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Errata. Page 313, 1. 3, read towards instead of to.

314, 1. 32, read prognosis instead of proboscis.

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INDEX TO VOL. VII.

A.

Advowson, what evidence of early title necessary, 408.

Affidavits, what weight due to extra-judicial, 408.

Ambiguity in written instrument, in what cases parol evidence admissible, 413.
Annuities, whether goods constitute a good consideration for, under the 53 Geo. 3,
c. 141, discussed, 111, et seq.

Ashburton, Lord, life of, 317. See Dunning.

Augmentation Office, records contained in, 416.

Austin, Professor, lectures reviewed, 298.

charters of, 393.

remarks on, 396.

cases relating to, 400.

Brougham, Lord, Mr. Bentham's charges against, examined, 162.

remarks on his mode of discharging his duties as Chancellor, 174.
anecdote of, 175.

proposed reforms by, 257, 503.

his judgment, in Churchman v. Ireland, at variance with the prior deci-
sions, 358.

new doctrine sought to be established by his decision in Jones v. Scott, 359.
arguments in support of the new doctrine examined, 366, et seq.

consequences of his decision in Jones v. Scott, 371.

his opinion of the book entitled "Precedents in Chancery," 376.

Brougham, W., bill brought in by, 257.

C.

Chance, H., work on Powers reviewed, 115.
Canon Law, history of, 264.

objections to, 267.

Chancery, proposed reforms of the Court of, 257.

New Orders in, 243.

Church-rate, new regulations relating to, 21.

Clergy, new mode of correcting proposed, 25 et seq.

Clocks, comparative authority of, 418.

Colonies, what statutes binding in, 417.

Condition of re-entry in exchange deeds, 414.

Contingent interests, references to the law as to distinctions in releases, devises

and assignments of, 408.

Conveyancing, review of works on, 405.

Conveyancers, their opinions at variance and nowhere collected, 409.

duty of, as defined by Mr. Coventry, 410.

Cooper, C. P., work of, reviewed, 420.

extracts from letter to, 498.

Coventry, Mr., his work on evidence reviewed, 405.

particular references to mis-statements by, 419.

Covenant to produce deeds, expense of, ought to fall on vendor, 415.

mistakes of Mr. Coventry as to the effect of registration and notice of, 411.
stamps of old deeds, and mistaken statements of Mr. Coventry as to, 411.
exchange, 413.

Defamation, proposed abolition of suits for, 29.

D'Este, Sir Augustus, claims of, stated, 177.

incidental circumstances connected with, explained, 432.

Devise of after-purchased real estate, 353.

case of election raised by, 353.

Dilapidations, proposed alterations in the law of, 24.

Dillon, Sir J., pamphlets by, reviewed, 176, 432.

Dodd, C. E., his edition of Bacon's Abridgement reviewed, 129.

Dunning, birth and education of, 318, 319.

instance of his early display of ability as a lawyer, 320.

entered of the Middle Temple, 321.

called to the bar, 322.