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INCORPORATED LAW SOCIEFY,9 U.K.—
LECTURES and LAW CLASSES, 1868-69.

LECTURES.

Three Courses of Lectures on Common and Mercantile
Law, Conveyancing, and the Law of Real Property and
Equity, will be delivered in the Hall of the Society in the
months of December, January, February, March, April,
May, and June next.

LAW gLASSES.
In connexion with the lectures classes will be conducted
under the guidance and superintendence of the lecturers,
and will proceed concurrently with the lectures. The
number of subscribers to each class will be limited, and
the instruction given will be confined to an examination
of the students upon the subject of a preceding lecture, or
on portions of a given book bearing on the same subject.
A sufficient number of classes will follow each lecture, and
be of such duration as shall provide for the efficient instruc-
tion and examination of the students. The teaching of the
lectures will thus be amplified, and impressed on the
memory by the classes ; and the system of constant ex-
amination will test, from time to time, the progress made
by the students.
LECTURES on COMMON and MERCANTILE LAW,
by CHARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Esq., Barrister-
at-Law.
The Course will consist of Nine Lectures upon the fol-
lowing subjects :
a. Simple Contracts.
b. Contracts under Seal. .
c. The Contract of Sale.
d. Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Checks ;
with the distinction between negotiable instruments and
other simple contracts.

e. Freight and Contracts of Affreiglament, with the pe-
culiarities of Charter-parties and Bills of Lading.
f. The Loss of a British Vessel and its consequences-
1. To the Owner of the Vessel.
2. To the Owner of the Cargo.
3. To the Underwriter.
g. In connexion with the foregoing will bo considered
the Rule of the Road at aas contrasted with that on
Shore: also the Law. nco and the Liability of a
Master for the acts of his Servant.

in his private classes the reader will use as text-books
—The Law of ContractA (Smith), An Action at Law
(Smith), A Digest of Common Law (Anderson).

LECTURES on CONVEYANCING and the LAW of
REAL FROPERTY, by T. LL. DIURRAY BROWNE,
Esq., Barrister-at-Law.
This Course will consist of Nine Lectures:—

Lecture I. Introductory.—Practical Hints on the perusal
and examination of Abstracts.

Lectures 11., 111., IV. Settlements.-1. Settlements of
Personal Estate; a. Investment of Trust Funds ; b.
Usual Trustee Clauses, Appointment of New Trustees; c.
Usual Powers and Covenants, &c.: d. Remarks on the
Effect of Recent Statutes-2. Settlements of Real Estate ;
a. Estates for Life and in Remainder, Waste ; b. Jointures,
Portions, &c c. Usual Powers: Remarks on the Leases
and Sales of Settled Estates Act; d. The Succession Duty
Act—. 3. Disentailing Deeds, the existing Law of Entail-
4. Practical Suggestions in connexion with the subject of
Settlements. .

Lectures V., VI. NV ills.—L Usual Frame and Contents
of a Will-2. Principles of Cdnstruction of Wills-3.
Practical Hints on Drawing
Lecture VII. Copyholds.-1. Introductory Remarks,
Fines 2. Surrenders and Covenants to Surrender-3.
Admissions-4. The Enfranchisement of Copholds. •
Lectures VIII., IX. Miscellaneoui Deeds.-1. Credi-
tors' Trust Deeds-2. Separation Deeds-3. Articles of
Partnership, &c.
In, these lectures and classes the Introductions and
Notes to Mr. Davidson's Precedents will, be especially
referred to.
As elementary works, Mr. Joshua Williams's Books on
Real and Personal
_Property are recommended.

EQUITY LECTURES, by Sir GEORGE YOUNG, Bart.,
Barrister-at-Law.
This course will consist of yine Lectures :

Lecture I. Review of Equity, and suggested arrange-
ments for purposes of Study.
Lecture 11. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account;
generally, Apportionment and Contribution.
Lecture HI. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account,
continued : specially, between Principal and Agent.
Lecture IV. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account,
continued : specially, between Partners.
Lecture V. The Jurisdiction in matters of Administra-
tion : 1. The Administration of Assets.
Lectures VI., VII. The Administrative Jurisdiction,
continued: 2. The Administration of Trust; as enlarged
by recent statutory enactment.
Lectures V111.,-IX. Injunctions.
Books recommended : —Story's Equity Jurisprudence,
chapters 8,9, 10, 13, 23 ; Iladdan's Administrative
Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery.
Smith's Manual of Equity and White and Tudor's Lead-
ing Cases in Equity will be the books principally referred
to during the course.
The subscription payable for the Lectures.
For all the Foreach
three courses. course.
By clerks of members £2 2 0 XL 1 0
By clerks of • gentlemen not
members
By all other persons not being
members
The subscription payable fot the law classes—
For all the
branches of For each
instruction. branch.
By every subscriber £s 5 0 £2 12 6
Members of the Society may attend the lectures without
subscribing.
To prevent interruption at the lectures, subscribers
cannot be admitted to the hall after the lecture has com-
menced.

E. W. Williamson, Secretary.
Law Society's Hall, Oct., 1868.
N.B. Gentlemen may subscribe for and attend the lec-
tures and classes, either separately or collectively ; but as
the instruction given in the classes will have special re-
ference to preceding lectures, it is recommended that those
who desire to attend the classes should also attend the
lectures.

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INDIA OFFICE, 15th October, 1868.--
By order of the Secretary of State for India in
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Notice is hereby given, that packages, stated to contain
reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and
soldiers of the late East India Company's Service, and of
Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, have from time to
time been received from the Governments of the respec-
tive Presidencies in India.
Packages containing articles reserved from the follow-
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11. Babington, W. R., Assistant Surgeon, Madras
Medical Department.
12. Briggs, F. W., Rev., Madras Establishment.
17A. Barclay, J. S., Captain, 39th Madras Native
Infantry.
20. Coust, H. A. 0., Captain, 2d Madras Native Veteran
Battalion.
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33. Donne, J. T., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical
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63. Grinelack, E., Private. 104th Foot.
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69. Hawes," .1. C.' Brevet-Maior, Ist Madras Fusiliers.
7". Halliday, J., Sergeant, Bengal Establishment.
79. Johnston, J. McM., Captain, 4th Madras Native In-
fantry.
83. Keighly, F., Lieutenant, 24th Madras Native In-
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154. Walker, A., Captain, Madras Establishment.
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170. Wright, W., Sergeant, Madras Sappers and Miners.
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