, 1879-02-10

there is rlcaturr In IL" cnnsctonancss thnt
they are priests MT Inrsti1' altar. It follows
fliti u Il usElrAH luesncr! fs:t: tIt' lawyers nf
any STATE viii lca't In nnT nrcat r"rS pf ]a* rc-
lnrtH. VIII, Dlic exception tlnr 1}axe ever In
fcrpn%rl their tHntIr'l"r tr,hwart II. That rx-
crntion Is found sn tho a.tttt,'lc of TN. English
l'ar today; 'thr act q 18TH wf'r1 trorgAn!7r'l
pscr,4'rncc f,rfnzc ]aw au1 abolished forms II
nctinn niul their attendant rci1nrmnnts wns
drawn br distinguished Jmige, r',amf.Ioactl In
Parliament lIv In. Attorney Hcnera| uni susr
lar. Tic BIZ nf Sir Fisz .tamcs sssnI,rn for
ra'!tcal recast Ut thc English criminal law is re-.
cc'ving The safr,r cordial sulrmrt,. This how.
ever. is tho rcault nj All agitation extending
,rrc whlri. l,eni1,am p!nnteI nrl l:onI'1y,
E *a:"!ci d." !. M" s''i. issti"s abundant % irai.
t'n,il vrrr rrcrnt period tll. strurRe
lfa. 'cen '~twcrna minority Of tic liar. sup
PORTED bs pnruiar .e"rntl,v. s2ninst tic ma
jnrity. After all. thi. aNl all ilrr great re-
!"rms In flIt ct'ntnnn law hare l,crn ct''tstlc'l
tn p,pf,ar t!"n,ma. 'ihc urr+cnt atttiu1o Of
IL. English Ear !. the rctul. Of nfscnrc.. o't,-
ehtr nj .Im profrssl,,u. Tile conclusion Is ap-
lsnrrnt. The uenpic will have slle ron5crntlon
nf the lawyers in securing lMw-scfnr.n
-,uu't that tt nre,i hc t,~y will have
reiHrn, without stlrh rr''1,cratfan, Tue
principal obstruction to cotllficatton tn,,ay lies
10 u" fnt tl1Ht tc ucnI'lc are hoping that 'l'c
WOfK VIII DC n1fDnsElltDrH nF 1tc b1F& HbllC a
majority % flm lawyers arr fMilv resolved that
mn, hing nort. tln,ru,rl than a llttte ocrns[ona1
tinkcrinc shall he accomplished. Law reform
t,v iawyrEs will t,c rtss,c IL the year VI grace
1EsD II thr Hsr Is subjected to th: ltl,cralizing
Influences wfel, have changed the fc:ns,CT III
their hrcthfrn IT Westminster lia!l. Tiiose vim
rannot oa,ien.,y wait 10 hong wilt tfo well to
look about Inr sntn. 0tt"r fnstrnEnentnity.
The hliwatk ncnfu.t innovation III England Was
te ltousc NJ Lords: In American legislative ns.
scmtlics /! Il n,e judiciary Committee. COIN
posed Of 1nwyCrf. ! ratficnt measure consigned
to the tenter carc pt that Committee IL never
lirnnt nf again. unless m In,ncrinls ajnritv Of
ft,e holy which Is IT. superior catnprs ntton
Nv the uk1 Ut tEfA tn,ver m ni!versc report may
lie secured. When The Legislature In rtntlv IN
acl II, spite al the Committee. nlri with Ditfl"
regard tn It's views, liz. 1,ar uf The State will
conclude to make the best Of The inevitable utui
initiate those who arc now cuulafDv snplnrt!nr
t'ic proposed Criminal Cole Of England.
Already there Is what tt,TNc tnny regard aA a
ray nf lIopc. a b!lt Inns been introduced IN tltr
senate of the State which rtNI'osct - secure 10
Us tue cast-OiT practice Of t!" Eng'ish churss,
hy the adoption Ut the English practice act of
1872, superseded hv the legislation nf
1S77:}. The obvious Objection, IN the MEASURE Is
That Il will leave us but Tire third of a century
hrhIntt Euntn,ul nn,i 4 majority ri the American
STATES. IL The bill shall h'rt,tne n law. VIC will
nnt, In tti. language Of Eiml,uroug1l, "knOw
whether W. stand on u1te heals or ollr }ect.'
Wiliin q century Of tho frnnt Is fsear enough
for c:nnfort; tct the blll 20 to the Judiciary
Committee, W.