The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-03-02
The Law LrBaaRY-P hitadelphia-Johs S. LitteH
Monthly.

Monthly.
There is not, we have no hesitation in saving any
enterprise Of the present day of equal Importance 70
the legal profession of the United States or one OF
equal claim to the generous support of that
than that Of Mr.. John 8. Ltell Of Philadelphia en-
braced under the general title of the Lar Library
The plan Of this publication rather the adaptation
OF the plan to the purposes and wants of the profess
son. was happy inspiration and the proprietor and
protector deserves and will doubles receive the
thanks in the most substantial manner of every MEM
Der Of the American Bar for his rich addition TO their
stock Of legal knowledge. To all whether of the city
or remote from the great repositories Of legal lore
this publication Is invaluable: but especially
the latter and more numerous portion of our legal
brethren, who, by receiving the Law Library, are
placed upon equal footing with those Of the sea
board and presume that there are few lawyers ac
quainted with the character Of the publisher who will
tail To add II TO their collections II really bona fde
what it processes to be, ia- library, embracing, to
the present time upwards Of serenity works upon va
nous branches of the law, and these works although
Of course ofderenf degrees Of ability are all useful
large majority of them Of standard value and autho-
n.y and of general application throughout the Uni
ted States The work Of Smith, : The Selection Of
Leading Cases Various Branches OF the Law ;
with Notes invalusbIe only aecoun, Of its
convenient and tangible form, bot for the searching
ability with which il has been compiled. II is indeed
worth any price almost 10 practical lawyer, but 10
The Ldn Libraryi is will cost him the trifng of
three dollars
Mr. Llitsll also entitled the especial thanks OF
the profession for and admirable edition of
Shepprrds Touohst0ae. We glad 10 be abe to
aside the spurious edition of Afheriy which with
all It's faults, inaccuracies and age, still
~ volume until the appearance Tin The Law Library
after The lapse Of nearly forty years. of Preston and
billiards enlarged and vastly improved edition Of
this great and indispensable work The history Of
Sheppard's ToOchstane, gather IT from the In
PRODUCTION and Address Of Messrs. Preston and Hill
hard a singular one AMI would furnish interest
ing chapter in future Cariosifies ef Legal Lierd-
nlre " II il impossible says Mr.. Preston, ito read
the work and trace the mind Of profound lawyer
possessing extensive knowledge founded great
terience. Il is a work which does honor TO the
name of DoDDRiDSE now confessedly it, author ,
though additions made 70 the work by Sheppard
the first editor The book was long neglected. The
name Of Sheppard had any charms for the profess
sion II i evident however that the most eminent law
possessed the work and were sensible OF ITS value
Mr. Hfiiidrd says that Lord Chief Justice Willes
was the person who rescued il from unmerIted neg
ect by the high character he gave in the court where
he psesided Though this treatise bears the OF
Sheppard vet doubts have arisen whether be really
his performance IL consider that this given
Mr. Sheppard first publication, and compare il with
his subquent productions the earliest work will be found
70 bear the marks Of the maturest judgment This cir
eDmstanee together with the report which has pre-
sailei even 70 this day, that he = not entitled TO
the credit he has assumed seems to justify The
doubt and the assurances made by the friends Of the
late Judge DO-ldridxe, that the manuscript so CON
genial 70 his abilities found among ME papers,
favour the supposition long entertained, that Mr. JUS
tce Do.idridge really the author Of the Touch
stone From printed copy Of this work, which be-
Onged 10 that very eminent conveyancer, tho late Mr.
Boosh and IN the possession Of MIR. Holiday Of
Lincoln Inn the editor has been permitted for The in
formation Of the curious reader 10 ranscribc the FOL
Ioring note written in Mr.. Booths own hand IN the
tsIe page No part Of this book u Sheppard's but
the ,iIe for Il rss originally wrote by Jns,iec Dod.
dridre, whose library Sheppard purchascdt where
among osher books, he found tho original manuscript
Of this treatise and Afterwards Published u a. by"
own"
Mr. LitieIl has also recently included 10 b.. library
series Burton's Elementary Compendium 81 he Law
of Real Property, exceedingly allie and Instructive
work which qave'D Nh BmItt-editor oftbe " lead.
nz cases besofe mentjone 1.-The idea ~ hts sle, nc
cafste and comprehensive Compendium " Wercdn.
ne Inn which slso folns most acceptable par ol
tie lac library IN addition 10 these works new eli
ilons ~ sugd<a On p06sts, P0cH on Depisesl w
JaiDtn Bytes on nun ef Ete,0nge. and many others
of intrinsic value have been fepublished and added "
the series embraced under The Appropriate and conlre
hensive title Of " The Inn Litrory' publ'ca,lon
without which no collection be complete, isr which
Mr. Litieg l. entitled - TIC cordial thanks 81 the en-
tire American Bar and IN the continued publication
Or winch for the honor The elevation and improve
nent ~ the pfoeasoo, hope and fps, that he vi
| be literally SUSTAINED. -
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