The Law Journal Reports: New Series

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Just published, Sixth Edition, in 8vo., price 258., cloth.

SNELL'S PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY.

INTENDED FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS AND THE PROFESSION.

Sixth Edition. To which is added, AN EPITOME OF THE EQUITY PRACTICE. Third Edition. By ARCHIBALD
BROWN, of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law, Author of "A New Law Dictionary," &c.

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QUESTIONS ON THE LAW OF CON-
TRACTS.-With References to Pollock, Anson and Chitty on Con-
tracts, and Notes to the Answers. By PHILIP FOSTER ALDRED, D.C.L.,
Hertford College and Gray's Inn, late Examiner for the University of
Oxford.

Now ready, Third Edition, 188., cloth.

A CONCISE_TREATISE upon the LAW
OF BANKRUPTCY. With an Appendix, containing the Bankruptcy
Act, 1869; General Rules of 1870, 1871, 1873 and 1878; Forms of 1870
and 1871; Scale of Costs; Debtors Act, 1869; Debtors Act, 1878; and
Bills of Sale Acts, 1878 and 1882. By EDWARD T. BALDWIN, M.A., of
the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law.

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EMDEN'S LAW RELATING TO BUILD-
ING LEASES AND BUILDING CONTRACTS, the Improvement of
Land by, and the Construction of, Buildings. With a full Collection
of Precedents, together with the Statutes relating to Building, with
Notes, and the latest Cases under the various Sections, and a Glossary
of Architectural and Building Terms. By ALFRED EMDEN, of the
Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law.

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for the lawyer, as for the architect and builder."-Solicitors' Journal.

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THE LAW OF COMPENSATION under the
Lands Clauses, Railways Clauses Consolidation Acts, the Public Health
Act, 1875, the Artisans and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act,
1875, and other Acts, the Metropolis Local Management Act, &c.
With a full Collection of Forms and Precedents. Fifth Edition. By
EYRE LLOYD, of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law, Author of "The
Succession Laws of Christian Countries."

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PRINCIPLES of the CRIMINAL LAW.
Intended as a lucid Exposition of the subject for the use of Students
and the Profession. By SEYMOUR F. HARRIS, B.C.L., M.A., Oxford,
author of "A Concise Digest of the Institutes of Gaius and Justinian."
Second Edition, revised by the Author and F. P. TOMLINSON, of the
Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law.

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THE PRINCIPLES OF BANKRUPTCY:
with an Appendix, containing the General Rules, 1870, 1871, 1873 and
1878; a Scale of Costs; the Bills of Sale Acts, 1878 and 1882, and the
Rules of December, 1882, relating to Bills of Sale. By RICHARD RING-
WOOD, M.A., of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law.

In 8vo., price 78. 6d., cloth.

THE LAW of USAGES and CUSTOMS:
A Practical Law Tract. By J. H. BALFOUR BROWNE, of the Middle
Temple, Barrister-at-Law, Registrar to the Railway Commissioners.

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THE LAW OF NEGLIGENCE, Illustrated
by the Pecent Decisions of the Courts of the United Kingdom and
America. By ROBERT CAMPBELL, Advocate of the Scotch Bar, and of
Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law.

"A new edition has appeared of Mr. Campbell's excellent work on
'The Law of Negligence, in which no pains have been spared in collect-
ing cases, and the style of which is clear and easy."-Saturday Review.

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THE PARTITION ACTS, 1868 and 1876;
A Manual of the Law of Partition and of Sale in Lieu of Partition;
with the Decided Cases, and an Appendix containing Judgments and
Orders By W. GREGORY WALKER, of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law,
B.A., and late Scholar of Exeter College, Oxford.

Second Edition in 8vo., price 10s. 6d.

SMITH'S SUMMARY of the LAW AND
PRACTICE IN ADMIRALTY. With an Appendix containing & List
of the Statutes relating to Admiralty, an Epitome of the Merchant
Shipping Acts, Admiralty Rules and Forms, the County Court Rules
and Forms in Admiralty, Fees paid and allowed in the Admiralty
Division, and Forms of Bottomry and Respondentia Bonds. Intended
for the use of Students for Honour Examinations, and the Profession.

