Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-19
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English Chancery Reports.

VAIL. ne published in a consecutive series, such
w OF the recent ehsncsry reports Of England
IS haze not been heretofore published in the United
Tse pan Of the wa,s VII, nc si,r;!ar to The con.
court cf the urei States. published BY John i;rigg.
Il wiz ne edited by Richard P~tcrs ESQ., reporter of
thu decisions Of the supreme court Of the United
States.
3 The gentlemen of bench end bar Of the United
States. have long and ly complained of DE number
and expense It law hooks and particularly of the
hesvy cost of English chancery reports The present
10 effort reduce the number of volumes. and to
lesser, The OF those works at least two-thirts
Maci. Of the matter contained in the Enghsi, chan
Gerry reports has no application to the Law or the
practice Of courts. to the existing state of
things in The United States Cases arising Of par
tieular and customs: upon the continuation Of
statutes exclusively local. aud cases in reference to
rules Of practice peculiar TO the Of England,
al ur large PARTON If The volumes those n ports.
work, in which those matters shall he expunged;
Or only preserved by Inserting the syiiabus Of the
case; viii no: this :ount, be less useful here.
While II is freely conceded, that Che arguments Of
.be counsel who represent the parties in the
decided IA the English court cf chsncery, veli-
able, both tor their learning and ingenuity; il is
admitted that they always essential to a proper
rstanding OF the decisions Of the court those
cases ihe points argued by the counsel It stated
ia The opinion of the COURT may be resrur.
cd and reference to the authorities Gated may be
propcri but more than these load the volumes. aud
add very much to their cost.
In condensng the English chancery reports, rules
which result from these views will be adopted. and
Constantly applied. All the cases Of general mpor-
tsnc snd which decide principles Of general appca-
ton, viii be inserteti emitting only the matter which
is not essential fnr their perfcc, understanding ard
Use. The whole Of the opinion or decision of the
chsnceiior or ice.chancei!nr in sIIch cases will be
given. Abstracts Of the omitted cases will be made
snd reference to the pages of the omitted works
from which the cases taken, will be carefully made
The reports with which il is intend to begin the
series ut condensed English ehaucery reports, arc
ttose OF Nessrs- Simons & Stuart, commencing in
ISL anu Containing IN two volumes, the deci-
'"d IN the vlce-cha ,ceIors from that period
10 1870, when Nr. Smons became the sole reporter
In the same volume VII be included the Ind Of Mr.
RrsseiPs Reports Of decided in the hig!, court
OF chanccry, in tic years 1896. and 1927. The Isl
volume ut Nr. Hussells reports has already been re,
puosh- m thus country. and may be procured of Ia.
princtnai booksellers in the United States
he second volume Of the condensed English chan
Gerry reports will contain the LIST. and End. Smons
reports OF cases IN the vice chance ots cuur and
3D. and 9TH Russelrs in the high court OF
cnsnccry thus bringing down the whole series of de-
cisions to 1928 inclusive.
The subsequent volumes will contain the whole of
the alter chancery decisions in the high court Of
chancery in the vcc-chanceor's court condo nsed:
they will be published here immcdizte after their
appearance in England.
The first volume Of the work will be put 10 press
without delay and will be published early b p
preaching spring. AS limited number of copies
VIII only be printed, those who wish to posses S. this
tipn.
The price, to subscribers, will be IS 90 per volume
handsomely bot nd in calf; TO Non-subscribers IS SO
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