A.

A'BECKETT, G. A., his pamphlet on the
new Local Courts Bill, xxv. 310
Accounts and the law of partnership, Mr.
Cory's work on, reviewed, xxv. 1. See
Partnership

Adam, Lord Chief Commissioner, his
work on Trial by Jury in Civil Causes,
in Scotland, xvii. 229

Addison, C. J., his account of the Temple
Church, xxix. 108

Administrators, as to a purchase for,
during the pendency of a suit for the
administration of the estate, xxv. 48
Adultery, inquiry whether it is indictable
at common law, xxv. 24-33; autho-
rities against it examined, 25; contrary
authorities cited, 29

Affiliation cases, great increase of, since
the New Poor Law, xiv. 485
Affreightment, contract of, defined, xv. 85.
Agents, disputes of, with attorneys as to
their emoluments, xxi. 155; provincial
complaints of, ib. ; law of principal and
agent, stated, xxiii. 1-18
Alvanley, Lord, life of, xix. 20; his family,
birth, and education, 21; called to the
bar, 22; chosen recorder of Maccles-
field, ib.; appointed judge of the South
Wales circuit, ib. ; his professional
humour, 24; returned to parliament,
25; appointed attorney general, 27;
jokes on him in the Rolliad, &c., 30;
his marriage, 32; made chief justice of
Chester, ib.; master of the rolls, 36;
the Thellusson case, 38; appointed chief
justice of the Common Pleas, 44; his
death, and character, 47
America, law of copyright in, xiii. 331,
(see Copyright); English equity in,
xx. 233; Mr. Justice Story's Commen.
taries on Equity Pleading, ib.; general

adoption of the doctrines of English
equity in America, 234; analysis of and
remarks on Mr. Justice Story's work,
235; equity jurisprudence in, Story's
Commentaries on, reviewed, xxii. 61;
merits of the work, 62; investigation
into the nature and character of equity
jurisprudence, ib.; definition of equity,
65; origin and history of equity juris-
prudence, 67; boundaries of equitable
jurisdiction, 68; doctrine of mistake,
69; of fraud, 70; constructive frauds,
72; express and implied notice, 76;
other subjects of equitable jurisdiction,
77; bill of discovery and relief quia
timet, 79; decree for specific perform-
ance, ib.; interpleader, 81; injunction,
82; general commendation of the work,
83
American criminal trials, Mr. Chandler's
collection of, xxviii. 270; its plan, ib. ;
trial of Anne Hutchinson, 271; of the
Quakers, 276; trials for witchcraft,
281; of Maule for blasphemy, ib.; of
J. P. Zengor, 282; the New York negro
plot, 285; Leisler's rebellion, 289; the
Boston massacre, 291

American penitentiaries, Mr. Crawford's
report on, reviewed, xiv. 31; his sketch
of the state of criminal law in the
United States, ib.; injurious effect of
the frequent exercise of the privilege of
pardon, 36; comparison of the two
penitentiary systems of America, 38 et
seq.; history of the penitentiary system
in England, 50; present state of the
English prisons, and recommendations
for the improvement of prison discipline,

54

Amos, Mr., appointed a member of the
Supreme Council in India, xviii. 492
Anglo-Saxon laws, xxviii. 288; publica-
tion of the ancient laws and institutes

of England, ib.; specimens of the laws
of the Anglo-Saxons, 392 et seq,; pic-
ture of a Witenagemot, 404
Anticipation, restraint upon, law on this
subject considered, xxx. 129
Appeal, Supreme Courts of, Mr. Burge's
observations on, xxv. 373; Lord Camp.
bell's proposed reform of the appellate
jurisdiction, xxvii. 402; practice of the
superior courts of, xxix. 1; Mr. Mac-
queen's treatise on the appellate juris-
tion, ib.; its merits, ib.; criticisms on
the work, 2; the constitution of our
courts of ultimate resort, 10; defects in
the appellate jurisdiction of the House
of Lords considered, ib.; examination
of the proposed alterations, 14; defects
of the Privy Council Court, 15; other
imperfections in the practice relating to
appeals, 17; and writs of error, 19
Apportionment of rents, observations on