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TITLE DEEDS: their Custody and Production,
and of other Documentary Evidence at Law, in Equity, and Matters of
Conveyancing, including Covenants for the Production of Deeds and
Attested Copies; with an Appendix of Precedents, the Vendor and
Purchaser Act, 1874, &c. By W. A. COPINGER, of the Middle Temple,
Barrister-at-Law, Author of "The Law of Copyright."

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The SUCCESSION LAWS of CHRISTIAN
COUNTRIES, with Special Reference to the Law of Primogeniture as
it exists in England. By EYRE LLOYD, B.A., of the Inner Temple,
Barrister-at-Law, Author of "The Law of Compensation under the
Lands Clauses Consolidation Acts," &c.

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A CONCISE TREATISE on the STATUTE
LAW of the LIMITATIONS of ACTIONS. With an Appendix of
Statutes, copious References to English, Irish, and American Cases,
and to the French Code, and a Copious Index. By HENRY THOMAS
BANNING, M.A., of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law.

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RAILWAY PASSENGERS & RAILWAY
COMPANIES; their Duties, Rights, and Liabilities. With Addenda
of Cases and Statutes to November, 1880. By LOUIS ARTHUR GOODEVE,
of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law.

The Addenda can be had separately, price ls.

"Mr. Goodeve's little book is a concise epitome of the Acts, By-
laws, and Cases relating to passengers and their personal luggage. It
is clearly written, and the reader is able speedily enough to find any
point upon which he desires to inform himself."-Law Journal,

London: STEVENS & HAYNES, Law Publishers, Bell Yard, Temple Bar.

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LAW JOURNAL REPORTS.

PART 7. JULY, 1883.

VOL. LII. NEW SERIES.

In the House of Lords,

LIONEL LANCELOT SHADWELL, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

En the Privy Council,

EDWARD BULLOCK, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

En the Supreme Court of Judicature.

Court of Appeal,

ARTHUR CLEMENT EDDIS, H. LACY FRASER, ROBERT BRUCE RUSSELL,

WILLIAM EDWARD GORDON and GEORGE ABBOTT STREETEN,

BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.

High Court of Justice.

Crown Cases Reserved,

WALTER HENRY MACNAMARA, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

DAVID PITCAIRN, CECIL C. M. DALE, ARTHUR CORDERS,XFORD.

JAMES E. HORNE, GEORGE ABBOTT STREETEN, WILLIAM COWELL DAVIES,

LEWIS BOYD SEBASTIAN, JAMES EYRE THOMPSON and

REGINALD BRODRICK SCHOMBERG, BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.

Queen's Bench Division,

W. DECIMUS I. FOULKES, J. H. ETHERINGTON SMITH,

GILBERT GEORGE KENNEDY, RICHARD HOLMDEN AMPHLETT, FRANCIS PARKER

and EDWARD BENNETT CALVERT, BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.

Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division,

EDMUND FULLER GRIFFIN and HENRY STOKES, Barristers-at-Law.

In the London Court of Bankruptcy,

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUDGE,

ARTHUR CORDERY and WILLIAM COWELL DAVIES, BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.

EDITED BY

MONTAGU CHAMBERS, ONE OF HER MAJESTY'S COUNSEL,

FREDERICK HOARE COLT and JOHN GEORGE WITT,

BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.

CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.

CASES IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AND IN THE

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE.

PRIVY COUNCIL-page 1 to 24. CHANCERY-page 481 to 576. QUEEN'S BENCH-page 401 to 480.

PROBATE, DIVORCE and ADMIRALTY, page 49 to 64. MAGISTRATES' CASES-page 57 to 80.

STATUTES OF THE REALM, 46 VICTORIÆ, CHAP. 1 to 9.

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THE LAW RELATING TO THE SALE OF GOODS & COMMERCIAL AGENCY.

By ROBERT CAMPBELL, M.A., of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law; Advocate of the Scotch
Bar, and late Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Author of "The Law of Negligence," etc.

"The portions of Mr. Campbell's treatise devoted to Maritime Law and to the Law affecting the Stock Exchange are full
of valuable matter, which we can only thus summarily indicate. His book will, we are convinced, prove of great service as
a thoughtful and clear exposition of a branch of law of practical interest, not only to the legal profession, but also to the
merchant, the shipper, the underwriter and the broker, and to the mercantile community generally."-Law Magazine.

Now ready, in 8vo., price 68. 6d., cloth.

