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Postman

Exchequer Division of the High Court, who had precedence in motions till the Exchequer was merged in the Queen's (now King's) Bench Divi-sion

Pin-money

Law of Property, pp. 162 et seq. There was a very ancient tax in France for providing the queen with pins.

University

Act, 1902). The Scottish Universities are those of Aberdeen, St. Andrews, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. In northern Ireland, the Queen's University of Belfast; in the Irish Free State, the University of Dublin (and Trinity College), and the National

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Precedent

Drugs Act, 1879. In London and North Western Ry. Co. v. Skerton three judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, being themselves in doubt as to the construction of s. 46 of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act,

Surgeon

College of Surgeons in England was incorporated by charter of the 14th September in the seventh year of Queen Victoria. It had, however, been previously incorporated. As to the power of the college to make bye-laws, see

Westminster

the bishopric of London by Edward VI., and turned into a collegiate church, subject to a dean, by Queen Elizabeth. The Superior Courts sat here until 1822 in Westminster Hall itself, and after 1822 in courts opening

Washington, Treaty of

Washington, Treaty of. A treaty signed on May 8th, 1871, between Queen Victoria and the United States of America, as to certain differences arising out of the war between the

Waiver

accrued due after the breach of covenant causing the forfeiture became known to him; see Davenport v. The Queen, (1877) 3 App Cas 115. Mere lying by is no waiver for this purpose; there must be some

Vadlet

Vadlet, the king's eldest son-hence the valet or knave follows the king and queen in a pack of cards, Barr. on Stat. 344.

Exchequer Chamber, Court of

to revision by the judges of the other two, sitting collectively. See 27 Eliz. c. 8 (error from Queen's Bench), and 11 Geo. 4 & 1 Wm. 4, c. 70, s. 8 (error from the three Courts).

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