Emma, daughter of my late deceased Marie Emma, equally between them and their several and respective heirs and assigns to be a vested interest to the aforesaid legatees on their severally attaining twenty-one years of age. But in case any or either of the said legatees shall die under twenty-one, then the share of him or her so dying shall go to the survivors or survivor of them the legatees, equally, and their several and respective heirs and assigns, to be a vested interest at the same time with their original shares." Emma attained twenty-one, but died in the lifetime of the testatrix. Who is entitled to her share ?-A. F. LUKE, Musgrave House, Exeter.

No. 25.-Execution of deed.-A., B., and C., brothers and sister, are the owners of an estate as tenants in common. C.'s share was, on her marriage, conveyed to trustees upon the usual trusts. One of the trustees is her brother B. A. makes his will, and appoints his brother B. and his eldest son trustees and executors thereof. After the death of A. and C. it is agreed to sell the estate, which is done in several lots, and B. is of course made a party to the conveyances, first, in respect of his own third share; second, with the other trustees in respect of his brother A.'s third share; and, third, with the other trustees in respect of C.'s third share the question now arises whether B. ought to execute the deeds three times in the several capacities in which he acts. Some of the solicitors engaged for the purchasers only required him to execute once, but two of them made him execute the three times. Which is correct? Is there any case that has been decided hereon? It being an important point, the opinion of all correspondents is requested. HENRY SHRAPNELL, Bradford-on-Avon.

No. 26. Surveyors of the highways for the borough of H. were elected at a vestry on the 12th March, 1863. Three days before the vestry the surveyors of the preceding year were served (under the provisions of the Local Improvement Town Act) with notice of a supplemental call of £100, which, by the Act, was made payable seven days from the date thereof to pay which they made a rate, which, however, was not made until after the election of the new surveyors. The rate being objected to, the old surveyors contend that they do not go out of office until their accounts are passed by the Justices, and that, therefore, the rate is good, and that they have full power to act up to that time. Do the surveyors go out of office on the day of the election of new ones, or do they continue to act until the passing of their accounts (under 5 & 6 Will. IV., c. 50, s. 44)? Is the rate bad?-HENRY SHRAPNELL, Bradford-on-Avon.

No. 27.-Pauper-property.-A poor man, seized in fee of a small piece of land which he is unable to sell, being unable to support himself, goes into the workhouse. Does this land vest in the guardians? And, if so, are they able to sell it?-R. H. B. P., Post Office, Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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No. 28.-Bill of sale-Bankruptcy.-A., by bill of sale dated June, 1861, assigned to B. his household furniture. The deed was registered. In 1862 A. was adjudicated bankrupt, and B. immediately afterwards took possession of and sold the furniture. C., the assignee of A.'s estate, has commenced an action against B. to recover the value of the furniture, on the ground that B. ought to have been in possession at the time of the adjudication. Can C. recover in the action ?-F. M. BOWRY, 13, Bridge-street, Sunderland.

No. 29.-Devise-Demise by tenant for life.-Y. Z., by his will, dated in 1813, devised an estate to A. for life, with remainder to A.'s eldest son in tail male, with remainder to A. for life, with remainder to B.'s eldest son in tail male, and with ultimate remainder to his, the testator's, own right heirs for ever. A. having died without issue, B. became tenant for life in possession of the estate. B. demised the estate for a term of 999 years, and shortly afterwards died without issue male, and leaving a daughter him surviving; who, the subIs the sequent limitations having failed, is the heir of the testator. demise for 999 years void?-H. CADMAN, jun., 16, Great Ormondstreet, Queen-square.

No. 30.-Bequest of residue-Revocation.-A. B., by his will, dated in 1860, after making certain specific devises and bequests, bequeathed the residue of his personal property to certain nephews, to be divided equally amongst them. The testator afterwards, by a codicil to his will, revoked the residuary bequest so far as his nephews C. D. and E. F. were concerned, and did not make any direction as to the revoked bequest. Who will be entitled to the revoked residuary bequest, the remaining residuary legatees or the next of kin ?-H. CADMAN, jun., 16, Great Ormond-street, Queensquare, W.C.

No. 31. The inhabitants of the parish of M. are indicted for the non-repair of a highway, and the proceedings are removed by certiorari into the Court of Queen's Bench. The prosecutor upon the trial proposes giving as evidence the declaration of a deceased person (formerly an inhabitant of the parish) that he had assisted in repairing the said highway. Will such declaration be admissible as evidence?

