The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-11 00:00:00

COUNCIL OF LAW REPoRTINO.

The following is a copy of a letter addressed by
Sir Roundell Palmer to the Lord Chief Baron and of a letter
! from the Treasurer of Serjeante-inn in reference to that
society sending representatives to the Council of Law Re.
porting in pursuance of the bar scheme :
" 11, New-square, Lincoln's-inn, May 11, 1817.
" My Lord,—Understanding that your lordship has in.
timated your intention of moving, on the first day of
Trinity Term, that Serjesnte'-inn do send two representa,
fives to the Council of Law Reporting to act with the
members already appointed to represent the several Into
of Court and the Incorpor►ted Law Society, I beg to sub-
mit the following statement for the consideration of your
lordship and the other members of Serjeants'-inn, in the
hope that the society will be pleased to co-operate, and
give their assistance to the council in carrying out a
useful reform, now recognised and appreciated by the pro.
Pension. The society will remember that the scheme under
which the council is constituted emanated from a com-
mittee appointed by the bar. The evils of the old ryas,*
were—First the multiplicity of the reports ; there being
no less than 14 of the so-called authorised reports, the
Law Journal, and four of the weekly series, which en.
tailed both expense and labour upon those who had
to administer and advise upon the law. Secondly,—That
the reports were brought out independently of one
another, and without proper supervision, the consequence
being that many eases that should
ported found their way into them, and it was not unusual
to find four or five reports of the same cue differing in
materially from one another as to render the decision
wholly worthless as an authority, and obliging the Judge
to disregard it altogether. These grave defects, felt by
the bar ►like,it was the object of the scheme to remedy, and
the council have endeavoured, in spite of some opposition
(the motives of which it is not for me to examine), to give
effect to the wishes of the profession, and to carry out the
scheme, and much practical good has already resulted from
the introduction of the new system, for since that intro.
duction the whole of the so-called authorised reports, with
one exception, that of the Court of Queen's Bench, Lye
°eased, so far as future cases are conoenred, or have
been placed under the supervision and control of the
oounciL Two of the weekly series, via., the "New
Reports" and the " Jurist," have also been discontinued,
and reports that wet the profession upwards of 201. can
now be bad for a subscription of 51. ss. The scheme
contemplated giving compensation to existing interests,
and the council, with that view, have appointed old re-
porters on their staff. Although the " Law Reports" have
been in existence hardly two years, there are already nearly
4,000 subscribers, with every prospect of a greater increase.
The council feel it to be of very great importance to have
the co-operation of Serjeants'-inn, the presence of whom
representatives would consolidate their body, strengths*
their hands in the control of those acting under them,
and enable them also to be incorporated, by which
the system may become a permanent institution. I
venture, therefore, respectfully to express the hope
that the Society of Serjeants'-inn will Rive that co-opera-
tion, and join with the other Law Societies in assisting
the council to give a proper record of the Case Law of the
country worthy of those high sad eminent persons who
have to administer it, and thereby confer a benefit, as well
upon those who have to advise, as of the suitor whose
interests are affected by that law.-1 have the honour to
be, your obedient and faithful servant,
(Signed) " Roornmcc PALMER, Chairman.
"The Right Hon. the Lord Chief Baron."
" 1, Serjeants'-inn, Chancery-lane, May 28,15,7.
" My dear Sir,—l have the satisfaction to inform you
that, at our ' Green Cloth ' last evening, the Lord Chief
Baron's motion, that this society shall send two represen-
tatives to the ' Council of Law Reporting,' was, I may
write, almost unanimously agreed to. Our representatives
are, I have to inform you, Mr. Serjeant Hayes and Mr.
Serjeant Pulling. Should the council require further ex-
plication bs pleased to address me as above.
(Signed) "E. B. BAIN, Treasurer.
" James T. Hopwood, Req., Secret►ry to the
Council of Law Reporting,"

The Rev. Professor Jowett preached at St.
Botolph's, Bishopegate, last Sunday. The Rev. W. Rogers
and his curate read the usual morning service.

