The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-27 00:00:00

Legal Changes and Appointments.

(From the Law Times of to-day.)
There was a rumour that Lord Justice Turner, 0-1,0
K. Bruce, and Sir Hugh Cairns would be raised to the
peerage for the purpose of strengthening the Appeal
in the Lords. We believe there is no truth in the re Pe;
indeed it would bo strange to send the Judges whose jut
meats are to be appealed against to hear the appeals
themselves. Unless they do so, how would the App
Courts be strengthened by their accession? from
We are grieved to learn that dropsy is the malady ma•
which Sir J. K. Bruce is suffering. He was anxiously
sirens to give judgment in the cases that had been
before him, but his medical attendants peremptorily fer'of
Mr. Rolt, Q.C., M.P., steps at once into the office
Attorney-General, over the head of the Solicitor-G(3°l 10f
to whom by custom the promotion is due. The caussde-
this departure from established practice is highly ci t
able to the Solicitor-General, but it is precisely the COw-ea
which those who know the high and generous nature
Sir W. Bovill would have anticipated from him. Mr. 1/tiss
claims had precedence over his when the Ministry it
formed, but Sir Hugh Cairns being an equity lasylerlile
was necessary that his colleague should bo taken Wel
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Common Law Bar, so that Mr. Rolt's better personal clod
were waived, for the convenience of the Government,
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to Mr. Bovill was given the preferment that should Safe
perly have been his, and in due course he would nor( 'Toe
advanced to the Attorney-Generalship and Mr. 13t.re..
would have been appointed Solicitor-General. Therev tire'
went of Sir Hugh Cairns to the Bench has enabled S'rna. to
Bovill to perform the graceful act of waiving his cltliitoift
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succeed to the Attorney-Generalship in favour of ro"
who would have taken it at first, but for his own gei; of
'city in waiving his claim to the office on the accessoo
the Conservative Ministry, and so restoring the order tv in
would have been observed but for the special diffi°llllol./
which Lord Derby was then placed in reference to the
officers.
ra 101.
Mr. Rolt was called to the bar in Trinity Ter—'f, the,
He received a silk gown in, and became a benches 'e
Inner Temple. He represents the Western Ply's.: 1)tl
at, '
Gloucester. His acceptance of office vacates his Se
no opposition will be made to his re-election. 60'1.
THE TERM.—Michaelmas Term begins with •O-
arrear. The Queen's Bench exhibits 4 new trials for iCoal'
attocs
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meat and 18 for argument, and 1 enlarged rule.
mon Pleas has 2 enlarged rules, 7 new trials,
standing for judgment, and 19 demurrers. In 00 "I.s 50
quer there are 7 cases in the special paper, 4 er,rc:. load
appeals, and 9 new trials, of which one stands ell s
,
meat. he total of arrears is 133. Chief Bareeo,ire
will take his seat in the Exchequer, and Sir nhghoooesell
in the Lord Justices Court. The Judges, Quon's color ell
and Sergeants will breakfast with the Lord Cll3ll 00 Pro'
Friday, at his residence in Eatou-square, and the!itiess e
coed in procession to Westminster to open tne hes

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