Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-22

| "iLl. he published IN consecutive series, such
w of the recent chancery reports of England
as have not been heretofore published in the United
States.
The plan of the work will be similar to the con
densed reports of cases, decided in the sunrem.
court OF the United states, published by John Cripp
II will be edited by Richard Peters Esq renor,cr Of
the decisions OF the supreme court of the United
States. ~
The gentlemen of the bench and bar Of the United
States have long and justly complained of the number
and expense OF law books, and particularly of the
heavy cost OF English chancery reports The nrcecnt
is an effort to reduce the number of volumes and IN
lessen the expense of those works at least twothirs
Much OF the matter contained in the English chan
Gerry reports, has no application TO the law or the
practice OF our courts, to the existing state oF
things IN the United States. Cases arising out of
tcular tcnures and customs; upon the consruc,;, r
statutes exclusively local, and cases in reference to
rules of practice peculiar the courts of England
MI up large portion ot the volumes of those re ports
work. III which those matters shall be expunged;
or only preserved ny inserting the syllabus of the
case; will MOI on this account, be less useful here
While 1t IS freely conceded, that the arguments of
able counsel, who represent the parties in the cases
decided IN The English court of chanccry are yalu.
able both Tor their learning and ingenuity; il is not
admitted that they are always essential to a proner
understanding OF the decisions of the court, IN those
cases Inc points argued by the counsel If not stated
IN the opinion of the court, may be sometimes reouir
ed, and reference 10 the authorities cited NAV be
proper but more than these load the yolumrs ,nJ
add very mCch to their cost.
In condcnsng the English chancery REPORTS r,Ics
which result from these views will be adopted and
ancc' and which decide principles of general appco
ton, will be inserted; emitting only the matter which
~ not essential for their perfect understanding mi
use The whole Of the opinion or decision o2 ,ha
chancellor or vce-chancellor i'm such casea oil, ~
gwen Abstracts Of the omitted cases will he rn,d
ana reference to the pages Of the omitted vorks
run WHICH tc cases are taken will he carefully made
ne reports with which IT is intended In begin ,,o
series ct condensed English rhanccrv rcnorfs arc
tnose OF Messrs' Simous & Stuart, commrnctng i'm
I6ll' and containing ~ two volumes the c.scs Jeci
dcd ~ the Wcc-cha ICcIlOr's courts from ,l,, ,,co
To 1870, when Mr. SnOns became the sole r,,,or,cr
In The same volume will be included the 2nd of Air
hlsseH teports OF cases decided ~ the high court
o. chancery, IN the years 1926 and 1927 The 10
volume OF W. RusselPs reports has already been re-
published ~ thus country. and may be procured of the
principal booksellers ~ the United States,
'he second volume OF the condensed English chan.
Gerry reports will contain the 1st. and 2nd simonq
reports OF cases in the vice-chancello,,s court md
Sd. and oh. RussclrJ cases in the high co1r, ,c
chancery thus bringing down the whole serieo of de-
CislOns 20 1923 inclusive. w
The subsequent volumes viii contain the ;vIoe ,c
the alter chanccry decisions ~ the high court or
chanccry s. IN The c-chanccor's court oordcnscJ
they will be published here, Immediately after tlc,r
appearance in England
The hrst volume Of the work will he put TO press
without delay and will be published early ! IN g D.
preaching Npring. As limited number Of copies
WIN onV pc printed, those who wish to possess thIs
ton. wy P
The price, to suhsaribers, will be So 90 per volume
handsomely bo,nd IN calf to Nom subscribers IS 50
per No,ume' j. RI. NASH,
feb Agent for tho Work for virginia