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INFANT. Each case must depend on its circumstances: there is no general principle. The intermediate examinations are held at the Incorporated Law Society, in Chancery-lane. We cannot yet get the questions. We hope some of our subscribers will assist us before long. Reeves and Turner, Strand, near Temple-bar; Robertson, Chancery-lane; and Davis, Bell-yard, Fleet-street. You can procure a copy of Martin's Recitals: it is rather dear because said to be scarce. Also Taylor's Glossary for the prices write to the booksellers. The work you mention on wills is not a very good For such purposes articled clerks should find their own paper, &c. There is no good work on legal composition.

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T. M.-You will find those portions of the third edition of Maddock which relate to doctrine very useful: the practice portion is obsolete.

ALFRED, LEX, &c.-There are works on book-keeping by Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Kain, Mr. Richardson, and Mr. Oke. Perhaps the best is by Mr. Kain, but Mr. Mackenzie's is very useful. There is no particular system required by the examiners.

TEMPUS FUGIT.-To perform all the lawful commands of the principal in relation to his business during the usual business hours.

LEX. We wish we could procure the questions at the Intermediate Examinations. If you know any one who has gone through the ordeal, we shall be obliged by your procuring the questions, with or without answers, or any particulars.

INTERMEDIUS. See previous notice as to book-keeping. We believe the examinations take place in each term. The country articled clerks will have to come up to London.

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F. We think you can dispense with Stephen. honorary distinctions answers should be given in the five divisions. In reading the practice of common law you may omit the portions relative to putting in and justifying bail, as questions are not asked on those subjects.

S. M.-Had the "Study of the Law" been complete we should not have offered it so cheaply. It is, however, complete in itself, and is only incomplete in the sense that it was intended to have been followed by another volume containing some other works. We are satisfied that it is a very useful volume, and certainly if many of our subscribers were to read it there would not be occasion for several of our notices. Not only are the modes of study pointed out, but the proper books to be read in some of the principal branches of the law are mentioned. No doubt the unpublished volume would have carried the information somewhat further.

T. S.-A second edition of Mr. Hunter's "Suit in Equity" has just appeared, price 8s. You cannot do better than purchase, and give it an attentive perusal. Our other readers will take notice of this, especially in reference to the advice which we have before given as to works on Equity.

MOOT POINTS.

No. 26.-Acknowledgment.-A. B. being seised of a freehold estate conveyed it to two trustees upon his marriage, upon trust to pay the rents to himself and wife during their joint lives, and after death of either then to the survivor, and after the death of the survivor, upon trust for children. Power is contained in the settlement for the trustees to sell at the request in writing of husband and wife. Trustees at such request have contracted to sell, and it is proposed to make husband and wife parties as releasing. Is it necessary that the wife should acknowledge the deed, or, if so, would it be prudent to leave husband and wife out altogether, being satisfied by their written request ?-THOS. DALLOW.

No. 27. Stolen horse-Lien.-Suppose if A. stole a horse from B., and A. goes to an inn and runs up a bill of £2, and the innkeeper keeps the horse as payment of the £2, and B., finding out where his horse was, sends for it, after A. having kept it for six months. Is B. to pay either the £2 or for his keep for the six months, supposing A. to have used the horse during that six months, and what would be B.'s remedy for recovering the horse, in case of his not being liable for the £2 or the horse's keep, supposing A. to refuse to give it up.-L. B.

No. 28.-Will-Construction.-A. B., by her will, dated in 1847, devised all her real estate to T. Jones and his heirs, in trust to receive the rents and profits and to pay and apply the same in payment of annuities therein given and bequeathed, and further to pay the rest, residue, and remainder of the said rents and profits unto her cousin, W. H., for and during his natural life, and from and after his decease testatrix gave and bequeathed the said rents and profits to be equally divided amongst the children of her said cousin, W. H., and Jane Smith, their heirs and assigns, as tenants in common. Does the gift apply to Jane Smith herself or to her children?-THOS. J. MASON, Bridge-street, Louth.

No. 29.-Will-Bequest to child-If includes grandchildren.A. B. bequeathed to trustees the sum of £500 upon trust to invest the same and to pay the income thereof to H. B. for life, and after her decease he (the testator) directed that the principal sum should be equally divided amongst the children of the said H. B. as should be then living equally, share and share alike, and if there should happen to be only one child then living, then to such one child, and in case the said H. B. died without leaving issue, then over to the children of P. H. B. had one child who died in her mother's lifetime, leaving an only child, A. M. Does the sum of £500 go to A. M. on the death of H. B. ?—THOS. J. MASON, Bridge-street, Louth.

