The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-06
ENGLISH Law AND EQUITY REPORTS.


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ENGLISH LAW AND EQUITY REPORTS.
To the Legal Profession.
vTNHE FIRST YEAR Of the publication Of the
i English Reports in Lao and Equity closes
with the sixth volume. Hereafter this seTics will
be published only ia voiumes, and the issue Of
parate parts will be discontinued II ia found that
the second part Of each volume follows rapidly
after the first, that the advantage of publishing
by parts are unimportant. Each volume will here
alter appear once in two months, in the same size
and style as heretofore, and at the same exceed
'ngiy low rate Of 80 per volume to permanent cub
scribers. sl ~e'
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 Il il scries
every reported case Except nis pris decisios) 10
given in FULL, without condemnation 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
Is there conducted solely as private enter prise,
by private reporters. And it is believed that for
paoMPrsEss, ACCURACY, cLEAaNEss,a and BREyiTy-
the essential requisites In any Reports-thc 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 If
Croft. Ds Beais, Is Eng Rep, 4os, .oAere Mr
paratiUe accuracy Of the La,O Journal Reports, and
me contemporaaeous reports Of Manning E. Gran
ger, as 10 the true pleadingy in former case ,oas
directly inuolvfd IN hatcase, Jervis. the Chit JUS
ttce The Common Pleas, otserued IN is clear that
The plea ~ Sison Kidman, az reported in 3 Man
y Grang. $40, is not correct The plea, az IL is re
ported IN the Lao Journal Reports Just as mn bro
ther Maule suPposes In addition to the foregoing
points OF superiority in thess Reports, they viii
be found to contain many valuable cascs 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 in the Jurist and Law Jour
nal; in Clark and Finney's Reports in the House
of Lords; +. f. Moorc's Reports in the Privy
Council; the Reports Of Simons, 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 tho 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 Rohertson-
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
The frat 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
Letters Of Recommendation received from Judges of
the United States Supreme Court.
WAsHINoroN, January q, 1852.
GENTLEMEN: My engagements here have not
permitted me 70 examine partic ularly your repub.
hcation 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 well executed
And If they continue to be repubished with the
promptncss 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. ! take pleasure in recommending
them.
am, with much respect, your obedient servant,
r. b. TANEY.
Messrs. LITTLE & BRowN.
WAsHINGroN, January 10, 1882
Messrs. LITTLE 4 BRowN: 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 Kepo
inclndcs cases decided in the House of Lords,
Privy Council, Courts Of Equity and Common Law,
from and after Michaelmas 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 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 most sub
stantial manner, and do credit the enterprise of
the publishers. ! became a subscriber for them as
soon as they we're found with the booksellers in the
vest, and am convinced, that from THEIR CHEAP
NESS AND EXTENT OF MATTER, THEY MusT SUPER
sEpE, At LEAST IN THIS COUNTRY, ALL OTHER Eng.
LIsH REPORTS or LATE DECISIONS. .ente
Very respectfully, your obcdient scrvant,
JOHN MCLEAN.
WASHING TON, January 26, 1852.
Mcssrs. LITTLE & BRowN: think you have laid
the profession under great obligations. in the re-
publication Of the English Reports in Law md
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
ina havA ndxxn
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-
fed, daily administered by the courts of this conn.
try. And. however modified these .systems NAV
be, il is manifest that these decisions must shed
great light upon the investigation of most of the
cascs arising here.
Your plan, also, will furnish the profession in
this country with the cases IMmEpIArsLY AFTER
THE PUsncATIoN In EHeLAsD,A CONFEDERATION
OF THE FiasT iMPoRTAEcE; 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.
lam, with great respect, your obedont servant,
SAMUEL NELSON.
WAsHiNoTos, January 20, 1852.
Mcssrs. LITTLE & BRowN- Gentlemen: Nv vour
publication Of the English Law and Equity Re.
ports, think an important benefit is conferred on
tnc icRai pfoIcsslon In THIS country. The fidelity
with which thesc Reports appear to have been thus
Tar made, their compact and convenient arrange
ment, their early publication, bringing down The
decisions OF all the important Courts to a period
far within thosc OF any Court In our own coun-
Try, together with their cheapncss, ought to be
sufficient recommendations to insure their general
use.
With great respect, am your opedicnt servant,
Il. X. CURTIS.
WAsHIsoTos, SUPREME Counr RooM,
February II, 1852.
GENTLEMEN: have examined your republica-
don OF the current English and Common Law
Reports and like very much the design and exc.
cuton Off -
Neither judge nor lawyer can very well do
without the contemporary decisions Of the Eng
sh Courts. have found them always 90 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 are daily netting upon
cases presenting important and also new features
All OF Ne must acknowledge that they arc adiudi-
Gated with very able and discriminating acutencss,
and with great learning.
WishinU YOUR pu blication every s,cc,., 7 80,