The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-17 00:00:00

LEGAL IDUCATION.

The following is the first report of the committee
appointed by the Four lime of Court to consider the whole
subiont oftegal edositiou
" To the tteorhera of the several Societies of Linooleee-
ion, the Inner Temple, the Middle Temple, and Oray'e-Laa.
" My Lords sad Oestlemen,—l am duetted by the eon-
mitten of the Four lona of Court, appointed to Neceseidar the
whole subject of legal education, to report to you that the
committee, having mitered upon their dude,, sad held an-
morons meetings, have paired the following resolstlens:
1. That it is expedient there should be an exessiaation of
students previous to admiseics at the inns of stain 3. That
it is expedient there should be • compulsory examination of
'minas previous to being tolled to the b.r. 3. That the
attendance of students at lectures be no longer compulsory.
4. That it is expedient that no person be appointed to sea-
mine candidates for admiseion to the bar who has been en-
gaged is giving lectures or private instruction to soy of Nadi
candidates within two years before such examination. A
sub-outamittee wee appointed by the commutes to report
'on the proper mode of carrying into effect the reeolutiou
as to a preliminary examinatiote of candidates for admimios
to the Inns of court, and alai whether any and what excep-
tion. should be made is such examinai ion, sad further to re-
port on the peeper mode of carrying into effect the resolution
that there shall be a compulsory examination previous to
being celled to the bar.' The subcommittee wee constituted
of the chairmen and eight members of the committee, and
mods their report to the committee en the subjects
retetred to them en the 9th day of Mey. This report wee
taken into consideration by the committee, and, having been
is come respe.ts amended, was finally approved of end oon-
firmed. The resolutions contained in each amended report
ore to the a fleet following .
" On the subject of the preliminary examination of stet-
dente previous to adonmoon at an um of court:-1. That
every person who shell have pa.sed &public examination st
any 01 the universities within the British dominions be
' exempt from prelimin.ry examination. 2. That the subjects
of exentination be es follows: (a) The Eoglieh and Latin
language.; (6) English history. 3. That the examination
be conducted bye joint bond, to be appointed by the fuer inns
1 of wort. 4. That, for constituting each board, each inn Jo ap-
point mix examiners. 5. That the examiners do attend aocore-
tog to a rota to be died by thenteelvee, and that two be a
quorum. 0. That meet,nes of the t x tininess of Nudists ap-
plying for adiniesiun at either of the four inns of court be
held at least owe every week between the 20th of October
eel the 10th of August in each year. 7. That every student
shall pay the sum of one guinea upon appiwatios for the
form ol selmissinn.

"On the subject of examination of student,. previously to
their being celled to the her tu Tied the ex.instion shell
include, et the option of flee candidate, examination for
booours as well as for osrtifica.m of sufficiescy for call to the
b.r. 9. That tte exentlostion shall Le the act of Ike four inns
jointly, and coaducteil by tiarldllofil appointed for that purpose
by the four societies. 10. That the examiners be selected front
the beniaers, end 'hat no teacher shell be an exeminer.
11. That the examinetions for pus certificates shall be held
four limes •ear. but tiallsiOlViolf• for honours tel. e only in
each year. IyL That the subject* for the examination of
studenu disarm's of being celled to the bar, shell be divided
into two bumble, coneing of the following subjects :
First Branch-1. dnsoostituti and law and legal history. t.
Jurisprudence, esfacially petrels and public international
law. 3. it mu civil law. &weed Breech-1. Common
law. 2. Equity. 3. The law of reel property. 13. That
an person shall be called to the bar nukes hs shall have re-
ceived a certificate from the board of having pasted a sails-
facia, examination in at least one subject in each of
Use above branches. 14. That the candidates for bonnets
shall pass a utiefectory examinetion in all the subje.ts of
tits alms branches.

Oenerally.-15, That them he a superintending bard,
conaipting of two benefit to front each ton of court, (of man-
latina the emmieatiose sad elm mob direerioce respecting
the man se 111 y Into Woe to Abe required, and that say
three of sett ben be a m. 16. That the mime-
istendiag toad have power to give such directions m may
from tune to time be sewer se to the conduct of the
examinations. " RICCARD BITIISLL,
Mimeo of she Ceeem:ttee."

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been apvinted to act as justices of llto pawn is the general
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