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Circuit Court. A letter was read from a member giving particulars of a case in which he had sent papers through the post to a County Registrar to issue execution pursuant to a judgment of the Circuit Court Judge, and in which the County Registrar had returned the papers with a memorandum endorsed thereon: " No execution orders are issued without an attendance." This matter was referred to the Circuit Courts Committee for consideration, having regard to Order XLI, Rule 18, of the Circuit Court Rules. ____ OBITUARY. MR. JOHN J. MOLLOY, Solicitor, died on the 15th July, 1932, at Riverside, Dublin Road, Kilkenny. Mr. Molloy served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. James Power, Birr, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1912, and practised at Birr up to 1923, when he was appointed District Justice for Waterford, and subsequently transferred to Carlow-Kilkenny. APPOINTMENT. Mr. Timothy O'Shea, Solicitor, Killarney, has been appointed District Justice for Carlow-Kilkenny, in room of the late Mr. J. J. Molloy, Solicitor. NEW MEMBERS. The following have joined the Society : Francis Murphy, Clonmel. Thomas A. O'ReiUy, 66 Dame Street, Dublin. Patrick B. Ryan, Thurles.

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL.

7th July.

Twenty-six members present.

Professor of Common Law. The Court of Examiners having interviewed seventeen applicants for the office of Pro– fessor of Common Law to the Society, submitted the names of three to the Council from whom to elect a Professor. The Council elected Mr. James J. Hickey, Solicitor.

28th July. Twenty-four members present. War Loan.

The President informed the Council of an interview which he had with the Chief Justice and other Supreme and High Court Judges at a conference on the 12th July, in reference to the conversion of British 5 per cent. War Loan standing in the name of the Accountant of the Courts of Justice of the Irish Free State ; he also read to the Council a correspondence between the Chief Justice and himself on the same subject, and dealing in particular with the costs of applications to the Chief Justice for orders permitting con– version. The Chief Justice in this corres– pondence intimated that it was his intention to act in this matter as had been suggested by the President, by declaring the applicant's Solicitor entitled to his costs, and entitled to apply for the five shillings per cent, com– mission, credit to be given for the commission against the costs. In cases where the com– mission exceeded the costs, the costs to be taken as satisfied out of the commission. The Council expressed its approval.