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
chair.

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as should secure to the members of this society,ow enjoyed all the privileges n
by them, and
not interfere with their action
in endeavour-
ing to promote the object for which this
society was d institu et . 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. Rivin t g on, absolutely, and give up to the
association the office at Waterloo-place, the associa-
tion agreeing to pay all the debts and liabilities of
the society, to maintain
efficiency, and to su i
PP y it regularly with the re-
ports and periodicals at present taken by the so-
ciety, or such reports and ' perm eV ical publications as
were necessary fer--a law library, to conduct the
proceedings of the usual meetings of this society,
and to print and circulate the papers read thereat,
in the same way as the •
society had hitherto
done, to admit all the members of the society in
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-
ciation. To place on the:council of the association
all such vice-presidents of the society not now mem-
bers thereof, and to place on the general standing
committee of the "Department of Law Amendment
and Jurispradence" all such of the 18 managers of
the society not already members of that committee,
and to empower such committee to appoint an exe-
cutive sub•commi:tee 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 come-
cil thought that the proposed amalgama-
tion was the best course 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-
sioners therefore proposed that a second committee
should be formed to represent the interests of this
society. Ho had 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 times past been read
exclusively at the meetings of this society. He 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 motion, which,
after a short discussion, was carried nem. con.
The proceedings terminated in the usual manner.