necessaries supplied to a foreign ship at Malaga, in course of the voyage subsequently to the dates of the bottomry bonds. Ship sold under decree in a bottomry suit. The secretary of Lloyds' Association having paid bills drawn on him for the amount of the necessaries supplied at Malaga to release the ship from liability to arrest at that port, held that he could not claim as having supplied necessaries, and that under 3 & 4 Vict. c. 65, 8.6, and the Admiralty Court Act 1861 (24 Vict. c. 10, ss. 4 and 5), the Admiralty Court had no jurisdiction to entertain a claim for necessaries supplied to a foreign ship at a foreign_port: (The India, A. C., March 26, 1863; 1 Mar. Law Cas. 390.) 11. Collision-Rules of sea-Foreign and English ship.-A collision having occurred between a foreign and an English steamer off the Mouse Light in the Thames: Held, that the statute did not apply, but the case must be governed by the ordinary rule of the sea. The foreign vessel having seen a green and a white light of the other steamer about half a point on her starboard bow, held in fault for at once porting helm: (The Black Diamond, A. C., Nov. 14, 1863; 1 Mar. Law. Cas. -399.) FREIGHT. INDEX OF CONTENTS. Assignment, 11. Bills of lading, 8. Master's attendance to sign, 1. Charter parties entered into abroad, 3. Condition precedent, 1. Continuing voyage, 5. Damages (liquidated), 7. Equitable claim-Disbursements, 3. Forfeit, 7. Hussie v. Christie, 3. Lien, 3, 9. Authority of captain to give, for freight, 4. Lump sum of freight, 5. Master's attendance to sign bill of lading, 1. Lien on freight for wages, 3. owner: (Matthews v. Gibbs, Q. B. Nov. 19, 1860; 1 Mar. Law Cas. 14: 3 L. T. Rep. N. S. 557.) 5. Lump sum-Intermediate port-RepairsContinuing voyage.-A ship was chartered for a lump sum and cargo put on board by different shippers. The ship, being in distress, put into an intermediate port, where the cargo which was saved was sold. The charterers were held not liable for freight, the voyage having been broken up. The question was left to the jury whether there was a possibility of carrying a substantial part of the cargo to its destination, or whether the danger was such that the voyage could not reasonably be prosecuted: (Blasco v. Fletcher, C. B. Jan. 17 and 20, and July 6, 1863; 1 Mar. Law Cas. 380; 14 C. B., N. S., 147; 9 L. T. Rep. N. S. 169; 9 Jur. N. S. 1105; 32 L. J. 284, C. P.) Right to freight.-(Dobbyn v. Commerford, 10 Ir. 6. Mortgage-Sale of ship and right of purchaser Ch. Rep. 327.) side were entertained, the court held this a justification for the distribution of sums of money to electors for the alleged purpose of hiring and paying "watchers." There is nothing per se corrupt in giving orders to electors to supply from their shops goods to be distributed among nonelectors and poor persons, even though such orders are given on a very considerable scale, and to electors only: Semble, the declaration of an elector to whom snch orders were given, that he was not influenced thereby, is sufficient to rebut any presumption arising from the circumstances. Lavish expenditure by a candidate, though very much to be reprehended, is not of itself sufficient to avoid an election. It must be made to appear that some of the money given to poor persons in the streets or among the was spent in contravention of the law. Money A covenant that a vessel should sail with, if not acquire popularity for a candidate, and thus in7. Forfeit of half freight-Liquidated damages.- mob, and admitted to be so given in order to before, any other vessel in a certain berth under fluence the election, is not a corrupt practice. penalty of forfeiting one-half the freight of the Semble, same as to drink given to non-electors goods. Breach that the vessel did not sail, &c., and with the same object. The 3 Geo. 4, c. 18 whereby the plaintiff became entitled to half the (Irish), limiting the number of attorneys' agents, freight. At the trial it appeared that the whole &c., and the fees payable to each, is impliedly freight exceeded 201., but no actual damage was repealed by the Acts limiting the number of proved. It was held that the half freight was polling days and increasing the number of pollliquidated damage, and not a penalty: (Sparrowing places. The word "corruptly" in sect. 4 of v. Paris, Jan. 14, 1862; 7 H. & N. 594.) "" anything wicked or immoral, but only that persons do something knowing it is contrary to 17 & 18 Vict. c. 102, governs the whole of the 8. Contract to pay freight at port of shipment-section. The word "corruptly" does not imply Bills of lading made out in names of other parties the owners of the goods-Question as to liability of the owners.-Goods were put on board a ship consigned for Calcutta, at 39s. per ton, "payable in London: Held, that it was for the jury to say, from the surrounding circumstances, whether the contract was a contract for "freight," contingent on the ship's arrival at her destination, or for a sum payable on the receipt of the goods on board: Byles, J.; 11 C. B., N, S., 362.) Mortgagee taking possession-Right to freight, 2, 6. (Lidgett v. Perrin, Nov. 18, 1861; 2 F. & F. 763, Notice of assignment, 11. Proportionate rates, 10. Set-off, 11. Smith v. Plummer. Transshipment, 4. Usage, 10. 1. Stipulation as to master's attendance to sign bills of lading and receive goods on board.-Such a stipulation held not to be a condition precedent to the right of the owner to sue for freight: (Seegur v. Duthie and others, 1 Mar. Law Cas. 3; E. C. Nov. 30, 1860.) 2. Mortgagee taking possession of ship-Right to freight.—A ship being at a foreign port where cargo was to be delivered and freight paid, the captain received intimation by letter from a mortgagee of the ship, that he now took possession of the ship, and required the captain to remit the freight to him. The captain did not act accordingly, nor did the mortgagee's agents at the port adopt any steps to take actual possession of the ship on behalf of the mortgagee. Held that the mortgagee had not, by the letter of intimation to the captain, taken possession of the ship so as to give him any right to the freight. Merchant Shipping Act (17 & 18 Vict. c. 104), 70th and following sections: (Duncan v. Don, Court of Session, Scotland, second division (affirming judgment of the Lord Ordinary Fullerton), Feb. 15, 1861; 33 Scot. Jur. 276.) 3. Master' lien on ship or freight for wages and disbursements Charter-parties entered into abroad -Equitable claim for disbursements-Fitting up ship.-According to the judgments in Hussie v. Christie, 2 East, 426; and Smith v. Plummer, 1 B. & Ald. 375, the master of a ship has no lien on the ship or freight for wages or disbursement, but held in a question with the mortgagee of a ship that where the captain had entered into a charter-party abroad for the conveyance of troops to England, and incurred heavy disbursements in fitting up the ship in pursuance of the contract, which was adopted by the mortgagee, that the captain had an equitable claim to have the disbursements, partly advanced by himself and partly drawn for by bill on the shipowner who had since become bankrupt, paid into court (Lord Chelmsford and Lord Wensleydale dissenting): (Bristowe, app. v. Whitmore, H. of L. April 30, 1861; 1 Mar. Law Cas. 95; 4 De G & J. 325; 31 L. J. 467; 9 H. L. Cas. 393.) 