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LUCAS.-We would not advise you to persevere with "Stephen," if you find it irksome. Take some smaller work, such as our First The chief Book, or Williams' Real and Personal Property. point is to be able to apply what you read. Accustom yourself to put and answer cases, and discuss the points with any one who will take the trouble.

LIVERPOOL." Cruise" is too lengthy a work, and "Burton" too difficult, unless you have plenty of time and a good capacity, besides there being something to unlearn, in consequence of the late alteration. Tudor's Real Property is a very readable book, but not suitable to you. There is a new edition of Hayes announced as being "in the press," but we cannot say when it will appear.

L. A. We do not see that you can complain of being required to copy occasionally. Attention to business is necessary if you desire to become proficient, and your success at the examination will depend thereon. Smith's "Real and Personal Property" is a very good book; there is a second edition.

S. F.-You can give your notices through the agent without any expense. You should give directions in good time, as it is very common for parties to be too late.

MOOT POINTS.

No. 18.-Loan stamp.-At interest at £5 per cent. A lent the sum of £45 to B, and received the following instrument:

"Received of A Forty-five pounds, to bear interest from this date, at the rate 5 per cent. per annum.

"20th December, 1859."

(Signed).

(Stamp 1d. receipt or draft.)

A afterwards lent a further sum of £15, and received an IO U in the following form:

"To B.

(Stamp 1d. receipt or draft.)

"IO U Fifteen pounds, and agree to pay you at the rate of 5 per my hands. cent. per annum for such time as it remains in

"£15: 0:0

"18th November, 1860."

(Signed)

Could A sue upon these instruments and recover the money lent, supposing B did not pay the amounts when applied for? The stamp on each is 1d. adhesive receipt or draft.

Bradford-upon-Avon.

HY. SHRAPNELL.

No. 19.-Settlement-Power to appoint by will.-Property is settled prior to marriage in such manner that the survivor of husband and wife has power to appoint by will only, and in default of appointment the property goes to the survivor's next of kin. The wife is the survivor, and she is anxious to convey the property to a third party in consideration of an annuity for her life: can she do this in any direct or indirect way so as to make the third party safe? It has been suggested that the widow should appoint the property by her will, and should, in addition, give a bond in a very large penal sum, conditioned not to revoke such will. Would this be effectual?

W. H. T.

No. 20.-Executor-Paying simple contract-Delt before specially. -An execution immediately after his, testator's death, pays a simple contract debt; afterwards he has notice of a specialty debt, but has not sufficient assets left to pay it. Is he liable to be called on to pay the deficient part out of his own pocket? The amount of the simple contract debt was greater than the deficiency. Would it have made any difference if the specialty creditor had given notice of his debt before the payment of the simple contract, without stating that it was a specialty? A reference to authorities will oblige.

M. J. N.

No. 21.-Will-Lapse-Death of legatee before testator.-A legacy is given by A's will to B, a child of A. B dies before A, leaving one child, and having made a will of a date prior to A's bequeathing all the residue of his property and effects to X. Did the legacy lapse by the death of B before A? if it did not, did it pass by B's will to X? Supposing B to have died intestate, who would have been entitled to the legacy bequeathed by the will of A? E. D.

No. 22.-Administrator durante minoritate-Sale of leaseholds by. -Is it clear that an administrator durante minoritate can make a good title to leaseholds, part of the deceased's effects? Is this so, whether there be debts or not? And is there any difference between such an administrator having a grant in general terms and one in special terms? And what are the words constituting a special grant? Is there any difference between a grant of administration during the minority of a next of kin entitled to administration and a grant during the minority of an infant executor? I am told that there is a great difference, and that the administrator during the minority of an infant next of kin has a much greater power of selling than an administrator during the minority of an infant executor? I should rather have inferred the contrary, but shall be glad to be referred to any good, and, if possible, modern authority. II. G. T.

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BARNSBURY, N.

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Printed by TAYLOR and GREENING, Graystoke-place, Fetter-lane, London.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

R. T.-"Warren's Law Studies" is expensive, and not likely to be useful to you, being suitable for bar students. “ Wharton's Lexicon" will not be of much assistance, for the reasons mentioned in the article on "Law Studies" in this number. Communicate further with us after reading that article. We rather think our "First Book" would suit you.

