The Law Magazine, Or, Quarterly Review of JurisprudenceSaunders and Benning, 1837 - Law |
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... lands , or such as were elected in the county court before the sheriff " de probioribus et potentiori- bus comitatus sui in custodes pacis . " But the power of these officers , compared with that of the more modern justices of peace ...
... lands , or such as were elected in the county court before the sheriff " de probioribus et potentiori- bus comitatus sui in custodes pacis . " But the power of these officers , compared with that of the more modern justices of peace ...
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... land , and even this sentence it is within their jurisdiction to pro- nounce , were they to exercise the power of trying capital offences vested in them by their commission . But from this they invariably forbear . Although , therefore ...
... land , and even this sentence it is within their jurisdiction to pro- nounce , were they to exercise the power of trying capital offences vested in them by their commission . But from this they invariably forbear . Although , therefore ...
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... land , have made several provi- sions , at the head of which the code of criminal law relating to high treason is to be placed . " The learned judge then pro- ceeded to explain the law in his wonted clear manner . most strange incident ...
... land , have made several provi- sions , at the head of which the code of criminal law relating to high treason is to be placed . " The learned judge then pro- ceeded to explain the law in his wonted clear manner . most strange incident ...
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... land , stating the circumstances of his own acknowledged title , or of some possible adverse title , supposes that his statements can be ever subjected to the inspection of an adverse claimant ; whether , in short , out of every hundred ...
... land , stating the circumstances of his own acknowledged title , or of some possible adverse title , supposes that his statements can be ever subjected to the inspection of an adverse claimant ; whether , in short , out of every hundred ...
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... land is at once subjected to the disclosures of his attorney . We write under a conviction that in this question we all have a most important interest . It is no slight requital for the labours and anxieties of a lawyer in practice , no ...
... land is at once subjected to the disclosures of his attorney . We write under a conviction that in this question we all have a most important interest . It is no slight requital for the labours and anxieties of a lawyer in practice , no ...
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Page 263 - and I opposed each other. This demure gentleman, Sir, this great lawyer, this judge of law and equity and constitution, enlightens this subject, instructs and delights his hearers, by reviving this necessary intelligence, that, when I had the honour of first sitting in this House for Midhurst, I was not full twenty-one years of age ; and all this he does for the honourable purpose of sanctifying the High Bailiff of Westminster, in defrauding the electors of their representation in this House, and...
Page 388 - ... of the church, if needful ; because that, if the repairs were neglected, the Churchwardens were to be cited, and not the parishioners ; and a day was given to shew cause why there should not be a prohibition.
Page 290 - ... being tampered with. But, if an individual can break down any of those safeguards which the Constitution has so wisely and so cautiously erected, by poisoning the minds of the jury at a time when they are called upon to decide, he will stab the administration of justice in its most vital parts.