when the Attorney-General was have, in the first instance, stated and discussed the Bill as it was directed to prosecute Mr. Llord, the Bishop of WORCESTER's son, introduced, and we propose, when we are able to see the form into several freeholders that he voted for bringing in a French will fill up its details, to devote ourselves to the consideration of the points upon which amendment appears to be necessary. retars. There was a valuable discussion at the meeting of the Incorporated Law Society last week on the present mode of execution miferits, based on a paper by Mr. F. K? MUXTOw, read' at the Hull compulsory registration of all deeds of arrangement between meeting of the society in 1882, which differs from many of the debtors, being traders, and their creditors. The proposal is that all also interesting and amusing, and practically suggestive. Hence, torship, shall be registered in the Bills of Sale Department of the mo doubt, its unparalleled vitality. May we venture to point the Central Office of the Supreme Court within seven days after execuso many country solicitors are looking forward with interest, | On registration, a true copy of the deed and of every schedule or |