Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-04
CONDENSED
ENGLISH Chanrary Ropo

IA ILL he published in a 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.
denscd reports OF cases, decided in the supreme
court of the United States published BY John Grrg
IT will be edited by Richard Peters ESQ reporter Of
The dec.!ons OF the supreme court Of the United
states.
States, have long and justly complained of the number
and expense of law books, and particularly of tbe
heavy cost ct English chancery reports. The present
10 an effort to reduce the number of volumes and 20
lessen the expense of those works at least twohrIs
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 oS
things III the United States. Cases arising ont of nor
cuar tenures and customs; upon the construction of
statutes exclusively local. and cases in reference TO
rules OF practice peculiar to the courts of EngIard
m up large portion of the volumes of those rrnor,o
work, IN which those matters shall be expunp.d.
or only preserved by inserting the syllabus of the
cAsei Will not on this account, be less useful here
While it is freely conceded, that the arguments rs
able counsel who represent the parties in the cases
decided IN the English court of chancery, are yalu.
able, both tor their learning and ingenuity; il is not
admitted that they alw avs essential to nroncr
understanding ct the decisions of the court in those
cases ihe points argued by the counsel if stated
IN the OPINION u the court, may be sometimes requr-
ed and reference to the authorities cited NAV be
proper; but more than these load the volumes and
add very mech TO their cost.
In condensing the English cbancerv renorte r,,ros
which result from these views will be adontcd ana
constantly applied. All the cases of general ;mnor
lance, and which decide principles of general appica
uon VIII be lnscrtcdi emitting only the matter which
- not essential tor their perfect understanding and
use. The whole Of the opinion or decision OF The
chancellor or yicc-chancelur i'm such cases will he
gwen. Abstracts of the omitted cases will be made
ana reference to the pages Of the omitted works
rom winch the cases taken will be carefully made
The sports with which il is intended 20 begin the
series OF condensed English chancery reports are
those OF Messrs. Smons & Stuart, commencing in
1921, and containing in two volumes the cases del
ded IN the vce~cha icellors courts from that nsr;o
to 1926, when Mr.. Smons became the sole repor,er
In the same volume will be included the End Of Ar
husseIiS kcports OF cases decided in the high court
OF chancery, IN the years 1896 and 1897 The lei,
VoumG OF ME- HusselPs reports has already been re-
puDnshea ~ thls country, and may be .urcd of the
prlncipal booksellers IN tho United Sat,
The second volume Of the condensed l,,Iish cb,,
Gerry reports will contain the LIST. and 2nd Simou'g
reports OF cases in the vicc.chanceoi's court. and
3o' ana 1th. RusselrS in the high court of
ynanccry thus bringing down the whole series of de-
csOns to 1923 inclusive.
Ihe subsequent volumes viii contain the whole Of
inc Hter chanCcry decisions in the high court oT
chanccry in the vice-chanceor's court condensed.
they will be published here Immediately after tbc;,
appearance IN England ~'
The first volume Of the work will be nut 70 nrcs,
utdeloy and will be published early IN e n.
pt0aching NPring As limited number of comics
VIII only be printed, those who wish IN poesesa ,b;s
ton. - - "' curry SuOSN"P>
INC price TO suhsarbcrs will be IS 90 per volume.
handsomely bound in calf TO Non.subscrbers IS 90
&c 70 l"''' J. II. NASH,
'eo Agent for the Work for virginia.
M OOkES LIFE OF BYRON, second volume.
~ received ~ X. |. SMITH,
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