THE LAW AND
THE POOR
BY
HIS HONOUR JUDGE
EDWARD ABBOTT PARRY
AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY OSBORNE’S LETTERS,” “JUDGMENTS IN VACATION,”
“WHAT THE JUDGE SAW,” “THE SCARLET HERRING,”
“KATAWAMPUS,” ETC.
| “Laws grind the poor and rich men rule the law.” Oliver Goldsmith: “The Traveller.” |
LONDON
SMITH, ELDER & CO., 15, WATERLOO PLACE
1914
To
The Man
In the Street
This Volume is
Dedicated,
In the pious hope that
He will take up his Job and
Do it.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| INTRODUCTION | ix | |
| REFERENCES | xv | |
| I. | PAST AND PRESENT | 1 |
| II. | THE ANCIENTS AND THE DEBTOR | 20 |
| III. | OF IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT IN ENGLAND | 36 |
| IV. | HOW THE MACHINE WORKS | 58 |
| V. | WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION | 76 |
| VI. | BANKRUPTCY | 106 |
| VII. | DIVORCE | 125 |
| VIII. | FLAT-TRAPS AND THEIR VICTIMS | 152 |
| IX. | POVERTY AND PROCEDURE | 172 |
| X. | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT | 189 |
| XI. | THE POLICE COURT | 213 |
| XII. | LANDLORD AND TENANT | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |