"Local Government Act 1874" (No. 506), sec. 399 — Highway — Obstructions — Closed roads.

"Transfer of Land Statute" (No. 301), sec. 24 — Caveat — Order to restrain registration — Adverse possession.

Libel — Written discharge of seaman — "Merchant Shipping Act 1854" (17 & 18 Vic.), cap. 104, sec. 176.

Conviction — Certainty as to enactment on which it is based.

"Common Law Procedure Statute 1865 "(No. 274), sec. 440 — Costs — Scale of taxation — Amount claimed.

Partnership — Joint adventure — Recovery at law of share of expenses.

Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Act (No. 284) — Fraud summons — Order to pay not served.

Contract — Agent liable as principal.

County Court — Jurisdiction — Property wrongfully taken in Victoria, and sold abroad — Practice at law — Appeal from County Court — Bond.

Evidence — Statement of deceased person against interest — Ejectment — Claim of title by caretaker — Tenancy at will.

"The Marriage and Matrimonial Causes Statute 1864" (No. 268), sec. 34 — Desertion of wife and children — Proof of Marriage — Admissibility of husband's evidence.

Partnership — Action by one partner against another for money lent for partnership purposes.

"The Marriage and Matrimonial Causes Statute 1864" (No. 268), sec. 31 — Leaving wife without support — Offer at hearing to take her back — Refusal to return.

"County Court Statute 1869" (No. 345). sec. 120 — Appeal — Rehearing — Neglect of plaintiff to set down for trial — Application to vary order of appeal.

Vendor and Purchaser — Action for not giving possession — Damages — Improper reception of evidence — Time for taking objection — Appeal — County Court — Remitting case — Rule nisi — Costs.

"Insolvency Statute 1871" (No. 379), secs. 3, 132, 134 — "Transfer of Land Statute" (No. 301), sec. 157 — Admissibility of compulsory deposition of insolvent against himself in a criminal proceeding.

Practice — Rule — Date — Heading.

Conviction — Venue — Locality of offence and trial, in body of conviction — Act No. 565, sec. 36 — General Sessions — Question of law stated for opinion of Supreme Court.

"County Court Statute 1869" (No. 345), sec. 47 — Indefinite abandonment of excess over 250l. — Appeal — New trial, after refusal by judge.

"Transfer of Land Statute" (No. 301) — Amending Act (No. 610), sec. 2 — Certificate of title — Easement — Registration.

"Land Act 1869" (No. 360), sec. 20, subsec. v. — Lease of Crown Land — Condition not to assign without sanction of Governor — Transfer by sale under fi. fa.

"County Court Statute 1869" (No. 345), sec. 32 — County Court bailiff — Misfeasance — Notice of action.

Contract — Interpretation of ordinary words — Evidence of experts — Racehorses — "Cleared themselves."

"The Licensing Act 1876" (No. 566), sec. 44 — Special district proclaimed — Revocation of proclamation — Special license.

Building contract — Architect's certificates — Maintenance after completion.

Contract — Immoral consideration — Stranger — Trover — Distress for rent.

Husband and wife — Authority of wife to pledge credit of husband — Revocation not published.

Landlord and tenant — Lease — Trade fixtures — Practice — Rule nisi in pursuance of leave reserved.

Contract — Receipt — Warranty.

"County Court Statute 1869" (No. 345), secs. 78, 121 — Judgment set aside, and new trial granted, after sixteen years — Certiorari.

Ejectment — Adverse possession — Fence.

"The Licensing Act 1876" (No. 566), sec. 103 — Order — Prohibition — Act No. 571, sec. 1.

Evidence — Burthen of proof — Facts peculiarly in knowledge of one party.

"Local Government Act 1874" (No. 506), s. 376 — Injury from protrusion of fireplug in streets.

"The Justices of the Peace Statute 1865" (No. 267), sec. 138 — Act No. 565, sec. 11 — Appeal — From justices — Question of fact — Appearance by counsel for justices.

Malicious prosecution — Reasonable and probable cause — Possession of stolen property — Omission to inquire into truth of explanation.

"Common Law Procedure Statute 1865" (No. 274), sec. 266 — Agreement for arbitration — Invalid award — Action.

Barrister — Queensland — Admission in Victoria — Supreme Court Rules, 10th August, 1878 — Admission on reciprocal terms.

"Lands Compensation Statute 1869" (No. 344), sec. 31 — Inquiry as to value of land taken for railway — Evidence of actual offer.

