The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-09

To the Legal Profession.

YNHE FIRST YEAR of the publication OF the
i English Reports in Lap and Equity closes
with the sixth volume. Hereafter this series VIII
be published only in uosmes. aud the issue OF Sc
parate parts will he discontinued. II Is found that
the second part Of each volume follows 30 rapidly
after the first, that the advantages OF publshing
by parts are unimportant. Each volume will here.
after appear once in two months, in the same size
and style heretofore, and at the same exceed
ingly low rate OF 50 per volume TO permanent sub
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 the English courts In Il 10 scrics
every reported Except nis pyius decisions) is
given in FULL, without condemnation abridg-
ment, and the profession may rely upon having an
accurate republication Of the English cases.
1t 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
10 there conducted solely as a private enterprise,
by private reporters. And it is believed that for
| PRoMPrNEss, ACCURACY, CLEARNEss, and BnEviTv-
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 Of
Crofs Beale, Is Eng. Rep, 405.) sDhers the com
parafirs accuracy Of The Lao Journal Reports. and
the contemporastols reports Of Manning r. Gran
ger as 10 the true piendings in former case. ,oas
directly inuoived IN that case, Jervts the Chit JUS
tice Of the Common Pleas. observed IN is clear that
The plea III Sison us. Kidman, as reported in Man.
& Grang. $40, is not correct The plea, as il isrc
ported in The Lao Journal Reports just as my bro
Their Mauls supposes In addition to the foregoing
points Of superiority in these Reports, they viii
be found to contain many valuable cases not
elsewhere reported, while 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 Finnellys Reports in the Housc
Of Lords; f. F. Moorcs Reports in the Prvy
Council; the Reports Of Simons, Hare, Beavan, De
Gex and Small. and Macnaghten and Gordon, in
Nr aNTE< AI,1,t
ming, Granger and Scott, and WeIsby, Hurstone
and Gordon, in the Common Law Courts; also the
Criminal Reports Of Denson, Temple and New
and E. w. Cox; the Admiralty Reports Of Robin
son, and the Ecclesiastical Reports of Robertson
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 digcstcd
in the nual volumes Of the United States Diges.
The first six volumes will be contained in Vol. "
of the Annual Digest, now in press
We also beg leave to refer the reader to the an
nexed recommendations.
BosToN, February, 1882
Letters Of Recommendation received from Judges of
the United States Supreme Court.
WAsHINGToE, January 81, 1852
| GENTLEMEN: My engagements here have not
permitted me to examine particularly your repub
LEGATION Of the English Reports in Law md Equity.
But. as far as have been able to look into them
they appear to be correctly and we'll executed.
huu ~ thcJ SoHtiiue W DC TepuDHsneu Win the
promptness Of the volumes already out, and at the
price mentioned, they will be a great convenience
to the Bench and the Bar, and cannot fail to attract
their attention. take pleasure in recommending
them.
am, with much respect, your obedent servant,
II. Is. TANEY.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN.
WAsHIseToN. January l9, 1852.
Messrs LITTLE BnowN: 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 Michaclmas Term, 1850; also
"Crown Cases Reserved, and Cases in the Eccle-
siastical and Admiralty Courts" And tho second
third, foDrth and fifth volumes, which you have re-
published, include the decided in the above
courts in 1851.
These Reports, like all other works which pro-
coed from your prcss, executed in a most sub.
santia manner, and do credit To the enterprise of
the publishers. ] became a subscriber for them az
soon as they were found with the booksellers in the
West, and am convinced, that from THEIR CHEAP
NEss AND EXTENT OF MATTER. MUST SUPER
sEpE, AT LEAST IN THIS COUNTRY, ALL OTHER ESQ
LIsH REPORTS or LATE DECISIONS
Very respectfully, your obedent servant.
JOHN MCLEAN.
WASHING TON, January %, 1852.
Messrs. LITTLE & BsowS: | think you have laid
the profession under great obligations, in the re-
publication Of the English Reports in Law and
Equity in this country.
The low price at which the volumes arc offered
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