The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-29 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

SYNOPSIS OF SUMMA/;Y CONVICTIONS.

By George C. Oke.
We highly approve of the general plan of this un-
pretending volume. it is a compilation calculated to
prove of the greatest practical utility, not only to the
general practitioner in the courts of minor and more cir-
cumscribed jurisdiction, but may be referred to with
advantage on many important points by those who
practise in the higher walks of the profession. It
shows at one view the penalties for no less than 1,300
different offences on summary conviction, with the
mode of proceeding in each. The introductory ob-
servations are sound, succinct, and clear. The
epitome of matter coming before justices at sessions,
with the list of indictable offences, will be
invaluable to the magistrate and country gen-
tleman as a most useful guide on the
subject to which it refers. Mr. Oke divides his sub-
ject into three parts. In the first, he clearly points
out the practice in each stage of the proceeding from
the information to the conviction, beginning with
the offence, the statute under which the offence is
punishable, the form of information, the evidence,
adjudication, and penalty. In the second, he has
arranged a most elaborate synopsis of offences in
alphabetical order, with very useful notes and ob-
servations. In the third, he gives a general epitome
of all matters usually coming before justices in spe-
cial and petit sessions. In the supplement he gives
an abstract of the Juvenile Offender, Act (10 and 11
Vic., c. 82), with critical and explanatory observations.
We are happy to find that a second edition has just
issued from the press, "enlarged and improved," ac-
cording to technical phraseology. These are not mere
words of form, in the present instance ; the work is
indeed really enlarged, and very substantially im-
proved in many important particulars. Great altera-
tions have been made in the branches of law treated
of by Mr. Oke, since the publication of the first
edition, by J ervis's Administration of Justice Acts
(11 and 12 Vic., caps. 42, 43, and 44), which came
into operation in October last. The present
edition embraces these statutes, and gives a
compendious adaptation of all new points, conform..
ably with the present state of the law. The changes
that have been made in the division of contents are cal-
culated to increase the utility of the work very con-
siderably in the way of reference. On the whole, we
look upon Mr. Oke's book as a work of great practical
intinstry and labour devoted to its revi-
sion is deserving ot the
will prove a cheap, concise, and accurate book of
reference not only for the general practitioner and
magistrate (to whom it will be indispensable), but also
to the private gentleman. The manner in which it
has been brought out is highly creditable to the pub-
lishers.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
CHESTER CUP.
1,000 to 20 apt Lord Eglinton's Eagle's Plume—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Lillie's Great Western—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Greville's Geraldine—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Nolan's Blucher—take 1,000 to 15
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. J. Peck's Melody—taken
1,000 to 12 agst Mr. Disney's Keleshea—taken
1,000 to 12 agst Lord Eglinton's Lugar—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Humphries's Escape—taken
1,500 to 15 agst Mr. Merry's Limestone—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Lord Chesterfield's Mrs. Taft.—taken
The above are the latest prices; 4,000 to 60 was laid
early in the afternoon agst Great Western, and 1,000 to
15 agst Eagle's Plume.