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Jersey bar examinations, before completing the course. The school maintains a four course, since it has been found impos sible for most men to cover thoroughly in an evening school the diflerent branches of the law in any less time.
the United Kingdom"; "The Founder of Christendom"; and a collection of verses en titled "Ba Leaves," and "Translations from
One of the bills introduced b the New York State Commission on Emp oyer's Lia bility, was enacted in May. This act amends the existing employer's liability law in several articulars, modifying the fellow servant rule y taking all those in positions of authority out of the class of fellow servants, abolishin the so-called assum tion of risk rule by whi an employee '5 bed to assume the risk of defects amounting to negligence in his em Eloyer if he continues in employment after nowledge of them, and placing the burden of roof of contributo negligence upon the de endant. It then 0 ers to employers and employees a chance to make a contract by which the em loyee gives up his uncertain right to sue or damages in cases where he can prove negligence, in return for a cer tainty of compensation for all accidents of employment according to certain uniform rates—roughly, half wages for disability, three years‘ wages for death.
Alford, jules E.—At Mobile, Ala., May 29. Judge of inferior criminal court at Mobile; recently nominated solicitor of Mobile county. Benson. Charles F.——At Atlanta, Ga... May 12, a ed 61. Formerly judge in Jackson ville. la. Clary. Albert E.——At Boston, May 14, aged 62. Practised over thirty years in Boston; for several years a police magistrate highly esteemed for his ability. Cor‘rigan, R.—At Minnea lis, Minn, May 13, a ed 50. Democratic po itical leader; friend of illiam .1. Bryan; formerly Probate Judge of his county. Crawford, Merriwether Lewis.—At Dallas, Tex., May 16. aged 69. Confederate major formerly active in Democratic politics.
the Latin
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Damron, Charles N.—At San Barnardina,
Cal.
Formerly of Johnson county. Ill.
Ehrgood, Allen W.—At Lebanon, Pa., May
20, aged 59.
President Judge of Lebanon
county. Goldwin Smith, who died at Toronto,]une 7,
would deserve mention in these pages on account of his notable contributions to the discussion of political and social questions, but the legal profession can also claim him, as he was early called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. He was the eldest son of Richard Smith, M. D., of Reading. Berks. He was born in 1823. His early education was ob tained at Moncton, Farley and at Eton, and
he was later duated from University Col lege, Oxford. e gained the Hertford Scholar ship in 1842; Ireland, 1845; Chancellor's rize for Latin verse, 1845; Latin essay, 1846; ng lish essay, 1847; and was agpointed Fellow of University College in 184 . He was made Regius Professor‘ of Modern History at Oxford in 1858, which position he retained until 1866. He was a prominent champion of the North during the American Civil War of 1864, and in 1868 came to the United States, when he became honorary Professor of En lish and Constitutional History in Cornel University, which he assisted in founding. He took up his residence in Toronto in 1871. He was the author of a work on the empire (a series of letters which ap red in the London Dail News in 1862- ); a group of studies of "T ree English statesmen’ (Crom well,
Pym
and
Pitt);
lives
of
“William
Cowper’ and "Jane Austen"; “Irish History and Irish Character"; "The Political Destiny of Canada"; “Canada and the Canadian Ques tion"; "False Hopes, or Fallacies Socialistic and Semi-Socialistic"; “A Trip to England”;
“The Moral Crusader, William Lloyd Garri son"; "Essays on Questions of the Day"; "Lectures and Essays"; "Guesses at the Riddle of Existence"; a compact “Political History of the United States"; a "History of
Keyes, john Shepard-—At Concord, Mass., May 15, aged 88.
For thirt —six years pre
sidin justice of the District urt of Central Midd esex; oldest judge in Massachusetts. Lane,
William 5.
At
Washington,
Ga.,
Ma 8, aged 60. For fourteen years ordinary of ilkes county; Confederate veteran. Newton, C.—At Monroe, La., May 26, aged 62. Former member of Congress; Demo cratic leader. Sankey, R. A.—At Wichita, Kas. Promi nent member Sedgwick County Bar Associa tion. Sherman, E. E.—At Chica 0, May 6, aged
78. For years master in c United States Circuit Court.
ncery of the
Wilkins, A. Mill0n.—-At Amherst, N. H,.
May 28, aged 56.
For twenty years trial
justice; was sent to legislature.
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Necrology-The Bar Baarman, William W.—At Washington, D. C., May 2, a ed 60. Prominent member of old Maryland amily. Burr, Charles L.—At New York City, May 26, aged 40. Of the law firm of Mac kenzie & Burr. Coe, Ernest L.—At Newark, N. J., May 26 Writer on historical subjects. Curie, Charles.—At New York City, May 9,
aged 68. Civil War veteran; mining com pany and bank director; member New York rm of Curie, Smith & Maxwell.
Denison, Arthur Elmer.—At Cambridge, Mass., May 18, aged 62. Formerly associated with Edward Everett in Boston.