4. Transshipment-Authority of Captain to give lien for freight. Where a cargo is necessarily is bound to make the best bargain he can in regard transshipped into another vessel, the master to the new rate of freight. Held, therefore, that 9. Lien. The lien of shipowners on freight is not lost by allowing part of goods to be taken away on "freight being paid for them :" (Perez v. Alsop, Trinity Term 1862, 3 F. & F. 188.) 10. Usage-Evidence - Proportionate rates of freight.-By a bill of lading of wool from Odessa, freight was to be paid in London on delivery, at the rate of 80s. per cwt. gross weight; tallow and other goods, grain or seed, in proportion, as per London Baltic printed rates. Extrinsic evidence was held admissible to show that by the usage of the trade the meaning of the bill of lading was that 80s. per cwt. of tallow was to be taken as the standard by which the rate of freight on all other goods was to be measured: (Russian Steam Navigation Company v. Silva, 13 C. B., N. S., 610, Jan. 15, 1863.) 11. Plea of set-off in action for freight-Assignment-Replication on equitable grounds-Notice before subject-matter of set-off accrued.-During the voyage law. The giving of drink with an intention ie, the intention to influence is that which to influence voters thereby is corrupt treating, renders the thing done "corruptly." Semble, the 35 Geo. 3, though repealed as regards England, is not repealed as regards Ireland, and therefore that Act, concurrently with the Corrupt Practices Prevention Acts, governs questions of treating in petitions tried in Ireland. The 3rd section of 21 & 22 Vict. c. 87, repealing the portion of sect. 38 of 17 & 18 Vict. c. 102, which defines a "candidate at an election," enacts that that expression "shall include all persons elected to serve in Parliament at such election, and all persons nominated as candi dates at such election, or who shall have declared themselves candidates on or after the day of the issuing of the writ for such election, or after the dissolution or vacancy in consequence of which such writ shall have been issued." Quære, whether, under this definition a person who had declared himself a candidate before the issue of the writ and dissolution, and committed acts of corrupt treating during such time only, and not after, comes within the 4th section of the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act 1854, i.e., whether a person who is not a candidate at the time he becomes one is liable for those acts. Semble, commits acts of corrupt treating, and afterwards that the proper tribunal and time for trying an objection to the status of a petitioner is the Court of Common Pleas, and a reasonable time before the day fixed for the trial of the petition. The court, however, admitted evidence to show the petitioner had no status, rather than imperil the legality and regularity of the trial by rejecting it. There is no analogy in this respect between the court of an election committee and that of a judge trying a petition, because in the former case there was no tribunal for such preliminary questions, whereas now there is, viz., NOTES OF NEW DECISIONS. the Court of Common Pleas. Quare, whether, BRIBERY WATCHERS EMPLOYMENT LAVISH EXPENDITURE-ALMS-EXCESSIVE PAYunder sect. 29 of 31 & 32 Vict. c. 125, and rule MENT TO AGENTS-TREATING-DEFINITION OF particulars, so as to let in proof of illegal prac 60, a judge has power to amend the petition or "CANDIDATE" PRACTICE.-An offer of money tices, which could not be proved under the or of a loan to an elector, even by an agent or warm supporter of a candidate, and even in a The costs are entirely within the discretion of allegations of the petition in its existing form. conversation in which the person making it canvassed the elector for his vote, does not constitute an act of bribery unless it is made in consequence of the pendency of the election, and solely with the intention of inducing the elector to vote. Therefore, where A. who was a warm supporter of a candidate, and acted in the town publican, and asked him for his vote, and the as agent to a brewer, went to B, an elector and latter said he could not give it, as being under freight on goods conveyed for the defendants in a the shipowner assigned the accruing ship. Before notice of assignment the shipowner had become indebted to the defendants. In an action by the shipowner for or on account of the assignees against the defendants for the freight, it was held that the defendants were entitled to set-off the debt due from the shipowner to them, and that the assignment did not prevent them from so doing: (Wilson v. Gabriel, Q. B. June 5, 1863; 1 Mar. Law Cas. 346; 4 B. & S. 243.) ELECTION LAW. when the captain was able to engage a ship to an obligation to his landlord's agent for arrears the court; and as, under certain circumstances, an unsuccessful petitioner may not be ordered to pay a successful respondent's costs, or, in other words, the respondent may be made to pay his own costs, so, conversely, an unsuccessful respondent may not, under certain circumstances, left to pay his own costs: (Youghal Election be ordered to pay the costs of the petitioner, or, in other words, the successful petitioner may be Petition, 21 L. T. Rep. N. S. 306. O'Brien, J.) TREATING BEFORE ISSUE OF THE WRIT-WHO IS A CANDIDATE.-The 3rd section of 21 & 22 Vict. c. 87, repealing the portion of sect. 38 of 17 & 18 Vict. c. 102, which relates to the definition of "a candidate at an election," provides that that expression "shall include all persons elected to serve in Parliament at such election, and all persons nominated as candidates at such election, or who shall have declared themselves further sum of 10 per cent. in addition, by a rate," candidates on or after the day of the issuing of REGISTRATION APPEALS.-The following is a correct list of the registration appeals to be heard by the Common Pleas during the present term. The days appointed are the 17th, 20th, and 23rd inst. Bradford-Brewer (appellant), the Town Clerk (respondent). Warrington-Allen (appellent), the Town Clerk (respondent). City of London-Smith and Philip (appellants) and Lancaster (respondent); Piercey (appellant) and Maclean (respondent). New Windsor-Durrant (appellant) and Kennett (respondent). LancasterBraefitt (appellant), Overseer of Liverpool (respondent). York county-Gainsford (appellant) and Brown (respondent). Exeter-Ford (appellan") and Harrington (respondent). Middlesex-Kirton (appellant) and Dear (respondent). Devon-Greenway (appellant) and Hockin (respondent). Cambridge-Wallis (appellant) and Butts (respondent). Marylebone-May (appellant) and Overseers of Paddington (respondents). Tower Hamlets Ginger (appellant) and the Overseers of Limehouse (respondents). ELECTION PETITIONS.