THE CORK FENIAN PRISONERS . -At 3.35 p.m.
yesterday the prisoners charged with Fenianism, and sem
Mooed to various terms of penal servitude, or who have
had their sentences commuted from death to penal rervi-
tude for life. at the late special commission for the county
of Cork, arrived in Dublin en route to convict prisons in
England or the colonies. The convicts were all dressed in
the convict uniform, and were kept under a thong con-
stabulary escort, in a carriage especially appropriated to
their accommodation. Amongst them are—Captain Jobe
M'Clure, Edward Kelly, David Joyce, Thomas Bowles,
alias Cullinane, James Walsh, alias Colonel F. X. O'Brien,
Francis Joseph Meanie, Bartholomew Moriarty, James
Kearney, and James Connell, alias Cummins. As the
train passed along the line no demonstration took place,
the transit of the prisonerabeing unknown and unlooked for.
When the train had arrived, no delay was allowed to occur
before the prisoners, handcuffed, were pieced in the prime
vans, police constables being in charge of them. The cam
victs, as they were removed from the railway carriages,
presented a miserable appearance, their beards and mous-
taches having been shorn off, and their hair closely cut.
In fact, it was impossible to distinguish them from de.
graded felons of the lowest class. Having been placed in
in
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Evening Mail. °TorC°thnevicitireathianr—'l.7obetli:
BISHOP PROUDIC A WIDOWER.—Be Was free
now. Even in his misery,—for he was very miserable,—
he could not refrain from telling himself that. No one
could now press uncalled-for into his study, contradict hist
in the presence of those before whom he was bound to be
authoritative, and rob him of all his dignity. There was
no one else of whom he was afraid. She had at least kept
him out of the hands of other tyrants. He was now his
own master, and there was a feeling—l may not call it Mrs-
lief, for as yet there was more of pain in it than of eatisfair
Lion—a feeling as though ha had escaped from an old
trouble at a terrible cost of which be could not as yet cal-
culate the amount. He knew that he might now pre up
all idea of writing to the archbishop. She had in some
ways, and at certain periods of his life, been very good to
him. She had kept his money for him and made thistle°
straight, when they had been poor. His interests had
always been her interests. Without her he would never
have been a bishop. So, at least, he told himself now, mil
so told himself probably with truth. She had been very
careful of his children. She had never been idle. She bad
never been fond of pleasure. She had neglected nu Ac-
knowledged duty. He did not doubt that she was now 'e
her way to Heaven. He took his bands down from his
head, and clasping them together, said a little prayer. It
may be doubted whether be quite knew for what he was
praying. The idea of praying for her soul, now that abs
was dead, would have scandalised him. He certsialy was
not praying for his own soul. I think be was praying that
God might save him from being glad that his wife was
dead. But she was dead ;—and, as it were, ins moment!
He had not stirred out of that room since she had been
therewith him. Then there had been angry words between
them ,—perhaps more determined ty on his part bets
ever had before existed ; and they had parted for the
lest time with bitter animosity. But he told himself that
be had certainly been right in what be hail done thee.
He thought he had been right then. And so his mind
waist back to the Crawley and Thumble qua..
Lion, and be tried to alleviate the misery which that
last interview with his wife now cre,ted by aiouring him-
self that he at least bad been justified in a hat he had
dons. But yet his thoughts were very tender to her.
Nothing reopens the springs of love so fully as absence,
and no ahem* so thoroughly as that which need' must be
endless. We want that which we have not— and especial'
that which we can never have. She hail told bun in the
very last moments of her presence situ him that be was
wishing that she was dead ; and be bad made her no reply.
At the moment he had felt, with savage anger, that rock
wuwas
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all that he possessed in the world to bring her hack agate.
Yes, he was a widower, and he might do as he
pleased. The tyrant was gone and he wee free.
The tyrant was gone, and the tyranny had doubtless bees
very oppressive. Who had suffered as lie had donee Bat
in thus being left without his tyrant he was wretchedle
desolate. Might it not be that the tyranny had been good
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had well marked as he was reading of some man who bed
been terribly afflicted by his "rife, whose wife had starved
him and beaten him and reviled him ; and vet this ems
had been able to thank his GM for having thus mortified
him in the flesh. Might it not be that the mortifiestite
which lie himself had doubtless euffered in his flesh had
been intended for his welfare, and had been very good for
him? But if this were so, it might be that the niortifice-
tion was now removed because the Lord knew that his
servant had been sufficiently mortified. He had not Ines
starved or beaten, but the mortification had been certainly
heeisver,:uthTli—e.n.
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that he was very angry with himself, and tried to pray
that he might he forgiven.—The Last Chronicle of Barr t,
taken boseeihtoertdh:e.—thienotoornehtheaisn"toilt'mhe'
by Anthony Troilope. !L:i:rdtAiftehrtor

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Reforo Vice-Chancellor Sir W. rage Wood.)

TIIK l'Slrei, KTATIN I. Y RAM.

lin wan a plea to a suit by the Unit...:l7d.ates claiming
, !est the defendant certain goods which had been con.
1 to an agent of the government of the Confederate
:,.,ors during the late war. The defendant in this case
to be exempt from furnishing discovery, on the
•IA that he was the owner of land in the State of
A' dauxt ; that by an act of Congress, dated the lith day of
J . I sri2, all persons acting for, or holding any office or
ney under the government of the so-called Confederate
mdm of America, or under any of the States of the
e.dlcd Confederacy, subjected themselves to forfeiture
.4 their estates and property ; and that proceedings in rem
In-. 11 instituted, and were now being prosecuted in the
:,sse. the I 'nited States in the court within the district
f shirk the real estate and proveable property belonging
4, the defendant are situate.

M. damea, Q.C., Mr. Marten, and Mr. Benjamin
vipperted the ple:t.
Mr. G. M. iiitfard, Q.C., and Mr. Wickens were for the
The Vi:.• Chancellor, in an elaborate judgment, said he
thought the plea must be allowed as to discovery, coml.
i,rmg the great importance of the issue involved, and the
that is imposed in every court of justice to pro-
Cr a man from forfeiture or from the consequences of
.-Oninoting Lino:elf : and ordered accordingly.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commimioner Winslow.)
IN RE LoRII GEORGE N ILLIAIII LOITER.
. .

The hanknipt was described ea of no trade or profession
rim.rly of Welheck-street, Cavendish-square, and other
:Wessex, and now of Edward-street, Portman-square.
"i.e .uljudication was made on the 9th of April on the
ookrujit's own petition. He ascribes his failure to losses
Mares, ill-health, and losses on bills on which he had
i.celee.l no consideration. The debts amount to it„ft9ll.,
.al the creditors are Ott in number. The largest amounts
.2.:410/, due to Mr. Conte, of l'eckham-rye, and 1,000/.
1... rd Henry Loftus, of Bantry, Ireland.
This WAS the sitting for examination and discharge ; but
'tato t ory accounts not being filed, an adjournment
I,..esstrily took place.