The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-04
ENGLISH REPORTS IN LAW AND
EQlIVTK
Propo'ass by LITTLE s BsowN, liz Washington
street, Boston, for ptbli.ing by subscription ne,,
stTlfs Of Intr and EtIliLu ReporLs.

which, Together, report decisions in aHMe Courts i
lac and Eqalty, within few weeks after thei
delivery, were commenced number of year
slncc, and have met with the universal approba
ton OF The legal profession. Their high cost, how
ever, has hitherto prevented their general circu
iaton IN this country, and their merits are as we
but little known amung US.
The subscribers propose to rcpublish these re
ports IN full as fast as they appear in England an,
can be received here. They vii, contain report
OF cases decided in the House of Lords, the Priv,
oouncii' the several Courts of Equity, the Court
| queen Hench, the Court of Common Pleas, tn
| Court OF Enchcquer and Exchequer Chamber thu
| hccies!aslical and Admiralty Courts, the Court Q
bankruptcy, including also the Election cases, tn,
1 Ceaes.
These reports will be published in numbers o,
parts, commencing with the decisions of Michael.
mas (Novcmber} term, 1850, and will be carefully
edited by member of the bar, with notes and re-
ierencc5 to analogous American decisions.
Each number will consist of over three hundred
pages closely printed octave on the best paper and
IN clear, lar type and will contain table Of cases
aud full table OF contents, thus forming com
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! tire series, Every alternate or second mum cr ,n
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ant. o. currents 70 ooM and thus form complete
~ oah va,y o aiding, Of pre- sir hundred pages
b. ra 'D . the cas'T q the several courts will
~ iouhu -rranged tcsethcr and, in point of style
~ sypogrsrf..eal execution this series will be
lily equs. 10 the best reports of England or this
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tits designed TO make this q PERMANENT PUBL
CATION, and thus establish neuo series of English
Law and Equity Reports, which shall, in all re-
spects, be far IN advance Of any other reprint of
| English Reports in this country, and which shall
furnish to the American lawyer the decisionn of
Westminster Hall, nearly ttco years before they
could oihecise be obtained and long before the pub
iication OF the contemporancous decisions of most
OF our own tribunals,
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twelve numbers, payable in advance, or for the six
volumes, handsomely aAd uniformly bound in law
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Singl2 volume, bound, So %.
Parts !. aud H., stitched or Vol l., bound in law
sheep, containing reports OF one hundred and
| lightweight cases, now ready for delivery
The following among the opinions oT tina
york expressed on the publication ofthc first,num
Ger:
LETTER from Hon. ffiiiard Fillmore President of The
t;ited States
WAsHINGToH, April 10 1851.
JAMES BRowN, ESQ.,: My DEAR Sia-Soine dova
since received, by the hand Of the Postmaster
uc4cral, the flr5t number ~ The English ReDorts
Whlch you propose 80 republish in this country
cQnprislng every case reported in England; and
now have jour letter of the 9th instant inolirinr
ray opinion OF the enterprise
While pursuing my profession, took a deem in
ttltsl III publications. OF this kind. The ablc
judges who have adorned the judicial tribunals of
England, have shed iustre upon the Common
Law, ana llluinlned It's proioundest depths. con-
slider no law library complete that does not contain
tAelr principal reports IN Law and Equity, and in
thclT tcclesiastc Courts, and IN Admiralty For
come years ! had been j., the habit of rereiyirr
these IN " c0nden-cd' form. This condensation
however, contested, not in an Authorization of each
Ease, bat selection from the several cases and
wac often annoyed by finding a reference 10 cascs
IA the Dlgcsts, which | deemed very imnortont
wholly omitted IN the "cOndenad reportsD !
therefore baked with great pleasure effort which
was made som" time since 10 repuhiish the whole
II the English Reports entire, can be repubished
with despatch in this country at price 80 low "a
To bring them within the reach OF the members of
the bar generally, conceive that il will confer
great bcneht upon the profession and the judiciary
aud consequently upon the country M larye f.no1,
Jug your enterprise | anticipate your success and
| can only express the hope that your reward NAV
be equal 20 your merits. am your ohedicnt
ccrVant' WILLARD FILLMORE.
From ne Neo York Literary Jp-orid.
Nlcssrs. Little & Brown, Of Boston, whose law
1ypks, ~ point of typographical execution, vie
with ihc best similar Issues of the English press
and IN point OF value and importance arc inferior
To none IN this country, have Just commenced the
publication OF legal scrics, deserving the especial
attention Of the profession throughout the country
The basis of this series of which the first num-
Der - before Us, arc the Lar Journal Reporfs and
the Jtgtst, two Enriish serials which communicate
10 the British Bar, within few weeks after their
delivery, the prominent decisions OF all the cc,lrts
from the House Of Lords to the Court Of Bankrupt
~, ana other tribunals OF limited but practically /
important jurisdiction. This excellent arrange
ineut might be followed with great advantage in this
country, Tor the purpose Of obvating the delay /
Nnicit necessarily attends the issuing of the regu-
Jar volumes of reports OF particular courts and |
wc are glad to see the enterprise of our legal pub
lshcvs ayailing themselves OF it, TO Introduce the
r. rlsh Reports promptly and regularly to the pro-
.cszpn The authority OF Westminster Hall has lost
nothing ui it, sanction and the permanently high
character OF the English judiciary gives to their
O. ,iJudlnatous continued weight and decisive in |
lurnce with our courts. Hitherto the difficulty has 1
ven that the reported cases there have grown old
before they could be Quoted and applied mere, and
there was no way IN which the current iurispru- l
deuce and adjudicatiCns Of the day In the English
courts could be made available by the American /
'nr, except at great expense and by continual vigil
lance. This difficulty hCs5rs Little & Browns 4
Reports will remove; the cases decided in the 1
quccn's Bench, the Common Pleas and the Ell. /
.aoqucr Chamber in January will be ready Tor de- |
livery here ia april or May, long before adiudged /
asss % the same date iu our own courts appear in
'he regular reports IN which they are perpctuatcd
Nearly two years will thus be gained over the pre-.
sent system, which requircs delay until the large
volume Of nuthoriyed reports is published the /
other eide and has then been reprinted on this
One advantage % the present serice IT, that the 1
decisions which u gives those Of courts in banc
he deliberate judgments Of the bench, aud not the
H5. reliable dfclsiDns at Ntsi Prtwg, which, how
EVER interesting in many instances do not carry /
with them tho same authority and force
The Reports arc edited ~ +. A. Bennett and /
Ghnuncy Smith, csqs., II the Boston BAR and their
systematic arrangement, and the care with which 1
TOE notes. index. Sc, are prepared, evidence tho |
thorough manner in which the proposed series will |
r. carried out.
H. tuis councNiyn We take pleasure ia advcrtug |
90 Mossrs. Little and Erowu's other legal pubica
lions, among which are included many oithc most |
and authoritative rcatscs OF our iuris-
yruucucc. Judge Styrys works, for ming a library
almost ~ themselves, and familiar for their high |
value and extensive reputation % American read |
or iu general, az well 20 the legal profession,
have all issued from their press az have also the
several works Of Professor Grcculcaf. Two very
valuable aud extensive annual public tons arc also
ISSUED ~ them, thc iTifcG Si0fcs Direct aud tho
St4iufcs AZ LUgr. the latter being the authorized
edition Of thc Acts Of Cougr,ss, got % ia much
hcttcr style, both fr reference aud preservation
than under the old regime Of public printing al
Washington, which included the annual statutes
ard sent them forth 10 the world on thin paper and
20 bad type
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