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GIVING UP “SILK."
A BAR PRECEDENT.
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Once a King's Connel 'always'n K.C. hay come to looked uponko murh as rigid rule of etiquette at the Bar that the intimatim in the
i fut toutelo, wes nits, that Mr. J. H. Larten, K. has invessfully petitioned the King for the reveration of the honour cons forrel upon him only last year has conur n'a surprise to the Bar.
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The reason for the rovention of the Louters Patent appenting Mr. Layton a K.. is his intention to retire from hu Bar in neder to carry on at fiverpool a }h4+ solicitor's business which family. But it is regarded by experienced A new pot of tu" privilego
Ito divest
especially as tire is, many, a i
"is" K.C. who regrets having given up a lucrative
by stuil gownsntali, first Chen's Cloted was, Ren, the rank being grate
at the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign to suit his particular case, bo being weither a Socjeand-at law mo a Law her. With the page of time the remiered to the Sovereign by a K.C. have bessome merely nominal, and much of the gauint oath sween in tius presence of th Lord Chancellor is a desul letter, duugh the spirit
of public service mains. The oth
CASA.
I do declare the wall and truly, I will serve the King as one of his counsel lern- est in the law, and truly amned the King in his matters when I shall be called, and daly and traly minister the King's uttork and sue the King's prowess after the enese of the law and after my cunning. For any matter against the King who the King is party I will take na wage for fee of any man. I will they it evenient time speed such matters as day person dull have to do in the law ruinst the King as I neyy law. fully do without loog delay, tracting, pe tarrying the party of his lawful progras in tlust, te me befogeth. I will attrulaut to the King's matters when he called thereto. So help me God.”
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In the House of Commons eru April 5th, Mr. Fot find. L.) asked leave to introduce bill wo ext the suffrage
to women, whether-moneticdd or unmarried, The measure, on the same terms as we
be said, would only come inte operation so fue voting was concerned, in the ex- piration of
Parliament. Lite Present P Lieut-Colour! Archer-Hace (U) while declaring that he was not an anti-feminist, He saw no reason. opposed the uation.
why the numbers of 21,000 who were now entitled to exarise the franchise should be increasel. The House ought to ask existing voters whether they wanteed their stock to be watered by allowing a furthur wo to be put on the Par liamentary register.
The cost of so doing le £280,000 at the verg "last He not propuse to divide the Home on that occasion because in thought they ought in so what the bill was like.
Love was recordingly given without u division, and the hill was verd a first time.
DUKE AND LABOUR LEADER
THE SCOTTISH LASSIE"
It will be recalled that when the Duke of York visited the headquarters of the &.E.U. at Perklum mcently, Mr. Brownlie, the president, assured him that he would be safo in the hands of a Scottish lasie." There was a sequel to this observation at Buckingham Palace on April 7th, when Mr. Brownlie was one of their Majesties' guests at the wedding reception. Meeting the engineers president, the Duke, who was with
his bride-elect, introduced Lady Elizabeth in the unorthodox form: Here
The is the Scottish lasin, Mr. Brownlie." three laughed heartily at the allusion to Mr. Brownlie's ussurance to the Duke regarding his future.
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By the aid of this Mesmerion King we have made prophecy to Lord Hardings, th retired Vienray & Governor-General of ludis, for which we have received thanks.
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ADMASSION OF MARRIED - WOMEN,
At a meeting of the Corporation of Loudan, last month, Mr. Deputy W H Key, chairman of the General Purpos Committee, submitted a report on the subject of the custom of London with regard to the nilmission of married women to the Freedom of the City as affected by the provisions of the Sex Disqualification (Demoval) Act, 1919, ·
The repent stated that the General of Purpose Committee of the Court Adlermen had taken the bibign of the law officers on the subject. In view the terms thereof, the committee recom- mended that the Chamberlain should no longer set up the custom of the City as The only reason for refusing admikkien of a married woman to the Freedom.
The report was adopted.
Mr. H. Croom Jebuson, whose estate huaj been proved at £14,126, wrote in his will: Being in mind the words used by me, with all my worldly goods I thee endowi schen on September 29th, 1885. I marriest, I now redeem that pledge and I give whatsoever 1,114) whergueser to which I may be entitled to my dear wife,"
On condition that they plant flowers on the graves of her family twice in every Frar, and keep in order the tombstones, Miss Catherine Flower, whoer will ha kren proved at £112.779, bequeathed 11.000 to the vicar and wardens of St. Michard and All Angels, Star-street, Edg "ware-road.
A trust fund has been established in America by Mrs. Henry P. Davisan widow of the American bankor, by which six scholarships, tenable at Yale, Harvard, and Princeton, are to be held annually by young Englishmen from Oxford and Cam bridge Univeralties..
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