ON TIIE Laws of England : BY THE LATE SIR W. BLACKSTONE. *50 WHICH IS ADDED AN ANALYSIS BY BARRON FIELD, ESQ. a New Edition, with practical Notes, BY CHRISTIAN, ARCHBOLD, AND CHITTY; TOGETHER WITH ADDITIONAL NOTES AND REFERENCES, BV A GENTLEMAN OF THE NEVY-YORK BAR. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II.--BOOK III. & IV. NEW-YORK. JOHN GRIGG, PHILADELPHLI, W. E. Dean, Printer, MDCCCXXI. Southern District of New-York, ss. Be it remembered, that on the 18th day of July, A. D. 1827, in the 52nd year of the Independence of the United States of America, W. E. Dean. of the said District, hath deposited in this office the title of a Book, the right whereof he claims as Proprietor, in the words following, to wit: " Commentaries on the Laws of England: by the late Sir W. Blackstone. To which is added An Analysis, by Barron Field, Esq. A new Edition, with practical Notes, by Christian, Archbold, and Chitty; together with additional Notes and Re. ferences, by a Gentleman of the New York Bar. In two volumes.'' In conformity to the Act of Congress of the United States, entitled “ An Act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned." And also to an Act, entitled “ An Act, supplementary to an Act, entitled an Act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designiug, engraving, and etching historical and other prints." FREDERICK J. BETTS, TABLE OF CONTENTS. OF THE REDRESS OF PRIVATE WRONGS BY The redress for private wrongs First, by mere act of the parties First, by act of party injured 1. Sell-defence, or defence of relations 3 1. For what a distress may be made 2. What things may be distrained 3. Time, manner of taking, disposing of, Party cannot in general distrain twice Distress must not be excessive How distress to be disposed of Party distraining not to be a trespasser ab Of the Public COURTS OF COMMON LAW Of the several species of courts • The public courts of common law and equi- Its extraordinary or equity court IX Court of appeal-in equity chamber 57 Os Courts EccLESIASTICAL, Military, Public courts, ecclesiastical, military, and 6. Court of delegates, being the great court Of RRDRESS BY MERE OPERATION OF Secondly, redress by mere operation of law 13 18 19 REDRESS BY SUIT OF Courts In GENR- Thirdly, redress by suit in courts I. Nature and several species of courts of First, their nature and incidents in general 23 What constituent parts necessary as plain- Or Courts OE A SPECIAL JURISDIC- Private courts of special jurisdiction II. Courts of commissioners of sewers III. Courts of policies of insurance IV. Court of marshalsea and palace V. Courts of principality of Wales 7: |