The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-28 00:00:00

JURIDICAL SOCIETY.

At the usual bimonthly meeting of this society,
hold i terday evening, at their rooms, St. Martin's-plan,
Trsfalpr-square, Mr. DANIZL, Q.C., presiding,
Mr. EDWARD WEIMER read a paper upon the present
system of promotion at the bar, and its effects upon the
profession and the suitor. The learned reader having de-
tailed the ancient system of legal training in the inns of
court. and the practice of promotion as it existed centuries
ago, drew attention to the fact that in thole times there
was se such thing as an inner bar. The first person ever
appointed king's counsel was Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam,
and no similar appointment was made until the reign of
Charles IL, when a Mr. North received a N.C. patent,
and insisted upon his right to sit as a teacher of
Lincoln's•inn. The constitution of the inns of court
from that time ceased to be tree and independent,
and the academic system of education fell into desuetude.
Since that time there have been two grades of counsel, one
of which alone obtained what was •lied leading busineas,
and that was a monopoly injurious to the other and also to
the sultan. if rank were given without carrying with it
any professional advantages beyond a mark of honour con-
ferred for distinguished forensic talent, and regardless el
politiail considerations, it would ensue a wholesome
emulation at the bar and enure to the man of merit that
eminence to which his talents entitled him.

After • brief discussion, JO which Mr. Sidney firnith,
Mr. Worsley, and other gentlemen took part, the thanks of
the society were voted to Mr. Webster for his calm and
well-consideml paper, sad the proecadiep terminated.

SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS.
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The first annual meeting of the subscribers to
this institution was bold yesterday, at Willia's Roma. the
Earl ci LICHFIELD in the chair.

The table CHAIIIIIAII, in opening the proceedings, mid
that the society had now arrived at a critical period of its
career, for unless the report of the committee of manage-
ment satisfied the public that the society had so far fulfilled
the objects for which it had been instituted, they could so
longer appeal to it for support. He believed it bad full
carried out those object., and that the gentlemen of high
standing who had taken upon themselves as the eoedety's
voluntary agent. the delicate duty of visiting the poor,
bad ably discharged it. He did not wish to speak dispara-
gingly of any similar institution, but there was this pecu-
liarity in the administration of the Society for the Relief af
Metres., that it guaranteed the distribution among the poor
of every halfpenny subscribed for their use.
The report stated that the voluntary agent. of the society
stimulated the principal inhabitaide of each of the metro-
politan districts to aid them in their charitable work, and
that they had put themselves in communication with the
really working clergy of London, irrespective of creed, end
thus were able to discover thore cams of distress which
were most deserving of relief. The number of eases re-
lieved was Z.3.,296, and the .um expended upon them 2,44:“.
Ile. Id. As the society's total income amounted to 4,:11.16t.
IL fid., and as none of the subscription looms le allowed to
ralths payment of expenses, there rsersieed in bead •
of 1,862 k is. 54.
The meeting was addressed by Lord ft O. Osborne, Rev.
Haiti Allen, Rey. Kr. WOW, kc.
The report wee adopted, and resolutions agreed to, pledg-
lag he meeting to forward the objects of the society.
TM proorethap terminated in the need manner.

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