The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-10
Law AND Eau1rY RrpoRrs


ENGLISH Law AND EQUITY REPORTS.
To the Legal professlon.
THE FIRST YEAR of the publication OF the
with the siath volume. Hereafter this series will
be published only in uoiunes, and the issue Of Sc
parate parts will be discontinued. 1t is found that
the second part of each volume follows go rapidly
after the frst, that the advantages of publishing
by parts are unmportant. Each volume will here.
after appear once in two months, in the same size
and style as heretofore, and at the same exceed
seribers.
TIE psoiession need not be reminded that this is
the only series of Reports, either in England or in
ms country, which attempts to contain ALL the
decisions OF ALL the English courts, In Il In series
every reported except nisi prius decsions1 ia
given In FULL, without condemnation abridg-
ment, and the profession may rely upon having an
accurate republication of the English cases.
II may be proper also to state, that in England
there are no regular reporters, authorised by law,
as Ia this country but that each series of Reports
70 there conducted solely as a private enterprise,
oy private reporters And II IL bslisvsd that for
pAonpTEaes, A CUtRAcY, CLRAnN1ss, land IN svirY--
the essential requisites in any Reports--the Law
Journal, and the Jurist Series are hot by
any riyal Series In England, and they have often
been found more correct. See the late case of
Crofts Beale, Is Eng Rep, 4Os ) solere ihs com
pGratiUe accuracy Of the Lato Journal Reports, and
the contemporanrous reports Of Manning f. Gran
ger, as TO the true pisadings in former case
tics Of the Common Pleas, obserped: at is clear that
TIE plea IN Sison Kidman, a. reported in 8 Man.
Grang. $40, IL not correct. The plea, as it is re-
ported in e La,D Journal Reports, just as my bro
ther Maule 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
have been made whereby this series will contain
all the reported cages 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 Privy
Gex and Small, and Macnaghten and Gordon. in
the Courts of Equity; Adolphus and Ellis, Man
ming, Granger and Scott, and Welsby, Hutlstone
and Gordon, in the Common Law Courts. also the
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 uhsqua,Ied
Additional value will also be given to this series
from the fact thot hereafter, they will be dgested
in the annual volumes Of the United States Digest.
The fret six volumes will be contained in VOL v.
OF the Annual Digest, now In press. F.
We also beg leave to refer the reader to the an
nexed recommendations.
BosroN, February, 1852.
Letters Of Recommendation received from Judges of
the United States Supreme Court
WAsHINaroN, January q, 1852.
GENTLEMEN: My engagements here have not
permitted me TO examine particularly your repub-
LEGATION of the Err lish Reports in Law and Equity
they appear to be correctly and well executed.
And II they continue to be republished with the
promptness of the volumes already out and at the
price mentioned, they will be great convenience
their attention. take pleasure in recommending
them. -f@-
l am, with much respect, your obedient servant,
r. B. TANEY.
n
WARRINGTON, 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
includes cases decided in the House of Lords,
Prvy Council, Courts of Equity and Common Law,
from and after Micbaelmas Term, 1850; also,
"Crown Casee 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. asa ..... ..uEI'
These Reports, like all other works which pro-
coed from your press, are executed in most sub
stantial manner and do credit to the enterprise of
the publishers. became subscriber for them as
soon as they were found with the booksellers in the
West, and am convinced, that from THEIR CHEAP.
NEss AND EXTENT OF MATTER, THEY MUST SUPER
sKpE, AT LEAsT IN THIS COUNTRY, ALL OTHER ENG
LIsH REPoRrs OF LATE DECISIONS. .'.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WAsHINaToN, January 26, 1852
Messrs. LITTLE BRowN: l think you have laid
the profession under great obligations, in the re-
publication of the "Engsh Reports in Law and
Equity" in this country
The low price at which the volumes are offered,
will enable the bar generally in this way to fur
ports. of which many of them have heretofore been
deprived. They will thus have a 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 less modi-
fed, 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. IF s..,.. ..a..
Your plan, also, will furnish the profession in
this country with the cases IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THE PUBLCATIoN IN ENGLANp, A coNsIpERArIon
OF THE FIRST IMPORTANCE; for, if the Reports of
cases decided are Of any value, the sooner they
are in the hands Of the profession the better I
hope your encouragement from the bar
will be commensurate with the merit of the enter
prise.
SAMUEL NELSON.
WAsHINsToN, January 26, 1852.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN-- Gentlemen: BY your
publication of the English Law and 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 early publication, bringing down the
decisions of all the important Courts to period
far within those of any Court in own coun-
try, together with their cheapness, ought to be
sufficient recommendations to insure their general
use. ..... ....-.., ,...,
With great respect, am your obedent servant
h. r. CURTIS.
WAsHINGToN, SUPREME CoURr ROOM |
February II, 1852.
GENTLEMEN: have examined your rcpublica. |
of he liab nd 7
Reports, and like very much the design and exc.
cution of il. ..#..' ...t .....T ...
Neither judge nor lawyer very well do
without the contemporary decisions of the Eng
sh Courts. have found them always 30 instruc-
live and useful, that have hitherto read them in
any form in which they have been published.
l will do so in yours.
The Courts in England daily acting upon |
cases presenting important and alec features.
All of US must acknowledge that they are adjudi-
Gated with very able and discriminating acuteness,
and with great learning.
Wishing your publication every success, / am,
gentlemen, respectfully, your obedent servant,
JAMES nj. WAYNE.
Messrs Little & BRows, Boston, Massac husetts. |