Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-11
CONDENSED
English Chancery Reports.


NALL. he published in a consecutive 60.
% , -, Wc recent Chancery Reports of. EnpianJ
s,,,cs "'' 'een heretofore published in the United
The plan of the work will he similar IN ~. c
uense;' Heports OF Cases, decided in TIE S,,,r.ua.
o .,, 81 'n9 United States, published by John S;rrg
~ VII, "e e"'eu oy Richard Peters ESQ Reno,,.e6c
States. '' VI the United
s,.," Eenuemen OF the bench and bar of the United
S'ates' nave long and Justly complained of the nt
and expense of law books and n,r,;o',s' vi. "umocr
heavy cost at English Chanccry Renor, I'D VI .ne
is an effort to reduce the number rs ", present
Icsse" we expense OF those works at least txyn
Mueh OF The matter contained n the EnrI;.h ,,ht
Gerry reports, has no application to the i.w ~ al,
,h;"ns il our .o"r,s, or to the existing state Of
.nhgs III me United States. Gases arising our nj
ucuiar tenurcs and customs; upon the cons,rns,;p par
statutes exclusively local. and cases in refer. os
sII nn Practice peculiar to the Courts of England.
' UP large portion of the volumes Of those R,no.,'
"o,k' IN which those matters shall be exnnna.J
OF only preserved by inserting the Syllabus ss 81,
o'se; WIN nos on TINS account be less useful he-. vac
While 1T is freely conceded that m. ar "ere.
able Counsel, who represent the par,ie. ;n ,h s "
ues"eu IN The English Court of Chsncery. are az
abie, both tor their learning and ingen,,i, :. =; u
admitted that they are ALWAYS essen,i -, us NOT
understanding OF the decisions of the con-, pEPer
cases ne points argued by the counsel If M, .,.I
W. 'ne opimJn OF the court, may be someiimas ,..
ed and reference to the authorities c,.S Iequr-
proper but more than these load the voln,,. oS
add very much to their cost. eS' anu
In condensng the English Cb,ncerv p
which result from these views will be- ad,, 'uies
constantly applied All the cases of .sDI ;ea, ana
lance, and which decide principles of gensr,I 'por-
ton, will be inserted; emitting only tho aPPnca-
IS not essential fer their perfect pders,and; m''cG
use me whole of the opinion or decs;on ~ .h
chancellor or Vice Chancellor in such case. MI, NJ
gwen Abstracts of the omitted cases will h. WI. S 1e
r, 80, ,i 10 The pages of the omitted works
~. WHICH 'he cases are taken, will be caref,Ily -
o; reports WIN which it is intended to bcc;n a.
1ta W, condensed English Chancery ItenoS,s -.
nose OF Messrs. Simons & Stuart pois, are
~ . 1 containing IN two volumes the c.ses e:
yea IN the Nice~Cha >cellor's Courts frn, oeci.
TO 1876, when MIR Simons becam. ,ha 81, wa. period
, J" inc same volume Ill be included The OIL POI u,er.
',usse' reports of cases decided in the Hi " or.
OF Ihancery, IN the years 1926 and 1907 couit
volume OF Mr. Russell's Reports has areadv ~ ISL.
Puosheu IN Tins Country and NAV be nroc,;-aS ~ =,
ptlhci"ai booksellers in the United States VI 'he
me second volume of the condenser Ep,,;., -,
Gerry reports will contain the Ist and 81 cnan-
nePofts OF cases in the Vice .Chanceo,,s -. oh
81. ana an. Russell's in the uipb 60. A"r 70
nancery' thus bringing down the whole Series of 10 VI
clsions TO 1923 inclusive 'er'es Oh De-
Inc subsequent volumes will contain the wb, =.
W We aver .nancory Decisions in the High Con-, &c
nl"ceiy i" IN the Nice-Chsncelors Court condens.S
WIN DC published here, immed ia,ey after ,h.;
appearance in England a'er onclr
The hrst volume of the worl will h
without delay and will be published earl, Press
ptUUacmng Prng. AS a limited number of -
win ony be printed, those who wish tn noss. Pph;
ton. ''Py ny an early subscrip-
me price, to subscribers, will be IS 90 mar ,,,,..
handsomely bot nd in calf to Non-subscriha az so
feb J. H. NASH,
agent tor the Work for VIron; 4,