It has occurred to us that the digests of cases, scattered through the different numbers, though the numbers should be bound in volumes, will soon become inconvenient for reference. To remedy this inconvenience, and render them permanently useful for practical reference, we propose, as soon as it shall appear to be necessary, to make a concise general index to all the digests of the preceding volumes, so that the person consulting it, may be at once referred to abstracts applicable to the subject of his inquiry.

We ought, perhaps, to apprise our readers that we do not make it an object to get out our journal early in the month by which each is severally designated, though we propose that it shall generally be published in the course of the month.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Some of our Correspondents will perceive that we shall be glad of communications from them on the subject of legislation.

CONTENTS OF NO. IX.

ART.

I. ADDRESS OF CHIEF JUSTICE SHAW

PAGE.

An Address delivered before the Bar of Berkshire, by

Lemuel Shaw, on his first taking his seat as Chief

Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachu-

setts, September Term, 1830.

II. WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN SYSTEMS OF LAWS

De la Codification en general, et de celle de l'Angle-

terre en particulier en une série de lettres addressées

à M. C. P. Cooper, Avocat Anglais, par J. D. Meyer,

Chevalier de l'ordre Royal du Lion Belgique, &c.

&c.

III. CORPORATORS'-LIABILITY LAWS

Opinion on the constitutionality of the Massachusetts

Statutes of 1808, c. 65, 1817, c. 183, and 1821, c.

38, rendering the members of manufacturing corpo-

rations personally liable on the contracts of the corpo-

ration, and subjecting their property to attachment.

on mesne process, and their persons liable to arrest

and imprisonment, and their property liable to be

seized and sold on executions in actions against such

corporations.

IV. OPINION ON THE RIGHT of Set-Off

V. ANGELL ON LIMITATIONS

A Treatise on the Limitation of Actions at Law, and

Suits in Equity. To which is added an Appendix,

containing an Abstract of the Statutes of Limitation

of the several States, Brooks's Reading upon the

Statute of Henry VIII. &c. By Joseph K. Angell.

VI. LEGISLATION ON BANKING

VII. RULES OF EVIDENCE. No. II.

Incompetency of Witnesses from Infamy of Character.

DIGEST OF RECENT DECISIONS

Principal Cases in Wendell's Reports, vols. 2, 3, and 4.

Goodwin's New England Sheriff

Eunomus's Letters on British Law Reform

Juridical Letters addressed to the Right Hon. Robert

Peel, in reference to the present crisis of Law Reform.

Letters, I and II. By Eunomus.

INTELLIGENCE AND MISCELLANY.

Shipper's Lien on the Ship for Damage to the Goods

Cases in the General Court of Virginia, November, 1830

Examination of Parties in Civil Suits

Revival of County Courts in England

New Judges in Westminster Hall and new Regulations as

to Writs of Error and Bail

Judge Barbour's Valedictory to his Constituents

ART.

CONTENTS OF NO. X.

PAGE.

I. MATHEWS ON PRESUMPTIONS

A Treatise on the Doctrine of Presumption and Pre-

sumptive Evidence, as affecting the title to Real and

Personal Property. By John H. Mathews Esq. of

Lincoln's Inn, Barrister at Law. With Notes and

References to American Cases: By Benjamin Rand,

Esq.

II. NOTES ON MORTGAGES IN CUBA

IV. DOUBLE PLEADING

229

243

III. INSURANCE DEDUCTION IN REPAIRS

252

269

V. HORSE CAUSES

288

A Treatise on the Law of Warranty of Horses. By

R. S. Surtess, Gent.

VI. COWEN'S DIGEST

294

A General Digested Index to the nine volumes of

Cowen's Reports of Cases argued and determined in

the Supreme Court and in the Court for the Trial of

Impeachments and Correction of Errors in the State

of New York. By the author of those Reports.

VII. ADVICE TO A YOUNG LAWYER

DIGEST OF RECENT DECISIONS

.

The most important cases in Vermont Reports, vols.

1 and 2; Halsted, New Jersey, vol. 6; Gill and

Johnson, Maryland, vol. 1; Pickering, Massachu-

setts, vol. 8; Mason, vol 5, Circuit Court of the

United States in the District of Maine, New Hamp-

shire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

CHANCERY

298

299

337

Principal cases in Paige's Chancery Reports, vol. 1.

RECENT ENGLISH DECISIONS

397

399

Alabama

SHORT REVIEWS AND NOTICES.

Judge Thacher's Address to the Suffolk Bar

Pamphlet against Lord Chancellor Brougham's Bill

Holroyd's Law of Patents.-A Practical Treatise on the

Law of Patents for Inventions. By Edward Holroyd,

Esq.

INTELLIGENCE AND MISCELLANY.

400

The readers of the Jurist will perceive that the volumes are a little larger

than was originally promised, and it is intended to increase their size still

more.