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A legal decision has recently been naH in Massachusetts, to the effect that q < .taai,-in legal term, that is, person aas Fl years of age,--is not liable for gaa! purchased for himself, even if he be eHq ged in trading for his own benefit, iA! action was brought to recover the YaIRd merchandise sold to two brothers fonn co-partnership in business in Tanbs and the defence of one of the firm was B | tancy-to prove which the father was gn duced as witness. The defendant " | between twenty and twenty one yesss age. Verdict was given for the defendt and the plaintiffs appealed to the Supfa Judicial Court, but were advised toyR ! draw their suit, because the same defr

 was persisted in, which they aeeorda: did.

 Such a decision, to preserve unifon4 ought to be followed up by another, maSa the conduct of a defendant in such clcdH stances punishable as fraud. If nna engaged in actual trade, for their own hs' eft, with the consent of parents or glnis ans, are not held answerable for contss made in the regular course of buslnes then the attempt to practice such decePa ought to Do made ali indictable oHeaCe- The true reasons for the rule that mle are not responsible for contracts, arse lp the legal presumption of their incapaclF transact business, and their state q Y premiership to natural and legal ma,op who are bound to manage all tlelr aa,' ll When this legal presumption is reDul'''g notorious facts,-as ir this case,--H ss'n to IS very unjust decision as fiesspse ? plaintiff, and very preiudiclal to lnesa .s. cess of enterprising and honest nlh"1 % which establishes the rules so siflcel' The consequences of the decelt 0l aDn ,. dividual is made to fall upon those Sn9a s.l perfectly innocent, and who had tlsts expect that the same law which maqs x unable to contract, would provide asaG his attempting to do 1t, or punlsa .,,t lna the wrong. The effect will be 2 Q '.P.,,I, P,r hereafter, all extension of credl' sl''~ ~. to infant traders, thus discouraggi's .sse s of industrious and pelssaH a ,ns youth. The extent 10 which the llsI e ,s,s of the law is carried we thInR ,s. Y decidedly wrong and nu'' Baltimore American.