must surrender himself, ii.
169

what property vests in the
assignee of, ii. 176
where not entitled to his

order of discharge, ii. 174
who may be, ii. 152

Bankruptcy, i. 256, 316; ii. 145

Act (1849), ii. 147

Act (1861), ii. 148

act of, under 12 & 13
Vict. c. 106, ii. 156-
158

act of, under 24 & 25
Vict. c. 134, ii. 158-
162
arrangement and compo-
sition in, ii. 188-see
ADJUDICATION As-

SIGNEE.

assignees in, ii. 167
court of, ii. 147; iii. 435
dividend in, ii. 184
effect of, on bankrupt's
property, ii. 176
effect of, pending action,
iii. 696

foundation of law of, ii.
145

history of the law of, ii.
145-150

of a firm, ii. 152

of a contributory, ii. 168, n.
of member of parliament,
ii. 359

official assignees in, ii.
167
petition in, ii. 161
proceedings in, ii. 166
proof of debts in, ii. 167,

184

statement of accounts, ii.
169

vesting order in, ii. 178
winding-up by court of, ii.
163

Banks, iii. 329-340

branch, iii. 333

in general, iii. 339

Banks, joint-stock, iii. 333, 334
registration of, iii. 334
of deposit, iii. 331
of issue, iii. 322, 331
origin of, iii. 329

private, iii. 330, 338-and see
BANK OF ENGLAND.

with limited liability, iii. 340
Banneret, knight, ii. 634, 637, n.
Banns, ii. 261, 263, 265

in a wrong name, ii. 261, n.
Baptisms, iii. 342
Baptists, iii. 54, n.

Barbers of London, iii. 313
Bargain and sale, i. 365, 539, 541

with release, i. 546
of personalty, ii. 46

Bargemaster, ii. 57
Barmote courts, iii. 464, n.
Bar, of dower, i. 273, 278

pardon in, iv. 489

pleas in, iii. 597 ; iv. 486

trial at, iii. 614; iv. 387, 469, 504
Barges on the Thames, iii. 293, n.
Baron and feme, ii. 253-see HUSBAND
AND WIFE.

court, iii. 391

title of, ii. 626, 636, n.

Baronet, ii. 634

Baronies or manors, i. 220
of bishops, ii. 343

Barons of the Exchequer, iii. 407
Barony by tenure, ii. 627, n.
Barratry, common, iv. 315
loss by, ii. 130

Barrister appointed to certify rules for
savings banks, iii. 206

Barrister at law, degree of, i. 20
Barristers, i. 17-19; ii. 638, n.; iii.
383

revising, ii. 369

Base fees, i. 244, 249, 587
services, i. 191

Basset, game of, iv. 353

Bastard, ii. 260, 290, 295, 297

affiliation and maintenance of,

ii. 310

cannot be heir, 440

eigné, i. 440

settlement of, ii. 312; iii. 175

Bastardy, special and general, iii. 612, n.

Bath, Knight of the, ii. 634, 637, n.

Benefit building societies, iii. 210
Benefit of clergy, ii. 631, n. ; iii. 4, n.;
iv. 105, n., 158, 203, 259, 482, n.,
524, n.

Benefit societies, iii. 145, n.

Benevolences, i. 170

Benevolent institutions, iii. 203

Berwick-upon-Tweed, i. 85, 93
Bethlehem, iii. 229, n., 239, n.
Betting-houses, iv. 353, n.

Beyond the seas, iii. 550, n., 567, 572,
574, n.

Bible, printing of the, ii. 39; iii. 298, n.
Bigamy, iv. 358, 359, n.

Bill, attorney's or solicitor's, iii. 328

for discovery, iv. 54

for equitable relief, iv. 54, 55
for letters-patent, i. 626

Bill for naturalization, ii. 427

in chancery, 449

in equity, iv. 49

in parliament, ii. 397-403
of exchange, ii. 53, 97, 112-125;
iii. 550, 586, n., 641, n., 686

of exchequer, ii. 596

of exclusion, ii. 452

of exceptions, iii. 645

of foreclosure, i. 313

of indictment-see INDICTMENT.

of lading, ii. 49, 87

of Middlesex, iii. 411, n.

of review, iv. 61

of revivor, iv. 64, n.

of Rights, ii. 413, 488; iv. 602
of sale, ii. 49

filing of, ii. 52

of supply, ii. 363, 402
to redeem, i. 312
true, iv. 445

Billa vera, iv. 445

Billeting soldiers, ii. 612

Billiards, iv. 352, n.

