Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-02
CONDENSED
English Chancery Rcports.

WILL he published IN a consecutive series. such
OF the recent chancery reports of England.
States. ~
The plan of the work will be similar TO the con.
densed reports ct cases, decided IN TIE supreme
court of the United States, published by John Grirr:
IL VIII ne edited by Richard Peters. Esq. reporter of
States.
The gentlemen of The bench and bar nf the United
States, have !oug and Justly cumpIaincd of The n,,rrbc,
and expens. ut law books. and nar,icul,rly or ,h,
heavy cost oi English chancery reports. The nrrscn,
is AN effort TO reduce the number of volumes and IN
lessen 'he expense oI those works II, lcas: two-thirGs
Mich oi the matter Contained IN the English chan
Gerry reports, has no application 10 the law or tho
practice OF our courts, or To the existing state az
lungs IN the United States. Cases arising out of par.
ucular tenures and customs; upon the construction oT
statutes exclusively, local. and cases in reference IN
rules OF practice peculiar to the courts OF England.
iii up a large portion of the volumes of those r, por,s
~ work, III which those matters shall be exnunreJ.
- o"y preserves ny inserting the syllabus of the
case; will no; on this account, be less useful here.
While 1t 'streely conceded, that the arguments of
able counsel, who represent the parties III the cases
decided IN the English court of chanccry, are wallis
able, both for their learning and ingenuity. !, ;s mn,
admitted that they are alW avs essential to a propcr
understanding of the decisions Of the court. m .bosc
cases The points argued 10y the counsel, if no, stated
IN The OPINION OF the court, may be sometimes rcuuir-
ed, and u reference To the authorities cited NAV be
proper; but more than these load the volumes, and
add very much TO their cost.
In condenSing the English cLaucerv rcnorts r,ro.
which result from these views will be adon.eL onS
constantly applied. All the. eases of rcper,I -
vance, ana winch decide principles of general appico-
ton, VIII De insertcd; emitting only the matter which.
IS not essential Tor their perfect understandings o,I
use. Inc whole OF the opinion or decision OF the
chancellor or vicc-chancellCr i'm such cases will bc
gwen. Abstracts of the omitted cases will be mail,
ana reference to the pages of the omitted works
rom wh'c" the cases are taken, will be carefully made
The reports with which it is Intended To bcgin ,Lo
series ot condensed English chanccry reDnrts. arc
these ot MessrS. Simons & Stuart, cumncncinr in
Io<l' anu containing IN two volumes. the cases Icci-
yea IN the vice-cha lcclior's courts from that period
TO 1880 wEen Nr. SimOns became the sole repur,c-
In the same volume Will be included the 2nI. of Az
huSse'i 5 reports OF cases decided IN the high co,ri
o' cll'hcery, IN The years 1926, and 1897. The Is,
'oin"e OF Mr.. RusSell's reports has already been re-
punished IN this Country, and may be procured of ~.
principal booksellers in the United States.
The second volume of the condensed ENGLISH .L,,,
Gerry reports will contain the lst. and 2nd. simon
reports OF cases IN the vice.chancellor court. and
81. and 4th. Russelfs cases in the high cour, of
chancery' thus bringing down the whole series of de.
clsions to 1928 inclusive.
The subsequent volumes will contain the whole of
the alter chancery decisions in the high court of
chancery & in the vice-chancellor's court condensed.
they will be published here, Immediately after their
appearance in England.
The tTst volume Of the work will be put TO press
without delay and will be published early IN c q.
spring. AS a limited number of comics
VII! only be printed, those who wish TO possess This
Ha'uao!e work, can secure Il copy by an early subscrip-
The price, 20 Subscribers, will be SIS 90 per volume.
handsomely boz nd IN calf; to Non-subscribers, SIS 80
per volume. n NaSu
lvp Agent Tor the Work for Virginia.