T. M.-We think "Smith's Manual" is the preferable work, but it is certainly more difficult than "Haynes's Outlines." If you are not very capable and persevering you would do well to read the latter first, as it is rather interesting; but you must not expect to find it a complete work.

A. C. Z.-You would find "Davidson's Precedents" very useful, both the smaller and the larger work. The latter is not yet complete, and it is quite uncertain when it will be so.

CORRESPONDENTS ON MOOT POINTS.-The following are the only additions to the previous lists:-Mr. W. Bell, at Messrs. Potts and Co.'s, 31, Bridge-street, Sunderland; Mr. B. H. Cockayne, at A. Cann's, Esq., High-street Place, Nottingham; Mr. C. L. Mesnard, No. 4, Boughton-street, Sunderland; Mr. W. R. Williams, County Court Offices, Corwen; Mr. J. Trewhitt, 23, Lambton-street, Sunderland.

ANSWERS TO MOOT POINTS.-We have received several communications expressing a desire to have answers to the Moot Points inserted in THE CHRONICLE, and asserting that otherwise the Moot Points are useless. During the last fifteen years we have experienced trouble respecting answers to Moot Points, arising from the different views of our readers, that is, between those who answer the Moot Points and those who do not. We always declined, even when having much more space, to insert all the answers sent, and then there was dissatisfaction. Now, that our limits are so small, it is impossible to undertake the insertion of answers sent up by each correspondent, but we should not object to insert a few answers, being the result of correspondence where any difference of opinion expressed on the subject is deserving of consideration. But any such communications must be concise, and bring out the points with distinctness. We must repeat that the primary object of the Moot Points is to furnish subjects for correspondence, and we are sure that some of them are well calculated to effectuate this where the disposition exists on the part of the correspondents to make the most of them.

EASTER TERM EXAMINATION (ante p. xiv).-As the next examination will not be complete until the 1st of May, it was impossible to insert the questions, much less the answers thereto, in the present number. We shall make an effort to get out the next number, with the questions and answers, as early in the month as possible, and thus our subscribers will not have very long to wait for such questions and answers.

T. C.-There is no truth in the rumoured intention of applying the "Progressive Examinations" to clerks articled before the passing of the 23 & 24 Vic., c. 127. Still there is no excuse for delaying. your studies. The article on Studies in the present number will, perhaps, assist you. It will be followed up by others.

LEX.-There is a second edition of Broom's Common Law Commentaries.

T. M.-Your articles must be registered in two places, viz., first, the Master's Offices of the Queen's Bench; secondly, at the Incorporated Law Society, in Chancery-lane. There are two payments to be made. The latter registry is new, and, as appears to us, of no use, except to increase the income and influence of the Incorporated Law Society. There are no such works as you mention. We commenced a series of reprints, with additions, but, unfortunately, were not permitted by circumstances to complete them. There is only one volume comprising three works. Our work is termed Directions for the Study of the Law. You can have the volume for 3s. postfree,

MOOT POINTS.

No. 21A. Promissory note. I shall be glad if any of your readers will favour me with an answer to the following query. A B and C applied to D for the loan of £20. On their giving a security for repayment of the same, with interest at £5 per centum per annum, D lent that amount, and A B and C gave their joint and several promissory note, which is dated 10th March, 1849, and payable with interest at the rate aforesaid after three months' notice. The interest was regularly paid by A up to the year 1857, when he, having got into difficulties, filed his declaration of insolvency, and passed through the Court. Since that year the interest has not been paid, and consequently, in 1858, D gave three months' notice to B and C, requiring payment of the principal and interest, but they have wholly refused to comply with the same. Has D's remedy against B and C been barred by reason of the insolvency of A, or by the statutes of limitation, or otherwise?

344, High-street, Bangor.

WILLIAM WILLIAMS.

No. 23.-Mortgage-Priority.—A comes to B's office, and represents he has a house in a certain street in mortgage to a building society, and wants a further advance upon it. What will be the consequence if B makes the advance, and afterwards finds A had

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