CORRESPONDENCE.

S. E. STOKE.- We wrote you a long letter in reply to yours respecting your studies, addressed in the manner you mentioned, but the letter has been returned to us marked "not known." You should send us a better address.

LEX. You should write to the secretary of the society; we know nothing of it. A debating society must necessarily be useful to you if you make the proper efforts to secure the benefits thereof. You are reading too much; it will be preferable to read less, and devote more time to a consideration of what you do read, taking short notes to refresh your memory.

T. C.-The lectures and classes at the Inns of Court are confined to students for the bar. No payment will entitle you to the advantages thereof. You cannot be admitted as a member of one of those societies whilst serving under articles. You must now make your election. It might, as you say, be a benefit to articled clerks without being an injury to any one; but the authorities have otherwise ruled, and there is no appeal from their regulations.

A SUBSCRIBER. There are no questions in equity at the intermediate examinations.

MOOT POINTS.

No. 46. Sunday. -Are deeds executed, and wills and bills of exchange signed on a Sunday legal?-GEO. CRUMBIE, 31, High Petergate, York.

No. 47. Changing name. Can a man change his name without obtaining letters patent to do so? - GEO. CRUMBIE, 31, High Petergate, York.

No. 48. Legacy-Payment of. -A. bequeathed a legacy to his daughter, to be paid to her on her attaining the age of twenty-one years. Before attaining that age she married an infant one year younger than herself. She has, however, now attained her majority. Should the executors pay her the legacy, or retain it until the husband also attains his majority? The will does not contain a direction that the daughter's sole receipt shall be a sufficient discharge.GEO. CRUMBIE, 31, High Petergate, York.

No. 49. Contract.-A cabman accosted four persons waiting for an omnibus, and offered to convey them to their destination for 2s., which, he remarked, would be the fare of the omnibus. They entered the cab, and three of them were set down at different places on the route, without paying anything to the cabman. Is the fourth, who alone went to the end, liable to pay the whole fare? This and the preceding point were discussed by the London Law Students' Debating Society in 1853, but the present mooter is not aware of the result of such discussion. -GEO. CRUMBIE, 31, High Petergate, York.

MOOT POINTS.

No. 52.-Will-Witness.-One of the witnesses to a will, between the date of such will and the death of the testator, married a devisee under the will. Is the devise void in consequence of this marriage? -GEO. CRUMBIE, 31, High Petergate, York.

No. 53. Specific performance. - A., the testator, devises all his estate in W to B. and his heirs. A. subsequently contracted to sell such estate to "C." for £20,000, subject to his making a valid title to the same. A. dies, and it is discovered that such a title as would be binding on C. cannot be made out. C. (who would otherwise have accepted the title as it stood) is prevailed upon by B. to refuse to complete the purchase, B. (the devisee) agreeing to pay him a large sum in consideration of his so doing. Have A.'s personal representatives any and what remedy to prevent the agreement between B. and C. being carried out. -GEO. CRUMBIE, 31, High Petergate, York.

No. 54. Legacy-Gift mortis causâ. -A widow lady, a farmer, gave to J. W., a neighbouring farmer, during her lifetime, in the presence of a witness, a valuable horse, in consideration of assistance rendered to her in the management of her farm, but at the same time stipulated that the horse should not be removed until after her death. She gave to the said J. W., by her will, £200, in consideration of services rendered, and appointed him one of the executors. Testatrix died a short time since, and J. W. has taken possession of the horse. This the legatees protest against, contending that the gift of the horse was void, on account of there being no delivery of possession. Is the gift void? and, if so, what proceedings must the legatees take to have the value of the horse brought in to the estate? If the other two executors dissent, what proceedings must they take against their co-executor?-J. GIBBS, Mildenhall, Soham.

No. 55. Appointment. - A power of appointment is given by an instrument executed since 1859 " to such uses as A. shall by deed or will duly executed appoint." Will a deed of appointment attested by one witness be a valid execution of the power, looking at 22 and 23 Vict. c. 35, s. 12?-Jos. GIBBS, Mildenhall, Soham.

No. 56. Devise to children. - A testator who died in 1815 devised lands to his daughter to hold to her for her natural life, and after her decease he devised the same amongst all the children of his said daughter that should be living at her decease and the issue of such children as should be then dead, leaving issue, share and share alike, such issue taking the share to which his or their parents (if living) would have been entitled. The daughter is dead, leaving several children. More died in her lifetime, leaving issue. There is no devise over. What estate do the children take for want of words of limitation?-an estate in fee, in tail, or for life only as tenants in common?-T. F. BOLTON, Snow-hill, Wolverhampton.

