Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-16
VALUABLE LAW BOOKS.

nee Oi Vermont. DCSlOu' itht0 ~
book upon The law Of railways, by an ao'e J''.''
ha. lory been let a. a serious want IN 'ne .o''
AZ we'll rs in England. The growing importance VI
III. subject and the multiplicity OF declS'on' ~ '''
HIGHEST s,n.ate tribunals in this country, d. wen O.
C;-,st Britain rendered the publication OIL ra""oS
c,s in volumes separate from other dec'sionS ne0es
sary, several years since. So rapidly h",o H.,
lumas Of rail road cases increased, thar 'n0
and American collections embrace large hu.oe' W
nord.rous volumes, which rarely met WIN ~ 'ne
r.,,o,a .sctiops of the United States, ~hicn nave
hsor r;srcad by our numerous rail roads, "ooA
upon tho Law of railways therefore, preseH'n
- reasonable compass and in q properly oises'ea
farm the whole law upon the suhjsct, oo'n l'De''
can and English, has been long desireu ~
fsssion. Such treatise, applying the leau.ns ues
atoms TO the we'll recognized principles o' VIC '.'
Judee ReGfed has produced. In lesrnlpg' 'no"'" -
and clearness of analysis, the work before NC wa
comnare fsvorably with the works OF Story, "'eeA
,saf and Parsons. 1t is exhaustive OF the sao1eS'
which it treats and congresses Into s'nh'o ,'.l'D
of moderate size all that has been adJudlcaeu
the subject of the law OF railways.
The book has been prepared with great 'aoof eaI
,o,e nv ono who has had large experience In 'ne 'fa'
If csuses, and may be confidently relied upon &c CIV
mo tho numerous points decided in all the cases pear
n, unon the subjects connected with them lh's 10
dome iu such manner as to enable Tue reaue'
b;s own conclusions from the cases. or 10 uoseol 'e
oo,rectness of the authors the same precisely az &c
nod the case before him. This feature IN WORK Of
the kind and upon subject Of such vast Importance
IN the nrsc,ioal administration Of justice as this has
become 10 this country, can scarcely be oVerestmaeo
7, ensbes the reader to know the contents OF cases
which hs could not obtain copies except at the most
extepsye libraries ID the country and saves immense
TINA and labor TO those who have much to accom-
nl;sh in that wsy as to render 1t quite lmpossioe'
,bsv should Sc able to consult all the requisite au
,bor,;ss ir any other mode. book OF this KIND
n,ansred by one whose experience and fidelity afford
con6sent ground of belief that 1t Is entirely rea-
h,a eappot fail to be regarded as very important
accusation by the profession. Such book 100
while gives less the appearance OF authorship ana
originality Is really attended with far more labor and
osreful research than where the author gives mercy
tho results of bis own studies with general refer
epce TO the cases from which they are deduced'
Tho manner in which the work is arranged is pecu'
liar in some respects; the author having adopted 'pe
order of time in which the several functions OF railways
come into operation 1t really contains substantially
separste and complete treatises upon corporsuons
,.v.v construction, common carriers of freight and
n.sssnpsrs, the law of master and servant principal
snd sosnt constitutional questions, tolls fences tor's
70 strapgers, injuries to domestic animals railway To-
yestments, mandemus, equity, and some others.
Each chapter and subdivision Of the work Is pre-
faced by complete analysis OF its contents referring
ts Arabic figures on the margin Of the several para
graphs where the sub divisions begin. This analyst
ia placed at the beginning of the work. as an anyi'i
cal index and it il 30 thorough and complete as t'
enable the reader, in moment, to turn to any por
ton he may desire to consult, and to place his ey'
at once, upon the very point in question.
In addition to this, there ia very complete ant
carefully prepared alphabetical index, OF more thar
thirty naoes which will still farther aid the researcher
of any ons who may desire to consult the work.
The general principles of all the cases, with thu
points of decision in he leading cases. upon The seVe
raj topics discussed, are given in the text. Inc re
ference and the names Of cases are given chiefly II
the notes and the subordinate Gases, with the point
decided are given in the notes also-and when ther'
is auy conflict in the authorities so as to require al
analysis and comparison, 1t is thrown into the notes
COMMENTARIES ON THE CRIMINAL LAW
BY JOEL PRESTIss BISHOP, Author ct "Commsn
taries on the Law of Marriage and Divorce. VOL
III. Boston. Little g. Brown. lS5S.-Wben the hrs
| volume of this work was published some years age
We remember to have pronounced it work iadlca
ting higher order of talent than had been evInce
by a writer on Criminal law since the days OF Bee
carlo. Az an elementary treatise, al ""ee of'E'n"
philosophical and profound, dealing boldly win IN
great principles of Criminal Law, we stil regard In
frat volume of Mr.. Bishops work as without d
equal. 1t certainly deserves as high place with III
law student as any similar work in tins country
Those who will examine it, will find it far differen
book than those crude digests with which inoustiou
| compilers have flooded the country
The first volume of this work was Intended Tor 10
student, and s indeed most interesting BOOK 10 an
man of education, professional or uuproiesslonal.
The second volume, which closes the work'la dc
signed for practitioners and contains the law OF spe
cGo offenders. AZ the practical utility oil the wor
| will now be- obvious to The profession we venture I
predict for this profound sud able work the popular
ty which it most Justly merits. 1t ia impossible ior
work of "a much talent, originality and geEus as ID
one before d. 10 be otherwise than eventually succesi
full.
Those worxs are for sale at the store ct George n
West.
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