ON THE

MEANS OF FACILITATING

THE

TRANSFER OF LAND.

IN THREE LECTURES.

BY

JAMES STEWART,

OF LINCOLN'S INN, BARRISTER.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR

LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS,

PATERNOSTER-ROW.

1848.

LONDON:

SPOTTISWOODE and SHAW,

New-street-Square.

TO THE

COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PROPERTY,

OF

The Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law,

THIS WORK

IS

RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED.

ADVERTISEMENT.

HAVING been requested by many persons, some of whom heard the following Lectures, and others who did not, to revise them for publication, I have gladly complied with the request. I take this opportunity of publishing two Letters, which were first printed in the "Times" about a year ago.

Lincoln's Inn, Feb. 28. 1848.