The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-11
ENGLISH Law AND EQUITY REPORTS

The II EPU BLU.
ENGLISH Law AND EQUITY REPORTS.
TO the Legal Profession.
THE FIRST YEAR Of the publication of the
Il Epgiish Reports IN Lato and Equity closes
with the sixth volume. Hereafter this series will
parate parts will be discontinued. 1t is found that
the second part of each volume follows go rapidly
after the first, that the advantages of publishing
by parts are uniInportant. Each volume will here
alter appear once In two months, In the came size
and style as heretofore, and at the same exceed
ingiy low rate of 50 pervolume to permanent SUBJ
scribers -.
The profession need not be reminded that this is
the only series of Reports, either in England in
this country, which attempts to contain ALL the
decisions Of ALL the Engish courts In tits series
every reported case Except miss prus decsions) 10
given in FULL, without condensation or abridg-
ment, and the profession may rely upon having an
accurate republication of the English CAGES.
IL may be proper .lso to state, that in England
there are no regular reporters authorized by law,
as in this country, but that each series Of Reports
is there conducted solely as private enterprise,
by private reporters. And II 10 believed that for
PRoMPrNEss, ACCURACY, cLEARNRss, and IN EvIrY--
the essential requisites in any Reports-the Law
Journal and the Jurst Series, are not surpassed by
any rival series in England, and they have often
been found more correct. See the late case of
Crofts rs. Beale, Is Eng Rep, 405, - tchere The com
the contemporantous report. Of Manring & Gran
ger, as to the true pieadings IN former case ,cas
directly involcsd. In that case, Jercts -: aiT Jus
tee o. the Common t,eas, obserpsd: IN is clear that
.ne pea IN Sison Kidman, a. reported in Man
Grang. $40, is NOT correct The plea, as IL is re
ported IN the Lap Journal Exports, Just as my bro
tier MGiie ssppo8es +" In addition to the foregoing
points of superiority in these Reports, they will
be found to contain many valuable cases not
elsewhere reported, while NO CASE IN ANY other
other series will be omitted in this. Arrangements
have been made whereby this series will contain
all the reported in the Jurist and Law Jour
nal; in Clark and Finnelly's Reports in the House
Of Lords; E. F. Moore's Reports in the Priyy
Council; the Reports Of Simons, Hare, Beavan, De
Gcx and Small, and Macnaghten and Gordon, in
snd
and Gordon, in the Common Law Courts; also the
Criminal Reports of Denison, Temple and New,
and F. w. Cox; the Admiralty Reports Of Robin
son, and the Ecclesiastical Reports of Robertson
a combination of legal reports entirely unequaled
In any country. rss. .g.a, + #f n ar s.li ..r-..
Additional value will also be given to this series
from the fact that, hereafter they will be digesed
in the annual volumes of the United States Digest.
The frat six volumes will be contained in Vol v.
of the Annual Digest now in press. s.l
We also beg leave to refer the reader to the an
nexed recommendations.
BosToN, February, 1852. .. .. p. s.,.....
Letters Of Recommendation received from Judges Of
The United States Supreme Court
o.. o. WAsHINGToN, January "a 1852.
GENrLEMxs. My engagements here have not
permitted me to examine particularly your repub-
ication Of the En- iish Reports in Law and Equity.
But, far have been able to look into them,
they appear to be correctly and well executed.
promptness of the volumes already out and at the
price mentioned, they will be great convenience
to the Bench and the Bar and cannot fail to attrac,
their attention. take pleasure in recommending
them. y...'
! am, with much respect, your obedient servant,
r. b. TANEY.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN.
WAsHiseroN, January i9, 1852
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN: In the prompt repub
LEGATION of the English Reports in Law and
Equity you tender to the profession a most inn
portant service. The first volume of these Reports
includes cases decided in the House of Lords,
Privy Council, Courts of Equity and Common Law,
from and after Michaelmas Term, 1850; also,
"Crown Caseo Reserved, and Cases in the Eccle-
siastical uiid Admiralty Courts." And the second,
third, fourth and fifth volumes, which you haze re-
published, include the cases decided in the above
courts in 1851. al.a .-r h.. "a. .ts.s no., gs.gtg
These Reports, like Oil other works which pro.
coed from your press, are executed in most SUBJ
stanal manner, and do credit to the enterprise of
the publishers. l became subscriber for them as
soon as they were found with the booksellers in the
West, and am convinced, that from THEIR CHEAP
Mes ARD EXTENT OF MATTER, THEY MUST SUPER
sEpE, AT LEAST IN THIS COUNTRY, ALL OTHER ENG
LIsH REPORTS OF LATE DECISIONS. ..-..' .s q
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
.,..' JOHN MCLEAN.
WAsHINeToN, January 26, 1852.
Messrs, LITTLE & BRowN: think you have laid
the profession under great obligations, in the re.
publication of the "English Reports in Law and
The low price at which the volumes are offered
will enable the bar generally in this way to fur
nish their libraries with the current English Re-
ports, of which many of them have heretofore been
enriv how will thna haua oAVyo To
the decisions of courts sitting at the fountain
head of the law whence have been derived, for the
most part, the several systems, more less modi-
fled, daily administered by the courts of this coun-
try. And, however modified these systems may
be, it is manifest that these decisions must shed
great light upon the investigation of most Of the
cases arising here. ...... .. aa....
Your plan, also, will furnish the profession in
this country with the cases. ImmEDIArELy AFTER
THE PUBLlCATIoN IN ENGLAND,A CONSIDERATIONS
OF THE FIRST IMPORTANCE; for, If the Reports of
cases decided are of any value, the sooner they
arc in the hands of the profession the better. l
sincerely hope your encouragement from the bar
will be commensurate with the merit of the enter
prise. .....e I.... ..
am, with great respect, your obediont servant,
SAMUEL NELSON.
WAsH,NaToN, January rs, 1882
Mcssrs. LITTLE & BuowN-. Gentlemen: ny your
publication of the Englsh Law and Equity Re-
ports, think an important benefit is conferred on
the legal profession in this country. The fidelity
with which these Reports appear to have been thus
far made, their compact and convenient arrange
n,ent, their early publication, bringing down the
decisions of all the important Courts to period
far within those of any Court in our own coun-
try, together with their cheapness, ought to be
sufficient recommendations to insure their general
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With great respect, / am your obedient servant
. Il. r. CURTIS.
l.. WAsHiSoToN, SUPREME CouRr Room,
February IL, 1862.
GEsrLEMEN: ! have examined your rcpublica.
ton of the current English and Common Law
Reports, and like very much the design and exc
cuton of it. ~ .r aT' -.
Neither judge nor lawyer can very well do
without the contemporary decisions of the Eng
lish Courts. have found them always SO instruo-
tive and useful, that / have hitherto read them in
any form in which they have been published.
Hereafter i will do so in yours.
The Courts in England are daily acting upon
cases presenting important and also new features.
All of us must acknowledge that they are adjudi-
Gated with very able and discriminating nc vi eness,
and with great learning.
Wishing your publication every success, I am,
gentlemen, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES Nj. WAYNE.
Messrs LITTLE s. BRowE, Boston, Massachusetts.
WAsHiNGToN, January %. 1852.