-A Parliamentary return gives some particulars upon this subject. The Treasury, between the 1st March and the 30th Sept. 1869, allowed 15021. to the election judges for their expenses when trying election petitions; the Treasury also paid 10,6561. to judges' marshals, registrars, mayors, town clerks, and others, in respect of the trial of election petitions, this last snm including nearly 5000l. for short-hand writing. The costs taxed to the end of July, by Mr. John Gordon, the officer appointed for the purpose under the Parliamentary Elections Act of 1868, comprise the sollowing sums:-Hastings, 4501. costs allowed to Mr. North, respondent on Sutton's petition, and 18962.costs allowed Mr. Brassey, respondent on the petition of Mr. Calthorpe and another; Bewdley, 12421. costs allowed Sturge and another, petitioners; Cheltenham, 7321. costs allowed Mr. Samuelson, respondent; Wigan, 8961 allowed Mr. Woods, 7471. allowed Mr. Lancaster, respondents; New Sarum, 1561. costs allowed Mr. Hamilton, respondent; Norwich, 703/. costs allowed Mr. Tillett, petitioner (except as to scrutiny), and 1687. allowed Sir H. J. Stracey, respondent, for costs of scrutiny; Beverley, 11401. costs allowed Hind and others, petitioners; Southampton, 8471. costs allowed Mr. P. Gurney, respondent; King's Lynn, 10721. costs allowed Mr. Bourke, respondent; Tamworth, 9731 costs allowed Sir R. Peel, respondent; Penryn, 8561. costs allowed Mr. Fowler and Mr. Eastwick, respondents; Manchester, 2391. costs allowed Mr. Birley, respondent. THE NEW LAW ON THE EXPENSES OF ELECTION COMMISSIONS. - The new Act passed in June last (32 & 33 Vict. c. 21) will be enforced, for the first time, on the ratepayers of Norwich, Beverley, and Bridgewater, where the commissioners appointed by Her Majesty have been sitting to inquire into corrupt practices at elections of members of Parliament. Formerly the expenses of such inquiries were paid under the Registration of Voters Act, but now each parish of a city or borough must contribute towards the expenses; and where an inquiry is instituted as to a county, the expenses are to be paid by the same county. By the 2nd section of the new Act the Commissioners of the Treasury are empowered to make advances to pay the expenses of the commissions, and they are to send a requisition to the local authority of the place for the repayment of the advances so made. The money mentioned in the requisition is to be paid "within one year." Each parish is to contribute towards defraying the expenses required, and the overseers, out of the first moneys to be collected for the relief of the poor, are to pay to the local officer the sum directed by the certifi cate. In default of payment, the commissioners of the Treasury are to determine the amount to be paid by each parish; and the justices, on the application of the commissioners of the Treasury, are to raise the sum specified, "together with a ESTATE AND INVESTMENT STOCK AND SHARE MARKETS. There has been a slow but steady advance in The following are the fluctuations of the ENGLISH FUNDS. By Messrs. FAREBROTHER, CLARK, and Co., at the Mart. Leasehold residence, known as Cressy-villa, situate Alleyn road, Dulwich, let at 50l. per annum, term 84 years from 1859 at 47. 18. 4d. per annum-sold for 60907. Leasehold Residence, known as Kenmore-house, situate as above, estimated at 847. per annum, term and ground-rent same as above-sold for 6607. Wednesday, Nov. 17. By Messrs. BEADELL, at the Mart. parishes of Raglan and Llandenny, in the hamlet of Gwohellog, Monmouthshire, comprising a residence with buildings, and 204a. Or. 30p. of land-sold for 50007. Bromley, Essex, known as Braham-hall, comprising a house, Freehold and copyhold property situate in the parish of Little with buildings, and 135a. Or. 33p. of land-sold for 66807. Freehold estate, known as the the Tor Farm, situate in the SOLICITORS' JOURNAL. NOTES OF NEW DECISIONS. HUSBAND AND WIFE-SEPARATION DEEDSPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.-By a memorandum of agreement between a husband of the one part and the wife's father, on behalf of the wife, of the other part, the husband agreed to execute a deed of separation to contain the usual clauses, and to secure payment of an annuity to the wife's father for the maintenance of the wife and her child. The agreement was acted upon by the separation of the husband and wife, and by the maintenance of the wife and child by the wife's father. Subsequently the husband refused to execute the deed of separation: Held, that the agreement was valid, and must be specifically performed: (Gibbs ▼. Harding, 21 L. T. Rep. N. S. 322. V.C. S.) COSTS OF CREDITOR'S SOLICITOR-ADMINISTRATION SUIT.-A solicitor, who after establishFri. Sat. Mon Tues Wed Thuring his client's claim, as creditor in an adminis 3 Cent. Red, Ann. ... 5 New 2 Cent. Ann.... 5 Jan. 5, 1880 Do. exp. July 1880 India Stock, 1874 239 239 237 237 tration suit, was unable to obtain payment of his taxed bill of costs: Held, entitled to an 92 order restraining the payment of a cheque drawn by the Accountant-General in favour of the client in respect of such claim, until a 91 92 92 924 921 924 petition could be presented, under the Attorneys 91 and Solicitors' Act, setting forth all the facts of the case: (Gerrard v. Dawes, 21 L. T. Rep. N. S. 322. V.C. S.) MARRIED WOMAN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEED BY.-The examination of a married woman apart from her husband required by the 80th scetion of the Fines and Recoveries Act 115 115 115 1154 115 1833 to be made before her acknowledgment of a deed, should be, as well as the acknowledgment 100 100 100 100 100 1004 itself, in the presence of two commissioners; Rad Sea Tele. Ann. 1908 Do. (under 1000l.) 4 per Cent. Do. 5001. a June 3 per cent. 98. pm e June 3 per cent., 48. pm. 211 213 213 258.b 258.b and notwithstanding the General Rules of suitor: (Brown v. Brown, 21 L. T. Rep. N. S. TESTAMENTARY PAPER CONTINGENT ON OPTION OF EXECUTRIX.-A testator made a codicil to his will which he directed should be added to London and South African.-A 5s. per share his will or not, at the option of his wife, his sole dividend. FINANCE, CREDIT, AND DISCOUNT COMPANY. MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES. REPORTS OF SALES. Friday Nov. 12. By Messrs. NORTON, TRIST, WATNEY, AND Co., at the Mart. By Messrs. ELLIS AND SON, at the Mart. executrix. The wife desired to exercise her option of not recognising the validity of the codicil, and the court excluded it from probate: (In the Goods of Smith, 21 L. T. Rep. N. S. 340. Prob.) COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Saturday, Nov. 13. (Sittings in Banco, before CHANNELL, PIGOTT, and CLEASBY, BB.) MANN v. HARBORD Entry of causes at the assizes. In the spring of 1868 the judges in the Commission of Assize for Lancashire made a rule that in future causes might be entered provisionally for a few days prior to the commission day, the prothonotary to notify such entry. The old rule was that causes could be entered on the commission day only. The commission day for Liverpool was fixed for the 20th March, and the plaintiff entered the above cause a few days prior to that date, under, of course, the provisions of the new order. After entry an order was made by a judge upon the defendant's application for a commission to issue to India, and the present action was stayed till the return of the commission. A return was mad shortly before the summer assizes, and the plaintiff again entered the cause provisionally. On the 9th Aug., the day before the commission day, the defendant withdrew his pleas, and suffered judgment by default for debt and costs. Upon taxation the master disallowed the plaintiff the costs of provisionally entering the recorl on both occasions. Mr. Herschell