the recent act relating to, xvi. 88; Mr.
Hayes's observations thereon noticed, 93
Archbold, J. F., his edition of the Impri-
sonment for Debt Act, xx. 328 et seq.
Architectural novelties in Lincoln's Inn
and the Temple, account of, xxix. 110
Assets, administration of, xxxi. 27; his-
tory of the law, ib.; description of per-
sonal assets, 29; definition of equitable
assets, 30; distinction between equit-
able and legal assets, ib., 39; decisions
on this subject, 32 et seq.; various
kinds of equitable assets, 37; tests
whereby to ascertain what property is
legal or equitable assets, 41; different
rules of administration in law and in
equity, 42; which to be preferred, 43;
objections to the equitable rule, 45;
doctrine of marshalling assets, 48; sug-
gested improvements in the law of
assets, 51

Attorney, Adventures of an, in Search of
Practice, reviewed, xxii. 363; remarks
on the preface to the 2d edition, xxiv.
481
Attorney-General v. Shore, case of, dis-
cussed, xv. 316. See Hewley.
Attorneys, new rules relating to the exa-
mination of, xv. 492; remarks thereon,
499; examination of, xvii, 225; alleged
grievances of attorneys and solicitors
stated and observed upon, xx. 114;
letter on examination honours for, xxii.
253; disputes between attorneys and
their agents, as to their emoluments,
155; act for consolidating the law relat-
ing to attorneys and solicitors (6 & 7 Vict.
c. 73), provisions of, stated and com-
mented on, xxx. 394; decisions thereon
stated, xxxi. 106; letter relating to the
certificate duty on, 238
Auburn and Philadelphia penitentiaries,
systems of, compared, xiv. 46

Bankruptcy, reputed ownership of fixtures
in, xiv. 147; fraudulent transfer and
fraudulent preference in, summary of
the authorities relating thereto, 338-
361; remarks on Mr. Fane's letter to
the Attorney-General on the privileges
of the Commissioners of Bankruptcy,
xviii. 28; imperfections of the recent
alterations in the law of bankruptcy,
23; jurisdiction of the commissioners
of, in cases of contempt, considered,
xix. 260; reputed ownership of shares
in public companies, when pledged by
delivery of certificates only, discussed,
xix. 389; bankruptcy and insolvency,
report of the commissioners on, xxvii.
249; its brevity and imperfectness, ib. ;
origin, objects, and evils of the present
system, 250; proposed test of insol-
vency, 254; trading, 258; petitioning
creditor's debt, 260; act of bankruptcy,
ib.; fiat and adjudication, 264; certi-
ficate, 265; defects in the present
administration of the bankruptcy law,
266; and of the insolvent law,
268; Mr. Law's dissentient views
thereon, ib.; proposed union of bank-
ruptcy and insolvency jurisdiction,
271; effects of the abolition of arrest
for debt, 272; proposed abolition of
arrest on final process, 273; proposed
new court of judicature, and court of
appeal, 280, 282: new bankruptcy bill,
283, xxviii. 266; abstract of the act,
505; appointment of commissioners
under it,513; dissatisfaction of the pub-
lic with the new courts, xxix. 507;
working of the act, xxx. 254
Balguy, Mr., appointed a bankrupt com-
missioner, xxviii. 513

Bankruptcy Court bill, suggestions relat-
ing to, xiii. 274

Bankruptcy system, table showing the
operation of, xv. 226

Barlow, F., appointed a commissioner in
lunacy, xxviii. 513

*

Bar, state of, on the continent, xiii. 288
(see Continental Bar); privileges of the,
xxii. 259; their legitimate boundaries,
260; decisions on this subject, ib. ;
their propriety and necessity, 263; Dr.
Johnson's opinions on this subject

Bathurst, Lord Chancellor, life of, xvi.
270; his family, ib.; celebrity of his
father, and anecdotes of him, 271;
Burke's allusion to him, 272; birth and
education of his son, 274; called to the
bar, and returned to parliament, 275;
in opposition to Walpole, ib.; appointed
solicitor-general to the Prince of Wales,
276; a judge of the Common Pleas,
277; Commissioner of the Great Seal,
278; and Lord Chancellor, 279; his
judicial incompetency, ib. ; his political
career, 281; his patronage of Sir W.
Jones and other literati, 283; his resig-
nation, 284; appointed president of the
* council, ib.; his death, 285
Bench and the Bar, the, reviewed, xix. 88;
specimens of the author's ignorance
and impertinence, 94-104

