Introduction
A satire on barristers by Charles Lever
Divorce
Death and burial
Wills
Libel and slander
Imprisonment for debt
The need for the right of property in surnames
Literary censorship
Capital punishment, murder and suicide
Legitimation
Criminal appeal and the Ball case
Client, solicitor, and counsel
The morality bill, accession, and coronation oaths and declarations
Appendix A. Divorce
Appendix B. Coroners
Appendix C. The Royal Marriages Act, 1772
Appendix D. Executions
Appendix E. An English legitimation bill
Appendix F. The Criminal Appeal Act, 1907
Appendix G. The coronation oath of King George V
Appendix H. The Poor Prisoners' Defence Act, the perjury bill, and the Criminal Evidence Act.