Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-10
CHIITY'S CRIMINAL La ".

4 RlLEl'S SECOND AN EiiICAN IMPROVED EDITION,
| Edted 6y Richdrd Peters, Jr. Esq
lf'HELontou efition of this work in -four
large volumes, foyai octave, aud sells IA this coan-
Try for SIS.
u beeu subject Of frequent and Just tom laint
among professional gentlemen who Obliged To pos
every law book OF reputation and authority; that
the publication OF the English copies OF these works
entire imposes them the necessity OF paving for a
mass OF matter which, in consequence of tue dit
ieIences existing between laws aud those OF Great
bftaG, oa'Ha, under any circumstances, Oe of use TO
them; and that by such publications.. none benefit
ted hut the rIinteT and BOOKSELLER. The criminal code
al England ceinpTe,ends host of prOiibtioas which
tue Tree principles Of our government viii not suier 10
exist among us aud the more liberal aad Improved
systems, 10y which criminal justice Is administered
here, has excluded from IN courts multitude
oi forns ard tec!uisai niceies which ther1 IRE
q"entsy interrupt the courts OF justice and ioah ~ with
expenses, equally buftheGsde To the nnoceut, as op.
/ pTesSiSe IL Iht guiity.
la 81 at which arise in the United Statts Of
America Will II become necessary for practitioner 30
know tue forms OF proceedings for offences against the
brs ioei atom Law q Here there does not exist that
Intolerance which gives to amy particular form OF rel
g'on peculiar privileges all here equally free
and Offences OF this kind cannot be committed. The
modes OF proceeding in the Courts of England the
crime OF insulting the King IN returning rom the
Theatre ~ Kissing and bootiag about the Kings
Tage,"- =" libel OH the king for employing troops
IN America" on the Royal Family" '' on Ihe Prince
Regent %" on Hereditary Monarchy aud Constitution -
can never be required TO be known here. There are
more than five hundred criminal statutes in q. britain,
winch do not extend to- and the principles OF which
can never apply t" ms county; aud the WORK before
us bnrthened win the forms OF proceedings under
these laws. In the Couis Of Westminster Ja the
",tne pIeaoih2o anh thus we hnd The indictments
winch are there in use, contain in many instances.
qnadrupie the matter necessary the case, and
Tue wtoe ote proceedings incunbeTe ed with forms
10y which the officers of those Courts enriched and
Tue community Imposed UPON
To publish work crowded with all these forms and
unabridged" useless matter page fer page with the
London copy. under the pretencs that is essential to
give u TO tie public entire" is la impose Oh all Vho
hove not before they purchased IT, the OppoT-
unity oi examining its Contents.
Mr.. ChiiV's" Practical 3re0tSe or the Criminal
To The library Of the lawyer has received the
Commentaries Of Sir William Back stone. IL contains
ac omplete and luminous exposition az the whole CrD-
iua Code OF BHglad, aud It's faithful aud copous
ferences to every authority has obtained for !, the
highest estimation. To those Wh5 acquainted
with Ills work, u MAY be necessary
hist volume Is devoted TO iulI aud minute inVtstga
ZION Oi The Criminal Law, explanation OF the f0Turs
oil proceedings OF the evidence III criminal cases. aHd
OF trials convictions, sentences and executions. The
sec"nd and third Niurs contain iOIin OF iHdIcimonis
ahd iioIlBatiOns tor all uHeiic-s COMMON Law,
gaih.t the laws OF hations AID particular statutes. The
ionih Is exclusively occupied nv OIHs 0f proceedings
on arrest. commitments, "Fis aei Indictment found,
commissions giving criminal jurisdiction (nevef issued
IN The UHited States Arrangement pleas aud records Of
past proceedings Ia ,he van "ls courts q" mai Kingdom
10 every lawyer ~ u veil kaOwn, that these ferns
use only 10 public officers Il they ever useful here,
ahn 'hal lhe FoHins "cn s7u!d contain them, would
remain Tory ears, unopened Ia the Lbrtry OF every
practitioner.
| Ia the publication Of Mr.. ehittys WORK, tie Editor
has sought ie AVOID the Insertion Ut sucb matter
not he nseini IA he UT.d States, aEd he bias been
dGlous tn preserve every thing nhch any possbi.
tie hf6t volume IS published eGiTe and TO this there
added as noirs all he decjsisns on points Of
criminal asd correctional law III the ofIle diner
eat states aud Of the United States, which have
reported ana published aud also from IaaScT nntes
OF the EDITOR OF decided in the Circuit court ~
The Unied States, for the Pennsylvania district. These
additions are considerable and will be oHBd useful to
the profession.
The of the London edition have been preserved
and the index has, wiIl mu'h Labor heeH altered
that toe references VA II TO the pages at the Amer
can puhlicatioR.lhe work, lin ITS progress through
the press, has been supvTipteuded 10y professional
gentleman, who has added nnmber of pt.cedsuts Of
indictments IN the courts of tbs United States aud OF
Individual states. The profession viii thus he put
possession OF all thai - valuable and useful in the
giish ediiion, with much Interesting additional matter
obtained from the adjudication OF courts and
OF such toims Of proceedings peculiar te our
country. The price Of the thtee volumes IS s 20.
ChHtycriDfN0k turf London editiOnJ ROT. 2--2I,
40, AZ, ~, 10, 30, 81, 81, 80, 81.
Chiffy, LOUdOH edition, ~.
Idem IS, &c, IS, so, 81, 81, g5, a6, ~.
| pJThe above work is now foI sale by PETER COT.
TOM two doors above the Eagle Hotel, Ricbunud Va.
August 81.