TRANSACTIONS

OF THE

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

FOR THE

PROMOTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.

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TRANSACTIONS

OF THE

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

FOR THE

PROMOTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE,

PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT MEETING, 1872.

EDITED BY

EDWIN PEARS, LL.B.,

GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIATION.

LONDON:

LONGMANS, GREEN, READER, & DYER.

1873.

PRINTED BY

THE LONDON CO-OPERATIVE PRINTING AND STATIONERY COMPANY, LIMITED,

FARRINGDON STREET, AND PATERNOSTER ROW.

CONTENTS.

Introduction

Opening Address. The Right Hon. Lord NAPIER AND ETTRICK, K.T. .

Address on Jurisprudence and Amendment of the Law. Sir JoпN DUKE

Address on Education. GEORGE WOODYATT HASTINGS.
Address on Health. Dr. ACLAND, F.R.S., D.C.L.

Address on Economy and Trade. Sir Joux BowRING, LL.D.

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SELECT PAPERS, NOTICES OF PAPERS,

DISCUSSIONS, ETC.

1. JURISPRUDENCE AND AMENDMENT OF THE

LAW.

INTERNATIONAL AND MUNICIPAL LAW SECTION.

Evidence of Accused Persons.

Is it desirable that defendants in Criminal Proceedings should be competent

or compellable to give evidence in their own behalf, or on behalf of or

against others jointly indicted? And is it desirable that the husband or

wife of an indicted prisoner should be competent or compellable to give

evidence in favour of, or against the accused, or any person jointly
indicted? ALFRED WADDILOVE, D.C.L. T. C. BRIAN.

Discussion.

109

117

Court of International Arbitration.

Can a Court of International Arbitration be formed with a view to avoid

War, and if so, in what way? Rev. Dr. STOCK. M. HENRY DUNANT. 121