The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-08

TO the Legal Profession.

ENGLISH Law AND EQUITY REPORTS.
To the Legal Profession.
TIME FIRST YEAR of the publication of the
i English Reports in Lato and Equity closes
with the sixth volume. Hereafter this series will
be published only IN voiumes, and the issue Of Sc
parate parts will be discontinued IL 10 found that
the second part Of each volume follows go rapidly
after the fret, that the advantage Of publishing
by parts are unimportant. Each volume will here
after appear once in two months, in the size
and style as heretofore, and at the same exceed
ingiy low rate OF 50 per volume TO permanent sub
ecrbers
The profession need not be reminded that this il
the only series Of Reports, either in England or in
this country, which attempts to contain ALL the
decisions OF the English courts In u is series
every reported Except prius decisons) 10
given in FULL, without condensation abridg
ment, and the profession may rely upon having an
accurate republication Of the Engish cases.
1t may be proper -iso to state, that in England
there no regular reporters authorized by law,
as in this country, but that each series VI Reports
is there conducted solely as private enterprise,
by private reporters And it is believed that for
PRomPTNEss, ACCURACY, cLEARNEss, and BaEviTY---.
tho essential requisites in any Reports--thc 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 If
Crofts us. Bcale, Is Eng Rep, 40S.) tohere Tie
pardtirs accuracy Of thr Lato Journal Reports. and
fhs c0nfempoSaat0us reports ~ Manning " Gran
ger. az % ne true gieasainss q Jormr ease ,oas
tce Of the Common Pleas, 0bserUed IN is CHAR That
the plea in Sison %. Kidman, reported in Man.
s. Grang. $40, is not correct The plea, as IL isre
ported in The Lar Journal Reports, Just Gsmy bro
Mcr Mauie supp0sfs . In addition to the foregoing
points Of superiority in these Reports they viii
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 tine reported cases in the Jurist and Law jour
nal; in Clark and Finney's Reports in the Iiouse
of + in he riv
Counc The Reports of Simons, Hare Beavan, De
Gex and Small, and Macnaghten and Gordon, il.
the Courts Of Equity; Adophus and Ellis, Man
ming, Granger and Scott and Wcsby. Hurlstone
and Gordon, in the Common Law Courts; also tho
Criminal Reports of Denison, Temple and New
and E. w. Cox; the Admiralty Reports Of Robin
son, and the Ecclesiastical Reports of Robertson
combination of legal reports entirely inequalities
in any country.
Additional value will also be given to this series
from the fact that hereafter, they will be diGestcl
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.
z We alec beg leave 10 refer the reader TO the an
ncxed recommendations.
BosToN, February, 1852
Letters Of Recommendation received from Judges Of
the United States Supreme Court.
WAsHSGToN, January 81, 1852
GENTLEMEN: My engagements hare have not
permitted me TO examine particularly your repub
LEGATION Of the English Reports in Law and Equity
they appear to be correctly and well executed
And il they continue to be ropublishet with tho
promptncss Of the volumes already out, and the
price mentioned, they will be great convenience
to the Bench and the Bar, and cannot fail to attract
their attention j take pleasure in recommending
them.
am, with much respect, your obedient servant,
X. Il. fancy
Messrs. LITTLE & BaowN.
WAsHINGToN, January 10, 1852.
Mcssrs. LITTLE & BRowN: In the prompt rcput
lication Of the English Reports in Law and
Equity" yop tender to the profession a most i'm
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 Michaenas Term, 1850; also,
"Crown Cases Rcscreed, and Cases in the Ecclc-
siastica 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.
siantial manner, and do credit To the enterprise OF
the publishers ] became n subscriber for them
they were found with the booksellers in tho
West, and am convinced, that from THEIR CHEAP
sEpE. AT LEAST IN THIS COUNTRY, ALL OTHER Eng
LIsH REPonTs OF LATE DECISIONS.
Very respectfully, your obcdient servant.
JOHN MCLEAN.
WAsHiNeroN, January &c, 1852.
Messrs. LITTLE & BaowN: think you have laid
the profession under great obigatons in the re-
publication Of the English Reports in Law and
Equity" in this country.
The low price at which the volumes arc offered,
will enable the bar generally in this way to fur
nsh their libraries with the current English Re-
ports, of which many OF them have heretofore been
deprived They will thus have ready access 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 or lcss modi-
fled, daily administered by the courts of this coun-
try. Aud. however modified these systems may
be, il is manifest that these decisions must shcd
great light upon the investigation Of most Of the
cases arising here.
Your plan, also, will furnish the profession in
this country with the cases IMmEprATELy AFTER
THE PUBLICATIONS IN EsoLANp, a CONSIDERATION
or THE FIRST IMPORTANCE; for, IL the Reports Of
cases decided are Of any value, the sooner they
arc in the hands Of the profession the better. I
sincerely hope your encouragement from the bar
will be commensurate with the merit of the enter
prise.
l am, with great respect, your obcdiont servant,
SAMUEL NELSON.
wAsHISeTos, January &c, 1862.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowE-G enne1en: BY your
publication Of the English Law aud Equity Re-
ports, think an important benefit ia 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
ment, their carly publication. bringing down the
decisions Of all the important Courts 10 period
far within those of any Court in own coun-
try, together with their chcapncss, ought 10 be
sufficient recommendations to insure their general
usc.
With great respect, am your obcdicnt servant,
Is. n. CURTIS
WAsHIsoToT, SUPREME CoURT Room,
February IL, 1852.
GEHTLEMEN: have examined your republica.
ton Of the current English and Common Law
Reports, and like very much the design and
cuon oft.
Neither Judge lawyer very well do
without the contemporary decisions of the Eng
iish Courts. have found them always instruc.
tive aud useful that I have hitherto read them ia
any form In which they have been published
Hereafter will do so in you're.
Tho Courts in England are daily acting upon
cases presenting important and aIso new features.
All Of US must acknowledge that they nre sdjudi.
Gated With very able and discriminating acutoncss.
and with great learning.
Wishing your publication every success, ] am,
gentlemen, respectfully, your obedicnt servant.
JAMES NJ WAYNE