Bill of Exchange — Notice of dishonour — Misdescription.

Jurisdiction, Justices — Set-off — Married woman — Joint hiring with husband — Separate summons for wages.

Partnership — Incomplete negotiations.

Justices of the peace — Order for payment of money — Second complaint and order for part of same amount.

Contract — Engagement of medical practitioner — Revocation before cure.

Corporation — Attorney — Appointment under seal.

"Local Government Act 1874" (No. 506), sec. 399 — Highway — Obstructions — Closed roads.

"Local Government Act 1874" (No. 506), sec. 399 — Highway — Obstructions — Closed roads.

"Insolvency Statute 1871" (No. 379), sec. 144 — "Common Law Procedure Statute 1865" (No. 274), sec. 57 — Pleading at Law — Plea in covenant by two defendants, of insolvency of one — No reference in margin.

"The Marriage and Matrimonial Causes Statute 1864" (No. 268), sec. 31 — Leaving wife without means of support — Offer of a home.

"The Landlord and Tenant Statute 1864" (No. 192), secs. 90, 91, 97 — Warrant of possession — Technical objections.

Partnership — Agreement for half proceeds, as rent.

Attorney — Debt — Set-off — Bill of costs — Signed bill.

"Married Women's Property Act" (No. 384), sec. 18 — Presumption as to wife being separated from husband — Separate business — Liability for goods supplied to wife.

Justice of the peace — Act No. 571, sec. 4 — Practice — Rule to quash order already drawn up — Minute only produced.

"Transfer of Land Statute" (No. 301), secs. 93, 94 — Action by mortgagor for use and occupation.

"County Court Statute 1869" (No. 345) — sec. 97 — Replevin in Supreme Court upon execution out of County Court.

"The Licensing Act 1876" (No. 566), sec. 54 — Conviction — No venue — Amount of costs in blank.

Malicious prosecution — Reasonable and probable cause — Inquiry into character of informant.

"Transfer of Land Statute" (No. 301), sec. 64 — Act No. 610, secs. 2, 3 — Conclusiveness of certificate of title as to right-of-way.

"Real Property Statute 1864" (No. 213), secs. 18, 19 — Ejectment — Conveyance to plaintiff more than fifteen years before action — No evidence of entry thereunder — Same land twice conveyed in fee by same owner — Adverse possession.

"Local Government Act 1874" (No. 506), sec. 399 — Highway — Obstructions — Closed roads.

Interpleader — Evidence of collusion.

Accidental fire — Liability for its spread to neighbour's land.

"Dog Act 1864" (No. 229), secs. 3, 9 — Non-registration — Owner — Dog in custody or control — Practice — Appeal case — Signature.

"County Court Statute 1869" (No. 345) — Rules, Order III., r. 2 — Bill of Exchange not set out verbatim.

"Licensing Act 1876" (No. 566), sec. 54 — Selling liquor without a license — Conviction.

Arbitration — Proviso for reference, in lease — No appointment in writing of arbitrator.

Practice — Writ served on wrong person — Setting aside proceedings — Delay in applying after writ came to defendant's knowledge.

"The Building Societies Act 1874," (No. 493), sec. 32 — Ejectment — County Court — Order III., Rules 89, 90 — Variance — Plaint as by mortgagee — Certificate of title and defeasance — Building Society — Provision for arbitration — Member — Mortgagee — Practice, County Court — Indorsement of plaint summons — Summons in Chambers.

Joint-stock company — Articles of association — Restrictions upon transfer of shares — Transfer by operation of law — Sale under execution.

"Local Government Act 1874" (No. 506), sec. 274 — Appeal to General Sessions — Rating — Notice of appeal — Misdescription of property — Practice — Act No. 565, secs. 31, 36 — Decision of General Sessions before stating case.

Contract — Breach — Partial failure of consideration — Measure of damages — Matter in contemplation of both parties.

Banker and customer — Banker's lien on bills left for collection — Evidence — Affidavit of inspector — Viva voce evidence of manager.

"The Municipal Corporations Act 1863" (No. 184), secs. 218, 239 — Debentures secured upon special rate — Liability of general funds.

Marine insurance — Re-insurance — Defences.

"Statute of Evidence 1864" (No. 197) sec. 25 — "The Pounds Act 1874" (No. 478) sec. 21 — Evidence — Document of public character — Proof by copy or extract — Poundkeeper's book.

