THE LAW JOURNAL REPORTS FOR THE YEAR 1855: COMPRISING REPORTS OF CASES In the House of Lords, AND IN THE COURTS OF Chancery and in Bankruptcy, Queen's Bench and the Bail Court, Exchequer, and Exchequer Chamber, FROM MICHAELMAS TERM 1854, TO TRINITY TERM 1855, The House of Lords Cases are given in the Courts of Chancery and Common Law respectively; A SEPARATE ARRANGEMENT OF CASES RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF MAGISTRATES, INCLUDING EDITED BY MONTAGU CHAMBERS, Esq. ONE OF HER MAJESTY'S COUNSEL, FRANCIS TOWERS STREETEN, Esq. AND GEORGE STEVENS ALLNUTT, ESQ. BARRisters-at-Law. VOL. XXXIII. NEW SERIES-VOL. XXIV. LONDON: Printed by James Holmes, 4, Took's Court, Chancery Lane. PUBLISHED BY EDWARD BRET INCE, 5, QUALITY COURT, CHANCERY LANE. MDCCCLV. 1855. In the House of Lords, W. WAKEFORD ATTREE, ESQ. BARRISTER-AT-LAW. Lord Chancellor's Court, Court of Appeal in Chancery, SAMUEL VALLIS BONE, ESQ. BARRISTER - AT - LAW. THOMAS PARKER, JUN. ESQ. BARRISTER-AT-LAW. Court of the First Vice Chancellor, THOMAS WYATT GUNNING, ESQ. BARRISTER-AT-LAW. Court of the Second Vice Chancellor, BENEDICT LAWRENCE CHAPMAN, Esq. BARRISTER-AT-Law. Court of the Third Vice Chancellor, CHARLES EDWARD HAWKINS, ESQ. BARRISTER-at-Law. Cases in Bankruptcy, SAMUEL VALLIS BONE, ESQ. BARRISTER-AT-LAW. Court of Queen's Bench, HENRY JOHN HODGSON, Esq. and COLLEY HARMAN SCOTLAND, Esq. Bail Court, Exchequer Chamber, and Crown Cases Reserved, Court of Common Pleas, ALEXANDER JAMES JOHNSTON, Esq. AND JAMES REDFOORD BULWER, Esq. BARRISTERS-AT-LAW. Court of Exchequer, HENRY HORN, Esq., EDWARD WISE, Esq. AND JAMES EDWARD DAVIS, ESQ. BARRISTERS - AT - LAW. CASES RELATING TO MAGISTRATES, HENRY JOHN HODGSON, Esq., COLLEY HARMAN SCOTLAND, Esq. AND FRANCIS RUSSELL, Esq. BARRISTERS-AT-LAW. JUDGES AND LAW OFFICERS. FROM MICHAELMAS TERM 1854, TO TRINITY TERM 1855, BOTH INCLUSIVE. IN THE COURTS OF CHANCERY. The Right Hon. LORD CRANWORTH, Lord High Chancellor. The Right Hon. Sir JAMES LEWIS KNIGHT BRUCE, Knt., Lord Justice. The Right Hon. Sir GEORGE JAMES TURNER, Lord Justice. The Right Hon. Sir JOHN ROMILLY, Knt., Master of the Rolls. The Hon. Sir RICHARD TORIN KINDERSLEY, Knt., Vice Chancellor. The Hon. Sir JOHN STUART, Knt., Vice Chancellor. The Hon. Sir WILLIAM PAGE WOOD, Knt., Vice Chancellor. IN THE COURT OF EXCHEQUER. The Right Hon. Sir FREDERICK POLLOCK, Knt., Chief Baron. The Right Hon. Sir JAMES PARKE, Knt. The Hon. Sir EDWARD HALL ALDERSON, Knt. The Hon. Sir THOMAS JOSHUA PLATT, Knt. The Hon. Sir SAMUEL MARTIN, Knt. Sir ALEXANDER COCKBURN, Knt., Attorney General. Lords Justices. |