The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-13
ENGLISH Law AND Equity REPORTS

ENGLISH LAW AND EQUITY REPORTS.
TO the Legal Profession.
TNHE FIRST YEAR of the publication of the
English Reports in Laso aud Equity closes
with the sixth volume. Hereafter this series will
be published only in uounes. and the issue Of Sc
parate parts will be discontinued. II ia found that
the second part of each volume follows SO rapidly
after the hrst, that the advantages Of publishing
" parts are unimportant Each volume will here
after appear once in two months in the same size
and style as heretofore, and at the same exceed.
ingiy low rate of ~ per volume to permanent sub
The profession need not be reminded that this 10
the only series Of Reports, either in England in
tins country, which attempts to contain ALL the
OCCASIONS OF ALL the English courts In Il il series
every reported case Except Miss prius decisons) is
given In FULL, without condensation or abridg-
ment, and the profession may rely upon having an
accurate republication of the English cases.
II 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
Ia there conducted solely as private enterprise,
by private reporters. And it is believed that for
PRoAPrNEss, ACCURACY, CLEARNEss, and 81 EvIrY-
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
Crofts os Beae, Is Eng. Rep, 4O6.) whyt tie com.
paratiDe accuracy Of the Lao Journal Reports, and
me contemPordnrous reports Of Manning + Gran
e. q. 20 ms ,e Rss1ainss o. J.r%.r ss:s Oa'
ftcs o. the Common Pleas obs0ved: ut 10 clear that
the plea "a Sson %. Kidman, a. reported in Man.
GranR. 3d. Is not correct. The plea, a. Il 10 ye
ported IN the LasV Journal Reports, just nay 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
s tS reported, while NO CASE III ANY other
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; E. F. Moore's Reports in the Privy
Council; the Reports Of Snons, Hare, Beavan, De
Gexknd Small, and Macnaghten and Gordon, in
the Courts of Equity; Adolphus and Ellis, Man
and Gordon, in the Common Law Courts; also tho
Criminal Reports of Denison, Temple and New,
and f. w. Cox; the Admiralty Reports of Robin
son, and the Ecclesiastical Reports of Robertson
combination OF legal reports entirely unequalled
In any country. "'- P'N
Additional value will also be given to this series
from the fact that, hereafter, they will be dgested
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.
We also beg leave to refer the reader to the an
nexed recommendations.
BosToN, February, 1852. a .tl,..
Letters Of Recommendation receiped from Judges of
the United States Supreme Court.
WAsHINGroN, January q, 1852.
GENTLEMEN: My engagements here have not
permitted me to examine particularly your repub-
LEGATION Of the Err ish Reports in Law and EQUITY.
But, as far "a have been able to look into them,
they appear to be correctly and well executed.
And if they continue to be republished with the
price mentioned, they will be great convenience
to the Bench and the Bar and cannot fail to attracl
their attention. take pleasure in recommending
them.
Iam' with much respect, your obedien n servant,
Messrs. LITTLE s. BRowN.
WASHINGTON, January l9, 1852.
Nlcssrs. LITTLE & BRowN: In the prompt repub
LEGATION 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,
Privy Council, Courts Of Equity and Common Law,
from and after Michaelmas Term, 1850; also,
"Crown Casea 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 a most SUBJ
stantal manner, and do credit to the enterprise of
the publishers. ] became subscriber for them as
soon they were found with the booksellers in the
West, and am convinced, that from THEIR CHEAP
Ness AND EXTENT OF MATTER, THEY MUST SUFFER
sEDE, AT LEAST IN THIS COUNTRY, ALL OTHER ENG.
LIsH REPORTS OF LATE DECISIONS
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, ..
JOHN MCLEAN.
WAsHINeToN, January Is, 1852
Messrs. LITTLE & Baows: think you have laid
the profession under great obligations, in the re-
ggub!cstiGn Of the .English Reports in Law and
The low price at Which the volumes are offered
will enable the bar generally in this way to fur
nish 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 less nodi-
he'd daily administered by the courts of this coun
try. And, however modified these systems may
be, 1t is manifest that these decisions must shed
great light upon the investigation of most Of the
cases arising here. I.r -..
Your plan, also, will furnish the profession in
this country with the IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THE PuBLlCATIoN In ENeLAND, A CoNsrpER ALTON
OF THE FIRST IMpoRTANcH; for, if the Reports of
cases decided are 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 the merit of the enter.
prise. ..... .... .... ~.
with great respect yoST , 9ssdisp. .s1ysns
WAsHINoToN, January 26, 1852.
Messrs. LITTLE BRowN-- Gentlemen: By your
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
ment, their early publication, bringing down the
decisions of all the important Courts to period
far within those OF any Court in our own coun.
try, together With their cheapness, ought to be
sufficient recommendations to insure their general
use. .... ..". = - I.
With great respect, am your obedient servant
b. r. CURTIS.
WAsHIssToN, SUPREME CouRr RooM,
February II, 1852.
GENTLEMEN: have examined your republica.
ton of the current English and Common Law
Reports, and like very much the design and exc.
cution of it. F'.F" 1
without the contemporary decisions Of the Eng.
lish Courts. have found them always 30 inetruc-
tive and useful, that have hitherto read them in
any form IN which they have been published.
Hereafter will do so in yours.
The Courts in England are daily acting upon
cases presenting important and also new features
All Of US must acknowledge that they are adjudi.
Gated with very able and discriminating acutencss,