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[FEBRUARY, 1915
The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
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Lord Justice Ronan.
It was resolved that a letter be written to
Lord Justice Ronan, conveying to him the
congratulations of the Council on his elevation
to the Bench.
Resident Magistracy.
The Council passed a resolution protesting
against the appointment, announced in the
Press that day, to the office of Resident
Magistrate of a gentleman, without any-
previous legal training, notwithstanding both
the repeated resolutions of the Council urging
the claims of the Solicitors' profession, and
the statement on the subject submitted to
the Lord Lieutenant by a deputation from
the Council last November, and to which His
Excellency's attention was drawn by letter
from the Council on the 14th January, with
a request that it should be considered when
filling
then existing vacancies.
It was
ordered that a copy of the resolution be sent
to the Under Secretary for
Ireland
for
submission to the Lord Lieutenant.
Special General Meeting.
A
requisition,
signed by
twenty-seven
members of
the Society,
requesting
the
Council
to
summon
a
Special General
Meeting
to consider a resolution on
the
subject of the practice in the High Court,
and some of the Recorders' and County
Courts, of measuring costs.
It was resolved
that in compliance with the requisition, a
Special General Meeting be summoned for
Friday, 12th February, at two o'clock p.m.
Four Courts Stamp Office.
The President stated that as a result of his
inquiries he learnt that a member of the staff
of the Four Courts Stamp Office had in
December joined His Majesty's Forces, which
accounted for delays in the office, but that
arrangements had been since made for the
attendance for two hours daily of an assistant
from the Custom House to help at the work
at the Four Courts Office, and as a result the
delays complained of had ceased.
Court of Examiners.
A report from the Court of Examiners upon
the January Preliminary and Final Examina
tions was submitted and adopted.
The
results appear in this GAZETTE.
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon
the following dates :—
February 10th and 24th.
March 10th and 24th.
Committee Meetings.
THE following Committee Meetings were held
during January :—
Legal Appointments, 14th.
Gazette, 18th.
Costs, 19th.
Court of Examiners, 25th.
County Courts and Parliamentary, 26th.
Legal
Appointment.
MR. STEPHEN J. BROWN, Solicitor, of Naas,
has been appointed to the office of Crown and
Sessional Crown Solicitor for the County of
Kildare, in room of Mr. W. J. Grove White,
resigned.
Commissioner to Administer Oaths.
THE Lord Chancellor has appointed the
following to be a Commissioner to administer
Oaths :—
George C. North, Clerk of Petty Sessions,
Killeshandra, Co. Cavan.
Obituary.
MR. FREDERICK McWiLLiAM, Solicitor, died
upon the 9th December, 1914.
Mr. McWilliam served his apprenticeship
with the late Mr. Hugh Glass, Solicitor,
Banbridge, was admitted in Hilary Sittings,
1885, and practised at Banbridge.
MR. JOSEPH MACAULAY, Solicitor, died upon
the 3rd January, 1915, at his residence, 114
Malone Avenue, Belfast.
Mr. Macaulay served his apprenticeship
with the late Mr. Peter Macaulay, Belfast,
was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1879, and
practised at Belfast.