No. 30.-Partnership business-Renewal of lease-Perfidy.A. B., C. D., and E. F. are partners in a large manufacturing busi

ness, which is carried on on leasehold premises. The present lease will expire in 1864. A short time ago the partners being desirous of having their lease renewed, held a consultation as to the best means of obtaining a renewal, and at the request of E. F., who said that he was on very intimate terms with the landlord, E. F. was deputed to wait upon the landlord and settle the terms of the new lease. There is every reason to fear that E. F. is going to play his copartners false, and to procure the lease to be made to himself alone. What remedy will the copartners have against E. F. for his perfidy?- All answers to be addressed to H. CADMAN, 27, Hercules-buildings, Lambeth, London, S.

No. 31.-Literary Institution-Printing.-A Literary Institution is in debt to the amount of £50; one of the items of the debt is for printing, £15. The order for the printing was given in a letter as follows:-"The Secretary and Committee of the Mechanics' Institution request Mr. E. to print 400 bills, as per each of the enclosed copies." The printer not being able to obtain payment of the bills from the secretaries, wishes to sue for the amount. Who is to be sued? The Secretary and Committee as a body or any one of the Committee, or the Secretary by himself as representing the others. The Institution is supported by the members who elect the President, Secretaries, and Committee annually. The property of the Institution is not vested in trustees.-JOEL EMANUEL, Southampton.

No. 32. Smuggling-Penalty.-B., a cigar manufacturer, was indicted before the magistrates for smuggling 1,500lb. of tobacco. The summons merely stated that by so doing he had rendered himself liable to a fine of £100. When brought before the Court, B. pleaded guilty. The magistrates then stated that as he had been discovered committing the same offence several times previous, they would not accept the penalty, but sentence him as the Act allowed them to do, to imprisonment for three calendar months. B.'s solicitor then. objected to this judgment. He stated that his client had been induced to plead guilty because the summons merely stated that he had rendered himself liable to a fine of £100, and did not mention the alternative of imprisonment. Had this latter penalty been inserted in the indictment, his client would have pleaded not guilty. The magistrates then decided that they could only accept the fine, as the indictment was framed wrongly. Is this opinion right? Had the magistrates power to commit to prison on the said indictment or not? JOEL EMANUEL, Southampton.

No. 33.-Will, proof.-A testator died last week leaving all real property, with a direction in his will to his executors to convert the same into money and distribute it as therein mentioned. Is it necessary to prove the will, as the testator left no personal property? (vide, Bowra v. Rhodes, 10 W. R., p. 456; Lushington v. Boldero, 13 Beav. 418; 6 S. J. 525).--JOEL EMANUEL, Southampton.

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X. Y. Z.-If you will send any communications on "professional (or legal) etiquette," we will give them insertion, if, on perusal, we consider them likely to be useful to our subscribers.

J. P. The last edition of Noy's "Maxims," and other works usually found therewith, was that edited by the late Mr. Bythewood. It is a useful work, but we doubt whether a new edition would receive sufficient support.

CONTRACTS.--A mistake was made at p. 69 as to the price of Mr. Addison's work on Contracts. There is now a fifth edition, price 35s., in one volume, large 8vo.

LEGAL. You had better not go up for examination at present. Six months in the agent's office will be serviceable to you. Our Common Law Practice can still be had for the sum mentioned in the advertisements of the Small Library.

ARREARS OF SUBSCRIPTION.-We are much surprised that so little attention has been paid to the applications we were obliged to make for payment of arrears of subscription. We distinctly notified in our circulars, and orders were given upon the understanding that pre-payment was to be made; but we have not so rigidly enforced pre-payment as we ought to have done, and now we find great difficulty in getting in the arrears. We now, therefore, beg to state that arrears must be discharged, and pre-payment up to No. XXIV. (December next) be made forthwith. Post-office orders to be made payable to JOHN LANE, of No. 10, Offord-road, Barnsbury, London, N., at the CHANCERY-LANE Post-office.

WORKS ON CRIMINAL LAW.-Could any of your subscribers kindly recommend some short work on criminal law; as Archbold's is so large, I fear I shall not be able to go through it, and I wish to devote the most of my time to the other branches ?-G. N. M. HARDING (Messrs. Poole, Solicitors, Somerset, Bridgewater).

S. The new edition of Stephen's "Commentaries" is not yet out. We cannot say with certainty when it will be, but we think it probable it will appear before Christmas next. Write the publisher if more particular information is important to you.

CORRESPONDENTS ON MOOT POINTS.-The following are the only additions to the lists of correspondents previously published, namely, Mr. T. C. McKenzie, of No. 63, Fawcett-street, Sunderland; Mr. T. W. Windeatt, Plymouth-road, Totnes, Devon.