The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-21

7xs Cisi Lao IN IL Natural Order: b J.A,
DoMAr. 1tansIatedJ from Tie French by WILLIAs
SrsAHAn, LII. D., Advocate In Doctors' Com
mons Edited from the Second London Edition
by LurBsH 8. CusHIso. In two volumes. Bos
ton; Charles @. Little x James Brown. 1850
Royal svo. PIP. 97s, 100. washington: at Nor
rison's and at FraDsk Tsyior's.)
The author Of this work, jean Domat, was a mar
distinguished not only for the depth and variety
his professional attainments. but for his pure III,
and upright conduct. That he was honored with
the friendship and con fdence of the ilustrious Pas
cal is in itself small commentator. lie was
also much connected with the members Of the Por,
Royal Society, and always ready to aid them with
what they doubtless often required the advice Of
practical and sagacious man of affairs.
His great work, the Civil Law in its Natural Or
der, was the fruit Of long life Of assiduous de
votion to legal studies. Although il 10 moderate
In bulk, compared with the voluminous treatises
OF many other jurists, its brevity and conden-
sation are in themselves proofs of the patience
and care with which 1t was prepared 1t s q
work unlike those legal xt-books which Eng
lish aud American lawyers in the habit
OF consulting. These last are, general rule,
merely practical summaries Of the law, often pre-
pared in careless and slovenly manner, and little
more than digest Of reported cases. Their object
u merely to furnish the bar and the bench with a
rule for the decision of ligated cases. and consid-
erations of form, symmetry, and proportion are
quite discarded. The object of Domat, ON the con.
trary, was to give the essence and spirit of that
great monument of human wisdom, tho Roman
law and to present such Of its principles were
OF general interest and universal application dis
embarrassed from all technicalities, and in their
natural and scientific order. He commences his
work with chapter the fret principles of all
laws, which he contends were unknown to the pa
gans. He then proceeds to what he calls the two
great laws Of man, which are those laid down by
the Saviour in the twenty second chapter of Mat
thew, verses 81 80, 80, comprising love to God and
love to man. From these he deduces the various
relations of man in civil society, the duties which
arise from those relations, and the manner in
which they expounded and enforced in the
Roman law.
This work was published at the close of the seven
teenth century, and has since maintained it's
ground as legal classic. This position is due to
its great learning, its luminous arrangement, it's
philosophical method, and its enlightened spirit
Wherever the Roman law is in force, it has been
studied as we study Blackstone. It was translated
into English by DR.. Strahan, in 1888. The present
edition is that translation, which has been com
pared with the latest edition of the original, and
many errors corrected. An index has been fur
nished, prepared by Mr.. Henry Ware) and mate.
rial aid has been given the student in search of the
original authorities by alphabetical list of all the
rubrics Of the several titles Of the Institutes Digest
and Code, suboined in appendix to the second
volume. The name of Mr.. Cushing ia a sufficient
assurance that any editorial labor which he has un-
dertaken to do has been well done.
The work is beautifully executed, in conve-
nient form, and offered at moderate price. As
the Roman law is still in force in Canada in Lou
isiana, in Texas in California, and in the new Ter
ritories Of the United States and as our own courts
are always inclined to pay an enlightened respect
to the eternal principles justice which therein
embodied, we hope that the publishers will find no
cause to regret their liberal enterprise, but that
they will be encouraged TO publish other standard
works in the civil law.
Report Of the case Of Professor John W. Webster,
M. d., indicted for the murder Of George Park
man, M d., before the Supreme Judicial Court qf
MassSch1stns BY GEoRoE BsmIs. esq, one Of
the Counsel in the Case. Boston Little &
Brown. 1850. Svo. PIP. 62S. washington
at Morrison's and Franck Taylor's.)
sad book indeed is this for the shelf OF any IL
brary, but all who wish to preserve any record Of
that distressing history which it records must of
course choose this laborious and thorough volume.
Mr. Bemis the associate with the Commemorative
Attorney in the prosecution of the CASE had every
facility for the work which he has undertaken. He
has exhibited the greatest diligence care and i'm
Partially in procuring the most authentic and
complete materially he has spared pains in veri-
tying all the documents, and the voluminous con-
tents of his report embrace come papers of great
interest which have never before appeared in print
So elaborate the composition, the illustrations
and the official guarantees Of this report that for
eigners can derive from it clear an idea Of the
whole case as is possessed by those who reside in
this vicinity.
The american almanac and Repository of Useful
knowledge for the Year 1851. Boston: Little &
Brown. l2mo. PIP. 1852. (Washington Fransk
Taylor's)
This is without exception the cheapest copy
right book which is furnished for u.s. when we con-
slider the amount Of valuable information which is
crowded into it, and the expense and pains at
which its contents accumulated. This is its
twenty second volume. Each succeeding year
makes the whole series more valuable, while the
volume for each passing year becomes an indispen-
sable article of use in the public office, the count
ing-room, the school, and the private dwelling.
Every American who travels abroad should pro-
vide himself with this volume next to his Bible.
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NAvAL-The United States frgatc Cumberland
Captain Latimcr, was at Spezzia, October Goth, to
sail in few days for Naples. A letter from
friend on board informs US that the Cumberland is
and had delightful summer cruise up the Adriatic
sea and along the coast of Egypt and Syria, during
which she visited the ports Of Alexandria, Jaffa
(thc ancient Joppa,) Tripoli, Bcyrout, and passed
close to the ancient sites of Tyre and Sidon Clean
dAcre.) On the shores of the Adriatic she visited
Trieste, Ancona, and Brindisi. Just before the
ships arrival at Alexandra, her chaplain, Rev
Addison Searle departed this life, and his remains
were committed to an ocean tomb, with all due So
lemnity
The following is list of the Cum berland's Off
cers Captain-William X. Latimer. Lieutenants--
Melancthon Smith, let; Chas. Steedman, I'd; Henry
q. Flagg, Sd; George w. Chapman, 4th; Mont.
geon-Saml harrington Purser--Joscph Bryan.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Edward Hudson. As
sistant Surgeon-E. R. Squibb. Acting Master
John M. B. Ciitz. Marine Officcrs-Captain Addi-
son Garland, Lieutenant A. Nicholson. Passed
Midsbipmen-C. Terrett, John H. Upshur, Thomas
q. Eaton, William Sharp, William G. Powell. Mid
William c. Fitzhugh, John p. Brctnall,
Thomas P. Pelot, John w. bennington, George
Brown, Andrew M. Davis. Boatswain-John
Munro, Carpentcr-N itIiarn M Lie pbtnn Sail