No. 57.-Sale of mortgaged property. -Can the administrator of a deceased mortgagee in fee sell the mortgaged property to a purchaser, and vest the legal estate in him, without the concurrence of the mortgagee's heir-at-law, under 23 & 24 Vict. c. 145, ss. 11 & 15? -E. C. JEWKES, Pensnett, near Dudley.

No. 58. Co-parceners-Mortgage. -Three co-parceners are entitled to property, subject to a mortgage thereof in fee. Can one of them, without the consent of the others, by any and what means compel the mortgagee to receive his principal, interest, and costs?E. C. JEWKES, Pensnett, near Dudley.

No. 59. Tenancy.-A. held a dwelling-house and carriage-house as tenant to B., and paid his rent monthly. B., without A.'s knowledge, entered upon the premises, and took away the doors from the carriage-house, thereby rendering the whole premises useless to A., and B. refused to replace the doors. A. thereupon went out of possession of the premises, alleging that B. had determined the tenancy by his conduct, and offered B. the keys, with the rent due up to that time, which he refused to accept. Is A. right in considering the tenancy at an end, or will he continue liable for the full rent until a proper notice has been given to B. ?-E. C. JEWKES, Pensnett, near Dudley.

No. 60.-Transfer of mortgage. - The representatives of a deceased mortgagee requested the mortgagor to pay off the mortgage, but not being able to do so he asked C. to find the money. C. paid the money, and took a receipt from the mortgagee's solicitor, who undertook to get a transfer executed by his clients. On the draft transfer being sent to him for perusal, he struck out the assignment of the mortgage debt, alleging that the payment a few days previously had extinguished the debt. Would the payment have any such effect? -E. C. JEWKES, Pensnett, near Dudley.

No. 61. Trust deed for creditors. - A judgment debtor executed a deed of inspectorship under the bankruptcy Act, 1861, and on the same day gave notice thereof to his judgment creditor. Does the deed (before registration) prevent the judgment creditor seizing and selling under a fi. fa. I-E. C. JEWKES, Pensnett, near Dudley.

No. 62. Consignment of goods-Disposal of goods by vendeeBankruptcy of vendee-Stoppage in transitu-Liability of the assignees of vendee-A. consigned goods to B. on June 20th, 1865, who gave a promissory note to A., purporting to pay for such goods on the 30th of September next. On the 27th of June B. disposed of them to C., who, at that date, paid the amount for which he contracted. On the 4th of July A. became apprised that B. was a bankrupt, and as the goods had not arrived at the place to which they were consigned, he claimed the right of stoppage in transitu. Can C. compel the assignees of B. to reimburse him to the full amount he paid for such goods?-JOHN H. TATTERSALL, 5, Frances-street, Blackburn.

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MICHAELMAS TERM EXAMINATIONS. - For the Intermediate Examinations the day fixed is the 16th of November; for the Final Examination the days fixed are the 14th and 15th November. There are but four preliminary questions at the Final Examination, and those are asked on the first day.

LEX.-All we can state is, that it is customary for agents to take country articled clerks for the last year of their term without any premium. The prospect of the subsequent agency of the clerk after his admission is supposed to be a sufficient inducement, if not consideration, for this course being pursued. No doubt, the agency does not always follow, but it very frequently does; and certainly the favour (for such it is) deserves a return. If you are to be assigned to the town agent, we presume it is because you are to serve in town for more than twelve months; and this may make a difference, and warrant the requirement of a premium, just as if you were to be assigned to a mere stranger. At any rate, it is a matter for bargain between you and the agent.

ALPHA. Very likely more will be heard of the Law Classes after they have been in operation some time, and experience has shown their utility or otherwise. We have a high opinion of the plan, if properly carried out, and it will be no small benefit if it has the effect of rooting out the present pernicious custom of "coaching," under which no articled clerk ever receives any permanent benefit. The present want of articled clerks, as with other students in any branch of learning, is the digesting thoroughly what is read, so as to make it a part of themselves. This can be done by discussion, and we do not see why it should not be also accomplished by the proposed Law Classes. As a rule students read too much and think too little. By discussion they ascertain what they know and what they do not, and thus are able to see in what direction to pursue their studies. No doubt some persons have a happy faculty of picking up their law from mere conversation with others; but few can do this, and it is not safe to rely on it. Read as well.

MOOT POINTS, &c. - We have to apologise to several subscribers for the non-insertion of Moot Points sent up for last and preceding numbers, and also for not noticing communications and inquiries sent and made; but we trust the mere statement that it was vacation time, and that we were taking advantage thereof, will be accepted as a sufficient excuse. We suppose it will be easily understood how difficult it is to initiate a deputy into the peculiarities of a publication such as this. We endeavoured in last number to compensate by the insertion of numerous moot points, and by communications, for the deficiency referred to; if there are any not inserted or noticed we will, on hearing from the parties, repair the defect,