New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-06

Is possibility without pretending ~ he quito COM
pI,e II deals With every part Of the substantive work
ing criminal law distinguished from the law ~ Grim
ina procedure. The breyity Of the work has been
obtained by extracting principles from the facts
being stated in the form Of nIsrations Of The principles
ana by cOndensiu The statutes IN giving the occt Of
particular enactment dirczrtrg entirely rs jargon.
The process by which this f. accomplished by FIRST de-
fainc tic crime; second limiting The defining words :;
third. stating the Punishment. The Article 30
Pcriury-wnt serve 20 Illustrate this system. Per
jury Is an assertion mon oath fHlg admlnistered
in q judicial proceeding. before competent court,
Of the Of matter of tact material 20 TO G1c'
ton depending in that proceeding which assertion me
assrtc docs not believe 20 ~ true when he makes IT, or
which ne knows himself 10 Poe ignorant In thi' deh
milton the word OATH" the expressions dIy admins
tcl and judicial proceeding" the words act' and
material every word in me sentence which tonchcs
tie quality o tne crime is itself defined limited, and ITS
scOp fixed With soiute prco-ioH. The punishment D.
then stated IN nhs manner villain the compass o.
snlr PAGE Of text the whole law the subject 81 per
jury Is presented. Tie quotation Wii suffice to Illustrate
ire system Oh which the digest g. written. One ~ Ben
thams best founded c0nplps aZins tine law, in gcncr
r was tat was SOinlicat" aud technical that no one
bn an experienced lawyer could tel what would De tie ef
Zee, Of an ration any particular part oiL BY gath
er1 ia,o single aud In Systematic form Tho stat
uto3 and the law relating g. crimes, analysts,
comparison, cIitcsu5 rendered poasibi' ana practical
SIR Stephen las done this. with correct d-es; Il the
criminal lew as a tangible object Of examination ard
30 'cussi0u the production ~ penal cod ia work rc-
pu.rng no great time and ~ great difficulty. The
present volume reprint - the at. ENGLISH pub lea
lion. and aside from It's object and the Information il
conveys to lawyers merely. IS a model for legislative
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NATIONAL DlGFsT. BY BENJAMIN VAUGHAN ABBOTT.
Vol. VII. 5yo pp G23. ward & feloubrt
The present volume il the third supplement
20 Atbotr- National Digest and comprises tie ADM
doatiJus Of e Federal Courts reported from November
Ia7l 10 July Of the currcnt yea the Acts OF Congress
enacted the earer tafe dom 10 the close 81 the
second session Of the XLlYh Congress March 3. 1871
besides such OF the opinions Of the ATTORNEY u
the United States published within the former period
Appear to possess any general value 1t eondenses and
arrange by subject matter ID rtyour volumes OF stand
ara Federal reports, besides large number OF law peri
Jdeas and Sta,c reports in which decisions ~ tho Nj
toudl Counts occasionally appear IT, utility as work
OF reference is TOO obvious need pointing and FAR
as we have been able 10 judge. the skin Of lr abbott
acquired by long experience n awwrtu OF this kind.
Che cleaTncss aud condolences with whieh
decided points stated The fullest titles those
which relate 10 Admiralty sc a. collision salvage and
stamen. I O. Revenue. .uen as Internal Rvrnuc. duties
aud seizure, bankruptcy and patents, subjects over
which the jurisdiction Of tine Courts of the United states
cXcuy and form the bulk of the brought he
fore them, and tc practice IN litigation, .iHg
these subjects ia substantially Uniform throughout an
tie States the title Practice 81 u general interest to law
gers VINO have anything 90 DO with them. Few private
Hbrarfcs pretend 10 ANYTHING like completeness m Pc
spec, of the reports of the Circuit and District Courts
The Digest does not render the reports tho mseIycs
-uperlIous least enables the practitioner 20 DO with
ont tie ownership Of them VITA toieaDe convenience
In point OF typography, and other details Of booE-ua
le, ;he present uniform with the pnor volumes OF t4o
,cil-4.