moved for and obtained a rule for the master to review his taxation. Lord now showed cause against the rule, contending that, as these were only provisional entries, and not to become actual entries of the cause till the commission day, the master was right in not allowing the costs. Herschell argued that the order was made by the judges for the purpose of encouraging the entry of causes, so that it might be known in what order causes would be tried, and that the object the judges had in view would be defeated if the costs of provisionally entering were not allowed. The COURT was of opinion that the costs ought to have been allowed, and made the rule absolute accordingly. GUILDHALL POLICE COURT. (Before Mr. Alderman WILSON.) Besley appeared for the prosecution. Before any evidence was given, Mr. Parry re- His HONOUR said it struck him that it was one In cross-examination plaintiff said that during This case has been before the court several times, and a large amount of evidence has been taken, bearing most materially on the practice of solicitors allowing non-professional men calling themselves clerks to conduct actions in their names and share the profits. The charge originally included Mr. Nicholas Lake, a surveyor, but on the previous hearing of the case he wae discharged. It appeared that Mr. Isaac Lewis had some work in hand which required to be surveyed, and he employed Mr. Lake to survey it. He said that Mr. Lake agreed that he would be content with whatever costs were allowed him upon taxation, but he sent in his bill for 251., and before the taxation came off Mr. Lewis gave him an I. O. U. for 15. On taxation he was only allowed 31. 3s. for the surveyor, and then Lake sued him for the 25. His solicitor consented to a judgment for 151. and costs, which was accepted by the complainant, and the costs were taxed from the higher scale of 251. to the lower scale of 151. In that action the name of Mr. Biggenden, a solicitor, of Castle-street, Holborn, was made use of for the purpose of bringing the action, and at the taxation of costs the defendants were all present, Pugh and Hey, as it was contended, representing a duly-qualified solicitor, and charging a solicitor's costs when no solicitor appeared. The costs, how-house. ever, were taxed, and the complainant paid them; bat afterwards he found that Mr. Biggenden was not the solicitor in the action, that he had not been consulted, and that the solicitor's charges put down in the bill of costs had been improperly charged, and, therefore, he took the present pro<ceedings. For the defence it was contended that Mr. Biggenden had given Pugh, who had formerly been his clerk, authority to use his name both in bringing and defending actions; that in the present case they had offered him 11. as his share of the costs in the action, and that he had refused it because he did not think it was sufficient, and, in consequence, had caused these proceeding to be instituted. Alderman WILSON fully committed Hey and Pugh to the Central Criminal Court for trial on the charge of conspiracy, but accepted bail for their appearance. BIRMINGHAM COUNTY COURT. The JUDGE said Mr. Parry had better confine himself to the agreement. If they entered into the disagreements which occurred between solicitors and their clerks, the matter would be interminable. (A laugh.) James Overton said in May last he kept the stores in Christ Church Passage, and plaintiff and defendant had frequently been there. The agree ment now shown to him was written in violet coloured ink, and witness remembered that in May he had a bottle of violet coloured ink in his Rowlands submitted that he had made out a prima facie case, and said he could call witnesses who could speak as to the handwriting ot defendant. Parry, on behalf of defendant, said that any body who had had dealings with the defendant would know his handwriting, and the signature on the agreement was totally different to his ordinary writing. Defendant would deny that it was his handwriting, and he would tell his Honour that he (defendant) had been bored by the plaintiff to give him a situation, and he could not get rid of him. He then went on to say that Mr. East had thought the plaintiff was worth 30s. a week, and what could be the inducement for defendant to give him 21., being at the time a solicitor's clerk himself? At the time when the agreement was alleged to have been drawn up, defendant was in the employment of Mr. Edwards-Wood, and had no idea of leaving his situation, and what reason could he have for engaging the services of an experienced clerk like plaintiff ? Defendant was then called, and he stated that he was in the employ of Mr. Edwards-Wood till (Before R. G. WELFORD, Esq., Judge.) that gentleman became bankrupt, and since that KENNINGTON v. JOHN HENRY REDDING. time he had been employed to make out the Application to prosecute for perjury. accounts, and all the business of the office had This was an action to recover the sum of 501. been transacted by him. He had known plaintiff for wages due on the 7th Oct. Rowlands appeared for the plaintiff. Parry was for the defendant. Plaintiff was an attorney's clerk, and the defendant Redding had formerly been in the employ"ment of Mr. John Smith as managing clerk. After that he was employed by Mr. EdwardsWood as managing clerk, and subsequently by Messrs. Edwards-Wood and Eaden. A written agreement (it was alleged) was signed by both on the 13th May, by which plaintiff was engaged to work for defendant at the rate of 21. a week, defendant giving plaintiff to understand that he was about to commence business as a solicitor. Up to the present, however, he had neither commenced business nor paid plaintiff any money. said plaintiff knew he was not a solicitor. His intention was to have his name entered on the rolls, and he paid Mr. Wood the money for the stamp, but Mr. Wood had pocketed it. (A laugh.) Cross-examined :-Defendant said he declined to answer the question as to whether he had not represented himself to be a solicitor. He was not an articled clerk, and never attended the Law Students' Association. He would not swear that he did not tell Mr. Kennedy that he was an articled clerk, and although he had told the plaintiff to write to the city chambers, he had not taken an office there. He would swear that the handwriting on the agreement was not his, and the signature must be a forgery. His HONOUR, at this point, said he had not the slightest doubt but that the signature was defendant's writing. He had written his name "J. Hv. Redding," and on some of the letters which had been handed in he had written "J. H.,” or “J. Hy. Redding." There was no signature like the one he had written in court, and it was evidently intended to be a different style of signature to his ordinary one. Parry said that after this expression of opinion by his Honour, the only question remaining was as to how much defendant would have to pay. His HONOUR said the agreement was prepared in a somewhat "head-over-heels" manner, and he thought 201. would be a fair verdict. Rowlands then said he was perfectly satisfied as to which side had committed perjury, and his Honour had confirmed his impression. There was a section in one of the County Court Acts which empowered the judge, upon his discretion, to order