The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-31
ENGLISH LAW AND EQUITY REPs



To the Legal Professions.
TINE FIRST YEAR of the publication Of the
u English Reports IN Lalo and Equtfy closes
with the sixth volume. Hereafter this series will
be published only IN coumes, and the Issue o. Sc
parate parts will be discontinued. II ia found that
the second part Of each volume follows 90 rapidly
after the first, that the advantages OF publishing
by parts are unimportant. Each volume VIII here
after appear once in two months, in the same size
and style as heretofore, and at the same exceed
ingiy low rate OF 81 per volume to permanent sub
scrbers.
The profession need not be reminded that this 10
the only series of Reports, either in England or in
this country, which attempts to contain ALL the
decisions Of ALL the English courts In Il is series
every reported case Except nis prius decsions) 10
given in FULL, without condensation or abridg-
ment, and the profession may rely upon having an
accurate republication of the English cases.
It may be proper also to state, that in England
there regular reporters, authorized by law,
as in this country, but that each series Of Reports
ia there conducted solely q private enterprise,
by private reporters. And it 10 believed that for
PRomPTSEss, ACCURACY, CLEARNEss, and sRE viTY--
the essential requisites in any Reports-the Law
Journal and the Jurst Series, not surpassed by
any rival series in England, and they have often
been found more correct. See the late case Of
Crofts Beale, Is Eng. Rep, 40S, y phere the COM
paratips accuracy Of the La,o Journal Reports. and
the c0ntemporaseous reports Of Manning q GRAN
ger, TO the true pleadings IN former case, tcas
directly invoued In that case, Jervis the CAiI JUS
tce Of the Common Pleas, obserped: "H is clear that
TIE plea ia Sson Us. Kidman, az reported in Man.
Grang. $40, Is not correct. The plea, as IL iy'e
ported IN the LaD Journal Reports, just asmy bro
Mer MauIe supposes' 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 cases in the Jurst and Law Jour
nal; in Clark and Finnelly's Reports in the House
of Lords; E. F. Moore's Reports in the Priyy
n. ttoD Of Hare Reav he
Gex and Small, and Macnaghtcn and Gordon, in
the Courts of Equity; Adolphus and Ellis, Man
ming, Granger and Scott, and Wesby, Hurlstone
and Gordon, in the Common Law Courts; also the
Criminal Reports of Dcnison, Temple and New,
and E. w. Cox; the Admiralty Reports of Robin
son, and the Ecclesiastical Reports of Rober tson
combination of legal reports entirely unequalled
in any country.
Additional value will also be given to this series
from the fact that hereafter, they will be dgested
in the annual volumes of the United States Digest.
The first six volumes will be contained in VOL v.
of the Annual Digest, now in press.
We also beg leave to refer the reader to the
nexed recommendations.
BosToN. February, 1852.
Letters of Recommendation received from Judges of
the United States Supreme Court
WAsHINoroN, January 81, 1851
GENTLEMEN: My engagements here have not
permitted me 10 examine particularly your repub
LEGATION of the English Reports in Law and Equity.
But, as lar as have been able to look into them,
they appear to be correctly and well executed.
And if they continue to be rcpubshed with the
promptness of the volumes already out, and at the
price mentioned, they will be great convenience
the Bench and the Bar, and cannot fail to attract
their attention. take pleasure in recommending
them.
am, with much respect, your obedient servant,
r. b. TANEY.
Messrs. LITTLE & BsowN.
WAsHINGrON. January 10. 1852.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN: In the prompt repub
LEGATION of the English Reports in Law and
Equity" you tender to the profession most i'm
portant service. The first volume of these Reports
includes decided in the House of Lords,
Privy Council. Courts Of Equity and Common Law,
from and after Michaelmas Term, 1850; also,
siastcal and Admiralty Courts" And the second,
third, fourth and fifth volumes, which you have re-
published include the cases decided IN the above
courts in 1851.
These Reports like all other works which pro-
coed from your press, are executed in most sub
stanta manner, and do credit to the enterprise Of
the publishers. ! became a subscriber for them
they were found with the booksellers in the
West, and am convinced, that from THEIR CHEAP
MESS AND EXTENT OF MATTER, THEY MUST SUPER
sEDE, AT LEAST IN THIS COUNTRY, ALL OTHER ENC
LIsH REPORTS LATE DECISIONS.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN MCLEAN.
WASHINGTON, January 90, 1852.
Messrs LITTLE BRowS: think you have laid
the profession under great obliga tons, in the
publication Of the "Euglish Reports in Law and