The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-05
ENGLISH LAW AND EQUITY REPORTS.
Legal Profession.

TNHE FIRST YEAR of the publication of the
Il English Reports IN LaW and Equity closes
with the sixth volume. Hereafter this series will
be published only in p0lues, and the issue Of Sc
parate parts will be discontinued. 1t 10 found that
the second part of each volume follows so rapidly
natter the first, that the advantages OF publishing
by parts unimportant. Each volume will here
after appear once in two months, in the same size
and style as heretofore, and at the same exceed.
'ngly low rate OF 81 volume to permanent SUBJ
scribers.
The profession need not be reminded that this is
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 decisons) Ia
given in FULL, without condemnation or abSidg-
knent, and the profession may rely upon having an
accurate republication of the English cases.
IL may be proper also 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 it is believed that for
pRohpTNEss, ACCURACY oLEARNEss, and BREvITY-
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
Crotts Us. Beae, Is Eng. Rep, 40S,) pherG The COM
parGtipe accuracy Of The La,o Journal Reports, and
The contemporaneOuS reports Of Manning T. Gran
ger, as TO the true pieadings in former case, tDas
directly inuoiUed In hatcaSe, Jercis the Chief Jus
ticeof The Common Pleas observed; IN is clear that
he plea III Si5on Kidman, reported IN Man.
GTang SlO as mol correct. The plea, as IL is re
portsdin Me LaW Journal Reports, is just my bro
TIER Da,t!e supposss " 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; f. f. Moore's Reports in the Privy
Council; the Reports of Smons, Hare, Beavan, DE
Gex and Small and Macna ghten and Gordon in
he ts of dpln hna nd MAJ
ming, Granger and Scott, and Wesby, Hurlstone
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
aon, and the Ecclesiastical Reports of Robertson
combination of legal reports entirely unequalcd
10 any country.
Additional value will also be given to this series
from the TACT that hereafter, they will be dgesed
in the annual voumes Of the United States Digest.
The first six volumes will be contained in Vol V.
ofthe Annual Digest, NOW in press.
We also beg leave to refer the reader to the an
ncxed recommendations.
BosToN, February, 1852.
Letters Of Recommendation received from Judges of
the United States Supreme Court.
WAsHINaroN, January 81, 1852.
GEHrLEMEN: My engagements here have not
permitted me TO examine particularly your repub-
LEGATION of the English Reports in Law and Equity
But, as tar as have been able to look into them,
they appear to be correctly and well executed.
And II they continue to be republished with the
prumptnes5 of the volumes already out, and Mt the
price mentioned, they will be great convenience
the Bench and the Bar and cannot fail to attra>
their attention. take pleasure in recommending
them
am, with much respect, your obedient servant,
Il. b. TANEY.
Mesars LITTLE s. BRowN.
WAsHlNGToN, January l9, 1852.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN: In the prompt repub
iication of the English Reports in Law and
Equity" you tender to the profession a most i'm
portant service The first volume of these Reports
includes cases decided in the House of Lords,
Prvy Council Courts of Equity and Common Law,
from and after Michaemas Teym, 1850; also,
"Crown Cases Reserved and Cases in the Eccle-
siastical 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.
santal manner and do credit to the enterprise of
the publishers. / became a subscriber for them as
as they were found with the booksellers in the
West, and am convinced, that from THEIE CHEAP
NESS AND EXTENT OF MATTER, THEY MUsT SUPER
sEpE, AT LEAST IN THIS COUNTRY, ALL OTHER ENG
LIsH REPORTS OF LATE DECISIONS.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN MCLEAN.