the agent as to giving the notices, and both as to the cancellation of the notices. The affidavit of payment of stamp duty must next be prepared, which may be as follows: 18 gentlemen, make oath and say, That the stamp duty of 80l. was paid in respect of certain articles of clerkship, bearing date the day of and made between C. D., of gentleman, one of the attorneys of Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench at Westminster, and a solicitor of the High Court of Chancery of the one part, and [father or guardian], and myself of the other part, as appears by the stamp impressed thereon, and that the said articles were duly executed by the respective parties thereto, on the day of the date thereof, and were duly registered on the day of 18 as appears by the certificate of the proper officer endorsed thereon.(a) Sworn, &c. A. B.. These affidavits must be signed and sworn, and to the first of them the articles of clerkship and any assignment of them that may have been made, must be annexed, marked as an exhibit or exhibits. The next step is to obtain the affidavit of due execution of the articles, which was filed in the Master's office within six months after their execution. When this is done, all these documents and the Examiners' certificate are left with the clerk at the Judge's chambers, and the Judge's fiat for the admission is obtained, and the affidavit of due execution of the articles of clerkship and assignment (if any), and the Examiners' certificate are returned. The fiat and affidavit of due execution, the Examiners' certificate, and the form of admission duly stamped and filled up are lodged at the Master's office the day before the admission. On the day of admission the candidate attends in the Bail Court at Westminster, at half-past nine, and there takes the necessary oaths. The admission, duly signed by the Judge before whom the clerk is sworn, and the Examiners' certificate are then obtained. The roll of the court must then be signed, and the admission taken to the Masters' clerk, who will enter it on the roll of attorneys. The next step is to get admitted in the Court of Common Pleas and Exchequer, which is done by taking the Queen's Bench admission to the Masters' offices of these respective courts in Chancery-lane and Stonebuildings, Lincoln's-inn, and signing their respective rolls. We have now detailed the proceedings necessary to be taken to get admitted in each of the three Superior Courts of Common Law. It is also usual for gentlemen about to practise in the country to endeavour to get themselves made commissioners to take common law affidavits, but it is for the attorney to consider whether he will incur the extra costs occasioned thereby, and for which he may never obtain an adequate return. The Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas exercises a discretion in granting commissions to take acknowledgments of married women under the stat. 3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 74, and they are not granted until the attorney has been several years in practice. After the admission in the common law courts the next step is to get admitted in the Court of Chancery. For this purpose a day (usually the day following the admission in common law) is appointed by the Master of the Rolls, notice of which is posted in the Rolls Court (a) If there has been any assignment state the payment of the duty thereon, and of its having been registered, in a like manner. in Chancery-lane, and otherwise made known to the person applying to be admitted, on which he is to attend and be sworn. Commissions to administer oaths in Chancery are granted by the Lord Chancellor, but not till the solicitor has been several years in practice. After the admission in the Court of Chancery you may be admitted in the Court of Bankruptcy, on production of the Chancery admission, or on affidavit that you have been duly admitted, and then signing the roll by yourself or London agent. THE CERTIFICATE. Notwithstanding the admission in both the courts of law and equity, yet no person can practise until he has obtained his annual certificate, under a penalty of 501.; and is also unable to recover any costs for business done whilst uncertificated. For the purpose of obtaining the certificate, it is necessary in the first place to deliver to the Registrar of attorneys a declaration containing the party's name and place of residence, the court, or one of the courts of which he is an attorney, and when admitted; and if he is entitled to the certificate, the Registrar will then give him one; and upon producing it at the Inland Revenue Office, Somerset House, and paying the duty, the stamped certificate will be granted. The certificates expire on the 15th of November in each year, no matter when granted, but until the 16th of December following is allowed to renew them, and if renewed before that day they relate back to the 15th of November; if renewed on a subsequent day it will not so relate back, but the attorney is uncertificated during the period that may elapse between the 15th of November and the day of renewal. By the stat. 6 & 7 Vict. c. 73, it is provided that if any attorney neglects to procure his annual stamped certificate within the time limited by law, the Registrar of Attorneys and Solicitors is not afterwards to grant a certificate to such attorney without the order of the court or a judge so to do (see sect. 25): and when an attorney has neglected to take out or renew his certificate for one whole year, it is enacted that the judges should have means of inquiry as to the circumstances under which he has omitted so to do, and as to his conduct and employment during such time. By rule of Hilary Term, 1853, it is accordingly ordered: 1. That after the last day of Trinity term, 1853, every person who shall intend to apply on the last day of term, or in vacation, for such order, shall, three days [exclusive of and not including Sunday] at the least, previous to the first day of the term, on the last day of which the application is intended to be made, or, in case the application is to be made in vacation, shall, previous to the first day of the