Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-29
CONDENSED
English Chancery Renorts

! SSlLL he published in consecutive series. such
Nv of the recent chanccry reports of EngIanL
States. ~
The plan Of the work will be similar to the con.
dcnscd reports OF cases, decided in tie supreme
court OF the United States published by John Grrg.
It will be edited by Richard Peters Esq reporter of
The decisions of the supreme court Of the United
States.
The gentlemen of the bench and bar oC tive Ir,;..I
States, have ionG and justly planned of the number
and expense of law books. and particularly of the
heavy cost OF English chancery reports The nresent
is an effort to reduce the number of Volumes and IN
lessen the expense Of those works al least tyohrI
MICH! OF inc matter contained N The English chan
Gerry reports, has application to the law mr. the
practice OF our courts, to the existing state of
things in the United States. Cases arising ont Of n
ucuIar tcnures and customs; upon the construction of
statutes exclusively local and cases in reference to
rules OF practice peculiar to the courts of England
ll up large portion OF the volumes of those r, morris
WORK. M winch those matters shall be expunged
or only preserved by inserting the syllabus nF ,bn
case WIZ no on this count, be less useful here
While 1T IS freely conceded, that the arguments Of.
ape counSei, VINO represent the parties in the cases
uec'"cd III INC English court of chancery, are vau-
able, both tor their learning and INCENTIVE it is NOT
admitted that they are always essential TO a proncr
understanding ot the decisions of the court IN those
cases The points argued by the counsel If MOI sta,
IN '"e OPINION OF the court, may be sometimes reuur
ed and reference to the authorities cited NAV bc
proper; bu; more than these load the volumes. ami
add very mech to THEN cost.
In condensing the English chanccrv rcnor,s r,,ro.
which result from these views will be aiopted and
constantly applied. III the cases of general irrnr
lance and which decide principles of general apphc,
uon VII be Inserted emitting only the matter which
- not essential Tor their perfect understanding and
u'c' me whole OF the opinion or decision OF tho
chancellor or Ycc-chauCCllur IN such cases viii hc
gwen Abstracts OF the omitted cases will be male
Ihd reference to The pages Of the omitted worl,q
fom winch The cases taken, will be carefully made
The reports with which is intended In ne ,i, d.
series OF condensed English chanccry rcports arc
those OF Mesirs. Slmone & Stuart, commcnclnp in
1871 and containing IN two volumes, the case. Icci
dcd IN the cha lcclOr's courts from th,t rr,
TO 1876, when Mr. Simons became the qolc rct,r,cr
In the same volume will be included the 2nd nF ,i
IhsscU Reports OF cases decided ~ The high court
ol chanccry, in the years 1896 and 1927 The list
volume OF Mr. RusscPs reports has already been re-
Pub"shcd IN tins country, and may be- procured OF the
principal booksellers in the United States
'h" second volume OF the condensed English chan
p"ts VIII contain the LIST. and 2nd. Simons
ht.' Dt cases IN the vicc-cbancellor's court and
... ana 'il' RusscUs cases tho high court of
I,."a ~ mus bringing down The whole series of de-
cisiyn- 90 1923 inclusive.
The subsequent volumes viii contain the who'll, r
the alter chauccry decisions IN the high court q,
chanccry in the vrcc-chanccllors court condensed
they Will be published here, immediately after t,,cir
appearance IN England
The first volume Of tho work will bc rui 10 urcss
without delay and viii be published early / IN e l..
preaching 'Pring As limited number Of copies
VIII only be printed, those who wish 10 possess this
valuable work. can secure copy by carly subscrlp
The price, to subscribers will be s. 90 per volume
handsomely boz nd IN calf to Non-subscribers IS 50
per y"umc' J. II. MASH,
'e' agent Tor The Work FOR Virginia