Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-16
CONDENSED
English ChanceFY RenortS.

VNJILI. he pnAi;shed in a consecutive s.r.cs such
w of the recent chancery reports uf England
have not becu heretofore published IN the United
States.
The plan of the work will he similar to the con.
densed reports at cases, decided IN tie supreme
court q, the United states published by John Crgg:
it will be edited 10y Richard Peters Esq, reporter Of
the decisions of the supreme court Of the United
States.
The gentlemen of tho bench and bar of the United
States have long and Justly complained Of lie number
and expense of law BOOKS and particularly of the
heavy cost of English clancery reports. The presen,
is an effort to- reduce the number of volumes, and
lessen the expense of those works least
Mich of the matter contained IN the English chan
Gerry reports, has no application TO the law the
practice OF our courts, or To the existing state of
things in the United States. Gases arising ont of mar.
tear tenures aud customs; upon the construction of
statutes exclusively local. aud cases in reference TO
rules of practice peculiar to the Of England;
Hi up large portion of the volumes Of those RI ports
work, IN which those matters shall he expungrd;
or only preserved by inserting the syllabus of the
case, vii no; on this :ount be less useful here
While it is freely Conceded that the arguments of
able counsel, who represent the parties in the cases
decided IN the English court of chancery, ape valu.
able, both for their learning and ingenuity; it is not
admitted that they are always essential to o proper
Understanding OF the decisions of the court, in those
cases The points argued by the counsel If not stated
IN The opinion ct the court, may be sometimes requir
ell and reference TO the authorities c,,ed may be
proper but more than these load the volumes, and
add very much to their cost.
In con'ensing the English chancery reports, rules
wh'ch result from these views will be adopted, and
Constantly SppHeu All tue cases OF general itnpOr-
lance, snd which decide principles of general spprca
tom will be inserted; emitting only the which
IS not essential for their perfect understanding and
use. The whole of the opinion or decision OF the
chancellor or vce.chanceor in such cases will be
given. Abstracts of the omitted cases will be made
and reference to the pages of the omitted works
from which the cases taken, will be carefully made
The reports with which il is intended TO be gin the
series ot condensed English chancery reports, are
those OF Messrs. Simons & Stuart, commencing In
1871 and containing in two volumes, the cases deci-
dod n the vice-cha lceilor's from that period
to 1890 when MIR SImons became The sole reporter
In the same volume will be included the Ind of Mr.
RusselPs Reports of cases decided i'm the high court
OF chancery, IN the years 1926, and 1927. The 81
volume of Mr. uSsels reports has already been re-
published 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 viii contain the 1st and End. Smons
reports OF cases in the vice-chancellos court and
Sd. and din. Russcrs cases in the high court of
ciancery thus bringing down the whole series of de-
cislons to 1928 inclusive.
The subsequent volumes will contain the whole of
the later chanccry decisions in the high court of
chancery in the vice-chanceors court condensed:
they will be published here uetliately after their
appearance in England.
The first volume of the work will be nut to press
without delay and will be published early Il l.. n.
preaching Npring. AS limited number of copies
Will only be printed, those who wish to possess this
ton.
The price, to subscribers, will be IS 90 per volume
handsomely bound in calf; to Non-subscribers SIS 50
per volume. II NASH
feb Agent for the Work for Wright
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