Vaughan for our next number; and there is another member of the profession, recently deceased, to whom we should have made a point of paying a similar tribute of respect had we not been anticipated by a writer in The Legal Observer. We allude to the late Mr. Edgar Taylor, whose literary and legal attainments were of a very high order. The examination of articled clerks applying to be admitted will take place as usual during the last ten days of next term. The examiners are Messrs. Austen, Harrison, Metcalf, and Ranken, with one of the Masters of the Common Law Courts. Lord Abinger's charge to the Grand Jury of Leicestershire has been reprinted in a cheap form in compliance with a suggestion from the Times, and has already gone through several editions. It is a production of great eloquence and ability, and precisely such as ought to emanate from a judge; for, without alluding to party politics, it calmly calls attention to the dangers which menace our institutions, and summons the well-affected to the defence of them. It is no fault of the speaker if such passages as the following lead to awkward inferences: "Gentlemen, entertaining these opinions, I cannot do better on this occasion than borrow from her Majesty's proclamation, which has just been read to you, the precept which she has thereby commanded me, as one of her judges, to inculcate, which is, that I should exhort you to follow that example which her Majesty informs you she has determined to set to her people, of discountenancing all vice, immorality, and impiety, and generally all those persons who, by their conduct and character, are disturbers of the public peace; and, on the other hand, to give countenance and encouragement to those only who show by their conduct a disposition to fulfil the duties of religion, and support the authority of the law. Indeed I will venture to say, that if every gentleman would strictly adhere in his own sphere, and within the circle of his own influence, to the injunctions contained in this, her Majesty's proclamation, the necessity of providing gaols and new systems of prison discipline would be greatly diminished." As was cleverly said in one of Coleman's farces, "Let every man's reform, like his charity, begin at home, and society, like Thames water, will purify itself." Oct. 26, 1839. Notices to Correspondents. We have sent an answer to the address given by B. T. The bill in equity alleged to have been filed by one highwayman against another, about which "SENEX" inquires, is stated at length in the first volume of "Westminster Hall." LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. A Digest of the Law of Evidence on the Trial of Actions at Nisi Prius. By Henry Roscoe, Esq. of the Inner Temple, Barrister at Law. Fifth Edition, with considerable Additions. By C. Crompton and E. Smirke, Esqrs., Barristers at Law. In 12mo. price 11. 2s. boards. [We have not had time to examine this Edition, but the high character of the Editors is a sufficient guarantee for its accuracy.] The Law relating to the Public Funds; and the Equitable and Legal Remedies with respect to Funded Property; including the Practice by Distringas, and under the Statute 1 & 2 Vict. c. 110, with references to the Cases on the Foreign Funds and Public Companies, and an Appendix of Forms. By James John Wilkinson, Esq., of Gray's Inn. In 12mo. price 12s. boards. A Selection of Precedents, from Modern Manuscript Collections and Drafts of actual Practice; forming a System of Conveyancing, with Dissertations and practical Notes. By Thomas Jarman, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister at Law. The Third Edition. By George Sweet, Esq. of the Inner Temple, Barrister at Law. Vol. 5, in royal 8vo. price 1l. 5s. boards. Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence, as administered in England and America. By Joseph Story, LL.D., Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University. Second Edition, Revised, Corrected and Enlarged. In Two Volumes, royal 8vo. price 11. 14s. boards. [Reviewed ante, p. 61.] A Treatise on the Law of Easements. By C. J. Gale, Esq. and T. D. Whatby, Esq. Barristers at Law. In 8vo. price 16s. boards. Dr. Robinson's Magistrate's Pocket Book; or an Epitome of the Duties and Practice of a Justice of the Peace out of Sessions, alphabetically arranged. Third Edition, with considerable Alterations and Additions; an extensive Collection of Forms of Commitments and Convictions; and a copious Index. By J. F. Archbold, Esq. Barrister at Law, price 11. 6s. boards. The Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Checks, &c. By Cuthbert W. Johnson, Esq. of Gray's Inn, Barrister at Law. Second Edition, in 12mo. price 7s. boards. Commentaries on the Law of Agency, as a Branch of Commercial and Maritime Jurisprudence, with occasional Illustrations from the Civil and Foreign Law. By Joseph Story, LL.D., Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University. In royal 8vo. price 14s. boards. [To be reviewed in a future number.] Martin's Practice of Conveyancing Precedents, with practical Notes. By C. Davidson, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister at Law. Vol. 3, Part 2, in royal 8vo. price 15s. boards. A Copious and Practical Treatise on the Game Laws, including all the Statutes connected therewith, in which every Section is analysed and Practical Information annexed thereto, and the Law and Practice of Appeals against Charges by Surveyors of Taxes, together with all the Cases and Decisions of the Judges thereon down to the present time, and numerous Practical Forms: to which are prefixed a Chapter on the Property in Animals Feræ Naturæ, and a Chapter on the Forest Laws. By John Bell, A.M. of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister at Law. In 12mo. price 7s. 6d. boards. The Magistrate's Pocket Companion, containing a Practical Exposition of the Duties of a Justice of the Peace out of Quarter Sessions, alphabetically arranged. By William Eagle, of the Middle Temple, Esq. Barrister at Law. In 12mo. price 15s. boards. A Practical Treatise on the Qualifications and Registration of Parliamentary Electors in England and Wales; with an Appendix of Statutes, including the Act to amend the Jurisdiction for the Trial of Election Petitions, 2 & 3 Vict. c. 38, with Notes. By G. P. Elliott, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister at Law. In 12mo. price 10s. 6d. boards. [To be reviewed in a future number.] INDEX TO VOL. XXII. Agency, provincial complaints of, 155 A. disputes between attorneys and agents as to their emoluments, id. and agents, disputes of, 155 B. Bar, privileges of the, 259 legitimate boundaries of, 260 their propriety and necessity, 263 Dr. Johnson's opinions on this subject quoted, 264, 266 Bills pending in parliament, 255 -on legal subjects passed during the last session, 488 Breach of covenant, forfeiture by, law relating to, discussed, 319, et seq. C. Colquhoun, L., his report of proceedings in a Scottish lunacy case, 386 Courts of Equity, proposed remedies for the abuses in, 255 Criminal Law, Fourth Report of the Commissioners of, 1 general heads of the Report, 2 difficulties in framing a digest of the criminal law, 4 classification of crimes, 8 classes of punishment recommended, 10 distinction between accessaries and principals, 15 Criminal Law-(continued.) dissertation on the law of homicide, 17 on death from negligence, 25 or in the pursuit of an unlawful purpose, 27 analysis of the proposed digest of the law of homicide, 29 articles of the digest of murder, 31 of extenuated homicide, 32 inexpediency of adopting the French practice as to extenuating circumstances, Equity Jurisprudence in America, Story's Commentaries on, reviewed, 61 investigation into the nature and character of equity jurisprudence, id. origin and history of equity jurisprudence, 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 performance, id. injunction, 82 general commendation of the work, 83 Erskine, Lord, life of, 121 his birth, education, and early pursuits, id. called to the bar, 125 his first introduction to business on the information against Capt. 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