Vlll PREFACE. 



conscious that this is extremely unprofessional; 

 but I have no alternative, as some of the cases 

 have not yet been legally reported. The Times 

 however, is the paper that I have quoted, and 

 much as I differ from its politics, I only ex- 

 press the general opinion when I say that the 

 accuracy of its reports, whatever may be the 

 subject, is extraordinary. I have understood 

 that its law reports are furnished by a gentle- 

 man at the bar; and therefore, independently 

 of the acknowledged character of the paper, I 

 am satisfied that their general correctness may 

 be trusted. 



GEORGE STEPHEN. 



