The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-25 00:00:00

LEGAL EDUCATION.

The question of legal *donation wsa list night
discussed at the usual bi•moathly muting of the Juridical
Society, over which Mr. Baran Bramwell presided. The
question arose on a paper rather arehmological Sias legal,
descriptive of the ancient usages of the Inns of Court end
Houses of Chasoery. It however rye occasion to the
chairman to compare the ancient probationary systems to
the system of epprentiership la trades, sad to question if
both might cot be allowed to wear oat of custom together,
leaving the public to the risk of their own ehoios es to
whom they might employ. The learned Baron showed that
although free trade in law might be allowable to far sa mere
edvocates were euteeraed, yet for the character of the betels,
both at home end is the colonies, ft became important that
the barristers, who were to become judges, should be sound
jurist,, a position they mid never attain without a course
of legal training.
These remarks galled up Mr. Willooek, Q.C., who de-
signated the ancient system of legal education as naturally
intenttle, being suited to the then a•at, of legal knowledge.
He also maintained that a probationary study wu
passable as a qualification for • barrister, bat reprobated the
proposal of eompubory examination, as he held that quick
sees of recollection would bring a candidste if with more
brilliant mean this 'madness of judgment was likely to
do. Trete opinions were controverted by Mr. Daniel,
Q C., who wished to en the lons of Court return to
that system of education which gave the ettustry such mess
as Lord Bacon and Coke. Mr. Lewis took a middle view,
and gave it es his °picots that the discipline of the Inns of
Court should be rendered more collegiate is its character,
and that they should supply the students with that educa-
tion which they had cow to look for in the chambers of 0012.
mations and pleaders. Mr. Westlake neat took up the
question, and exhibited how the cheeses which had taken
plus in the bus of Count reflected the dilLrent phases
thrones which Hashish society had passed ; and was followed
by Mr. R she, who maintained thee, as examination was the
cry of the day, buristen should not decline a tat required
is the army, the civil service, die.
The thanks of the society were then voted to Mr. Smith
for hie paper, and the prceeediop terminated.

SERIOUS DEMISE IN THE YIELD OF SALT.—
Os Saturday evening, Mr. Samuel Brariegirdle, salt pri•
pristor and shipbuilder, of Northwlch, called at ear office
and made the following statement: " The great salt dis-
trict la eonspoeid of two divbions, the Winsford sad the
Northirleb. I own sad work a mine In the latter divisloa.
For some time past there has bees a gradual decrease in the
quantity of brit's obtaleed tbroagnosit the district, bat
within the last few days the yield has deutated fully fifty
per cont. The Mother mines at Whitford have completely
failed, and those of Andiron and Northwielt bane fillets
off, within a fortnight, something like fifty per seat. My '
owe mine has decreased to that extent, the brine having
' subsided to eighteen yards limits previous height of thirty-
six yards, and it is still on the &ensue. The brine la Lord
flumley's miss, la the same Miklos. within the last two
days, has demand eleven yards." It is not unusual for a
decrease te take plain (mistily, owing to the 'radial sob-
sidene,e of land in the neigkbourhood, but we never resew
ber an masses of so greet a change *manias within so
brief a period. We account for it from the fact that tie
lend at llnaklik, which bobcat a mile indent from the
mines, and which bad been grad silly "settling" duties the
past few weeks, suddenly auk to the depth of a threirostorey
building a day or two ago. This, we imagine. has altered
the position of the strata, and has caused the Wine, instead
of lowing towards the sea, is which direction all the work-
tog shafts aro now situated, to flow more inland. It Is
calouleted that this demons, will tike away folly one-half
the present sepply of salt whist' comes to Liverpool from
that district. Mr. Firth, banker, of Nirrthwiab, who has a
salt mine at Winslow!, stopped working yesterday (Friday).
Daskisic le highland, and It is supposed *het the brine
being withdraws by the mines has mused the subsidising.
The present export of salt from Liverpool obtained from
this district la about 700,000 or 800,000 tows a year. of
which about three-lontthe goes to the United Statee.—Lioer-
pool Aibiors.