THE

LAW MAGAZINE;

OR,

QUARTERLY REVIEW

OF

JURISPRUDENCE,

FOR JUNE, 1828; OCTOBER, 1828; AND JANUARY, 1829.

VOL. I.

SECOND EDITION.

LONDON:

SAUNDERS AND BENNING, LAW BOOKSELLERS,

(SUCCESSORS TO J. BUTTERWORTH AND SON),

43, FLEET STREET.

1830.

LONDON

Printed by Littlewood & Co.

Old Bailey.

CONTENTS.

Page

Art. I—Principles And Practice Of Pleading.

1. Speech of H. Brougham, Esq., on the Present State of the Law.

2. A Letter to the Right Hon. Robert Peel, on some of the Legal Reforms proposed by Mr. Brougham. By C. E. Dodd, Esq., Barrister at Law.

3. Suggestions on Practice, Pleading, and Evidence. By Edward Lawes, Serjeant at Law.

4. The Supplement to the Encyclopaedia Britannica; Article "Jurisprudence." By James Mill, Esq., Author of the History of British India.

5. Westminster Review, No. VII. Art. 5. Law Abuses and Pleading; No. XI. Art. 3. On Practice and Pleading. . . . 1

Art. II.—Reforms In Chancery.

1. A History of the Court of Chancery, with Practical Remarks, &c. By Joseph Parkes, Solicitor, Birmingham.

2. An Inquiry into the Present State of the Civil Law of England. By J. Millar, Esq.

3. Copy of the Report made to His Majesty by the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Practice of

Chancery . . . 32

Art. III.—Mercantile Law.—No. I. . . . 45

Art. IV.—On Conveyancing.—No. I.

Critical Remarks on some Popular Writers . . . 54

Art. V.—An Inquiry Into The Operation Of The Late Bankrupt Act, 6 G. IV. c. 16. With Exclusive Refeernce To Real Property . . . 64

Art VI.—On The Doctrine Of Estoppel With Reference To The Transfer Of Contingent And Executory Interests . . . 76

Art. VII. — On The Modes Of Proceeding Against Tenants Holding Over . . . 28

ii. CONTENTS.

Page

Art. VIII.—On The Custom Of Making Allowances Out Of The Poor Rate To Able-bodied Labourers In Increase Of Their Wages . . . 90

Art. IX.—On The Effect Of An Assignment By The Husband, For A Valuable Consideration, Of His Wife's Legal Choses In Action, As Against Her Surviving . . . 98

Art. X. — Whether Payment Of Purchase Money Will Take A Parol Agreement For The Sale Of Lands Out Of The Statute Of Frauds . . . 111

Art. XI. — A Biographical Sketch Of Mr. Fearne, With Some Observations On His Essay On Contingent Remainders, &c . . . 115

Art. XII.—The Court Of Chancery. A Satirical Poem, by R.J. Blewitt . . . 124

Art. XIII.—Lord Lansdowne's Act:

Substance of "An Act for consolidating and amending the Statutes in England relative to Offences against the Person," now under consideration of Parliament . . . 129

DIGEST OF CASES.

Common Law . . . 142

Real Property . . . 154

Equity . . . 160

Bankruptcy . . . 163

Abstract of Statutes passed in the last Session . . . 168

List of Important Bills proposed . . . 174

Law Commissions . . . 177

Lists, &c . . . 180

Events of the Quarter . . . 182

ERRATA,

Page 9 line 20 for " arises" read " arise."

56 ..... 9 from the top read " in" before " a treatise."

58 .... 2 from the bottom, for " his" read " their."

65 .... 5 from the top, omit " into."

155 .... 9 from the bottom,/or " freehold" read " freeholds."

157 .... 12 from the bottom, for " mortgage" read " mortgagee."