Contract — Condition for forfeiture of materials on ground — Extension of time.

Award — Finding of two sums in the alternative, subject to question of law — Acceptance of smaller sum.

"Land Tax Act 1877" (No. 575), secs. 5, 46, 55 — Landlord and Tenant — Land Tax — Covenant to pay — Retrospective legislation.

False imprisonment — Arrest by sheriff under warrant of Court in Equity for contempt — Negligent escape — Re-arrest by sheriff — Right to take prisoner before the Court, out of his bailiwick.

"The Police Offences Statute 1865" (No. 265), sec. 17 (vi.) — Wilful trespass — Possession obtained by subterfuge — Practice at law — Prohibition — Rule nisi — Grounds.

Contract — Parties — Agent.

"The Land Tax Act 1877" (No. 575), sec. 24 — Appeal to Commissioners against classification — Lien of agent for costs — Taxation of costs.

"Married Women's Property Act" (No. 384), sec. 18 — Plaint in County Court by married woman without alleging separate property — Nonsuit.

"The Melbourne Harbour Trust Act 1876" (No. 552), sec. 108 (x., xxiii.) — Regulations — Power to require licenses for ballast lighters, before fee fixed.

"Common Law Procedure Statute 1865" (No. 274), sec. 440 — "County Court Statute 1869" (No. 345), sec. 41 — Scale of costs — Reduced damages — Action not within jurisdiction of County Court.

Appeal — County Court — Nonsuit in deference to opinion of judge.

"Masters and Servants Statute 1864" (No. 198), sec. 16 — Complaint not stated to have been on oath.

Trespass — Adoption of act by taking advantage of it.

Contempt of Court — Newspaper comments on pending action.

Ship — Liability of master for negligence of crew, resulting in injury to passengers.

"Public Works Statute 1865" (No. 289), sec. 77, 135 — "Lands Compensation Statute 1869," (No. 344), sec. 71 — "Railway Construction Act 1877" (No. 580), sec. 7 — Construction of railway — Liability of contractor for injury by sparks — Negligence.

"Local Government Act 1874" (No. 506), sec. 399 — Gate across public road — Liability of municipal council for injury to traveller — Remoteness of damages — County Court — Nonsuit — Appeal.

"The Land Tax Act 1877" (No. 575), sec. 3 — One owner of several "landed estates" — One deduction.

Arbitration — Misconduct of umpire — Setting aside award — Communicating with witness in absence of opposite party — Affidavit of umpire as to what passed.

Practice at law — Division of lists at Nisi Prius — Defendant absent when case called on — Verdict for plaintiff — New trial — Bill of exchange — Absolute sale — Unqualified indorsement.

Practice at law — New trial — Defendant residing in another colony — Commission to examine witnesses on terms beyond attorney's authority to accept — Trial in absence of defendant's evidence.

"Local Government Act 1874" (No. 506), secs. 71, 116 — Election of borough councillor — Publication of notice — Rejection of nomination paper — Ouster from office — Relator — Collusion.

Vendor and purchaser — Contract — Completion of purchase — Reasonable time — Payment of instalment of purchase money before title shown or conveyance executed — Pleading at law — Departure.

"Common Law Procedure Statute 1865" (No. 274), sec. 278 — Practice at law — Action for slander — Interrogatories — Affidavit — Corporation — Agent — Attorney's clerk — Costs.

"County Court Statute 1869" (No. 345), sec. 120 — County Court Rules, Order V., r. 1 — Appeal — Extension of time for delivery of case to respondent — Jurisdiction — Mandamus.

"Instruments and Securities Statute 1864" (No. 204), sec. 56 — Act No. 557, sec. 16 — Bill of sale — Time for registration — Previous verbal agreement — Description of attesting witness.

Master and servant — Contract of hiring — Term.

Banker and customer — Mortgage — Parol agreement — Deed — Merger.

Malicious prosecution — Charge of incompetency and gross negligence, before Steam Navigation Board — Gross negligence only proved — Evidence of previous good conduct in other employment.

Guaranty, Continuing — Death of guarantor — Revocation by executors.

Attorney — Unlawful conveyancing — Agreement for sale of goodwill and lease of hotel — 11 Vict. (No. 33), sec. 13.

"Justices of the Peace Statute 1865" (No. 267), secs. 64, 65 — Misnomer — Service of summons on right party under wrong name — Appearance in answer thereto.