prosecution for perjury committed before him in any case. He had never made a similar applica tion before his Honour before; but he did think, in the interests of justice, the interests of the parties themselves, and for the benefit of the community at large, that an example ought to be made where perjury had been so clearly committed. Sect. 84 stated that if any person, under examination upon oath or solemn affirmation before any County Court judge, shall wilfully and corruptly give false evidence, he shall be gulty of perjury. Sect. 19, c. 100, set forth that the judge should have power to direct any person to be prosecuted for such perjury, and to commit him for trial at the quarter sessions, unless he entered into recogni sances. Parry said his Honour must have seen the "feeling" which had been exhibited in the case from the commencement by the plaintiff, and he submitted that the present was not one of those cases contemplated by the Act alluded to. He urged his Honour to look at the whole circumstances of the case, and remember the way in which defendant had been pestered by the plaintiff. He was quite sure that the court would, as it ought, in cases of wilful and corrupt perjury order a prosecution, or order the person to be punished for so serious an offence, and he would be one of the last to oppose such an application when wilful perjury had been committed. Defen dant had been followed about the streets by plaintiff, and plaintiff's wife had to be cautioned only a day or two before that if she did not leave off annoying him proceedings would be commenced against her. Rowlands said plaintiff's wife denied that she ever troubled defendant. In conclusion, Parry said there had been a good of bitterness shown towards defendant, as was seen from the fact that plaintiff had instructed Mr. Rowlands to make the application, and he hoped his Honour would bear this in mind. It must be proved by two persons that defendant signed the agreement, before he could be committed, and it had been stated by plaintiff that there was no one present but himself and defendant at the time. Mr. Parry was proceeding to enlarge upon the animus which, he said, had been brought to bear against defendant by other persons, when Rowlands objected, and said he must protest against such remarks being made. His HONOUR said he must assume that there was "feeling" in the case. The question was whether he had a right to order a prosecution, and then whether it was a case in which he ought to do so. He would tell them fairly that if he had any alternative he would abstain from ordering & prosecution. He thought Mr. Rowlands, should withdraw the application. Rowlands said he should submit to the will of the court. His HONOUR said he thought it would be better to do so. The application was accordingly withdrawn. for years. Since the month of March last plaintiff CHRISTCHURCH COUNTY COURT. Johns appeared for defendant, and cross-examined the plaintiff at some length with a view of showing that there was an arrangement between the parties as to defendant's living in the rooms rent free, in consideration of his soliciting orders for plaintiff. In the course of this cross-examination Mr. Johns asked if a Mr. Nash, of Bournemouth, had written letters to his client demanding payment, and further who he was. In reply plaintiff said he was an accountant. Mr. Johns then read the letters, of which the following are copies: 6, Victoria-terrace, Bournemouth, 5th Aug. 1869. Sir, I am instructed by my client Mr. Alfred Rogers, of this place, to apply to you for 71. Os. 9d., due by you to him for rent and goods. I am further instructed to say that unless the above amount, together with 6s. 8d. for my costs, be paid or remitted to me, on or before the 7th inst., legal proceedings will be commenced against you for the recovery thereof, without further notice.-I am, sir, your obedient servant, G. NASH. (Signed) Mr. Geo. D. Jones. Bournemouth, Aug. 19th, 1869. Sir, I have received your memorandum, and regret tone of your reply. The particulars of my client's claim have been alrea ly supplied to you, but I will send another copy of them if you require it. Of course I shall proceed against you for the amount due at once, unless the money is paid forthwith. I wait to hear.Your obedient servant, G. NASH. Mr. G. D. Jones, 14, Hornsey-road, Holloway, N. His HONOUR.-You ought to prosecute Nash, Mr. Johns. (Signed) To Nash: I caution you how you continue this style of thing. You wish these people to believe you are a solicitor and write letters of that kind. Be careful sir. Johns continued his cross-examination, and in reply plaintiff said that he believed he had delivered an account, and he knew he had asked him for the money after he left his (plaintiff's) house and had gone to Wimborne. He said also that he had lost all trace of him, and although he now knew that he could have found his name in a London Directory, he had not looked at one, and had not found him. Johns, in reply, said that his client never owed the money, and he believed that nothing would have ever been heard of it but for this very officious six-and-eightpenny Mr. Nash. His client sold articles on commission for plaintiff, and in lieu thereof was to have these rooms rent free. The goods he never remembered to have had, but if he did, he paid for them at the time. He had come from London to defend the action at great expense, solely upon principle, and to expose an impudent attempt to extort money. Defendant deposed that he was an outfitter employing fourteen hands, and living at Hornseyroad, London; he had been living at the same place for three years and a half. In 1864 he did business by commission with plaintiff; he had a large connection in the neighbourhood of Cranborne, which plaintiff was desirous of getting introduction to, and he carried samples and effected sales, settling accounts at the end of each journey; he had no recollection of having the goods charged, but if he had, it was in the manner stated, and he paid for them at the time. As to the rent of the rooms he was to have that in lieu of commission; when he received Nash's letter he instantly repu diated the claim. Plaintiff wished to have the case adjourned, but his Honour refused, saying it was clear that plaintiff had been led away by bad advice, had failed to make out his case, and as regarded credibility he was disposed to believe that defendant's statement was correct, especially looking to the fact that the debt had been alleged to have been contracted so long ago, and it did not appear that an account had been delivered to defendant although for some months he lived at Wimborne. He would, therefore, give judgment for defendant with expenses 21. 