THE CUSTOMS and INLAND REVENUE
ACTS, 1880 and 1881 (43 Vict. c. 14, and 44 Vict. c. 12), so far as
they relate to the Probate, Legacy and Succession Duties, and the
Duties on Accounts. With an Introduction and Notes. By ALFRED
HANSON, Esq., Controller of Legacy and Succession Duties.

This forms a Supplement to the Third Edition of the Probate,
Legacy and Succession Duty Acts, by the same Author.

Third Edition, 1 vel., 8vo., price 25s., cloth.
THE PROBATE, LEGACY, AND SUC-
CESSION DUTY ACTS, Incorporating the Cases to Michaelmas Sit-
tings, 1876. BY ALFRED HANSON, Esq., Controller of Legacy and Suc-
cession Duties.

Now ready, in 8vo., price 68., cloth.

THE CONVEYANCING AND LAW OF

PROPERTY ACT, together with the Solicitor's Remuneration Act,

44 & 45 Vict. cc. 41 and 44, with an Introduction, Notes and a full

Index. By SYDNEY E. WILLIAMS, of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law,

Author of "The Law and Practice relating to Petitions in Chancery

and Lunacy."

In 8vo., price 21s., cloth.

A COMPENDIUM OF THE LAW RE-

LATING TO EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, with an Ap-

pendix of Statutes, annotated by means of references to the text. By

W. GREGORY WALKER, B.A., of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law, Author

of "The Partition Acts, 1868 and 1876; a Manual of the Law of Par-

tition and of Sale in Lieu of Partition."

Second Edition, 1 thick vol., 8vo., 42s., cloth extra.

A MAGISTERIAL and POLICE GUIDE.

Being the Statute Law, including the Session of 43 Vict., 1880. With

Notes and References to the most recently decided Cases, relating to the

Procedure, Jurisdiction and Duties of Magistrates and Police Authori-

ties. With an Introduction, for the most part re-written, showing the

General Procedure before Magistrates, both in Indictable and Summary

Matters as altered by the Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1879, together

with the Rules under the said Act. Second Edition. By HENRY C.

GREENWOOD, Stipendiary Magistrate, and TEMPLE C. MARTIN, Chief

Clerk, Lambeth Police Court.

"We have here our ideal law book. It may be said to omit nothing

which it ought to contain."-Law Times.

ENGLISH

HIS-

In 8vo., price 21s., cloth.

CONSTITUTIONAL

TORY from the Teutonic Invasion to the present time. Designed as a

Text-Book for Students and others. By T. P. TASWELL-LANGMEAD,

B.C.L., of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law, late Tutor on Constitutional

Law and Legal History to the Four Inns of Court, and formerly

Vinerian Scholar in the University of Oxford. Second and enlarged

edition, entirely revised, and in many parts rewritten.

"As it now stands we should find it hard to name a better text

book on English Constitutional History."-Solicitors' Journal.

Fourth Edition, 8vo., price 12s., cloth.

THE LAW OF FIXTURES, in the principal

relation of Landlord and Tenant, and in all other or general relations.

Fourth Edition. By A. BROWN, M.A., Barrister-at-Law.

Now ready, Second Edition, 8vo., price 7s., cloth.

A SUMMARY of the LAW and PRACTICE

IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.-Intended for the use of

Students for the Honours Examination. Second Edition. By T.

EUSTACE SMITH, of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law, Author of

"Admiralty Law and Company Law."

THE LAW and PRACTICE RELATING

TO PETITIONS IN CHANCERY AND LUNACY. Including the

Settled Estates Act, Lands Clauses Act, Trustee Act, Winding-up Peti-

tions, Petitions relating to Solicitors, Infants, &c. With an Appendix

of Forms and Precedents. By SYDNEY E, WILLIAMS, of Lincoln's Inn,

Barrister-at-Law.

"The book is furnished with a selection of forms and precedents; the

arrangement of matter seems convenient, and we have found it easy to

consult. We have not observed any important omission within the scope

of the treatise; and the writer deserves the praise of having put to

gether with some skill an unpretending work, which is at least more

useful than certain larger law books we know of."-Solicitors' Journal,

In 1 vol., 8vo., price 12s., cloth.

