Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-23
CONDENSED
English ChancerY Reports

! tSiLL he published in consecutive series such
OF ,he recent thancery reports of England
IS have not Been heretofore published in the United
States. N
The p.n of the work will be similar to the con
densed reports of cases, decided IN tie supreme
court OF the United states, published by John 1rpc.
IT VIII be edited by Richard Peters ESD reporter of
the decisions of the supreme court OF the United
States. ~
The gentlemen of the bench and bar Of ,he trn;,.a
States have long and justly complained of the number
aud expense of law books, and particularly of III.
heavy cost OF English chancery reports. The present
is an effort to reduce the number of volumes ord %
lessen the expense Of those works at least two-tbirI
Much OF the matter contained in the English chan
Gerry reports has no application TO the law or the
pracuce OF our courts, or to the existing state of
things in the United States Cases arising out of
hcuar tenures and customs; upon the construction of
statutes exclusively local. and cases in reference o.,
rules OF practice peculiar TO the courts of England
MI up aIarge portion OF the volumes of those RI norris
work, III which those matters shall be ernnnged
or only preserved by inserting the syllabus of the
case; VIII no; on this account be less useful here
WINE IL is freely conceded that the arguments of
able counsel, who represent the parties IN tLe cass
decided IN the English court of chancery are vaL,
able, both Tor their learning and ingenuity; it is not
admitted that they alu avs essential IN a nroncr
understanding of the decisions of the court m ,b
cases The points argued by the counsel if not stated
IN the opinion OF the court, may be sometimes reuuir
co. ana a reference to the authorities cited may be
proper OUT more than these load the volumes, and
add very much to their cost. ~
In condensng the English chancery repor,s rule.
WHICH result from these views Will be adopted. and
constantly applied. All the cases Of general impor
tahce' ana winch decide principles of general appicn
ton' WIZ be inserted emitting only the matter which
IS not essential tor their perfect understanding and
use Inc Whole OF the opinion or decision OF the
chancellor or vce.chanceor i'm such cases will he
gwen. Abstracts Of the omitted cases vii. be rn.dc
ana reference TO the pages of the omitted works
rom winch tue cases arc taken, will be carefully made
Inc reports with which il is intended to bcgir t,c
series OF condensed English chancery reports arc
those ct hessrs. Simons q Stuart commencin, in
ioIl' ana containing IN two volumes the cases deci
aed ~ tue Wce-cha lcellors courts from that nerod
10 1870, "hen Mr. Siinons became the sole reporter
In the same volume viii be included the 2nd of Mr.
ituS5e SHePor's OF cases decided in the high court
OF chancery, IN the years 1926 and 1927. rho LEI
volume OF hr. RusselPs reports has already been re-
published IN this country, and may be procured Of the
principal booksellers IN the United States
tie second volume Of the condensed English chan
Gerry Reports VIII contain the LIST. and 2nd. Simon's
reports OF cases IN the vce-chancellol's court and
80. ana 9ih. Russelrs cases IN the high court nT
chncery thus bringing down the whole series of de-
cisions to 1923 inclusive
The subsequent volumes viii contain the whole Of
inc 'Ster chanccry decisions in the high court of
ChahCery o. ~ The yice-chanceOrs court condensed,
they Will be published here, Immediately after their
appearance in England
The FIRST volume Of the work will be put to press
without delay and will be published early tn e %.
preaching NPring. As limited number Of comics
will only be printed, those who wish to possess this
valuable work, can secure copy by early subscrp-
The price, to suhsarbers will be IS 90 per volume.
handsomely boz nd IN calf; Non.subscr'bers IS 80
per toEme' J. II. NASH,
y" "Gent Tor tho Work for Virginia.