2s., and advocate's fee 15s. Brevitt, Horatio, 199, Gresham-house; and 79, Lombard-street- H. Underhill, Wolverhampton; T. Brevitt, Darlaston; and C. C. Ellis, 79, Lombard-street Bull, Walter Beaty, Newport Pagnell-W. R. Ball, Newport Pagnell Burch, Exeter Burch, Ralph, 13, Devonshire-terrace, Kensington-A. Carder, Eugene, Claremont-terrace, South Lambeth; buildings-W. C. Cruttwell, Frome Curtis, William, Dunoon-villa, West Holloway-G. M. Davy, Tremewen, Penzance; and 26, Craven-street, road; 23, Mostyn-road; and 36, Clarence-road, BowG. G. Day, St. Ives; and J. Broughton, Peterborough Dean, Charles Frederick, Dowsley Hall, Lincoln; Bradford and 13, Holford-square-J. Taylor, Bradford De Jersey, John Horman, Ryde-T. Micklem, 13A, Dodds, George Anderson, North Shields-T. C. Leitch, Downes, Henry August, Bank-side, Streatham-J. D. derland Fairclough, Robert, Sunderland-T. Thompson, Sun- Harding, Neat Corp, Warminster-H. Brittan, Bristol Newcastle-under-Lyne street Hughes, Alexander Mackenzie, 6, New Ormond-street -E. T. Clarkson, Calne; and E, Tylee, 14, EssexHutchinson, James John, 25, Red Lion-square-C. B. Ingram, James Crofts, 86, Piccadilly; 68, Lincoln's-innLever, Bedford-row fields; and Ades Chailey, Sussex-J. Ingram, 68, Lincoln's-inn-fields field Isaacson, Hubert-Tyrrel De S., Hertford-W. P. Isaacson, Newmarket; and M. S. Longmore, Hertford Janson, George Green, Wakefield-J. M. Janson, WakeJee, Thomas, jun., Spilsby-T. Thimbleby, Spilsby Jenkins, Robert Rice, 18, Ebury-street; and Rock Ferry Jones, Richard Rhys, Cardiff-B. Jones, Llanelly; H. Heard, Cardiff -H. Jenkius, Liverpool Kite, George Henry, Taunton; and 12, Lincoln's-innLane, Lancelot, Malmesbury-W. S. Jones, Malmesfields-F. A. Trenchard, Taunton bury Laverack, Edwin, Kingston-upn-Hull - F. Summers, Kingston-upon-Hull GENTLEMEN APPLYING TO BE ADMITTED Lawford, Percy, 53, Flask-walk, Hampstead; and 57, Beardsley, William Frederick, Newark-upon-Trent-T. Bell, James, Blackburn-T. F. Walker, Tonbridge Bond, John Bownas, Newcastle-upon-Tyne G. Armstrong, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Boulton, Charles, Beverley; and 9, Dorset-square T. Shepherd, Beverley Coleman-street-J. Maynard, Coleman-street Lawrence, Johr, Liverpool-T. Toulmin; and W. Carruthers, Liverpool Lazonby, Joseph, Calthwaite and Carlisle-R. H. Mon. Letts, Charles, 8, Bartlett's-buildings-J. Letts, 8, Meek, Lionel Robert, 13, Cambridge street, Hyde park square A. Grundy, Manchester; and J. Woodcock, 14, Lincoln's-inn-fields Mercer, Frederick John, 9, Mincing-lane; and Deal-G. Mercer, Deal Middlemore, Richard, Stonefield-street, Islington; and 10, Werrington-street, N.W.-W. Blackmore, Liver. pool Midgley, James, Leeds-R. L. Rooke, Leeds Monro, Frederick John, 4, Gloucester-terrace, Blackheath; and 106, Great Russell-street-S. Cholmeley, 28, Lincoln's-inn-fields Moore, Edward, jun., Halesowen; and 10, St. Swithin'sJane W. Hayes, Halesowen Page, William Tomlinson, jun., Lincoln; 28, Great Pearse, Thomas Henry, Banbury; and 20, Threadneedle-street-T. Pain, Banbury; and W. Holmes, Threadneedle-street Peckham, Henry Robert, 53, Londesborough - road, Hornsey-R. Peckham, 17, Great Knightrider-street; and R. Chandler, 2, Bucklersbury Perrens, Thomas, Stourbridge; and 45, Huntingdonstreet, Barnsbury-park-J. Harward, Stourbridge Pugh, William Augustus Richard, 16, Berkeley-square -T. H. Chubb, Malmesbury Ramsden, Thomas Henry, 90, Charlotte-street, Fitzroysquare and Huddersfield-T. W. Clough, Huddersfield Roberts, Oscar Wilson, Clent, Stourbridge-J. HarRogers, George Russell, 28, West Brixton-C. Rogers, ward, Stourbridge 7, Westminster-chambers Rooper, Maximilian George, 93, Warwick-street; and 11, Parkfields, Putney-G. Rooper, 26, Lincoln's-innfields Russell, Thomas Clarkson, Jackson's-lane, HighgateJ. J. Merriman, 28. Queen-street, City Selim, Adolphus, 4, Upper Bedford-place-J. Fallows, Sheppard, Frederick James, Towcester; and 38, Bedjun., 8, Regent-street ford-row-John H. Sheppard, Towcester Smith, John Anthony, 25, Chancery-lane-W. S. Allen, Stockwood, Thomas, jun., Bridgend, Glamorgan-T. Stutfield, Henry William, 8, Whitehall-place-T. J: White, 8, Whitehall-place Tanner, Harry Grenville, Winterton, near Brigg-G. Masefield, Ledbury; F. Wood, Gainsborough; and H. Liversidge, Winterton Tanner, William Burbidge, 5, Amherst-road, Hackney; and 38, Oakley-road, Islington-W. B. Lanfear, 11, Abchurch-street Tarry, Thomas William Golbourn, 6, Camden-square J. Maynard, 57, Coleman-street Woollcombe, Richard, Plymouth; and 20, Austin-friars -Wm. J. Woollcombe, Plymouth; J. R. Upton, Aus. tin-friars Hilary Term, 1870, pursuant to Judges' Orders. Coventon, William Thomas, 12, Highbury-park-W. G. Garstang, Robert Blakledge, Bolton-le-Moors; Burslem; Coventon, 8, Gray's-inn-square Gould, Thomas, 129, Sussex-road, Holloway--W. B. Giggleswick, and Huddersfield-R. Heaton, Burslem' Tarrant, 2, Bond-court, City Hilary Vacation. 1870. Benson, Thomas George, 4, Trafalgar-square; and Tiverton-A. C. Sharland, Tiverton Clarke, Joseph Bennett, Handsworth; and Birmingham -C. Bridges, Birmingham; and E. Clarke, Birmingham Henley, Edward Francis, 2, Bedford-row-J. W. Russell, 2, Bedford-row Lingard, Thomas Dewhurst, Manchester-R. B. M. Lingard, Manchester Lousada, Herbert George, 27, Lincoln's-inn-fields— T. H. Street, 27, Lincoln's-inn-fields McTurk, Robert, Bradford-W. George, Bradford Malcolm, John Cooper, Leeds-J. M. Barret, Leeds Morgan, Joseph John, Weybridge—J. Young, 6, Frederick's-place Slaughter, William Edmund, 6, Mansfield-street, Portland-place-D. Cullington, 6, Mansfield-street Stock, Thomas, 114, Buckingham-palace-road-H. Webb, 11, Argyle-street, Regent-street Walmesley, Oswald, 27, Gilbert-street, Grosvenorsquare; and 35, Manchester-street-T. F. Taylor, Wigan JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES WINDING-UP ACTS. ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.-Creditors to send in by Jan. 1, 1870, their names and addresses, and particulars of their clains, and the names and addresses of their solicitors, if any, to Messrs. Price and Young, at the offices of the company, 7, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. Feb. 1, 1870, at noon, at the chambers of James, V.C., is the time appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon such claims. Solicitors for the official liquidators, Lewis, Manns, Nunn, and Longden, 8, Old Jewry, E.C., and Bischoff, Bompas, and Bischoff, 34, Great Winchester-street-buildings, E.C. FARNBOROUGH COTTAGE COMPANY.-Petition for reducing the capital to be heard before James, V.C., Nov. 20: Patteson LONDON ARTISANS CLUB AND TRADES HALL COMPANY and Cobbold, solicitors, 19, New Bridge-street, London. (LIMITED).-Creditors to send their names and addresses, and particulars of their claims, and the names and addresses of their solicitors (if any), to William Shaen, the liquidato of the above-named company, at his office, 8, Bedford-row, Holborn, W.C., to prove their said claims. Shaen and Roscoe, 8, Bedford-row, Holborn, W.C., solicitors to the said liquidator. YOUNG, CARRINGTON, AND CO. (LIMITED).