The Birmingham Law Students’ Society: A meeting of this society was held at the society’s room, No 21 Bennetts Hill, on Tuesday evening; Mr. G.T. Smith in the Chair. After the ordinary business had been transacted, a vote of thanks was passed to the late honorary secretary, Mr. Thomas Bishton, for his courteous and efficient services. It was announced that Mr. Herbert W. Stanbury had been elected by the committee as honorary secretary, and Mr. Canning as honorary librarian. The subject for debate was “In the case of Lord Dunraven v Llewellyn, the Court of Exchequer Chamber held that there was no general common law right of tenants of manor to common on the waste. Was the decision in accordance with the authorities cited by the Court?” The speakers on the affirmative were Messrs. Parish, Canning, and Pinsent; on the negative, Messrs. W. Johnson and A. Van Wart. The voting was in favour of the negative. At the conclusion of the debate the honorary secretary announced Mr. G.J. Johnson had kindly consented to deliver a lecture at the next meeting of the society.
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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948