Metropolitan Law Society.
' ilte membersT of this associatIOn-celebrated their anniversary fes. vbial on Saturdavy at the Alblon.house, Alderegate-streeL The as- semblage was highly respectable, and more nilmerous than on brmer occasions. Amongst the gucests we observed Colonel Trench, . P., Scrgeants Peake and 1Vilde iVMr. Preston, Air. F. Williams, d other gentlemen of the bar. ?he chlair was occupied by Air. rcu5EsoN, principal of the Soeiety. After the cloth was remnoved, thie cnstomary introductory toasts given, hlr. A.nderton, the se. ry, rcad the genmsal repert, which stated that the objects of the cwty ere to promiote fair and honourable practice, and prevent 'es in the profession, to protect the rights ang privileges of its embers, and to adopt such measures an might be generally advan- ugeorus. lt then proceedIed to take a review oFthe nature, institu. won, progress, and advantages of the associatioa ; in the course of dich it stated, that sirice its commencement several persons had, rough its means, been removed from the rolls ef the Courts at tVemtinster fo!rmalpractice: the admission -of several improper rsons had been opposed with success I and several individualg accesafully prosecuted for practising without being qualified ; two Swhom had been transported, and others visited with milder ihrnent; whilc the meye knowledge of t'.e existence of the clety was kr.own to have a beneficial effect on the conduct of many rauns i? the profession. In tddition to this, the Society had sue. ded in proccring several rules of Court to be established, the efit of vhich was generally admitted. The report also stated, 19 pTroyinial societies hr d been formed ont the principle of the topoHitan one. Arter the report, vwhich gave universal satisfaction, was concluded, ehealths of t )e equity and common law Judges, and various other 6ts, were drunk. - Mr. Sergeant PEArr,, ins proposing the health of " Colonel rench," took occ.aron io allude to the gratimcation the profexsion saId receive in their Tides or walks to lVestminster, from the glant olone's projected improvements along the river. Colonel TREtssC, in retu.ning thanks, statel that the great ob- taces whlich at first presented themselves to the accomplishment of his desira2ble undertaking, gradu;lly vanished as they came to be mart closely approached. 5he conviviality of the evening did not terminate until a late hour. I -rfETOPOLI?AN WAW SOCIETY.