New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-28

SIR RICHARD WEBSTER Q e.. NJ T.
fore conferred upon lawyer who had been so
short n time at the bar lie FIRST became Attorney
General in 1855 and held Office for six years he s
well known to some 81 tas more p1o'n vsi, 70 fhs
country and his participation In The arguments be
Rchar 9e we ebsies IS especy known patent
and commercial lawyer. anu before ne he!i once
east s1cso Year. lie is TAIL -shouderei
and athletic The Law gazette wrote a ,. IT,"
;Hs is equally q, home in the court and in the
snnday-sohooi in the House OF Commons and at
in a church choir in defending the peNcan cub
from the cnarse Of being HIsaHge, ann u, P'G
IS probabie that Sir Richard Webster VIII be raised
the bench as soon as vacancy occurs perhaps
Master Of the Rolls IN place q Lofd EsAef'
whose retirement IS expected
Some Of the changes among the summer Judges
took place last week. and Others viii occur in the
present week Justice Slower. who occupied TIE
bench Of the Supreme Court. at Chambers, for the
frs, weeks OF July IS replaced by Justice O Hr.en.
OF the New-York Department Justice siov'r had
been known TO few New-York lawyers until this
summer but was well liked by these who hai
motions before him Judge EooEs'ayer tanes me
place OF Judge Bis chon IN the Court or common
Pleas and Judge G!lcrseeve si;s Instead 81 Jilsc
the substitution Of Surrogate Fiizseraii IN rlac"
Of Surrogate Arnold. ani ~ Judge CONAN Instead
OF Judge Van Nycls the Special Term OF the Cl;y
Court
The commissioners who have charge o. the 70
vision OF the Code ~ Civil Procedure have an
nounccd that they VIII ask suggestions from law
yers as 10 changes which should be made some o'
the leading members o. he state Bar Asl1ca-
ton have given much attention to The question 81
r,.,.tr,, 80, ro,n "a o...- i,ovcrs have noted
s,c.,. -,..,o~s 81, which charres could h. made
20 advantage. A.d from these lawyers vii 90 -
great assistance 70 the commissioners. II Is ''ll
that the commissioners considering the aavisa-
bIlity Of eliminating from me Ccie the pros.','s
relating 10 practice In the surrogeies hr4 l~r'.'a
courts. The provisions re.li'ne TO iIe Snii.sa.s
seems L, ne no y. IN inc cr Of record should
Tus.lces courts IS 80 entirely different from that
bsfore courts Of record maj special provision might
~. r,,Se .or tho p.hlica,ion o, laws relating 20
those courts Tho Expressed intontlon % the com
The Torrcns system Of registration Of t,:es Of
real estate. which vent into operation IN li''ho'
Harvey -. Hurd. % Chicago. tho chairman OF the
commission which formulated the plan. In an ad-
dress which has been published. The hrsi reg'stra-
ton may be made by an owner o' lana wa MACS
a written Application under "a'h 70 inc f''s''
setting for'h his ttc ana '"i"'''''"N 49,
abstracts ana o'"'' pAIe'' 80 "', -. -
amihers 10 "'" ou' ""'''' ~ =, -. -.
II defects arc FOUND an opportunity wa ~ '.
be MADE 10 oonr' OF e4u',y - ''"'V'' 49,, ,nn
the title II the III" ~ iou"u l" 7" 49, ~
Register issues cert'oa,e o. u. 81 '"'-' ,,,
terins one copy IN register % Jus an 49,
ihs inc o'nc' " INC O"'''. ,,-.,,. 3, ,,o
ton theh nos'h' 10 run am "'y en.eo,,e,,
tue n'u"' " '""'' "''''''' -, ~. a.,
transfers OF inc prop'l| a'e n ta racors.r or
me owner g.. ~. ~ holier e. mo owner Of tho
1880, 6escrih.a I'd ,r,s forth the quality II the
snd any incuubrarcc OF easements upon
ia.''p t ~ ,,''o,i'rrs affecting the land
j., any su~oGurn 'no,tgsees dxmcnts ~
IN any way i".'ul''s nv -, r. r.ris,er
tsenion'S @'ar he c,e-ieca,e OF og,ncrshlp Wien
o. , a,. UNIT nr"rertv Is soli new certificate
,ssued io me purchaser and a new account opened
,I,% mo nrop'rtv and entries o. matters affecting
~ no, necessary after the properly has teon
~ - no Do 90 "a f. eo back Of the owner.hp
reg ~" ., me Lana in looking for inrun-
Of me seller OF me r,n a' r,pc. out past Hens
erc"nt as mentioned on the cert ncatc issued to IN"
purchaser. Inc pan - - ,,, 4 "a nrohab'e maj
advdhlasrs az reai cst,tc transfers hereafter
arg, ar ~ npade 5n1er the new act
wa ~
An unusual controversy u that ca''i'n ." u. ~,
Virginia Law Register over the action OIL '"''s'
States Circuit Judge Con IN "ha' ~ A'o"" 40 "'
Wadley case. II. g. Wadley' VINO was pres'ne"' %
the Wythcvil,e Insurance and banking 'ohpany' J."
Wytheville. Va. was accused OF pe'rau'ihs '"e
creditors OF the company by approprlating about
900 900 OF It's funds 4 suit begun against him
nv the creditors in the United States Circuit Court
10 recover the amount alleged be due. While
IN. caae was nendinc the creditors, or their law
t"c '"'c ""' P'''''' - - -, -, 49,
yers went before the 'Idh' July ""' ''"'' '''
indictment OF Mr. Wadley on the charge or miEap-
nronri,rnc ,he funds Of the company Mr. Wad-
PoP'i"''"o '''' ' ,,..,- =, r,1.
leys counsel then mace an apP"c'"'n W JUS
GoN and he granted an Injunction restraining the
D,s,r,ctAt,ornev and the creditors from prosecut-
-, -. ,,udar ,ho Indictment found
ing the criminal ch"ise ""'e' .'e ~ '
by the Grand Jury. Cases In which the prosecution
OF Il criminal charge has been enjoined by civil
court are rare in this country. There are however
statements In the law books and I'm some OF the
decisions OF the United States courts allowing sucl
a proceeding where "A criminal charge Is instituted