Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-17
- CONDENSED
English Chancery Reports.

WILL he putlished in a consecutive series, such
w of the recent ehancery reports "f Ens'and
rs have not been heretofore published IN the unca
States.
The plan of the work will he sinfar Ia the
devised reports of cases, dccit.d IN the supreme
court of the United States published by John trgg,;
II viii be edited by Richard Peters Esq reporter ct
the Decisions Of the supreme court Of the United
States.
The gentlemen of the bench and har Of the United
States have long and justly complained of ce number
and expense of law houss and particularly of the
heavs cost of Engs, chancery reports. The present
is effort TO reduce the number of volumes. and to
lessen the expense of those works at least t~othirs
Mich of the matter contained in the English chan
Gerry reports, has no application TO the law or the
practice OF onr courts. To the existing state of
things in The United States. CSes arising Of par
tcuiar epurcs and customs; upon the construction of
statutes exclusively local, and IN reference To-
rules of practice peculiar ,o the courts of England;
al up large portion of The Volumes of those ports.
A work. IN which those matters shall he expnnged'
only preserved ny inserting, the syllabus &c thu
viii no; this >onnt, he less Useful here.
While It is freely conceded. that the arguments og
able counsel, who represent the parties in the
decided IN the English court Of ehanccry vsl
able. both for their learning and ingenuity; it is
admitted that they alN avs essential % a proper
understanding OF the decisions of the court, those
cases The points argied by the counsel IT stated
in the opni IN OF the court, be sometimes r,ruir-
CT, aHd reference TO the authorities cited may be
proper; but more than these load the volumes, and
add very mulch 10 their cost
In condcnsng the English ch,incery reports, rules
which resm, from these views will be adopted, and
constantly applied All the %; gene ral impor.
tancc AMI which decide principles of general appCa.
ton, will be inserted; emitting tny the whici,
is not essential for their perfect understanding and
use. The whole Of the opinion decision of ,he
chancellor or vi;e.ch .nceor i'll such VIII be
gwen Abstracts of the omitted cases will be made,
and reference To the pages az the emitted works
from which the taken will be carefully made
The reports with which it n intended TO begin the
series of condensed English rt,ancery reports, are
those of Nessrs Sirnons & Stuart, commencing it.
1871, and containing in tw. volumes. the dec-
sod the vcc-cha 'ccl!ors courts from that y, rioh
IN 1926, when Mr. S,muns became The sole rcnartcr
la the same volume wll bc InchIded the 2r OF Afr.
Russells Reports Of cases decided in the high crrt
OF chancery, in the years 1895, and 1927. he Isl
volume of Mr. RrFsers reports has already ,hcem re-
Published IN this country. and may he procured Of ,,
principal booksellers in the United States .
he second volume Of the condensed fng,is', cl!ar-
Gerry reports VII contain the 1st. and End Siunn's
reports ofEc---s IN 1nc vice ehsaee'oi's c,rr,. and
s ]. and 4h. RussrIi's in the high court Of
canceIy thus bringing down the whole series OF de-
usons to 1923 inclusive.
The subsequent volumes viii contain the rIo'e of
the ater chsncery decisions in the high court ri
chancery in the ce-chancellors court condo nssd;
they will be published here, inmed iaely after their
appearance in England.
The first volume of the work will be pu. to press
without delay and viii be published early I h { p
preaching spring. AS limited number of copies
will only be printed those who wish to possess this
valuable york, secure copy by early s,bscrp
ton
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handsomely bound in calf; Non-subscribers IS 50
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