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INDEX TO VOL. XXIV.

A.

Administration of Justice in Equity Bill, remarks on, 238.

its abandonment, 483.

Adventures of an Attorney in Search of Practice, remarks on the preface to the
second edition of, 481.

B.

Berryer, M. his Souvenirs of the French Bar, reviewed, 241–266.

Bills on legal subjects pending and passed, 238.

notices of, for next session, 467.

C.

Church of Scotland Question, discussed, 131-165.

Company for erecting buildings, &c. constitution of, 350.

Conveyancing, practical points in, 106-116.

liability, of a purchaser to see to the application of the purchase money, 106.

covenants for title, 110.

power to appoint land enables the donee to direct a sale, 112.

rights of mortgagee against a tenant, 113.

declarations in lieu of affidavits, 115.

Court of Chancery, inquiry into its jurisdiction over wards in Chancery, 80—105,
268-289.

bill for the better administration of justice in, 238,

its abandonment, 483.

Courts of Law, proposed removal of, 239.

Courvoisier, Mr. Charles Phillips's defence of, discussion relating to, 238.
Covenants for title, 110.

Criminal Law Commissioners, Fifth Report of, reviewed, 1-35.

plan of the Report, 1.

burglary, 5.

offences against the executive power, 17.

offences against the administration of justice, -19.

by judicial officers, ib., 28.

by jurors, 18.

perjury, ib.

offences by counsel, 23.

by ministerial officers, 25.

obstructions and offences by private persons, 26.

indirect obstructions of courts of justice, 28.
barratry, maintenance, and champerty, ib.

forgery, 29.

offences against the public peace, 32.

D.

Declarations in lieu of affidavits, 115.

Denman, Lord, his Act for taking away costs in frivolous suits, 354.
duty of the judge under, 355.

E.

Ecclesiastical Law, Mr. Rogers' work on, reviewed, 117.

bastardy, 119.

canon law, 121.

church repairs, 123.

service, ib.

marriage, 124.

prohibition, 127.

vestries, 129.

wills, ib.

church rates, ib.

Embargo and reprisal, international law of, 73-79.

Erskine, Lord, Life of, (continued), 36.

his literary pursuits and private life in retirement, ib.
his poem of "The Farmer's Vision," 38.
his indisposition to legal discussions, 42.
his judgment in the Banbury case, 44.

specimens of his speeches in the House of Lords, 51
his bill to prevent arrest for libel, 53

the Queen's trial, 54

dinner to him at Edinburgh, 56

his letter on the Greeks, 57.

his last publication, 59

his pecuniary embarrassments, 60.

his personal appearance and manner, 61.
his death, 62.

Erskine, Lord, Life of, (continued:)

his family, 63.

sketch of the life of Lord Buchan, 64.

and of Mr. Henry Erskine, 68.

Estates created under powers, considerations on, 343.

vested in trustees, considerations on, 344.

F.

French Bar, reminiscences of, by M. Berryer, 241.

merits of the work, ib.

description of the French Courts of Law under the ancient regime, ib.
and of the advocates, 243.

personal career of M. Berryer, 244, 248.

anecdotes of advocates, ib., 250.

M. Gerbier, 246.

persecutions of M. Berryer and his family during the Revolution, 255.

remarkable trial for robbery, 259.

sketches of the bar resumed, 260.

Bonaparte's dislike of the bar, 262.

prosecution of the mayor of Antwerp, 264.

trial of Ney, 265.

Berryer's visit to London, 266.

G.

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, legality of its ordinance on the non-
intrusion question discussed, 131-165.

J.

Judges of Inferior Courts, responsibilities of, 336.

illustrated by a case relating to the Vice Admiralty Court of Gibraltar, ib.

K.

Kelly, Mr., his Punishment of Death Bill, 239.

L.

Lush, R., his Practice of the Superior Courts reviewed and commended, 388.

M.

Mortgagee, rights of, against a tenant, 113.

Mortgagor, as to title deeds remaining with, 352.

N.

Non-Intrusion. See Church of Scotland.

Power to appoint land enables doneę to direct a sale, 112.
Powers, as to estates created under, 343.

to appoint new trustees, 348.

Practical Points, 343. See Conveyancing.

as to estates created under powers, 343.
on estates vesting in trustees, 344.

power to appoint new trustees, 348.

constitution of companies for erecting buildings, &c., 350.

as to title deeds remaining with mortgagor, 352.

Purchase-money, liability of purchaser to see to the application of, 106.

R.

Rateability of property occupied for public purposes, law relating to, 371.
Reprisal and Embargo, international law of, 73-79.

Record system, the new, operation of, 357.

rules issued by the Master of the Rolls, 359.

sites recommended for a general record repository, 367.

suggestions for the better preservation of the records, 369.

Rogers, F. N., his Practical Arrangement of Ecclesiastical Law reviewed and com-

mended, 117.

Romilly, Sir S., Life and Correspondence of, reviewed, 290, 336.

general character of the work, 290.

Romilly's birth, family, and boyhood, 291.

his imperfect education, 293.

his extensive reading, 296, 299.

articled to a sworn clerk in Chancery, 298.

his acquaintance with Mr. Roget, 300.

his determination to go to the bar, 304.
his legal studies, 305.

his journey to Geneva, 308.

and introduction to society abroad, ib.

called to the bar, 310.

goes the midland circuit, 311.

his account of it, 312.

the increase of his business, 315.

appointed Solicitor-General, 317.

his opinions as to the acceptance of a close seat in parliament, 318.

appointed Chancellor of Durham, 320.

his bills for the amendment of the law, 322.

VOL. XXIV. NO. L.

I I

Romilly, Sir S. Life, &c. (continued.)

his anxiety for the improvement of the criminal law, 323.
merits of his parliamentary oratory, 324.

and of his forensic speeches, 328.

his published writings, 329.

his crude opinions on codification, 330.
general remarks on his writings, 333.

his character, public and private, 334, 335.
his death, 336.

Trustees, on estates vesting in, 344,

power to appoint new, 348.

Tyrrell, Mr., death of, 484.

T.

V.

Vice-Admiralty Courts, responsibility of the judges of, 336.

W.

Wards in Chancery, inquiry into the history and nature of the jurisdiction of the
Court over, 80-105, 268-289.

London; Printed by C. Roworth and Sons, Bell Yard, Temple Bar.

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