Excerpt from The Journal of Jurisprudence, 1880, Vol. 24 A number of years ago I had the pleasure of delivering the opening address of the Session of the Glasgow J uridical Society. On that occasion I endeavoured to lay before you the views and objects which I thought should actuate the members of the Society, particularly the younger members, in seeking to attain eminence and distinction in the high profession to which most of you belong, and at the same time to gain the full advantages of members of the Society, and to promote its usefulness and prosperity. On this evening, having been left free as to the choice of a subject, I have determined to select one particular topic which appears to me to have a peculiar claim on the interest of the legal profession. I mean to direct your attention to the law of Liability of Employers for accidents occurring to their servants in the course of the employment, and to state the reasons which have led me to the conclusion that an extensive system of Insurance, in which Masters and Workmen should combine to contribute, would form the true remedy for those distressing evils of a pecuniary nature which too commonly attend the occurrence of such accidents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.