1885.] LEGAL. 39& 



appellant's signature he (the Chairman) considered an ixngracions one 

 on the part of a public body, and he confessed he was ashamed of it. 

 , A large reduction in the rating of the property was thus made ; 

 but as the magistrates consented to state a case for the Superior 

 Court on the question of jurisdiction, the matter was formally 

 adjourned for a fortnight. 



THE NORTH BERWICK WATER-SUPPLY DISPUTE. 



MISS MARY NISBET HAMILTON AND OTHERS V. THE COMMISSIONERS OF 

 POLICE OF NORTH BERWICK AND OTHERS. 



IN" this case, before the Court of Session, the complainers, who 

 are lower riparian proprietors on the Papana Burn, ui East 

 Lothian, sought to interdict the North Berwick Police Commissioners 

 from taking a supply of water for North Berwick from the burn. 

 Going upon the decision of the Second Division in the Peterhead 

 case, Lord Kinnear had previously refused to pass the note of sus- 

 pension, and refused interim interdict. The complainers reclaimed, 

 and the First Division passed the note of suspension, but refused 

 interim interdict, on the understanding that the respondents 

 abstracted no more tlian 100,000 gallons of water per day from the 

 burn. 



A FORESTER'S RAILWAY ACCIDENT. 



ELIZABETH M'BRIDE OR GILCHRIST AND OTHERS V. THE GREAT NORTH 

 OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY. 



THIS was an action for damages, before the Court of Session, 

 Edinburgh, on February 7th, arising out of an accident on the 

 Great North of Scotland Eailway, near Inverythan, in November 

 1882, and was brought by the widow of the late William Gil- 

 christ, forester, sometime i-esiding at Ordhead Cottage, Cluny, who 

 was killed on the occasion, and by her children. Mr. M'Kechnie 

 appeared in the interests of the pursuers to move for the appoint- 

 ment of a curator ad litem. There were nine children in minority 

 and four or five in pupillarity. It appeared that the secretary of 

 the Company had met a friend of the pursuers, and got them to 

 sign a minute settling the case for £1700 behind the back of the 

 agent. As curator ad litem, he named Mr. Eoy, S.S.C. Mr. 

 Kennedy opposed the motion, because this settlement was made 

 by the mother and three of the minors, with the advice of the 

 mother and uncle. It was a compromise made in open Court. 



Lord Fraser appointed Mr. Eoy as curator ad- litem to Gilbert 

 Gilchrist. 



