New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-13

A POPULAR AND Practical INTRODUCTION TO Law
STUDIES and 10 every Department OF the Legal Pro-
icssion. Civil, Criminal and Ecclesiastical With an
Account Of the State Of the Law in Ireland and
Scotland and occasional illustrations from American
Law. BY SAMUEL WARREN. Esq K 5 Win an
American Introduction and appendix: BY Thomas
w Clerke. New-York Appleton * Co vol eVo.
work bearing nearly the same title as the fore
going was published in England in the year 1885,
and was re.pubshed in the Law Library of Phia-
dephia the wear following. The author OF the pre-
sent book states, that though nominaLy second
edition. il is essentially new work, rewritten and
re.modeled after ten years additional experience
as Pleader and at the Bar Mr.. Warren Is better
known TO the American public as the author OF The
Diary of Physician than as lawyer We believe
until after the publication of the first edition of this
work he was very generally known at the bar in
England though he had for some time previous
been engaged in preparing law students for admis-
sion into the Inner Temple His father is, or
was. an Itincrant Methodist Clergyman of very
reputable standing, and was generally regarded as
a man of great practical good sense. He educated
his son for a Barrster and spared no expense in
afordng him the necessary facilities for acquiring
thorough knowledge OF the higher and more absruse
branches of the intricate science Of the law. Judge,
then, Of the old mans disappointment at his son
apparently discardng the profession to which he
was educated, and appearing before the world,
anonymously il is true, as the author OF work
which. though evncing a thorough knowledge of
human nature, vas; amount of medical Information
and an acquaintance with scenes characters and
localities which were in their cssensc aud natures
remote from the cgalcalling as the Chrome Thermal
!. i Il. i
tones Of Lord Coke.
The work before US, however, shows that Mr..
Warren fully appreciates the character and inhu-
cnce OF the members of the English Bar. De Toque-
vile says that the lawyers form the aristocracy OF
the United States and the opening chapter of this
work presents something like the same idea in rela
ton 10 England. Ii is not our design TO critically
review this book The author has assumed q Sc
rious and responsible undertaking, and has, on the
whole executed his task with great ability, and
throughout the whole volume kept up TN in,eres;
which is rare even in historical or phica
tive w think he has placed his standard little too
high and we are quite sure that no sensible young
man would ever enter upon the study OF the legal
profession if he believed one.haf OF the requisites
and qualifications enumerated by the author were
Indispensable We find no fault, however, on this
score. The same objection may be made 10 Adam
Carke's course Of studies or Directions 10 Students
for the Ministry, or Doctors Gibsons or Hosacks
or Motifs Advisory and Directory Lectures 10 Medi-
cal Students. They always charge high, and the
ambitious students-young, ardent and enthusiastic,
are not injured by aiming TO strike their pre-
ceptors target We were just thinking that
ia 81 rofn noiiI
per would be a curious book But must return
to the law We caution the student against receiv-
ing as established truths such passages as the fol-
lowing - In this work. speaking of Ahs0n's
Europe. the highest attainabe degree of authen-
tcity as to facts and OF cand0r and moderation OF
reasoning is combined" What will be thought by
the New ork lawyer who has been compelled by
the Rules Of the Supreme Court 10 pass seven years
in hard study, and 10 pass the ordeal Of three legal
examiners when he reads the following passage IN
relation 10 the Education of the Bar IN America:
1.-The author is, unfortunately, not able, before this
work goes TO press TO ascertain tcheer any prert-
Gus course of study, or any examination is requl'
site in America before gentlemen are admitted TO
practice at the Bar. He believes that such is not the
case"
We were at first n little surprised to find such
prominence given in this English work 10 the Law
School in Harvard University in Massachusetts, and
certain Law Books printed in Boston. The Law
school al Harvard PROFESSIONALLY one of the best
but it is by no means the only one we have in the
United States. Who would suppose from this book
that there was any other in America? If it were
not little mpertinent we might ask what connect
ion there was between certain Boston Bookseller
whose name is not Green being in London at the
time this work was going through the press, and the
prominence given in said work certain editions OF
Law Books. 1t is possible some answer TO this
might be given by inspection Of said Booksellers
shelves The sale OF two three hundred copies OF
the English edition to one American house might
well commend the publications OF that house TO al
most any author NJ.
Il is said that the late Judge Story is the only lawyer
in the United States that fairly and fully read Lord
Coke.
For The Tribune.
Foreign Consuls-Lester's New Work.
merely wish 10 all your attention to that portion of
Mr. Testers Book which devoted the discussion OF
the Consular System.