-Creditors to send in, by Nov. 20, their names and addresses, and particulars of their claims, and the names and addresses of their solicitors (if any), to Messrs. M'Clelland and Mackinnon, 140, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow. Dec. 3, at noon, at the chambers of Malins, V.C., is the time appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon such claims. M'Clelland and Mackinnon, liquidators, 140, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow. CREDITORS UNDER ESTATES IN CHANCERY. LAST DAY OF PROOF. BISHOP (Elisha), Sheffield, Yorkshire, sheep-shear_manufacturer. Dec. 15; H. Henri Sugg, solicitor, Figtreechambers, Sheffield. Jan. 13, 1870; V.C. J., at noon. BOARDER (John), Rotherfield, Sussex, licensed victualler. Dec. 11; Edward Hillman, solicitor, Lewes, Sussex. Dec. 21; V.C. S., at noon. BOYLE (Robert), Llandaff-place, near Cardiff, Glamorgan, captain in the Royal Artillery. Dec. 10; C. E. Mathews, solicitor, 29, Waterloo-street, Birmingham. Dec. 21; V.C. M., at noon. at noon. DAY (John), 54, Great Percy-street, Clerkenwell, and 28, Red Lion-square, W.C., gentleman. Dec. 11; C. J. Gratton, solicitor, 9, Gray's-inn-square, Middlesex. Dec. 20; C.M., DEWE (William), Stonehill Farm, Sutton Wick, Sutton Courtney, Berks, gentleman. Thomas and Graham, solicitors, Abingdon, Berks. Dec. 20; M.R., at noon. DOWDING (Peter), Esq., Shirehampton, Gloucester. Dec. 8: Henry H. Burne, solicitor, Bath, Somerset. Dec. 18; M.R., at noon. DUTTON (Joseph), 119, Cheapside, and The Pollards, Thornton-heath, near Croydon, Surrey, late manager of the Metropolitan Land and Finance Company. G. W. Marsden, solicitor, 37, Queen-street, Cheapside, E.C. Jan. 14, 1870; V.C. S., at noon. FLEMING (Elizabeth R.), 17, Via Tornabuoni, Florence, Italy. Dec. 31; J. H. Bolton, solicitor, 1, New-square, Lincoln'sinn, W.C. Jan. 10, 1870; V.C. J., in the afternoon. GODLEY (Friend), Stanstead, Kent, farmer. Dec. 20; C. R. Gibson, solicitor, Dartford, Kent. Jan. 15, 1870; M.R., at noon. GOWERS (Samuel), 56, Bedford-gardens, Campden-hill, Kensington, gentleman. Dec. 9; Smith and Wall, solicitors, 5, New-inn, Strand, W.C. Dec. 20; V.C. J., at noon. GREEN (John) King's Lynn, Norfolk, wine and spirit merchant. Dec. 10; Wedlake and Letts, solicitors, 3, Mitrecourt, Temple, E.C. Dec. 18; M.R.. at noon. HEWITSON (Middlesex), Dinsdale-park Asylum, Durham, gentleman, Dec. 4 Robert Spence Watson, the firm of Joseph and Robert S. Watson, solicitors, Newcastle-uponINCH (Mary), Penzance, Cornwall. Dec. 20; Rodd and Tyne. Dec. 18; V.C. J., at noon. Cornish, solicitors, Penzance. Jan. 15, 1870; M.R., at noon. JOHN (William), Brunswick-place, Swansea, merchant. Dec. 7; Mr. William Brittan, the firm of Messrs. M. Brittan and Sons, solicitors, Bristol. Dec. 14; V.C. J., at noon. PIXLEY (Arthur W.), Iffley and Sandford-on-Thames, Oxford, paper manufacturer. Dec. 21; Oliver Richards, solicitor, 16, Warwick-street, Regent-street. Jan. 8, 1870; V.C. S, at noon. PONSFORD (William), Esq., East-lodge, Acton, Middlesex. at noon. WHITE (George), Canterbury, Kent, gentleman. Dec. 13. Sankey, Son, and Flint, solicitors, Canterbury. Dec. 20;' V.C. S., at noon. Avon. CREDITORS UNDER 22 & 23 VICT. c. 35. Last day of Claim, and to whom Particulars to be sent. ARCH (Richard), Eatington, Warwick, farmer. Dec. 13: Hobbes, Slatter, and Hobbes, solicitors, Stratford-uponBLADES (William D.), 45, King-street, Blackburn, Lancaster, surgeon. Dec. 31; Thomas H. Preston, solicitor, Kirkby, BOSANQUET (Elizabeth M.), 18, Paddington-green, Middlesex. Jan. 17, 1870; Venning, Robins, and Venning, solicitors, 9 Tokenhouse-yard, E.C. BRADBURY (William), is, Upper Woburn-place, Russell. square, WC., and Bouverie-street, Fleet-street, E.C., printer and publisher. Jan. 1, 1870; Tatham and Procter, solicitors, 36, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Stephen. Westminster. BROWNE (George N.), Derby, gentleman. Jan. 1. 1870; street, Blackburn. Middlesex. Jan. 1, 1870; Walter and Gush, solicitors, 3, Finsbury-circus, E.C. HARDINGE (William), Newport, Isle of Wight, Captain in Her Majesty's 50th Regiment of Infantry. Dec. 31; F. Agerst, solicitor, 23, Abingdon-street, Westminster. HEDGES (John), Two Chairmen, South Bruton-mews, Berkeley-square, licensed victualler. Dec. 29; Carlisle and Ordell, solicitors, 8, New-square, Lincoln's-inn. HIBGAME (Edward L.), Esq., Norwich, Lieutenant-Colonel on the retired list of the Indian Army, Madras. Feb. 1, 1570; Thomas W. Hansell, solicitor, Upper Close, NorHITCH (Joseph), 11, Pigott-street, Limehouse, Middlesex, wheelwright and coach-builder. Dec. 31; Baker, Nairne, 1870; Thomas and Hollams, solicitors, Commercial Sale LODDER (William), Basingstoke, Hants, innkeeper. Dec. MARTIN (William B.), Esq.. Bank Grove, Surrey. Dec. 1; 13; Lamb, Brooks, and Challis, solicitors, Basingstoke. B. G. Eyton, solicitor, Moorgate-street, E.C. MCMICKEN (Alfred), 44, Newington Butts, Surrey, tailor. Dec. 81: Spyer and Son, solicitors, 1, Winchester House, 53A, Old Broad-street, E.C. MONTGOMERY (Alexander B.), 6. St. Michael's terrace, Stoke, Devonport. Devon, colonel in Her Majesty's Army. Feb. 28, 1870. M. and F. Davidson, solicitors, 55, Spring-gar: dens, S.W. PALMER (William), 185, Leighton-road, Kentish Town, builder. Jan, 13, 1870; H. Paddison, solicitor, 57, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.C. PEREGRINE (Eliza), 1, Westbourne-terrace, Saint Helier's, Island of Jersey. Dec. 14; John Mackrell, solicitor, 21, Cannon-street, E.C. PETERS (James), 6, Vicarage-gardens, Kensington, gentleman. Jan. 1, 1870: Matthews, Son, and Bartlett, solicitors, 2, Arthur-street-west, London-bridge. PHILLIPPS (Charles S. M.), Esq., Cove Cottage, Tiverton, Devon. Jan, 10, 1870; M. and F. Davidson, solicitors, 35, Spring-gardens, S.W. street, E.C. SALE (William), Rugby, Warwick, banker. Dec. 20; Rev. Thomas T. Sale. The Crescent, Rugby. SHOWLER (Robert F.), Esq., Collier's Wood, Lower Tooting, Surrey, and 148, Strand, solicitor. March 1, 1870; Dowse and Darville, solicitors, Lime-street-chambers, LimeSMITH (John), The Woodlands, Chigwell, Essex, coal merchant. Dec. 10; Beaumont, Thompson, and Beaumont, solicitors, 23, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.C. TUACH (William A.), E q., 25, Davies-street, Berkeley square, surgeon. Jan. 13. 1870. Bennett, Dawson, and Bennett, solicitors, 2, New-square, Lincoln's-inn, W.C. WATSON (William H.), 128, Walworth-road, Surrey. Jan. 1; 1870; Watson and Sons, solicitors, 12, Bouverie-street, WHEELER (Trevor, Sir, Bart.), Leamington, Warwick Dec. 31; Hume and Bird, solicitors, 10, Great James-street, Bedford-row, W.C. Fleet-street, E.C. affluent circumstances, and very highly respected. No cause is assigned for the rash act; but it is confidently stated that it is in no way connected with his official appointments. At the inquest Dr. Tibbits, the brother of the deceased, and Mr. Briscoe, one of his clerks, spoke of his having appeared somewhat irritable and depressed recently; and Mr, Edwin Wright, a solicitor, an intimate friend of the deceased, explained that this depression arose from his having promised marriage to a person with whom he had been familiar, but, finding the match would be an unsuitable one, he had recently made a fruitless effort to sever the connection. Mr. Wright and deceased were speaking about this subject late the night before he shot himself, and Mr. Wright repeated the advice he had previously given, that the marriage would prove as disastrous as the deceased anticipated. Mr. Harwood, the County Court clerk, having proved that all his accounts were correct, the housekeeper to the deceased deposed that his memory recently had been very defective, and he had apparently been greatly troubled. The jury whilst suffering from temporary insansity." UNCLAIMED STOCK AND DIVIDENDS IN THE retured a verdict "That the deceased shot himself BANK OF ENGLAND. [Transferred to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, and which will be paid to the persons respectively whose names are prefixed to each, in three months, unless other claims sooner appear.] EDDELS (Mary), Cheapside, E.C. 519. 