The Gazette 1914-15

The Gazette o( the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

[MAY, 1914:

Professorship of Common Law. .

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. 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. 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.

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. ^.< 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.