A COMPENDIUM OF ROMAN LAW

FOUNDED on the INSTITUTES of JUSTINIAN; together with

Examination Questions set in the University and Bar Examinations

(with solutions), and definitions of leading terms in the words of the

principal authorities. By GORDON CAMPBELL, of the Inner Temple,

late Scholar of Exeter College, Oxford; M.A. Oxford and Cambridge;

Author of "An Analysis of Austin's Jurisprudence.”

Second Edition, in 8vo., price 68., cloth.

A SUMMARY OF JOINT STOCK COM-

PANIES' LAW. By T. EUSTACE SMITH, of the Inner Temple, Barrie.

ter-at-Law.

"Law Students may well read it; for Mr. Smith has very wisely been

at the pains of giving his authority for all his statements of the law or

of practice, as applied to joint-stock company business usually transacted

in solicitors' chambers."-Law Times.

London: STEVENS & HAYNES, Law Publishers, Bell Yard, Temple Bar.

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THE

PART 8. AUGUST, 1883.

VOL. LII. NEW SERIES.

In the House of Lords,

LIONEL LANCELOT SHADWELL, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

In the

En the Privy Council,

EDWARD BULLOCK, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

Supreme Court of Judicature.

Court of Appeal,

ARTHUR CLEMENT EDDIS, H. LACY FRASER, ROBERT BRUCE RUSSELL,

WILLIAM EDWARD GORDON and GEORGE ABBOTT STREETEN

BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.

High Court of Justice.

Crown Cases Heserved,

WALTER HENRY MACNAMARA, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

DAVID PITCAIRN, CECIL C. M. DALE, ARTHUR CORDERY,

JAMES E. HORNE, GEORGE ABBOTT STREETEN, WILLIAM COWELL DAVIES,

LEWIS BOYD SEBASTIAN, JAMES EYRE THOMPSON and

REGINALD BRODRICK SCHOMBERG, BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.

Queen's Bench Division,

W. DECIMUS I. FOULKES, J. H. ETHERINGTON SMITH,

GILBERT GEORGE KENNEDY, RICHARD HOLMDEN AMPHLETT, FRANCIS PARKER

and EDWARD BENNETT CALVERT, BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.

Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division,

EDMUND FULLER GRIFFIN and HENRY STOKES, BArristers-at-Law.

In the London Court of Bankruptcy,

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUDGE,

ARTHUR CORDERY and WILLIAM COWELL DAVIES, BARRISTERS-at-Law.

EDITED BY

MONTAGU CHAMBERS, ONE OF HER MAJESTY'S COUNSel,

FREDERICK HOARE COLT and JOHN GEORGE WITT,

BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.

CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.

CASES IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AND IN THE

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE.

CHANCERY-page 577 to 656. QUEEN'S BENCH-page 481 to 544. MAGISTRATES' CASES-page 81 to 96.

STATUTES OF THE REALM, 46 VICTORIÆ, CHAP. 10 to 17.

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THE LAW RELATING TO THE SALE OF GOODS & COMMERCIAL AGENCY.

By ROBERT CAMPBELL, M.A., of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law; Advocate of the Scotch
Bar, and late Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Author of "The Law of Negligence," etc.

Now ready, in 8vo., price 6s. 6d., cloth.

* This forms a Supplement to the Third Edition of the Probate,
Legacy and Succession Duty Acts, by the same Author.

Third Edition, 1 vol., 8vo., price 25s., cloth.
THE PROBATE, LEGACY, AND SUC-
CESSION DUTY ACTS, Incorporating the Cases to Michaelmas Sit-
tings, 1876. By ALFRED HANSON, Esq., Controller of Legacy and Suc-
cession Duties.

Now ready, in 8vo., price 6s., cloth.

THE CONVEYANCING AND LAW OF

PROPERTY ACT, together with the Solicitor's Remuneration Act,

44 & 45 Vict. cc. 41 and 44, with an Introduction, Notes and a full

Index. By SYDNEY E. WILLIAMS, of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law,
Author of "The Law and Practice relating to Petitions in Chancery
and Lunacy."

In 8vo., price 218., cloth.

A COMPENDIUM OF THE LAW RE-

LATING TO EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, with an, Ap-

pendix of Statutes, annotated by means of references to the text. By

W. GREGORY WALKER, B.A., of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law, Author

of "The Partition Acts, 1868 and 1876; a Manual of the Law of Par-

tition and of Sale in Lieu of Partition."