Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . he theiefore resigiic<l in 1 iiiii\(m1 to (oiicnrd. New Hampsliiri. ;!!) he was appointed the general attorney oftile great coiporation hasiiig coiiticil of theland and w aler-iiowcr at .Manchester and re-moved there, and continued the general prac-tice of his |irofession. There he lived duringthe remainder of his life. BIOGRA PHICA L.—NE IV HA MPS HIRE. 09 Probal)Iy no one man did more to advancethe tlien factory village of Manciiester into a
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . he theiefore resigiic<l in 1 iiiii\(m1 to (oiicnrd. New Hampsliiri. ;!!) he was appointed the general attorney oftile great coiporation hasiiig coiiticil of theland and w aler-iiowcr at .Manchester and re-moved there, and continued the general prac-tice of his |irofession. There he lived duringthe remainder of his life. BIOGRA PHICA L.—NE IV HA MPS HIRE. 09 Probal)Iy no one man did more to advancethe tlien factory village of Manciiester into alarge and prosperous city than did Judge a deep interest in its progress anddevelopment, he gave it an impetus at a timewhen such foresight as his was needed, andprofessionally and as a citizen planted thosegeims whicii had a potent influence upon itsgrowth. In 1840 he was api)ointed on a com-mission of three to revise the statutes of theState, his colleagues being Judge Joel Parkerand Charles J. Fo.\. Their reconnnendationswere adopted, in suljstance, in 1842, and con-stituted what was called theRevii5ed D HELL This was the first thorough ti-eatment that thelegislation of the State had Ieceived, and hasserved as a model for all subsequent revisions;and the changes which the connnission infio-duced led Mr. Hell to prepare a manual forJustices of the peace and other officers, entitledJustice and Sherilf, which contained a greatvariety of forms and ):)recedents, and which isstill in universal use, having passed throughseveral editions. Mr. Fox jirepared a similarvolume for tnwn (illicers, (he second edition ofwhich, published after Mr. Fo.\s death, wasrevised and improved by Mr. Jiell. In 1840 Mr. Bell became the first judge ofthe Police Court of Manchester, which was in-corporated that year, and filled that positiontwo years, thus organizing on a correct basisthe judicial department of the new and grow-ing municipality. In 1848 he was appointedci
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