The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-24 00:00:00

LAW AMENDMENT SOCIETY.

A special meeting of the members of this society
was held last evening at the offices, 3, Waterloo-

place, Pall-mall, for the purpose of receiving the
report of the special committee on the proposed union
between this society and the Social Science Associa-
tion; Vice Chancellor Sir NV. Page Wood, in the
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I chair.

The report, which was read by the secretary,
stated that the committee had fully considered the
proposal referred to them, and recommended
that the union should take place on such terms
as should secure to the members of this society
all the privileges now enjoyed by them, and
not interfere with their action in endeavour-
ing to promote the object for which this
society was instituted. They, therefore, proposed
as the basis of this union that the society should
assign to the association its library. furni-
ture, monies at its bankers, its claims for subscrip-
.

tions due, and its interest in the agreement with
Messrs. Rivington, absolutely, and give up to the
association the office at Waterloo-place, the associa-
tion agreeingto to
o maintain pay
all the debts and liabilities of
thesociety, the library in its present
efficiency,re-
ports nd periodicalsn d to supply it regularly with the
at present taken by the a a
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ciety, or such reports and periodical publications as
society had hitherto
members of the society in
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their respective capacities of life and ordi-
nary members, as two guinea members of
the association ; such members to have all
the present privileges of the members of the asso-
agers standing
of
the society not already members of that committee,
asso-
ciation. To place on the:council of the association
bers thereof, and to
all such vice-presidents of the society not now mem-
committee of the "Department of Law Amendment
and Jurisprudence"
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and to empower such committee to appoint an exe-
cutive sub-committee of 10 members to select the
papers, fix the days, and regulate the proceedings
of the fortnightly meetings on law amendment and
jurisprudence, to control the printing and publica-
tion of the papers read at such meetings, and to
discharge such other duties as might be specially
delegated to them.
Mr. HawEs, the treasurer, briefly stated the
unfavourable position in which the society stood
in a pecuniary point of view, and said the coun-
cil thought that the proposed amalgama-
tion was the best coutse which could be taken
under existing Circumstances, inasmuch as they
would be thereby released from all debts, and still
retain all their present privileges. The commis-
eionera therefore proposed that a second committee
should be formed to represent the interests of this
society. He bad lately gone through the whole of
the papers read at the association meetings, and
found that each year they had increased the num-
ber of papers, which had in timed past been read
exclusively at the meetings of this society. Ho con-
cluded by moving—" That the report be adopted,
and that Messrs. Hawes, Henry Allen, Frederick
Hill, James Parks, and Robert Wilson, form the
committee for the purpose of concluding the nego-
tiations with the National Association.''
• Mr. DANIELS, Q.C., seconded the Inch:ion, which,
after a short discussion, was carried nem. e...'n•
The proceediug.e terminated in the usual mat,-vier.