Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-07
CONDENSED
English Chancery Reports.

WiLL he published in Q consecutive .er;e. AMI;
q. oi nc reeen, Chancery Reports Of England,
States. e1 u" "'e ohiteu
The plan of the work will be similar to the Con.
Court Of the United States published bv fo,1 po
II will be edited by Richard Peters ESQ Renor,r6
tne DECISIONS OF the Supreme Court Of the United
The gentlemen of the bench and bar of the Ir,;,.a
' nave toog and Justly complained of the number
Ino expense OF law books, and particularly of the
heaVy cost OF English Chancery Reports The
IS an effort to reduce the number of volumes and 70
lessen the expense of those works at least twothrd.
uI p. o, .he matter contained the English chan
Gerry reports, has no application the law or the
practice of Courts, or to the existing s,s,. g
things IN the United States Gases arising out Of par
tcular tenures and customs upon the consruc,;,,r 90
statutes exclusively local. and cases in reference IN
rules OF practice peculiar to the Courts of EngianS
large portion of the volumes of those Re ports
WORK. IN which those matters shall be expunp.d.
or only preserved by inserting the syllabus of the
case; w'ii no' on this count, be less useful here
Mh.le II Is freely conceded. that the arguments Of
able Counsel who represent the parties in the case.
decided in the English Court Of Chancery are val,
able both Tor their learning and ingenuity it is no,
admitted that they alv avs essential TO proner
understanding OF the decisions of the court in tbos.
cases The points argued by the counsel if not stated
IN the opinion of the court, may be sometimes requir.
eu' ana reference to the authorities cited may be
proper but more than these load the volumes ond
add very much to their cost. N
In condensing the Eng6sh Chancery Reports, rule.
~hicn result from these vie will be adopted and
constantly applied. All the cases Of general imnnr
lance, and which decide principles of general appica
ton, viii be inserted; omittine onIy the matte, ,phc,
IS not essential for their perfect understanding ani
use The whole of the opinion or decison of tbo
Chancellor OF Vice-Chaneellor in .rch cases VII, r.
gwen Abstracts Of the omitted cases will be maae
and reference to the pages of the omitted works
from which the cases are taken, will be carefully made
Inc reports With which it is intended to begin the
series OF condensed En6ah Chancery Reports are
those OF Messrs. Simons & Stuart, commencing in
isZl, and containing IN two volumes the cases deci
ned IN the Fice-Cha 'ceors Courts from that rod
10 $780, when MT Smons became the sole Reporter
In the same volume will be included the 2nd of Mr.
husses Reports of cases decided in the High Court
OF Chancery, M the years 1926. and 1927 The LAT
volume OF Mr. Russells Reports has already been re.
published in this country and may be procured of IN.
principal booksellers in the United States
| The second volume of the condensed English Chan,
Gerry Reports will contain the LIST. and 2nd Simon,.
Reports OF cases in the Vice ChanceiIois court and
Sd. and 4h Russell's cases in the High Court of
Shancery thus bringing down the whole series of De.
/ cisions to 1928 inclusive ~
y The subsequent volumes will contain the whole oe
the alter Chancery Decisions in the High Court OF
Chancery in the Vice -Chauceor's Court condensed
they will be published here, Immediately after tbeir
appearance in England 1899
The first volume of the work will be nut In nresa
without delay and will be published early in the an
preaching spring. As limited number of comics
will only be printed, those who wish to possess This
valuable work, can secure copy by early subscrip
| ton.
The price, to Subscribers will be IS 90 ner vo,u,
handsomely bound in calf; to Inconsistencies IS sd
per volume, ! ~ NpSt,
Leo . agent tor the Work for Virginia