The Gazette 1916-17

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

[JANUARY, 1917

Dublin Reconstruction

(Emergency Pro

Herbert S. Neely, Clerk Sessions, Portaferry. Denis H. O'Sullivan, M.P.S.I., Kanturk. of Petty

visions) Bill. This Bill as amended in Committee was considered, and an amendment of which the Chief Secretary had given notice of his inten tion to move on Report Stage providing for the registration of charging orders in a Special Registry to be kept by the Corpora tion of Dublin was not approved of by the Council, and it was decided to take action with a view to having such orders registered in the Registry of Deeds Office. The pro ceedings on Report Stage dealing with this matter appears in detail in this GAZETTE. The Bill has become law. Council Meetings. MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon the following dates :— February 14th and 28th. March 14th and 28th. Committee Meetings. THE following Committee Meetings were held during December, 1916 :— Gazette, 15th. Court of Examiners, 15th. Statutory, 21st. for 5th January, 1918, should be taken out and the duties paid thereon before the 6th February, 1917. Commissioners to Administer Oaths. THE Lord Chancellor has appointed the following to be Commissioners to administer Oaths :— Peter Brady, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Philipstown. John Clinton, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Newbridge. Daniel Daly, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Kanturk. the year ending Solicitors' Annual Certificates. MEMBERS Certificates are reminded that Annual

Military Cross. THE Military Cross has been awarded to Lieutenant Thomas B. L. Disney, Royal Engineers. Lieutenant Disney is son of Mr. H. R. E. Disney, Solicitor, and is under apprenticeship to Mr. Alexander D. Orr, Solicitor, 5 Foster Place, Dublin. The Military Cross has also been awarded to Captain James G. E. FitzGerald, Machine Gun Corps. Captain FitzGerald is under apprenticeship to Mr. John Gillespie, solicitor, Monaghan. Obituary. MR. THOMAS FULLER, Solicitor, died upon the 9th December, 1916, at Cork. Mr. Fuller served his apprenticeship with Mr. Francis Fitzmaurice, Dunmanway, was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1891, and practised at Dunmanway up to the year 1899, when he retired. MR. EDWARD COFFEY, Solicitor, died upon the 17th December, 1916, at Limerick. Mr. Coffey served his apprenticeship with Mr. Patrick E. O'Donnell, Limerick, was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1906, and practised at Limerick. SIR BENJAMIN WHITNEY, Solicitor, died upon the 21st December, 1916, at his residence, 29 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin. Sir Benjamin Whitney served his apprenticeship with Mr. Alexander Bate, Gardiner's Place, Dublin, was admitted in Hilary Term, 1855, and practised, in partnership with Mr. David F. Moore (under the style of Messrs. Whitney and Moore) at 46 Kildare Street, Dublin. Sir Benjamin was appointed to the office of Clerk of the Crown for the County of