Bere, M., appointed a bankrupt commis-
sioner, xxviii. 513

Berryer, M., his Souvenirs of the French

Bar, reviewed, xxiv. 241-266; merits
of the work, 241; description of the
French courts of law under the ancient
regime, ib.; and of the advocates, 243;
personal career of M. Berryer, 244-
1 248; anecdotes of advocates, 244,250 ;
M. Gerbier, 246; persecutions of M.
Berryer and his family during the Re-
volution, 255; remarkable trial for rob-
bery, 259; sketches of the bar resumed,
260; Buonaparte's dislike of the bar,
262; prosecution of the Mayor of
Antwerp, 264; trial of Ney, 265; Ber-
ryer's visit to London, 266; accounts of
the principal causes in which he was
engaged, xxv. 114; rights of neutral
vessels in time of war, 115; anecdotes
of French privateers, 121; international
law as to succession, &c. 122; liability
of foreigners to arrest in France, 123;
miscellaneous anecdotes of causes in
which M. Berryer was engaged, 125--
138; cases of literary property, 139;
the author's recapitulation, 141
Best, W. M., his translation of Quin-
tilian's chapter on witnesses, xxv. 354,
'364

Bickersteth, Mr., appointed Master of the
Rolls, and created Baron Langdale, xv.
235

Bill of lading, contract created by, xv.
101; its form, 102

Bills and notes, cases relating to the
pleading and proof of consideration in
actions on, xiv. 141

Bills on legal subjects in parliament,
notices of, xiii. 535 ; xiv. 237 ; xv. 499 ;
xvi. 243, 489; xvii. 225, 471; xviii.
246; xix. 241, 479; xx. 233, 480;
xxi. 450; xxii. 255, 488; xxiv. 238,
467; xxv. 245, 472; xxvi. 237; xxvii.
245, 485, xxix. 507; xxx. 254, 513;
xxxi. 483

Bisset, A., his Treatise on the Law of Es-
tates for Life, reviewed, xxix. 66
Blackstone, Sir W., life of, xv. 292; his
family and birth, ib.; his education and
early proficiency, 293; his treatise on
the elements of architecture, 294; his
Farewell to his Muse, 295; called to
the bar, 296; continues his connection
with the university, ib.; commencement
of his lectures, 298; his Considerations
on Copyholders, 299; chosen first Vi-
nerian Professor, 300; celebrity of his
lectures, ib.; settles in London, ib.;
publication of his law tracts, ib.; re-
turned to parliament, 304; appointed
solicitor-general to the queen, 305;
publication of the Commentaries, ib. ;
their character and merits, 306; his
speeches in Wilkes's case, 309; raised
to the bench, 310; his advocacy of the
penitentiary system, 312; his later
literary productions, 313; his illness
and death, ib.; summary of his cha-
racter, 314
Blasphemy, laws against, the necessity for
a revision of, xxvi. 139; Serjeant Tal-
fourd's defence of Mr. Moxon, ib.
Blockade, international law, of stated and
discussed, xxiii. 233250

Bolland, Baron, retirement of, xxi. 229;
biographical notice of him, xxv. 155.
Boothby, B., his pamphlet on legal re-
form, xxxi. 241.

Boroughs and municipal corporations,
history of, by Serjeant Merewether and
Mr. Stephens, xiii. 400; theory of the
authors, 401 ; origin and early history
of boroughs considered with reference
thereto, 402 et seq.; variety and extent
of the authors' labours, 410; sketch of
the history of boroughs, 411 et seq.
Bosanquet, Mr. Justice, resignation of,
xxvii. 244

Bosanquet, W. H., his letter to Mr. Wi-
gram on the law of discovery, xvi. 290
Bottomry, contract of, its nature and in-
cidents, xiv. 99

Bracton, notice of the life of, xxvi. 267
Brady, J. H., his plain advice on the
making of wills, xix. 133, 150
Brereton, L. D., his pamphlet on the re-
port of the constabulary force commis-
sioners, xxiii. 376

Britton, notice of the book so called,
xxvii. 398

Brougham, Lord, his resignation of the
great seal, xiii. 278; his farewell
speeches, 279; his mode of dispatching
the cases remaining for judgment, ib.;
his application for the office of Chief
Baron, 280; character of Mr. Cooper's
reports of his judgments, xv. 146; his
letters to Sir James Graham on Law
Reform, xxx. 258; general observations
thereon, ib.; review of his arguments
as to a criminal code, ib.; and on co.
dification generally, ib.; his letter on
the law reforms of 1843, 275; his re-
marks upon the attacks on himself, ib.;
his observations on Lord Denman's
Evidence Act, 513.

