The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-17 00:00:00

THE LAW 4230014270 N.

The forty-fifth annual general meeting of this
association, established for the benefit of widows sad familia '
of solicitors in the metropolis and it. vicinit was held cm
Wednesday last, at the Law Institution, in •Ireas ;
Mr. Laurance DIEBBOROUOI4 in the chair ; and amoept the
mambas present wero—Mairra. Cabe, Boanmost, Gale,
Gaud, W C. Hall, W. B. Mantarman, Powys, Styria, and
J. X. Villa.
The report, as read by Mr. BOODLE, the mastery, showed
that 27 cases of members' families had beesrelieved during the
put year by the distribution of 9361. ; that three Dew cases had
bees added to the list, and the 501. voted at the last anneal
general court for the bandit of the widows and families of
non-members had been distributed abroad 16 era, in
sums varying from 21. to 101. In addition to various doss-
time, the annual subscriptions of 278 members amounted
to 5831. 16a, and the carital stock was 92,6471. 6e. 9d.
Three per Cents. The death al Mr. Austen, owe a tie
treasurers, was much to be regretted, am was also the detreurers,
raise of Mr. Vevey, one of the trustees, as well as of 14
other members of the sasenatioo. Is the year sight
annual members bad withdraws and 'sly nine had
joined—a number far below the asap of farmer yeses.
The association at the present tune ooseisted of
454 members, 176 life and 278 annual, while there were no
he, than 3,286 persons taring out town certificate' as at-
torneys. The report concluded by urging the members of
the emaciation to use every Wort for the advancement of
the amocistioo. After the election of Xr. Game ing
as one of the treasurers in lieu of Mr. Audio, deceased,lia"
of Mr. M. N. Bennett sod Mr. R. Few on trustees is the
room of Mr. Davey, deceased, and Mr. Hoolm, resigood,
thanb were passed to the name atlases. The sum of
501. was granted for the benefit of the widows and families
of non-members, sad the proceedings dosed with a vote of
, thanks to the anima.

Tai YILVIBTON MAYRIAGB CAII3. —ln the Edin-
burgh Court of Session, on Wednesday Mr. Fisitar opened
the debate for the pursuer Mrs. Witvertoe) on the com-
pleted prod ; and after speaking for about three hours the
ceee was adjourned till Thunder warping. The Sodenais
says :—" It is expeeted that, wing to the extent of the
proof and documentary evidence printed in the nosed, each
counsel who in to speoleivOl oseupy word niarniegbitlimp,
and that the debate wi 1, therefore, extend ever two or three
weeks."
Mwracireuraw Beam, eir Wows& —The weekly
assotiass of the Board of Works was bald yesterday. Mr.
W. Tit*, M.P., weaselled to the chair. A report was broagOt
up from the Maim Padova Committee, Mow mending the
ovum of bodiless to be followed during the abases* al
the akeirusen, Mr. flyable, which was adopted. Mr.
Moulton, M.P., said several sembers of the House of Com-
move bad ezprasoad to him their desire to view tbe ends
&lbw works, sad es he believed that such ,Wt would be
most deskuble, he would move that it be referred Is. the
Male Drains. Committee to snake soak srmsassesole pis
say be necemery for Owes members of the House d
Lomb sad together with members of the hard,
who way be dsoirous of viewing the ants shire. works..
The was weed
_toor aed atter NM sataterosibg
bedew bed bows disposed el the board adieu/ea