No. 32. Tithe rent charge-Rateability of. --The inclosure award for the parish of W, in the county of Lincoln, made in pursuance of a private Inclosure Act, directs that in lieu of tithes a yearly rent charge of £485 5s. 9d. shall be paid to the rector and his successors, in specified quarterly payments, "free and clear from all deductions whatsoever." Is the rector liable to be rated to the relief of the poor in respect of this rent charge so directed to be paid to him?-J. T. SARGENT, 5, Ramsgate, Louth.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

EASTER TERM EXAMINATIONS.-At the Final Examination, out of eighty-eight candidates, 71 were successful, and seventeen were rejected, and we are surprised there were not more of this latter class, as the questions in one of the indispensable branches, viz., conveyancing, were very difficult, and out of the track of the "coaches," who undertake to get unfortunate clerks through the ordeal. At the Intermediate Examination, out of 35 candidates, two only were postponed a very small number, and showing how lenient the examiners are to this class of candidates. It will, however, be very imprudent for future candidates to rely on the same forbearance being extended to them. We should be glad to be furnished with the questions relating to book-keeping, though, we understand, there was no great variance from the questions we were enabled to give in vol. ii., pp. 233, 234; still, it would be a satisfaction to many candidates to have the variations before them.

LEX. It is necessary to answer in all the five branches in order to obtain a prize, and, we believe, also for obtaining a certificate of merit. To be quite certain, write to the Secretary of the Incorporated Law Society, in Chancery-lane, London, who will give you a reliable answer, and we shall be glad to hear from you thereon for the benefit of others.

J. C. The last edition of Stephen's Commentaries contains a notice of the Land Transfer Act. It also refers to the other statutes up to the end of last Session. We do not think you need put yourself to the expense of purchasing that edition, especially as you have recent editions of other books. Four hours' reading is sufficient; double the number for meditation and discussion, and you will cer tainly succeed.

J. A. Write to the Secretary of the Incorporated Law Society, in Chancery-lane, London.-You do not mention the date of your Articles, so that we cannot answer your question. A solicitor does not profess to have business in all the branches of the profession, nor, if he has not, to procure his articled clerk to be instructed elsewhere. It might be a very good thing for the clerk if it were otherwise, but we do not think that the agitation" of the subject is likely to bring about a remedy.

CORRESPONDENTS ON MOOT POINTS.-The following is the only addition to the previous lists of correspondents, viz., Mr. F. M. Bowry, No. 13, Bridge-street, Sunderland.

LEX. The promised work of Mr. Davis on Criminal Procedure has not yet appeared. As we have already so frequently stated, there is no good work for students on Criminal Law, and as that branch of law is not one of the indispensable ones, it is not likely that a work would receive sufficient support.

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M. F.-There is no royal road to legal learning, but we agree with you that the path might be much smoothed by the proper distinctions and differences being pointed out. However, it is in the power of the student to supply, to some extent, the deficiencies of books, but to do this requires great carnestness and diligence. We prefer Smith's work, by Prentice. Bacon's Abridgment would not be of much service to you, at least, not at present. The last edition appeared in 1832, in 8 volumes, edited by Mr. Charles Edward Dodd. Only volumes 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8 were newly edited, but to the other volumes, i.e., vols. 2, 3, and 4, addenda were given, bringing the statutes and cases to the year 1831. There is no probability of a new edition appearing.

ARTICULUS. Such a clerkship is to be obtained only through connection and influence in the right quarter. There are few solicitors holding Government appointments, but those who do, take articled clerks or an assignment, but doubtless require a larger premium, whilst it is very doubtful if it is any benefit to the clerk. The competitive examinations do not apply to such clerkships, but, of course, the preliminary one for ordinary articled clerks does apply.

TIME OF PUBLICATION.-This number, though for June, is, for the reason before mentioned, issued in the middle of May.

CONTINUANCE OF ORDERS.-We consider all orders to continue until expressly countermanded, according to our printed circular. It is much easier and more reasonable for each subscriber to notify his intention to discontinue at the time he wishes so to do than to expect us to know this, in each case, at the distance of twelve or even six months.

ARREARS.-We are sorry to say that some of our subscribers have got into arrears, notwithstanding our express notification that prepayment was requisite, and, what is still worse, they pay no attention to our frequent applications for payment. If this neglect continues we shall be compelled to stop the supply, and to notify their default.

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