Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-21
CONDENSED
English Chanccry Reports.

WILL. be published in consecutive series, ruch
W OF the recent chancery reports Of England.
as have not been heretofore published in the United
States.
The plan of Che wor; will he similar to the con.
densed reports OF cases, decided in tie supreme
OF tie United States published by John Criyp
il will be edited by Richard Peters. Esq, reporter Of
the decisions Of Tire Supreme court OF the United
States
The gentlemen of tire bench and bar of the United
States ase iorg and justly complained of the humber
and expense of law books, and particularly of the
heavy cost Of English ciancery reports The present
is an effort to reduce the number Of volumes and 10
lessen the expense of those works least tvo-tir,s
Much of the matter Contained IN thc English chan
Gerry REPORTS has no application 10 the law or tie
Practice of orr courts, 10 the existing state of
things in the Uned States Cases arising out OF par
ucuar tcnurcs and customs upon construction of
statutes exclusively local aud cases in reference 10
rules OF practice peculiar to the Courts Of E,Tan,
li Up large portion of HE volumes OF those rtnorts
work, IN which those matters shall be exunc,d
or only preserved by inserting the syllabus IF The
case; will no; on this sc:ount be less useful herr
While it is freely conceded that the arguments of
able COUNSEL who represent the parties IN the cssrs
decided IN tho English court Of chancery are ya1u.
able both for their learning and ingenuity it 70 no,
admitted that they are always essential to a prooer
understanding OF the decisions Of the court in those
The points argued by the counsel If not stated
IN the opinion of the court, may be sometimes reaur
Ell, and reference to the authorities cI;ed NAV be
proper but more than these load the yoiumes arr
add very much TO their COST
In eondensing the English chsncery reports, rules
nd
constantly applied. All the cases Of general imnor
lance, and which decide principles of general appkcs
ton, will be nsertedi emitting only the matter which
is not essential for their perfect understanding and
use. The whole Of the opinion decision of the
chancellor or Woe. chancellor in such cases viii 40
gwen. Abstracts of the omitted cgses will be made
and reference TO Che pages Of the omitted vorLs
from which the cases taken, will be carefully mrIe
The reports With which ii is intended to begin the
SERIES OF condensed English chanccry reports, are
those OF Messrs. Simons q Stuart, COMMENCING In
1871 and containing in two volumes the cHst1 deci.
ded IN the e-cha lceors courts from that per;od
TO 1870. when Mr. Smons became the sole reporter
In We same volume will be included the 2nd of Ur
RdsseWs reports of decided in the high co,r,
OF chancery, in tue years 1926, and 1927 The ia,
volume OF Mr. RusselPs reports has already been
Phbhsbed IN this country, and may be procured of The
principal booksellers in the United States,
The second volume OF the condensed English chan
Gerry reports Will contain the 1st and 2nd. Smon's
reports OF cases IN the vicc.chancellois court and
81. and 9TH RusselTs in the high court of
chsheeryi thus bringing down the whole srrcs of de-
CiSlons TO 1923 inclusive.
The subsequent volumes will contain the whole of
the alter chancery decisions IN the high court Of
cfancery IN the vice-chancelor's court condensed
they will be published here, immc datey aC,er thS,
appearance in England.
The first volume Of the work will be nut ,o nrces
without delay and will be published early IN e ~
preaching spring. As n limited number Of comics
will only be printed, those who wish to poysess th,o
valuable work, secure copy by early subscrip
ton.
The price, TO subscribers, viii be S. 90 per volume
handsomely bound in calf; TO Non.subscribers IS so
per volume. J, III. NASH.
feb Agent for the Work for virgins.