58. Three per Cent. Annuities. Claimant, Edmund Kirby. HENEAGE (Right Hon. Earl of Aylesford. 27717. 148. 4d. Three per Cent. Consols. Claimant, Right Hon. Earl of Aylesford. WARD (Sophia), Iver, Bucks. 3001. Three per Cent. Consols. Claimant, Sparrow Ward. WHATELEY (Charles), Rev. Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, and JAMES (John), Wrington, Somersetshire, gentleman. 10691. 28. 2d. Three per Cent. Annuities. Claimant, the said John James. The Nottingham Journal notices a very unusual instance of municipal virtue. It publishes a letter from Mr. G. B. Rothera, solicitor, who was elected together with the Mayor (Mr. John Barber) for Sherwood ward, stating that he has refused to qualify for the seat in consequence of bribery and corruption having been resorted to to secure his return. THE IRISH EQUITY COURTS.-The following has been addressed to the Times:-"Sir,-Will you grant me a small space in your columns to bring before the public the state of business in the Irish Equity Courts, as evidenced by the Legal Diary of this day? The Lord Chancellor is sitting to hear a few petitions and motions; the Rolls Court has no judge at present; the Vice-Chancellor does not sit; and of the four Masters in Chancery, three of whom are engaged in windingup their cases under the Act of 1867, not one has taken his seat this morning; of the two Landed Estate Court judges, one is sitting with a short if we travel on to the Court of Bankruptcy we list; the Probate Court judge is not sitting; and find one judge sitting and the other not. Thus, out of twelve courts, nine are shut and three are open; and this is the middle of Michaelmas Term. I forbear to draw inferences from such a state of things.-Your obedient servant, A BARRISTER. Nov. 13." MONEY WANTED.-"Secretary wanted" is a frequent heading of a Times advertisement; and if you read through an advertisement of this class, it generally appears that there is also money wanted. This is quite intelligible in reference to the supposititious secretariats of companies in embryo, but sometimes the affair is not quite so clear. Take this for instance-" Private Secretary to a gentleman required. A man of education, good character, about 30, and having 3001. at com mand. Retired officer preferred. Salary 2501. and expenses." What in the world can a gentlewith his secretary's 3001. ? And then, why does man, who pays his secretary 51. a week, want he want a "retired officer?" Retired officers, as we know, are in demand as directors; the man of war is seldom a man of business; a major-general or vice-admiral, with a country address in Kent or Sussex, looks well upon paper. The public naturally trust such men; while they, having found their fiercest enemies loyal, are unsuspicious of disloyalty from those who style themselves their firmest friends. One more inquiry. Why is 30 the desired age? Do officers of good character often retire at so early a point of life? Globe. SUICIDE OF A COUNTY COURT REGISTRAR.Mr. Frank Tibbits, the registrar of the Warwick County Court, and clerk to the Warwick bench of county magistrates, committed suicide shortly before mid-day on Saturday by shooting himself through the head with a revolver in his office, discovered on the table in his office, on which was Church-street, Warwick. A piece of paper was written, in the deceased's handwriting, "My head God have mercy on my soul." reels, I cannot dictate with pen or word; may Mr. Tibbits, who been in practice as a solicitor for nearly twenty was about 45 years of age, and a bachelor, had years, had for many years been clerk to the magistrates and registrar of the county, was in THE BENCH AND THE BAR. CALLS TO THE BAR. INNER TEMPLE,' Nov. 17.-The under-mentioned gentlemen were called to the Bar this day by the Hon. Society of the Inner Temple, viz. :-Lacklan Mackintosh Rate, Esq., M.A., Cambridge; Charles Septimus Medd, Esq., M.A., Oxford, Certificate of Honour, first class, awarded in this present Michaelmas Term; Willliam Whitley, Esq., Cambridge: Henry Arthur Maylett Evans, Esq.; Rudolph Herries Spearman, Esq., Oxford; Francis Mills, Esq., M.A., Oxford; Francis Michael Ellis Jervoise, Esq., B.A., Oxford; Walter Freeman Hunt, Esq., B.A., Cambridge; Henry Aloysius Stoke Stackle, Esq.; Thomas Alexander Apcar, Esq., Cambridge; William Edwardes Henniker Bardwell Thwaites, Esq., B.A., Cambridge: George Forsyth, Esq., B.A., Cambridge; Henry John Candy, Esq., M.A., Oxford; William Wybergh, Esq.; Gualter Craddock Griffith, Esq.; George Ernest Wright, Esq., B.A., Cambridge; Reynell Anson, Esq., M.A., Oxford; William Henry Hackblock, Esq., B.A., Cambridge; Samuel Porter Foster, Esq., B.A., Cambridge; Robert Grant Webster, Esq., B.A., Cambridge; Samuel Leigh Taylor, Esq., B.A., Cambridge: Courtenay Tracy, Esq., LL.B., Cambridge; The Hon. Robert St. John Fitz Walter Butler, B.A., Dublin; Francis Culling Carr, Esq.; James Patrick Hadow, Esq., B.A., Oxford; Benjamin Eyre, Esq., B.A., Dublin; Edward Arundel Geare, Esq., B.A., Cambridge: Henry Hodgson Bremner, Esq., B.A., Cambridge, Charles Thomas Dyke Acland, Esq., M.A., Oxford; holder of an Exhibition awarded in July last; William Henry Lockhart Gordon, Esq., B.A., Cambridge; and William Arnold Lewis, Esq. William MIDDLE TEMPLE,'Nov. 17.--The under-mentioned gentlemen were this called to the degree of the Temple:-Thomas Brett, Esq., scholar, student, Utter Bar, by the Hon. Society of the Middle and A.B., Trinity College, Dublin, LL.B., London University, holder of Exhibitions in Real Property and Equity, July, 1868, and of a Certificate Education, Michaelmas Term, 1869; Edmund of Honour awarded by the Council of Legal LL.B., Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Edward Beal, Philip Greening, Esq.; Thomas Burfield, Esq., Esq., B.A., Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Richard Egerton, Esq., B.A., Junior Student, Christ Church, Oxford; Henry Bowles Franklyn, Esq. Associate of King's College, London; Edward of the Universities of London and Paris, and Henry Thomas Webb Greene, Esq., B.A., Trinity Russell Withers, Esq.; Sydney Grundy, Esq.; Hall, Cambridge; Ernest Carpmael, Esq., of St. John's College, Cambridge; John Edward Noet, Esq.; James Mudie, Esq.; Noel Huntingdon Paterson, Esq., B.A., St. John's College, Oxford; Charles Pavin Bird, Esq.; Roberts, Esq.; James Francis Oswald, Esq., of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford; and Stanes Brocket, Henry Chamberlayne, Esq., of Christ Church, Oxford. Thomas Howes LINCOLN'S-INN, Nov. 17.-The under-mentioned gentlemen were this day called to the Bar by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's-inn, viz.:-Charles Henry Turner, Esq., University of London, holder of the Exhibition at the general examination of Michaelmas Term 1869, also exhibitioner for Advanced Common Law in July 1868; for Advanced perty Law, &c., in the same year; Joseph Alex Equity in July 1869; and for Advanced Real Proander Shearwood, Esq., Cambridge B.A., Certifi cate of Honour, Michaelmas Term 1869; Everard Thomas Luck, Esq., Cambridge B.A.; Henry Oxford; George Royer Dick, Esq., Cambridge Lucas, Esq.; William John Anderson, Esq., M.A.; Reginald James Mure, Esq., Oxford B.A.; James George Wood, Esq., Fellow of Emmanue |