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vrNrTrD STATES STATUTES AT LARGE,
u VOLUMEIX. Will be published en- the ist OF
April, next "The Statutes at Large ano irer ~
OF the United States Of America, Volume IA
cornnrisinr all the Legislation OF the congress OF
the United States from lS46 to 1851 inclusive;
roval s vo., about 100 pages. Price 4s'oo' IN
Sh;s vaInme Is Continuation of the Statutes at
Large in vols, published by authority OF Con-
gress in 1856.
A COMPLETE SYNOPTlCAL INDEX TO THE
limited STATES STATUTES AT LARGE, in
GLIDING those of the 3st Congress, prepared under
an order Of the Senate and to be publshed agreea-
bly to a resolve of that honorable body Royal vo
This Index will refer, under copious titles, TO
each law, and every joint and Senate and House
or adopted under the Federal Constitution, so that
the reader may see ut glance the whole law on
any single subject.
JUsTPUBLlsHED, DoMAT (nf.) CIVIL LAW
INITS NATURAL ORDER, transiatedinto English
by VIM. Strahan, LID, Advocate In Docto OF:
ton, by Hon. LUTHER s. CUSHING, late one OF
the Judges in the Court of Common Pleas; now Lee.
turer on Civil and Parliamentary Law in Harvard
University In 2 vols. Royal Svo.
Among the writer's on the Roman Law whose
,ro1Is sre best known to English and American
LAWYERS, and which have exerted the most infu-
enos our v sa u 10 o
dr." says Judge Story, preface to Baiiments, }
ssconsidering the age and the circumstances in
which it WAS written, is truly wonderful per-
Torrance. His method Is excellent, and his mat
ter clear, exact, and comprehensive"
The object Of the author, in this learned produc-
ton, was to disembarrass those OF the principles
and provisions of the Roman law, which are OF gen
Z frcrv, tha ta~h ric III.
ties of the system. and, by presenting them in a
natural and scientific method, to render them more
IntelLgible, and their attainment more useful and
agreeable; and, though Che work was particularly
dence of the age it is not less applicable to every
system of law, If which the Roman code ie either
q part or in which il IL recognised as body Of
written reason Besides ,he gsniar the Amen
r,can lawyer Domat has apeculiarinteresfln those
of the States whose legal institutions are derived
in part from those of France or SPaln and are thus
founded in the Roman law.
.rbese reasons have induced belief on the part
of the publishers that modern edition OF this cele-
brated work would be acceptable to the profession,
and have led them 70 II srabsn
FROM HON. JUDGE EUsrIs. CHEF JUSTICE
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
BRooKLINE, Der. IL, 1880.
GxSrLxnrS: / have examined the sheets of the
translation of the admirable work OF Domat on the
Civil Law, which you have been kind enough TO
send me- You win have rendered q great service
10 The science of law by the publication. The form
~ The Enrlish edition Of the translation was toe
large and incouvenient-and its scarcity and high
price prevented its general use in this country The
present publication, from its form, in style OF exc
cuti,,n and moderate price, Think, cannot fail IL
remunerating you. The translation BY Mr.. Stra-
nan has been tested; il n in the main correct but
will be improved under the revision OF the editor
Judge Cushing
In searching for solution of the apparently new
questions arising Of the various relations which
our advance In civilization il creating and in Judg-
ing those reforms ofthe law which are in progress.
in different parts of the United States, the value Of
the civil law will be appreciated A. comes TO be
understood. II cannot be otherwise with system
of written reasons which for centuries governed the
has ever witnessed, and which is the real basis o
the jurisprudence Of continental Europe. and OF q
large portion of that of England and the United
States.
II would be quite useless for me To speak of the
merits of the great work which your enterprise IL
about to give TO tho American public. From the
isolated position which the civil law has been per-
mitted TO occupy IN England, lew OF the stanoaro
lish, and this want has not been supplied by the
original English treatises on that subject. have
no doubt that in Louisiana, in Texas, In Caliior-
MIA and in the new Territories OF the States
as well a. in Lower Canada. there will be ready
demand for your publication. The profession
throughout the Union will readily lend their favor
70 the undertaking; and trust that your enter
prisng house viii find its interest In publishing,
from time to time, in the English language, such
other standard works will form the basis of q
civil law library. &a
,d remain ve5y Eo GssGEss E6gs
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN.
FROM ALFRED HENNEN, ESQ, OF THE
NEW ORLEANS BAR.
BosroN, SEPT. 6, 1850.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowr: Gentlcmen-I am
much pleased TO learn that you are engaged in
publishing revised edition of Strahan's transla-
TON Of BOMAT ON CIVIL LAW. No work in
the English language, ON the same subject, Ia to be
compared with II, for the fulness and correctness
ofthe doctrine conveyed throughout it.
From the time of its publication, up to the pre-
sent, it has received the appreciation of the most
learned men and lawyers in every country, and
very deservedly: The comPiiers Of the Code Ma
poleon drew copiousy from 1t for their work. Ma
poleon himself studied it most carefully in early
life, which may account for the singular acuteness
and wisdom Of his observations and decisions, dur
ing the discussions on the adoption Of his code
Domat should, and hope will be, found in the Ii
brary of every American lawyer.
Your obedicnt servant, ALFRED HENNEN.
REPORTS OF CASES argued and determined in
the Circuit Court of the United States for the first
circuit from 1912 to 1851. AZ follows:
GALLISON'S REPORTS. Reports of Gases ar
gued and determined in the Circuit Court of the
United States, for the first Circuit, from 1912 to
1915. Second edition, with additional Notes and
References. vols. 8vo. Boston, 1885.
81 should omit doing justice to my own feelings
as well as the OF truth, If were not to
lect the decisions in Gallison's and Masons Re-
ports az specimens of pre-eminent merit. They
may fairly be placed upon level with the best
productions oftbe English Admiralty, for deep and
accurate learning, well for the highest ability
and wisdom in DECISIONS Kent, 20; (2) 527.
MASON (william P.) REPORTS OF CASES
in the Circuit Court of the United States for the
First Circuit, from 1916 to 1880. vols. Svo.
"These Reports comprise the Decisions Of Mr.
Justice Story on the First Circuit Of the United
States, and follow in order after Mr.. Gallison't
Reports. The Decisions relate to a great variety
OF Observation-Disclosures Admiralty, Personal
and Real Law, and Chanccry, and are character
iczd by the profound learning, acutencss, ans
traits Of their author. They will bear favorabl,
Comparison, in point of learning and practica
utility, with the best volumes of the English Re
DoYls.'