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The Gazette o( the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[MAY, 1914:
Obituary.
MR. RICHARD S. REEVES, Solicitor, died upon
the 20th April, at 89 Pembroke Road, Dublin.
Mr. Reeves, who served his apprenticeship
with the late Mr. Samuel S. Reeves, was
admitted in Easter Term, 1853, and was
senior partner in the firm of Messrs. S. S. and
E. Reeves, of 51 Merrion Square, Dublin.
He was a member of the Council of the
Society from 1876-1913, and filled the office
of President of the Society in 1887-88 and
again in 1899-1900.
MR. THOMAS MITCHELL, Solicitor, Birr,
died upon the 9th April, at Walcot, Birr,
King's County.
Mr. Mitchell. who served his apprentice
ship with his father, the late Mr. Adam
Mitchell, was admitted in Trinity Term, 1873,
and practised at Birr, King's County. He
was appointed Sessional Crown Solicitor of
King's County, in succession to his father, in
the year 1893. and held the office till his
death.
MR.
JOSEPH LYNESS, Solicitor. Belfast,
died at Carlton House. Belfast, upon the
15th April.
Mr. Lyness, who served his apprenticeship
with Mr. Hugh Hayes, was admitted in
Trinity Sittings, 1891, practised for some
years in partnership with Mr. Hugh Hughes
at Lurgan, and latterly practised by himself
at 50 Upper Arthur Street, Belfast.
MR.
JOHX M. WHELAN, Solicitor, Ros-
common, died upon the 27th April, 1914,
at Roscommon.
Mr. Whelan served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. Joseph Burke, Roscommon, was
admitted in Hilary Sittings. 1882. and prac
tised at Roscommon.
MR. CHARLES WM. ALLEYNE, Solicitor,
Carrick-on-Shannon, died upon
the 29th
April, 1914, at Carrick-on-Shannon.
Mr. Alleyne served his apprenticeship with.
Mr. Richard Alien, Solicitor. Cavan, was
admitted
in Hilary Sittings.
1894,
;vnd
practised at Carrick-on-Shannon.
Professorship of Common Law.
.
THE Council will, upon Wednesday, the 17th
June, elect a Professor of Common Law to-
the Society in room of Mr. Frederick G.
Sharpe, B.A., LL.D., T.C.D., Solicitor, whose
term of office will expire at the end of
Trinity Sittings.
The new Professor will enter upon his-
duties next Michaelmas Sittings.
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The appointment will be made for one year;
and the Professor appointed will be eligible
for re-appointment for each of the four
succeeding years.
A candidate for the Professorship must
either be a practising Barrister or a practising
Solicitor (in each case of not less than six
years' standing), and he should send his
application on or before the 9th June to the
Secretary of the Society.
The duties of
the Professor consist of
delivering
twelve
lectures
in Michaelmas.
Sittings, twelve lectures in Hilary Sittings,
eighteen
lectures
in Easter and Trinity
Sittings (making in all forty-two lectures in
the year), and conducting
viva voce
examina
tions in the subjects of his lectures ; and the
Professor also examines in Common Law
Theory at the three Intermediate examina
tions during the year.
The lectures take
place on Mondays and Thursdays at four
o'clock p.m.
New Solicitors.
THE
following
were
admitted
during
April, 1914 :—
Name
Served Apprenticeship lo
Baker, Cyril Leslie
... John
!J.
MacKeozie,.
Clonmel.
Roe, Patrick J.
... Daniel O'Connell, Dundalk.
Trinity Sittings Lectures.
LECTURES will be delivered to the Senior
Class upon the subjects of Real Property,
Equity, and Conveyancing by Professor
Mayne on the following dates in Trinity
Sittings, 1914 :—
June 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30.
Lectures will be delivered to the Junior
Class upon Common Law, by Professor
Sharpe on the following dates in Trinity
Sittings, 1914 :—
June 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29.