PKEFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION. Vll 



various Statute Law Revision Acts and other 

 repealing statutes which have been passed since 

 the publication of the last Edition. 



The plan of referring to the more important 

 decisions in the United States, adopted by the 

 present Editor in the last Edition, has been adhered 

 to. References are given to the Revised Reports as 

 well as to contemporary reports, both in the Table 

 of Cases and in the footnotes. The Table of 

 Statutes has been rendered more complete by 

 indicating the page upon which each section is 

 cited ; and the Index has been subjected to a 

 careful revision. 



CLExMENT E. LLOYD. 



i, King's Bench Walk, Temple : 

 May, 1896. 