County Court Rules — Order III., rule 17 — Service on inmate of place of dwelling — Mandamus.

Banker and customer — Dishonour of cheque — Excessive damages — Previous loss by customer of mercantile character — Special damage proved — Mistaken agreement to advance, not withdrawn by banker.

Lease — Agreement to assign, without authority — Action for breach of agreement, before authority obtained.

"Local Government Act 1874" (No. 506), sec. 399 — Highway — Obstructions — Closed roads.

Vendor and Purchaser — Mistake as to allotment purchased — Caveat emptor.

Negligence — Horse accustomed to kick — Injury on defendant's land, open to the public.

"County Court Statute 1869" (No. 345), sec. 119 — Power to amend by stating new cause of action.

Contract — Security by deposit of stakes — Deposit by cheque dishonoured on presentment — Damages.

"Landlord and Tenant Statute 1864" (No. 192), sec. 90 — Irregularity of notice of application to justices to eject.

Public Health Act (No. 310), secs. 47, 57, 59 — Expense of works on lane set out on private property — Service of notice on owner at the time — Recovery of expenses from subsequent owner.

Landlord and tenant — Lease under seal — Condition for determination by notice — Surrender — Estoppel in pais — Acceptance of new tenants, and of rent from them.

Pounds Act 1874 (No. 478), secs. 14, 33 — Illegal impounding — Burden of proof of exceptions — Unsworn statement of defendant — Statute of Evidence 1864 (No. 197), sec. 44.

Contract — Statute of Frauds — Sale by auctioneer — Bought note not containing warranty announced at sale.

Contract — Condition for increase of price on alteration of tariff affecting the subject matter.

Insurance — Valued policy — Condition negativing total loss, unless cost of repair would exceed declared value.

Executors — Contract of testator — Personal discretion.

Sheriff — Seizure of judgment in another action — Unauthorised sale — Common Law Practice Act 1856, 19 Vic. No. 19, sec. 176.

"Merchant Shipping Act 1854," secs. 19, 107, 109, 257 — Harbouring deserter — Proof that ship is British — British Flag.

Insurance — Forfeiture of claim under policy, if action not brought within three months after rejection of claim.

Executors — Action against testator for wrong committed more than six months before death — "Common Law Procedure Statute 1865" (No. 274), sec. 411.

"The Licensing Act 1876" (No. 566), sec. 111 — "New license" — Transfer of license to another person or to another house — Application of fees.

"Mining Companies Act 1871" (No. 409), secs. 21, 40 — Authority of manager to contract for things necessary for operations of company — Goods sold and delivered — Evidence — Part delivery without acceptance.

Warranty — Implied from sale of specific patented machine — Unfitness for its purpose — Measure of damages.

"Transfer of Land Statute" (No. 301), sec. 49 — Adverse possession — Tenancy previous to mortgage — Ejectment by mortgagee — Demand of possession.

"The Merchant Shipping Act 1854," 17 and 18 Vic., c. 104, secs. 40, 41 — False declaration — New ship built out of materials of old one.

Partnership. — Action by one partner for work done. — Dissolution after instructions, but before work done. — County Court. — Nonjoinder.

"Printers and Newspapers Registration Statute 1864" (No. 212), secs. 11, 12, 19 — Incorporated company as proprietor — Slander in business of newspaper proprietor.

"Common Law Procedure Statute 1865," (No. 274), sec. 221 — Foreign attachment — Appearance and pleading without entering into bond.

Attachment — Non-payment of costs under interlocutory order.

"Instruments and Securities Statute 1864" (No. 204), secs. 56, 63 — Act No. 557, sec. 15 — Bill of sale — Deed of hiring of goods, part of which already belong to hirer — Presumption of transfer requiring registration.

Mining Companies' Limited Liability Act 1864 (No. 228), sec. 15 — Mining Companies Act 1871 (No. 409), secs. 14, 15, 23, 61, 77, 78 — Mining Statute 1865 (No. 291), sec. 244 — Winding up petition — Service of notice after company has ceased to carry on business — Registration of office not cancelled — Certiorari — Meeting of creditors, one person holding two proxies.

Contract for public works — Position of engineer — Improper refusal of final certificate — Collusion with employers — Liability of employer for acts of engineer: suspension of works: inaccurate mode of measurement — Appeal to Privy Council.

Attorney — Admission — Rules of 1872, r. 24 — Posting, at Prothonotary's office and at Supreme Court, of notice of intention to apply.