The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-09

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To the Legal Profession.
THE FIRST YEAR of the publication Of the
English Reports in Lao and Equity closes
with the sixth volume. Hereafter this series will
be published only in polumes, and the issue OF se
parate parts will be discontinued. 1t is found that
the second part of each volume follows 50 rapidly
after the first, that the advantages OF pubishlng
by parts are unimportant Each volume Will mere
after appear once in two months, in the same size
and style as heretofore, and at the same exceed
ingly low rate of 50 per 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 tits series
every reported Except nisi prius decisions 10
given in FULL, without condensation or abridg-
ment, and the profession may rely upon having an
accurate republication of the English cases.
1t may be proper also to state, that in England
there are no regular reporters, authorized by law
is there conducted solely as a private enterprise
by private reporters. And it is believed that for
PRoMPrNEss, ACCURACY, cLEARNEss, and BREvITV-
the essential requisites in any Reports-the Law
any rival series in England, and they have often
been found more correct. See the late case 81
Crofts Beale, Is Eng Rep, 4Os, tchsrt the com.
paratiDe accuracy Of the La,c Journal Reports and
ger, to the true pleadings IN former case. .oas
directly inpolred. In that case, Jsruis. the Chief Jus
tice Of the Common Pleas, observed: at is clear that
the plea in Sison Us. Kidman, az reported in Man
Grang. $40, is not correct The plea, as il Is re-
ported in the LaD Journal Reports, is just as my bro
her Mauie 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 Jurist and Law Jour
nal; in Clark and Finnelly's Reports in the House
n r4p in he PRIV
Council; the Reports of Sinons, Hare, Beavan, Dc
Gex and Small, and Macnaghten and Gordon, in
the Courts of Equity; Adophus and Ellis, Man
ming, Granger and Scott, and Welsby, Hurlstone
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
a 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 digested
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
rexed recommendations.
BosroN, February, 1852.
Letters Of Recommendation receiped from Judges of
the United States Supreme Court.
WAsHINeroN, January q, 1852.
GENTLEMEN: My engagements here have not
permitted me to examine particularly your repub-
LEGATION of the English Reports in Law and Equity.
But as far as l have been able to look into them,
they appear to be correctly and well executed.
And if they continue to be republished with the
promptness Of the volumes already out, and at the
price mentioned, they will be great convenience
to the Bench and the Bar, and cannot fail to attract
their attention. l take pleasure in recommending
them.
am, with much respect, your obedient servant,
r. B. TANEY.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN.
WAsHINaToN, January l9, 1852.
Messrs LITTLE & BRowN: In the prompt repub
LEGATION of the English Reports in Law and
Equity" you tender to the profession most inn
porant 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,
Grown Cases Reserved, and Cases in the Eccle-
slastcal aud 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 sub
stantial manner, and do credit to the enterprise of
the publishers. | became subscriber for them
soon they were found with the booksellers in the
West, and am convinced, that from THEIR CHEAP
NEss AND EXTENT OF MATTER. THEY MUsT SUPER
SIDE, AT LEAST IN THIS COUNTRY, ALL OTHER ENG
LIsH RePoRTs OF LATE DECisIoNs.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
JOHN MCLEAN.
WAsHINGToN, January &c, 1852.
Messrs. LITTLE & BaowN: | think you have laid
the profession under great obligations, in the
publication of the "English 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
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 less modi-
fed, daily administered by the courts of this coun
try. And. however modified these systems may
be, it ia manifest that these decisions must shed
great light upon the investigation Of most Of the
cases arising here.
Your plan, also will furnish the profe .sion in
this country with the cases IMMEpIATELY AFTER
THE PUBLICATION IN ENGLAND, coNsipsaATIoN
OF THE FIRST IMPORTANCE; for, if the Reports Of
cascs decided are of any value, the sooner they
arc in the hands of the profession The better. !
sincerely hope your encouragement from the bar
will he commensurate with the merit Of the enter
prise.
am, with great respect, your ohcdiont servant,
SAMUEL NELSON.
WAsHINdToN, January 26, 1882
NIessrs. LITTLE s. 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 a period
far within those OF any Court in own coun-
try, together with their cheapness, ought to be
sufficient recomme ndations to insure their general
With great respect, am your obedient servant
Il. r. CURTIS.
WAsHiNeToN, SUPREME Couar 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..
Neither judge nor lawyer can very well do
without the contemporary decisions of the Eng
ah Courts. have found them always 80 instruc-
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 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 acute ness
and with great learning.
Wishing your publication every SUCCESS l am
gentlemen, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES NJ WAYNE.
MeGsrs LITTLE & BRowS, Boston, Massac husetts
WAsHiSGToS, January %. 1852.
GEsTLEMEs: publication like that in which
you are engaged, Of the English Law aud Chan
Gerry Reports, If promptly and accurately executed