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MAY, 1938

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MR- WILLIAM JOHNSON, Solicitor, died on the llth April, 1938, at his residence, 31 Woodhouse Road, Mansfield, Nottingham. Mr. Johnson was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1888 and practised as a member of the firm of Johnson and Rutherford at Newry, Co. Down. MR. ROBERT T. H. TIGHE, Solicitor, died on the 10th April, 1938, at Chicago, U.S.A. Mr. Tighe served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Jeremiah McCarthy, Sligo, was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1899 and practised at Sligo and subsequently at Dublin up to 1906. MR. JAMES F. MCMAHON LYNCH, Solicitor, died on the 19th April, 1938. Mr. Lynch served his apprenticeship with his father, the late Mr. James Lynch, Ennis, was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1922 and practised at Ennis. PROFESSOR OF COMMON LAW The Council, upon 28th April, elected Mr. Matthew Purcell, Solicitor, to be Pro fessor of Common Law to the Society. Mr. Purcell is M.A., (Lond.). He obtained first place at the Society's Intermediate Examination, first place and silver medal at the Final Examination, the Overend Final Examination Scholarship and the

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL 28th April. Twenty-eight members present.

Examinations. The Report of the Court of Examiners upon the April Examinations of the Society was submitted and adopted. Professorship. The Council elected Mr. Matthew Purcell, Solicitor, to be Professor of Common Law to the Society. the Secretary of the Department of Justice stating in reply to the request of the Council, that each District Court Clerk should be furnished with a large scale map of the District Court Area to which he is attached, that having regard to the existing means of ascertaining the addresses of the inhabitants of the area, and having regard to the expenses which would be involved in the supplying of the suggested map, the Minister is not satisfied that he would be justified in approving of such expenditure. District Courts. A letter was read from