Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-07


/ The precariuus and atrnitrned condition of th,
! forces under Gea Walker may induce hin To atemp
depredaiions upon American citizens in that STATE
which you will prevent and restrain
| In the event Of the expulsion cf Walk and h
forces from Nicaragua by the allied armies and h
departure to adjacent Territory III Central America
for The purpose Of hostile and aggressive operations
you will take such further measures, with the fore,
under your command, r. circumstances shall require
lur the adequate protect m of American citizens.
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7 PREcEDENrs or INDICTMENTS AND PLEAS adapted
both 10 Use of tho Courts Of tho United States an,
those Of al The several S;a.es; together with notes
on Criminal Pleading md Practice, embracing th'
English and American authorities generally. By
Francis Wharton. Second und revised edition.
Nay ~ Brother, Philadelphia.
This work was first published in 1913, and Vas in
tended TO be somewhat of a companion to Whartou'
Criminal Law, which was issued two years before
Ihe worl; met with great favor from gentlemen o
he bar, in all the States Of this Union, aud has To-
years been used by our own most active aid accu
rate lawyers, not only in the preparation of The
pleadIngs in criminal causes but rs book Of autho
r!y in arguments before the Courts. 1t is So vel
known and so universally esteemed, that we deem il
needless to give any detailed account of the contents
OF the volume, and shall content ourselves with no.
ting some Of the changes, alterations additions and
improvements which have been made in the present
new and revised edition.
In general terms, this aecoud edition of Wharton'a
Precedents differs from the first, in containing II
larger number Of precednns, in the modification OF
the old orn.s TO conform them more closely to judi
cia decisions the remodelng and classification
hat of m fnyt nd i'm Ina
of an analytical table Of each chapter, disclo.
sing in a narrow compass the contents of each
chapter and of each section Of each chapter.
The analytical table is most valuable feature Of
the book aud the author hss evnced both Judgment
and skill in its arrangement. We copy the analysis
Of the sixth chapter, one Of the shortest as speci.
men:
"KEcEIvING STOLEN GOODS.
lou. General form OF indictments Isl. Receiv.
ing goods stolen by slave. .lJ2. Against receiver
of stolen goods Mass. Re. ST., ch l26 I2O i53 Same
in New York. al. Same in Pennsylvania. 40.
Against receiver of embezzled property Mass.
ST. 1853, cl Isl. 80 Receiving stolen goods from
some unknown person, in Pennsylvania. 457. Same
in South Carolina. 45S. Same in Tennessee I5y
Soliciting u servant to steal, aud receiving stolen
goods"
The new forms added, ara much too numerous for
specific mention, and we can only cite a few exam
pies. Under the title Homicide, the following new
forums are found Murder in the frat degree in
Ohio, by obstructing rail road track murder in the
first degree in Ohio, by sending 10 the deceased a
box containing IN iron tube, gunpowder, bullets, etc.
artfully arranged; so as to explode in attempting tc
open murder in the first degree in Ohio, by father
claiming and coninips his infant daughter severa
nights, during cold weather, without clothing FIRE
mansaughier, by forcing an aged woman out of hel
house in the night, tarriug, feathering, beating
and whipping her; against the keeper of al asy
lun for pauper children, for not supply
ins one Of them with proper food ard
lodging, whereby the child died. murder, in
duel fought in the State; against the engineer OF
steamboat for SO negligeny managing the engine
that the boiler burst, and thereby caused the death OF
passenger; against the agent of company for ne
gecing to give proper signal To denote the obstruc
ton of line Of railway, whereby collision took
place and passenger was killed; against the driver
and stopper of railway engine for negligently
driving agans. another engine, whereby the deceased
met his death. Under the title Rape, the following
new forms are found: For carnally knowing and
abusing n woman-child under the age of III years;
oi the defendant, under Ohio ut. p IS, sec. :. rape
upon daughter or sister OF the deendan. under same
statute rape abusing female child with her consent,
under came statute. Under the title Assault ten new
forms are found; under thu tls Abortion four under
the title Forgery sixteen; and so OF Others
These various additions and amendments have
swe!led the bulk of the work from volume of less
than 700 pages to volume Of nearly 9DO, and, OF
course, very greatly enhanced lis value to the prac
oner while its cost TO the purchaser remains about
the same. There is certainly no American work
which approaches this new edition Of Wharton's
Precedents; and we doubt if any work whatsoever,
OH criminal pleadings, would be So useful TO the
American lawyer. The precedsnts are numerous,
various, and drawn from sources which entitle them
to the highest consideration The Typography aud
binding of the volume all that could be desired.
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To Tic Edt!ofs Of The Norfolk Herald.
HYGEA HOTEL.
Old Point, July !, 1857.
In contradiction Of report prevailing in your city
aud vicinity that the charges OF the iygeia Hotel are
50 per day, nlow me to say, through the Herald that
the charge in no ercteds tro doilars per dry.
Considering tho great advance in the price of al
most every article of consumption, am sure can
not, at less rate worthily maintain the establish
nent.
At this low charge shall be most happy to accom-
modse my friends und the pubic, and engage to
give them the full worth of their money. For their