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J 47. 148, u VI .. ('IIAvrKk, VlII..-Es'!'OPP11;L, ,Estoppel. ]~stoppe] of tenant; fJ,ndof licensee of person in possession. Estoppel of acceptor of bill of exchange, licensee. ' CHAPTER IX.--OF "\YITNESSES. 'Vho may testify. Dum h witnesses. Parties to civil suit, and their wives or husbands. H usband or,wife of perSOlllimIer criminal trial,' Judges and Magistrates. Communications during marriage. Evidence as to affairs of State. Official communications. Information as to commission of offences. Professional comnlunications. Section 126 to apply to interpreters, &c. Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence. Confidential communications with legal advisers. Production of title..deeds of witness not a party. Production of documents which another person, hav~ lng possession, could refuse to produce. Vlitness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate. Proviso. Accomplice. N umbel' of witnesses. bailee or ~ # ! ~ CHAPTEB, X.-OF TI-IE EXAl\tlINA'rION OF \VITNESSI<:S. Order of production and examination of witnesses. Judge to decide as to a,dmissibility of evidence. Exa,mination -in-chief. Cross-examination. 11e-examination. Order of examinations. Direction of re-examjnat)jon. Cross-examination of person called toprodllce a doeu" mcnt. \ 17 /' ,\Yitnesses to character. I~eading questions. \\Then they must not be asked. vVhen they may be asked. :Evidence as to matters in writing. Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing, '" Questions lawful in cross-examination. . " '\Vhell witness to be compelled to answer. Court to decide when question shall be asked and Wh..11 witness compelled to answer, "', "" ,~. .. 14,9, Questio'u ' pJ. g ,. 1\ If- ! t f1 1'7--, .. ,- VJ1 Si!:CTION.