Union Fuel Supply Co. r. Volcanic Oil and Gas Co.. V. Vancouver Breweries, Ltd. v. Dana Vandal r. Grenier W. PAGE 44 330 581 566 784 643 492 .243-4 403 353 401 255 .35, 464 490 492 255 225-6 567 Winterbotham Gurney & Co. r. Sibthorp and Cox.. The Canadian Law Times. VOL. XXXVIII. JANUARY, 1918. No. 1 SILAS ALWARD, K.C., D.C.L. Dr. Silas Alward was born in Brunswick, L.C., on April 14th, 1841. His grandfather was an U. E. Loyalist and fought for his King, during the American Revolution. After the war he was expatriated and made his home in New Brunswick. Mr. Silas Alward was educated at Acadia College, Nova Scotia, where he graduated B.A., in 1860. In 1869 he was admitted to the degree of M.A., ad eundem, at Brown University, Rhode Island. He was admitted as an attorney of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick in 1865. He was a prominent figure in his chosen profession, for many years. He was appointed an advisory member of the commission on law and practice and constitution of the Courts of New Brunswick in 1887. He was created a Q.C. in 1889. He, also, received the honorary degree of D.C.L from King's College, N.S., in 1895. For several years he was President of the St. John Law Society. For 14 years he was Dean of King's College Law School, but resigned that position last year on account of ill-health. He was forthwith elected Professor Emeritus in Roman law. He was for several years a member of the St. John School Board of Education. Dr. Alward was prominently identified with political life and represented the City of St. John for the period of twelve years in the local Legislature, being twice elected by acclamation. He was recognized as one of the ablest speakers of his party, and was much sought after to deliver addresses in different constituencies of the provinces. He is the author of several political brochures. VOL. XXXVIII. C.L.T.-1 BY THE WAY. Arrangements have been made for a reception in the Convocation Hall at Osgoode Hall on Monday the 21st inst., at four o'clock, to Sir F. E. Smith, AttorneyGeneral in the British Cabinet, by the Benchers of the Law Society of Upper Canada, The Ontario Bar Association, and Toronto representatives of the Dominion Bar Association. The following sonnet was found scribbled on a sheet of paper among the effects returned to Canada of the late Major Miles Langstaff, the well-known young Toronto Barrister, of the 75th Battalion, who was killed in action: I never thought that strange, romantic War I view the panorama in a trance Of awe, yet coloured with a secret joy, For I have breathed in epic and romance, Have lived the dreams that thrilled me as a boy! J.M.L. Lord Morley's Recollections contain a passage which, we fancy, will enlighten many lawyers on the subject of the control of the Judiciary over the Executive. After describing his work as Irish Secretary he says (vol. 2, p. 45): "The parliamentary impression of my share in Irish administration was all that friends could wish. . . . On the other hand, self-esteem was happily reduced to juster dimensions by proof positive in Irish prints that I had completely failed to be either a Lincoln or a Bismarck.' Why had I not overturned Dublin castle until not one brick remained upon another? Not a brick had stirred. Why had I not flung down the reins, rather than allow a single man of the Royal Irish Constabulary to go to |