BY WM. MAXWELL (LATE ALEXANDER MAXWELL AND SON),

32, BELL YARD, LINCOLN'S INN.

SOLD BY SHERWOOD AND CO., PATERNOSTER ROW;

ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, EDINBURGH;

AND HODGES AND SMITH, DUBLIN.

1855.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME XLIX.

County Court Commissioners, 502

Expiring Laws, 459

Number of Acts of Parliament, 375

Common Law Fees and Disbursements, 73

Poor Law, 344

Bankruptcy, 424

Copyhold, 345

Inclosure Commission, 352

Tithe, 314

Incumbered Estates' Court, Ireland, 395
Court of Session, Scotland, 595

NOTES ON RECENT STATUTES.
Equity Jurisdiction Act:

Evidence in inquiries under decree, 94
Administration of bequest by married woman, 94
Admission of affidavits where oral evidence, 111
Reception of broker's books as prima facie evi.
dence, 273

Common Law Procedure Act, 1852:

Suggestion on not proceeding to trial, 184
Attachment of debts, 238

Friendly Societies' Acts, 480

NEW BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. Executor and Trustee Society, 104, 189, 249, 330, 349, 489

Dishonoured Bills of Exchange, 154, 282, 289, 291, 329, 331, 372, 436, 456, 474, 502 Judgments Execution, &c., 173

Savings' Banks and Friendly Societies' Investments, 252

Protection of Purchasers against Judgments, 274, 310, 344

Speedy Trial of Offenders, 293

Testamentary Jurisdiction, 449, 451, 469, 470, 491
Ecclesiastical Courts, Jurisdiction in Defamation
Abolition, 345

Stamp Duties and Postage on Newspapers, 351
Stamps on Bankers' Drafts, 503
Increase of Income Tax, 503

LAW REFORM AND SUGGESTED IM-
PROVEMENTS.

Auction deposits on sales of estates, 14, 88
Forfeiture of leaseholds, 32

Shee on Fusion of Law and Equity, 43
Saturday balf-holiday, 55, 56, 113, 303, 460

Law and law books, 61

Estates' Commission, 77
Limited liability, 81, 83, 117, 118, 143, 229
Removal of the Courts, 131, 166, 243, 258, 345-
Reformation of juvenile offenders, 195
Consolidation of Stamp Laws, 201

Lord Brougham on reforms of last Session, 255
Proposed Minister of Justice, 272

Amendment of Criminal law, 333, 369, 501
Lists of warrants of attorney, &c., 375
New project of Chancery reform, 396
Further reforms in bankruptcy, 415
Ecclesiastical Courts, 429, 431

Extension of Charitable Trusts' Act, 476
Printing Common Law pleadings, 503
Objections to barring dower, 35
Registration of titles, 158, 169

Copyhold enfranchisement, 184, 238, 279

COUNTY COURTS.

Proposed extension, 21

Fees, 37

Registry, 56

Increase of Judges' salaries, 296, 377, 400, 462
Change of Circuits, 385

Names of Judges and dates of call, 423, 461

Taxes on justice in, 261

Notes on circuit relating to, 419

NEW RULES AND ORDERS.

Lords, as to private Bill in House of, 324
Court of Chancery, business of, 72, 365
Appointment of examiners, 219
Transfer of causes, 419

Maintenance of lunatic, 218, 252
Taxing costs on motion for decree, 445
Examination of witnesses, &c., 231

Indorsement of orders on counsel's brief, 445

Costs of proceedings in Judges' Chambers, 271,
405

Unclaimed dividends, 275, 301
Petition of appeal-Office copy, 383
Appeals before Lord Chancellor, 300
Postponement of causes, 365

Appeals before Lords' Justices, 324
Easter vacation, 335, 445
Unopposed petitions, 282

Under Common Law Procedure Act, 1854, 87, 104
Appointment of examiners, 219

Extension of Procedure Act, 77, 113, 352
Payment of money into Court, 235
Traffic on railways and canals, 256
Form of affidavit, 261

Business at Judges' Chambers, 384
Bankruptcy-Remuneration of official assignee, 272
Commitment of insolvent by County Court, 282
Admiralty Court fees, 131

Despatch of Business in Chancery, 390, 410, 414 Post Office regulations, 166, 321, 345, 363, 365