Building societies, stamp duty on mort-
gages or securities of, xxvi. 337.
Buller, Charles, his plan for the improve-
ment of election committees, xvi. 244;
xviii. 371

Buller, Mr. Justice, life of, xvii. 27; his
birth, family, and education, ib.; his
legal studies, 28; called to the bar,
ib.; his great success, 29; his treatise
on Nisi Prius law, 30; appointed puisne
judge on the Chester circuit, 31; and
judge in the King's Bench, ib.; his
judicial merits, 32; created a baronet,
34; retires into the Common Pleas,
35; trial of Donellan, 36; opinions of
his rigour as a criminal judge, 41;
presides at the trial of O'Connor, &c.
for treason, 44; his altercations with
Erskine, 47; his illness and death, 48;
his fortune, ib.; his person, manners,
&c. 49; his patronage of young men at
the bar, 50

Burge, William, his commentaries on
colonial and foreign law reviewed, xix.
104; his observations on the supreme
appellate jurisdiction, xxv. 373; his

account of the restorations of the Tem-
ple Church, xxix. 108

Burke, E. P., biographical notice of, xiii.
531

Burnet, Bishop, merits of his life of Hale,
xiv. 274

Burrough, Mr. Justice, death of, xvii. 473

C.

Calvert, Frederic, his able pamphlet on
the Prisoners' Counsel Bill, xv. 394

Campbell, Sir John, re-appointed attorney-
general, xiii. 534; his conduct on the
legal appointments in 1836, xv. 235:
his letter to Lord Stanley on church
rates, examined, xvii. 375; his eleva-
tion to the peerage, and appointment as
Lord Chancellor of Ireland, xxvi. 237
Campbell, Lord, his speech at the close
of his sittings in the Court of Chancery
in Ireland, xxvi. 241; his notions of
equity proceedings and pleadings exa-
mined, ib.; impolicy of selecting equity
judges from the common law bar, 257;
his speeches at the bar, and in the
House of Commons, reviewed, xxvii.
343; the dedication, ib.; speech for
Lord Melbourne, 346; general cha-
racter of his forensic speeches, 359;
speech for Medhurst, 360; speech on
parliamentary privilege, 361; speeches
in parliament, ib.; address to Mr.
Justice Littledale, ib.; farewell address
to the Irish bar, 362; his proposed
reform of the appellate jurisdiction
considered, 402; his bill for shortening
conveyances, xxix. 507; alterations
introduced by his libel and defamation
bill, xxx. 152; remarks thereon, ib.
Carey, P. S., his appointment to the law
professorship in the London University,
xxi. 230

Cases prepared for the opinion of counsel,
production of, xvii. 51; the principle
laid down in recent cases questioned,
ib.; original authority on the subject
examined, 52 et seq.; importance of
the point, 71; the same subject further
considered, xxx. 107

Caveat emptor, law on this subject con-
sidered, xxx. 289.

Central Criminal Court, partial failure of,
xiii. 281; proper notion of a public
prosecutor, ib.

Chambers, J. D., his pamphlet on the

Registration of Voters Bill, xvii. 122.
Chancellorship, proposed division of, xiii.
534, xv. 128; Sir E, Sugden's pam-
phlet thereon, xv. 128; mischievous re-
sult of the appointment of Commis-
sioners of the Great Seal, 129; argu-
ments in favour of and against the
change considered, 131-134; its effect
on the peerage of the bar, 139; quota-
tion from M. de Tocqueville on this
point, ib. summary of the question,
145; objections to the change stated,
xvi. 20

Chancery, Court of, its unsatisfactory
state, xiv. 237; the Lord Chancellor
Cottenham's scheme of Chancery re-
form, xvi. 1; arrears in the Court of
Chancery, ib.; causes of their accumu-
lation traced, 2; state of the Court in