injuries to real property, with their proper remedies and punishments.

The fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth chapters princi- . pally relate to the precautionary and other measures to defend, resist, prevent, abate or remove injuries of every description, whether by acts of parties themselves and others, or by the intervention of legal authority.

The fifth chapter in particular states the rules to be observed to perfect rights and prevent injuries, before even the inception of the latter, and as well in the absence of any contract as in cases of contract. The analysis at the head of that chapter will more fully show its contents.

The sixth chapter supposes that an injury has been in part committed, or is continuing, and that still before litigation some precautionary measure should be adopted, either in the absence of contract, or where the injury would constitute a breach of contract.

The seventh chapter contains rules, the knowledge of which is essential to every member of society, if he wish to travel safely through life, and the nonobservance of which occasions so much loss and expense. It states all the remedies, by defence, resistance, or prevention of injuries to the person, personal property, and real property; when a party may, and how resist illegal process or imprisonment; when relations or strangers may interfere; when and how offenders may be apprehended by private individuals without warrant or process; when nuisances or other injuries may be removed or abated, and the consequences of excess in all the modes of defence, resistance, arrest, abatement, or removal of a nuisance; when recaption, or obtaining restoration of the person, or that of a relation, or of personal or real property may be obtained without any legal assistance; and when satisfaction of rent, or for trespasses or debts, may be enforced by distress, or set-off, or retainer.

The eighth chapter supposes the necessity for the intervention of legal proceedings to prevent or remove an injury. Here the practice of obtaining a judge's warrant to prevent a Duel; the interference of justices to prevent a fight, or other breach of the peace; security for keeping the peace, is fully considered; the practice in obtaining release from imprisonment by writ of habeas corpus, or discharge on a more summary proceeding; and lastly, the extensive jurisdiction, for the prevention of injuries, by the injunction of a Court of Equity, in cases of attempted or actually commenced injury, whether to the person, personal property, or real property. The practice is fully considered in obtaining injunctions in certain cases for the protection of the person, or to prevent injuries to personal property, occasioned by frauds of partners or agents, or to restrain the negociation of bills, or have deeds delivered up, or to have proper security given, or to prevent breaches of trust, or of contracts, or other loss; and to prevent the sailing of ships, or piracy of copyrights; and as respects real property, to prevent wasteful trespasses, to quiet possession, to prevent waste or nuisances, whether private or public, and to prevent improper litigation; or attempts to evade justice, as to restrain actions, bills of interpleader, and motions at law under the recent act; writs ne exeat regno, and bills to perpetuate testimony, &c.

The ninth chapter contains a practical view of the Statutes of Limitation, and those limitations in modern acts of proceedings against justices and other persons acting officially, or in exercise of the powers of a particular act. The operation, of these acts, as well at law as in Courts of Equity, and in Ecclesiastical Courts, &c. are stated; and then are considered some consequences of delay in other respects, which either

absolutely bar or prejudice legal or equitable proceedings.

The tenth chapter shows the remedies, as well summary as more formal, at law and in equity, to compel specific relief or performance, and when proceedings can only be had for compensation in damages, or for punishment. The proceedings by mandamus and otherwise, to compel the performance of specific acts, or by replevin, or action of detinue, to recover a specific chattel, are considered: and then the extent of the jurisdiction of Courts of Equity on bills for specific performance are practically examined. Proceedings of a like nature for restitution of conjugal and other rights in courts ecclesiastical and spiritual, and in courts of admiralty, are lastly considered, and which concludes the first volume of this work.

The second volume supposes an injury to have been complete, and that no statute of limitations or other circumstance has completely barred a proceeding for redress; and then the eleventh chapter considers the retainers and rights and duties of attorneys, solicitors, proctors, and every agent connected with legal proceedings: then follow the details of every description of proceeding to obtain redress, from its commencement to its conclusion, and the particulars of which will be enumerated at the commencement of the second volume.

Each part contains a temporary index, for facility of reference, and when the whole work has been printed a general table of contents will be prefixed, and at the end of the second volume will be found a very full index.

Chambers, 6, Chancery Lane,

25th Feb. 1833.

J. C.