The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-03 00:00:00

"JURISPRUDENCE AND THE CAVIL LAW.

"The Reader on Jurisprudence and the Civil Law will,
in the course of the ensuing educational term, deliver six
public lectures on the following subjects :
"1. On the s4ience of jurisprudence, its nature, limits,
and uses; on so rne prevalent errors concerning it ; and the
misapprehensions from which they have arisen.
"2. The analysis of the conceptions implied in the
primary terms of jurisprudence ; on the extreme import.
ance of this analysis, the mode in which it has ofeasion-
ally been prosecuted, and the results to which it has been
supposed to lead .
3. The relatispn of jurisprudence to certain departments
of moral philosophy; the AS Gentiurn and Jus Saturate of
the Romans • an some modern theories of natural law,
considered with reference to the soundness of the assump-
tions on which they rest.

"4. On Grotius ; his method, his doctrines, and the
school which he founded—the influence of his writings on
modern private law, and the international system ; on
some recent symptoms of reaction against his views.
" 5 and 6. On the Romez civil law and its relation to
scientific jurisprudence ; on the principal points of con-
trast between the laws of England and the system bf the
jurisconsult ; the study of the civil law in England, and
the grounds on which it is to be defended and recom-
mended.
" With his private class the Reader proposes to discuss
the Roman law of property, using
as his text-book the
InStitatiOneB JUTi3 Romani Privati, of Warnkooig. It is
desirable that students should provide themselves with
the latin text of Justinian's Institutes,' and of Gaius's
Commentaries, and also, if possible, with the Explication
Historique des .Institute of Ortolan, or with the annotated
English edition of the ' Institutes,' by Sanders. Copies of
the entire corpu., juris will be found in the lecture room.
"The public lectures will be delivered in the hall of
the Middle Temple on Tuesday in each week, at 2 p.m.
(the first lecturo of the course on Tuesday, the 7th of No-
vember).
The private class will assemble at the class-room in Gar-
den-court on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings,
from 7 to 9 o'clock.

" COMMON LAW.
"The Reader on Common Law proposes to deliver dur-
ing the ensuing educational term, commencing on the Ist
of November, 1854, a course of six public lectures as
under :-
1. A preliminary view will in this lecture be taken of
our common law, and of some of the leading principles
which it recognises.
2 and 3. Of the nature of legal rights generally;
rights ex contractu and rights ex clelicto —how distin-
guishable.
" 4. Of our legal tribunals, superior and inf. rio
" 5. The remedy by action at law or by oalt in the
County Court—when applicable.
" 6 Of extraordinary remedies.
" With his private class the Reader on Common Law
proposes to discuss the subjects indicated in the above
prospectus, so that a
.foundation may thus be laid for
future lectures concerning the law of contracts and of torts.
The books to be principally made use of in the present in-
troductory course will be 'Smith's Leading Cases,' Smith's
Lectures on Contracts,' and ' Blackstone's (or Stephens's)
Commentaries.'

" The lectures on common law during the ensuing edu-
cational term will be delivered, and the private classes will
meet, in the hall of the Inner Temple, as under :
" The public lecture on Monday in each week, at 2 p.m.
" The private class on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
mornings, from a quarter to 12 to a quarter to 2 o'clock.
" By order of the Council.
" RICHARD BETHELL, Chairman.
" Council-chamber, Lincoln's-inn, Oct. 13.
" Note.—The educational term commences on the
Ist of November, and ends on the 22d of December,
1854.

" The several Readers will receive their respective
classes on the appointed days, commencing on Monday,
the 6th of November."

FOG SIGNALS IN STEAM-VESSELS.

The directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation Company have issued the following caution
to the commanders of that company's vessels :—•

SPECIAL CIRCULAR.
The recent deplorable loss of life and property occa-
sioned by the foundering of the steam-ship Arctic, as
well as the othe).• fatal accidents from collisions at sea
during fogs, have induced the directors of the Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company to issue
this special circ•alar, in addition to the cautions en-
joined in the 14th article of their existing printed
"instructions for the safe and efficient navigation of
their ships."
When the weather sets in thick, so that objects can-
not be distinguil;hed, say a quarter of a mile distant, the
vessels are to t e slowed to half speed ; or, if the fog
becomes more dense, the speed is to be still more re-
duced, or the sl) ip stopped altogether, according to the
discretion of th 4, commander.
The steam-whistles are to be constantly sounded
during fogs or tl lick weather. The diminution of speed,
and the fact of the steam-whistle having been sounded,
are to be recorded in the log-book.
Any deviatioi i from the important cautions contained
in this circular will be vinited with the dismissal from
the company's service of all parties inculpated in such
disobedience an,d neglect.
By order of the Board.
iigned) C. W. llowzLL, Secretary.
LontioD, let gcloremioer, 1854.