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

To tho Legal Profession.

English Reports 81 LGD and Equity close,
| with the sixth volume. Hereafter this series vii
be published only in roi,mes, and the issue of se
paratc parts will be discontinued II 10 found thu
the second part of each volume follows so rapidly
after the hrst, 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
ingly low rate Of So per volume to permanent sub
| scribers
The profession need not be reminded that this ID
the only series OF Reports, either in England or In
| this country, which attempts TO contain ALL the
decisions Of the English courts In this series
every reported case (except nis pius decisions)
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 'lso to state, that in Engla nd
there are no regular reporters, authorized by law,
as in this country, but that each series Of Repoc Il
10 there conducted solely as private enterprise.
| by private reporters. And it is believed that for
| PRoMPrNEss, ACCURACY, cLEARNEss, and BREViTY-
the essential requisites in any Rcports-the La W
Journal, and the Jurst Serios, 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, 4OS tchert the com.
the contemporantous reports Of 1ianaing f. Gram
ger, as 10 the true pieadings IN former case, pas
directly invotvsd. IN thatcass, Jerpis. the Cif jus
ttce Of the Common Pleas, Observed: 1T is clear that
the plea IN Sison kidman, as reported in Man.
& Grang. $40, is not correct. The plea, as IL is re
ported in the LalD Journal Reports, just MY bro
| Mer Mauie supposes' In addition 10 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 Jurist aud Law Jour
nal; in Clark and Finneiy's Reports in the House
OF Lords; l.. +. Moore's Repo' in the Privy
Council; the Reports of Si,nons, Hare, Beavan, De
Gex and Small, and Macnaghten and Gordon, in
the Courts of Equity; Adolphus and Elis, Man.
nj and Srs,tf and It.tah u HIM afnn
aud Gordon, in the Common Law Courts; also the
Criminal Reports of Denson, Temple and New,
and +. W. Cox; the Admiralty Reports OF Robin
con, and the Ecclesiastical Reports Of Rober tson-
a combination Of legal repofs entirely unequalled
In any country.
Additional value will alec be given to this series
from the fact that, hereafter they will he digesed
in the annual volumes of the United States Disest.
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 an
nexed recommendations.
BosroS, February, 1852.
Letters Of Recommendation received from Judges ot
the United States Supreme Court
WAsHisoToN, January q, 1852.
GENTLEMeN: My engagements here have
permitted me 10 examine particularly your repub-
LEGATION of the English Reports in Law and Equity.
But as far as have been able to look into them,
they appear to be correctly and we'll executed.
And if they continue to be repubiished with the,
promptness of the volumes already out and at tho
price mentioned, they will be great convenience
to the Bench and the Bar and cannot fail 10 attral
their attention. take pleasure in Recommending
them.
l am. with much respect. your obedient servant,
II. Is. TANEY.
Nessrs. LlrrLs & BRowx.
WAsHINeToS, January l9, 1852,
Messrs. LrTrLE & BRowE: In the prompt repub
LEGATION of the English Reports in Law and
E.1,,,f la.t
pOrtant servce. The 6rst volume Of these Reports
includes cases decided in the House Of Lords,
Privy Council, Courts Of Equity and Common Law,
from and after Michaeimas Term, 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
published, include tho 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
stantial manner, and do credit to the enterprise Of
the publishers. | became q subscriber for them
as they were found with the booksellers in the
West, and ain convinced that from THEIR CHEAP.
NESS AND EXTENT OF MATTER. THEY MUST SUPER.
SIDE, AT LEAsr IN THIS COUNTRY, ALL OTHER ENG
LIsH REPoRTs OF LATE DECISIONS.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN MCLEAN.
WAsHiNGToN, January %, 1852.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowS: think you have laid
the profession under great obligations, in the re-
Equity" in this country.
The low price at which the volumes IRE offered,
will enable the bar generally in this way to fur
nist their libraries with the current English Re.
ports, Of which many of them have heretofore been
deprived They will thus have q 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 less mod.
fed daily administered by the courts of this coun
toy. 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.
Your plan, also, will furnish the profession in
this country with the cases IMMEDIATELy AFTER
THE PUBLICATIONS IN EsGLAND, CONSIDERATIONS
THE FIRST ImronTANcE; for, ii the Reports Of
cases decided of any value, the sooner they
are in the hands of the profession the better. !
sincerely hope your encouragement from the bar
will be commensurate with lhelnerit of the enter
prise.
lam. with great respect your o6edSnt servant,
WAshIsGToH, January %, 1852.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN-- Gentlemen: BY your
publication Of the English Law and Equity Re-
ports, think an important benefit is 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
mcnt, their early publication, bringing down the
decisions of all the important Courts to period
far within those Of any Court Ia our own coun-
try, together with their cheapness, ought to be
sufficient recommendation to insure their general
use.
With great r@pect, am your obedient servant
b. r. CURTIS.
WAsHlssToS, SUPREME CouRr Room,
February II 1852.
GESTLEMEN: ] have examined your repubiica
ton Of the current English and Common Law
Reports, and like very much the design and exc.
Cution of it,
Neither Judge nor lawyer can very well do
without the contemporary decisions of the Eng
li7h Courts. have found them always so instruc.
tive and useful, that have hitherto read them in
any form in which they have been published.
Hereafter will do 50 in yours.
Tho Courts in England arc daily ting upon
cases presenting important and also new features
All of us must acknowledge that they arc adjudi.
Gated with very able aud observation-disclosures teness
and with great learning.
Wishing your publication every success, am,
gentlemen, respectfully, your obedent servant,
JAMES NJ. WAYNE.
hIessrs LlTrLg & BRowN, Boston, Massachusetts
WARRINGTON, January %, 1851.
GESrLEMEN: 4 publication like that in which
you are engaged, OF the Eugish Law and Chan
Gerry Reports. if promptly and accurately executed,