were rejected without any exception being taken, &c.), and has in some cases promoted the convenience of the reader by retrenching in form the examination of witnesses on preliminary or immaterial points of no general interest, and omitting repetitions. Explanatory references to the documents and testimony are added. The report presents the most intelligible, accurate, and complete account of this remarkable case. The arguments of counsel and the notes of the editor, it is believed, embody all that is important to the professional reader, in respect to the trial of the question of adultery in actions of this nature or in proceedings for divorce, and they also present unrivaled models of the art of examination and cross-examination, and discussions of questions of nisi prius evidence, of almost every kind, by the most eminent advocates of the country, aided by all the resources of legal research. In accordance with general public desire, the publishers have obtained from sources they believe well-informed, brief biographical notices of the Chief Justice, the parties, and the counsel engaged in the cause, and have accompanied these with portraits. For these the reporter has no responsibility. GEORGE W. SMITH & CO. Filton & Beecher. To Res. W. Smith & fo. Me Abbott has laid before me the Corrected pears and his method of Editing the Officice Reportopthis Trial. The work has been performed thing. for, with such care and fidelity as may satisfy the mont Exacting Critic. In perfecting this report the Stenographers have made the Necessary Corrections in this trouscripts of their Minutes; - Dome repetitions have been avoided and baine Matters, Covering Munch space in the forces of questions a anche an ниниего, ли points not materice to the issues, have her leanced to Narratives, In ace allier parts the testimary is finen as the fame was actually received. In revising the proofs and argumento Mis Abbott has had the friendly Co-operation of the other Counsel Concerned in the Cause, While I value that part of the Editors labors highly Necessary to a fautiful presenlation of the case, another marked feature of the works impresses me ret More Strangly. He questions of law, of Evidenw and ofpractice raised on the trial and worthy of Consideration, are illustrated in the Notes with liberal Citations of authorities . More citations, some drawn from souties not open to Every de dent or lawyer пларић обшита sufficiently practical to Show de state of the law, on such questions, with us and in some of the Sister states and in England, get to sperice as to indicate macy & opits infelicities, conflicts a Modificationg, Evince a rare and ripe Culture and tend to trousfarren the report of the trial into a valuable book of the law. But it required some discrimination and pamer of Repression, a facile adaptation of the spirit of the law to Exch particular topic and some vivacity of Expression to intermarry to mucch barning with the Report without impairing its popular character. This difficultyy the Editor appears to have overcome. His lange Experience as a Reporter legal writer and Critic; his relatione ma Wolle Case as one of the Counsel and hu apprehension of its pecuреси liarities; his severe taste whiche leads him to reject, so far as the nature of the subjects discussed may permit, Everything of Merely partisan Character; acced his love of the law in its truths, purity and diquity, afford the highest possible assurances of the Conectures and value of work to which he is devoting a If Much time and attention. with these views I take pleasure in Commanding |