Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the Province of New Brunswick

Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the Province of New Brunswick: Commencing in Hilary Term, 1835, written by George F. S. Berton in 1835 is a 217 page compilation of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. It includes an index and the option to full-text search. Preface: At the date of the commencement of these Reports, I was in­duced by a desire to render service to my professional brethren and the public, to publish the notes, which I had taken only for my own use, of the cases in Hilary, 1835. They first appeared in the Royal Gazette, and were then issued in pamphlet form. I continued so to publish the cases determined during that year. In the Session of 1836, the Legislature, satisfied of the “ great importance of obtaining correct reports of the decisions of the Su­preme Court,” authorized the Lieutenant Governor to appoint a Reporter, secured to him the copyright of his work, and granted an annual sum as a remuneration for his services. Under this Act I had the honor to be appointed, and have, from the time of my appointment, carefully collected and reported all the decisions of the Court. Among the cases of 1835, there were several of very great and general importance, and as I was enabled, by the kindness of their Honors the Chief Justice and the other Judges, to have access to their notes and written judgments; I considered it only due to the liberality and kindness with which my efforts had been met, to re-publish the whole of the cases from the beginning of 1835 ; this has now been done, and although I have thereby incurred a heavy pecuniary expense, yet I shall be enabled to proceed with more satisfaction to myself and the public than I could by Continuing a work im­perfectly commenced. Much delay has occurred in the printing, but I am now induced to hope that the work will be proceeded with diligently until completed, and that hereafter the numbers will be issued within a reasonable time after every Term. It is proper that I should acknowledge the very great assistance which, during along illness, I have received from Mr. George Lee, as well in compiling the latter part of the cases now published, as in the general correction of the Press. G. F. S. Berton. Fredericton, January, 1839.https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/thompsonrarebooks/1000/thumbnail.jp

Notes of Lectures on the Law of Scotland, Vol II

Volume II of hand-written lecture notes of George Joseph Bell, Professor of Scots Law at Edinburgh University in Session 1826-27 touching on the laws of: Part I: Personal Rights (pages 1–132); Part II: Law of Property (pages 133–439) Volume II begins at page 207.https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/thompsonrarebooks/1002/thumbnail.jp

Notes of Lectures on the Law of Scotland, Vol. I

Lecture notes hand-written by George Joseph Bell, Professor of Scots Law at Edinburgh University in Session 1826-27 touching on the laws of: Part I: Personal Rights (pages 1–132); Part II: Law of Property (pages 133–439) Volume I ends on page 206.https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/thompsonrarebooks/1001/thumbnail.jp

Thoughts in Prison

The following work, as the dates of the respective parts evince, was begun by its unhappy Author in his apartments at Newgate, on the evening of the day subsequent to his trial and conviction at Justice Hall; and was finished, amidst various necessary interruptions, in little more than the space of two months. The few little pieces subjoined to the Thoughts, and the Author’s Last Prayer, were found amongst his papers. Their evident connection with the Poem was the inducement for adding them to the volume. Written by the Rev. William Dodd, during his time in prison prior to his execution. Dodd was imprisoned on the charge of forgery, and was hanged at Tyburn in 1777. This particular work features his reflections on the judicial and prison systems of the 18th century.https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/thompsonrarebooks/1005/thumbnail.jp