Bills, or notes, embezzlement of, iv. 214
forgery of, iv. 226

Binding over for good behaviour, iv. 371
to keep the peace, ib.

to prosecute, &c. iv. 371,
n.,
437

Birth, concealment of, iv. 364

time of, after conception, ii. 298
registration of, ii. 265; iii. 345
Bishops, i. 119; ii. 343; iii. 6, 14
colonial, i. 105, n.
courts of, iii. 15, 440
Indian, i. 114
number of, i. 120
election of, iii. 6, 8
how tried, iv. 386

in the house of lords, ii. 343
former jurisdiction of, as to
probate, ii. 206, 207
precedency of, ii. 636, n.

resignation of, iii. 16

right to sit on trials of peers,

Bottomry, ii. 91

Bound bailiffs, ii. 654

Boundaries of boroughs, ii. 372, n. ; iii.
156, n.

of church lands, iii. 66, 67
of counties in indictments,
iv. 444

of parishes, i. 126, n.

Bounty on fisheries, iii. 277
Bowling, game of, iv. 352, n.
Bracton, i. 52; iv. 586
Branch banks, iii. 333
Brawling, iii. 445, n.

in churches, iv. 333

Breach of bond, ii. 109

of close, iii. 515

of charitable trust, iii. 195, 200

of contract, iii. 545

of covenant, i. 498, 524

of pound, iii. 364

of prison, iv. 308

of privilege, ii. 355

of the peace, iv. 328

of trusts in general, iv. 40

Bread, adulteration of, iv. 349

Breaking into a house, iv. 187, 194,
207

open doors to arrest, iv. 426,

427

out of a house, iv. 192

Breaking the assize of bread, iv. 345, n.
descent, i. 432

Brehon law, i. 94; iv. 464
Brevia testata, i. 503
Bribery in elections, ii. 390

of bankruptcy officers, iv. 327, n.
of judges, iv. 324

Bridewell, iii. 234

Bridges, iii. 243, 246

destroying, iv. 223

in boroughs, iii. 161, n.
nuisances to, iv. 351

Bridgman, Sir Orlando, i. 337

British Columbia, Acts relating to, i.

108, n.

constitution, i. 33

islands, i. 101

possessions abroad, iii. 258
ships, iii. 258, 261

subjects, i. 138; ii. 418

Britons, laws of antient, i. 42; iv. 569

Britton, iv. 589

Brixton, convicts at, iii. 240, n.
Broad arrow, royal mark of, iv. 277
Brokers, ii. 77

fraudulent conversion by, iv.

215

in London, must be licensed, ib.

Brood of animals, ii. 23
Brooke's Abridgment, i. 53
Brothels, iv. 117, 351, 361

Brothers, descent between, i. 421, 444
Bubble Act, iii. 141, n.; iv. 267, n.
Buggery, iv. 176

Building Act, iii. 286, n.

leases by incumbents, iii. 102
societies, iii. 210

Buildings, burglary in, iv. 187

riotous destruction of, iv.
330

setting fire to, iv. 182, 186

Burglary, killing a man committing, iv.

134

punishment for, iv. 191

Burial Acts, iii. 842, n.
fees, iii. 110, n.
in boroughs, iii. 161, n.
of a felo de se, iv. 146
of paupers, iii. 191, n.
Burials, iii. 286, n.

registration of, iii. 342

Burning in the hand, iv. 525, n.

of women for treason, iv. 161,
248, n., 536, n.

of chapels and churches, iv.

185

of heretics, iii. 50, 53

of houses, &c. iv. 182-195

of ships, iv. 224

of stacks of corn, &c. iv. 186

what degree of,

arson, iv. 184

punishment
for, iv. 187
amounts to

Butlerage of wines, ii. 583
Buying and selling, in bankrupt law, ii.

154

Bye-laws of corporations, iii. 136
of railways, iii. 290

By the country, trial, iii. 613-see
JURY, TRIAL BY.

C.

Caerleon, Archbishop of, iii. 10, n.
Cabinet council, ii. 476

ministers, ii. ib.

Calcutta, Bishop of, i. 115

Calendar month, i. 289

of prisoners, iv. 564, n.

Calling the jury, iii. 621
the plaintiff, iii. 650

Call to the bar, i. 20; iii. 383
Calls on contributories, iii. 147
Campbell's (Lord) Act, iii. 484
Cambridge, i. 17, 68; iii. 130, 150, 199,
469, 470, 611; iv. 406, n.
Canada, Acts relating to, i. 108, n.
Canal companies, ii. 86, n.
Cancelling deeds, i. 505

letters-patent, iii. 414; iv.

82

wills, i. 608

623

Cart-bote, i. 262

Carucæ averia, iii. 361

Case, action on the, iii. 478
out of chancery, iv. 64
settled by justice, iv. 418
special, iii. 182, 652, 662, 664,
675, n., 716; iv. 526
concurring in, on behalf
of lunatic, ii. 534, n.

Casters, assaulting, iv. 347
Castigatory, iv. 357

Casting an ensoign, iii. 699, n.
Castles, ii. 520

Castration, iv. 163

Casts, copyright in, ii. 41

Casu consimili, writ in, iii. 420, 478, n.

Casual affray, iv. 139

ejector, iii. 711, 713, n.

poor, iii. 179, 181