preceding term, leave at the office of the masters of the court in which he intends to make the application, a notice in writing, containing his name and place or places of abode for the last preceding twelve months; and that before the said first day of term he shall enter or cause to be entered a like notice in two books kept for that purpose, one at the chambers of the lord chief justice or chief baron, and the other at the chambers of the other judges or barons, and shall before the said first day of term cause to be filed the affidavit upon which he seeks to obtain or renew his said certificate, at the office of the masters aforesaid, and a copy thereof to be also left at the chambers of the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench. 2. The master shall reduce such notices into alphabetical order, and add the same to the list of admissions and re-admissions, and the order for granting the certificate shall be drawn up on reading such affidavit of such copy having been left in compliance with this rule. 3. A summons shall be served upon the Registrar of Attorneys, calling on him to show cause within ten days why such certificate should not be issued; and if no cause be shown to the satisfaction of the Judge an order may be made for issuing such certificate, if the Judge shall think proper. On any counterpart or duplicate thereof ... On any fresh articles or assignment for the remainder of the term ... ... ... ... ... ... On filing in the Master's office any affidavit of due execution of the articles of clerkship and assignment (if any), and for entering and indorsing the same ... On leaving notice of admission at the Master's office For Examiners' certificate... ... 3 3 0 1 Oath on swearing affidavit of service of clerkship, and of having given the notices On searching for and delivery of affidavit of execution of articles of clerkship 0000 ... 25 Stamp on being made a Commissioner to administer oaths in Chancery ... Annual certificate to practise within ten miles of the General Post 1 2000 020 Annual certificate to practise more than ten miles from the General Post (a) There is no payment on signing the roll in the Exchequer of Pleas. QUESTIONS ASKED AT THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS, OR EXAMINATIONS IN GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. SUBJOINED will be found sets of examination papers asked at these examinations, which will give the candidate a fair insight into the nature of the examination he has to undergo. PAPER No. 1. Reading and Dictation. 1. Reading about twelve lines from a Roman History. 2. Writing from dictation taken from a history. English Grammar. 1. Write down the names of the letters of the English alphabet; how do you account for the name of the letter "izzard"? 66 2. Give rules for syllabification or the division of words into syllables in English; apply them to the words "colonel," "outrage," venison," and apply in each case the etymology. 3. In what respect has the English language been considered redundant, insufficient, inconsistent ? 4. Explain the use and origin of the English articles. Under what part of speech may they be placed? Account for the use of the definite article in this phrase: "When I got to the bottom of the well, I heard a voice from the top." 5. What is "the" before a comparative? 6. How can you recognise adjectives derived from nouns; nouns derived from adjectives; verbs derived from nouns; adverbs derived from pronouns? Give an instance of an adjective derived from a preposition. 7. What is the force of "as" when preceded by "such? 8. Explain fully the various uses of "it;" when was it first used in English, and how had its place been previously supplied? 9. Correct, or justify, the following, and give in each case your reason : "All ye saints of his." "If thou be'est he." "Whom do you think that I am?" "Him thought he by the side of Cherith stood." "What shall he say since silent now is he who when he spoke all things would silent be?" 10. Parse the following: (1.) "Were I Brutus and Brutus Antony, There were an Antony would ruffle up your spirits." (2.) "That we may daily endeavour to follow his blessed footsteps.' (3.) "The examination over we got us some luncheon." English Composition. Write a short English composition on one of the following subjects: A short account of your own life; the school you were at; or a short essay on "The stately homes of England to its simplest form. 2. What is meant by a scale of notation? Express 323 on the Senary Scale. 3. What number is it which divided by 23 gives a remainder 22 and divided by 27 gives 26 ? 4. Divide 46 into two parts that one being divided by 7 and the other by 3 the quotients may together equal 10. 5. A person buys 33 geese for 10l., at how much per head must he sell them to gain 10l. per cent. ? 6. Explain the rule for proving the correctness of the result of the multiple of two numbers by casting out the nines, and apply to the following: 3478 × 6236=23372528. 7. What length must be cut from a board 94 inches wide so that it may contain a square foot? 8. Three drawers contain money; 1 and 2 together 80237., 1 and 3 are 91347., 2 and 3 are 10,2451. How much in each drawer ? 9. Divide 3752 into four parts that the second be three times the first, the third double the second, and the fourth four times the first. Geography. 1. Give the capes, promontories, islands, &c., of Europe. 2. Trace the course of the Mersey, Humber, &c. 3. Trace the course of the Garonne, Seine, &c., with the towns on their banks, &c. 4. Define the formation of Italy, with its rivers, lakes, &c. 5. Where are the following towns, and name any associations connected therewith: Bannockburn, Bordeaux, Hexham, Dunbar, Glencoe, &c., &c., &c. 6. Where are the following manufactures carried on : silk, linen, leather, glass? 7. The bays, promontories of England and Wales. 8. Draw a map of Denmark defining any town noticed in the present war. 9. Draw a map of Austria, with the German States, &c., defined. English History. 1. What was the title of Henry IV. to the throne of England (and date)? 2. What was the most important constitution of the Saxons? |