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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Common Law of England.
INTRODUCTION-Divisions of English Law-Common Law-
Customary Law-Civil Law-Canon Law-English Eccle-
siastical Law-Statute Law
CHAPTER II.
On Equity.
Significations of the word Equity-Distinction between Equity
and Common Law-Nature of the equitable jurisprudence
of England
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CHAPTER III.
Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
England-Wales-Berwick-on-Tweed-the High Seas-Ecclesi-
astical division of England-Civil division of England —
Islands of Wight, Portland, Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Sark,
and Alderney-Scotland-Ireland
CHAPTER IV.
Of the Colonies, Plantations, and other Foreign Possessions
of the Crown.
Three classes of Colonies or Plantations,-acquired, 1st, by
Conquest; 2dly, by Treaty; 3dly, by Occupancy—their in-
terior Polity: 1st, Provincial Establishments; 2dly, Proprie-
tary Governments; 3dly, Charter Governments-Territories
governed by the East India Company
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CHAPTER V.
Of the Legislative Power. The Parliament-its Constituent
Parts.
Private Law-Public Law-The Sovereign Power-its Divisions
-Legislative Power-Executive Power-Judicial Power-
Forms of Government-Simple-Mixed-Constitution of
England-Legislative Power-The Queen-Spiritual Lords-
Temporal Lords-The Commons
CHAPTER VI.
Of Parliament-its Laws and Customs.
Time and manner of Assembling-Laws and customs of the Par-
liament-of the House of Lords-of the House of Commons
-Method of making Laws-Adjournment-Prorogation —
Dissolution
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112
CHAPTER VII.
Of the Executive Power. Of the Queen and her Title.
CHAPTER VIII.
Of the Royal Family.
. 139
The Queen Regent-Her husband-Prince Albert-The Queen
Consort-The Queen Dowager-The Prince and Princess of
Wales-The Princess Royal-The rest of the Royal Family. 161
CHAPTER IX.
Of the Councils belonging to the Queen.
The high Court of Parliament-The Peers of the Realm-The
Judges-The Privy Council-Judicial Committee thereof-
of the Cabinet
. 173
CHAPTER X.
Of the Queen's Duties.
. 182
CHAPTER XI.
Of the Queen's Prerogative.
Incidental Prerogatives-Direct Prerogatives-The Queen's royal
character: Sovereignty-Dominion-Perfection-Perpetuity 187
CHAPTER XII.
Of the Queen's Royal Authority.
The Prerogative of the Crown-1st, with respect to Intercourse
with Foreign Nations; 2d, with respect to Domestic Govern-
ment-Government of the State-Government of the Church
-Connexion of Church and State
. 213
CHAPTER XIII.
Of the Queen's Revenue. Of the Queen's Ordinary Revenue.
1. Custody of Temporalities of Bishops-2. Corodies-3. Tithes
-4. First-fruits-5. Crown lands-6. Profits of military
tenures-7. Wine-licenses-8. Forests-9. Profits of courts
of justice-10. Royal fish-11. Wrecks-12. Mines-13.
Treasure-trove-14. Waifs-15. Estrays-16. Forfeitures
-17. Escheats-18. Custody of Idiots
255
CHAPTER XIV.
Of the Queen's Extraordinary Revenue.
The mode in which Supplies are granted, appropriated, and ap-
plied-Annual Revenues-Perpetual Revenues-to what pur-
pose applied
CHAPTER XV.
Of the Judicial Power and Jurisdiction in general.
The Judicial Power-Criminal Jurisdiction-Civil Jurisdiction
-Courts of Record-Courts not of Record-Attorneys-Ad-
vocates
284
. 319
CHAPTER XVI.
Of the Public Courts of Common Law and Equity.
1. Court of Piepoudre-2. Court Baron-3. Hundred court-
4. County court-5. The court of Common Pleas - 6. The
court of Queen's Bench-7. The court of Exchequer -8.
The high court of Chancery-9. The court of Exchequer-
Chamber-10. The house of Peers-11. Courts of Assize
and Nisi Prius
332
CHAPTER XVII.
Of Courts Ecclesiastical.
Of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction-Spiritual distinguished from tem-
poral part-1. The Archdeacon's court-2. The Consistory
court-3. The court of Arches-4. The court of Peculiars-
5. The Prerogative court-6. The judicial Committee of the
Privy Council-7. Bishop's court, held according to stat. 3
and 4 Vict. c. lxxxvi.-1. Pecuniary causes-11. Matrimonial
causes-III. Testamentary causes - Criminal jurisdiction-
Ecclesiastical censures-The Writ of Prohibition
CHAPTER XVIII.
Of Courts Military and Maritime, and Courts of a Special
Jurisdiction.
1. The court of Chivalry-2. The high court of Admiralty.—1.
The court of Commissioners of Sewers-11. The court of
Marshalsea, and the Palace court-111. The court of the
Duchy-Chamber of Lancaster-IV. Courts of the royal fran-
chise of Ely, and the counties palatine of Chester, Lancaster,
and Durham-v. The Cinque Ports-vi. Courts of the Prin-
cipality of Wales-VII. Stannery courts of Devonshire and
Cornwall-VIII. Courts of Cities and Boroughs-IX. Courts
of the Universities
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392
CHAPTER XIX.
Of the Administration of Justice in Civil Cases.
General system-Process-Pleading-Trial: by Record, by In- spection, by Certificate, and by Jury-Judgment-Arrest
of Judgment-New Trials-Writ of audita querela-Writ of Error-Execution-Proceedings in courts of Equity
CHAPTER XX.
Of Courts of a Criminal Jurisdiction.
. 409
1. The high court of Parliament-2. The court of the Lord High
Steward of Great Britain-3. The court of Queen's Bench-
4. The court of Chivalry-5. The high court of Admiralty-
6, 7. Courts of Oyer and Terminer, and general Goal-delivery
-8. The Central Criminal court-9. The court of general
Quarter-Sessions of the Peace-10. The Sheriff's Tourn—11.
The Court Leet-12. The court of the Coroners-13. Court of
the Clerk of the Market
CHAPTER XXI.
Of the Administration of Criminal Justice.
Treason-Felony-Misdemeanour-Summary proceedings-1.
Regular and ordinary proceedings-1. Arrest-11. Commit-
ment and Bail-III. Prosecution-IV. Process-v. Arraign-
ment-vi. Plea and Issue-VII. Trial and Conviction—
VIII. Judgment—IX. Reversal of Judgment-x. Reprieve
-XI. Execution
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469
CHAPTER XXII.
Of Sheriffs, Coroners, Justices of the Peace, Constables, Sur-
veyors of Highways, Overseers of the Poor, and of Municipal
Corporations
CHAPTER XXIII.
Of Natural-born Subjects, Denizens, and Aliens, and of Corpora-
Of the Primary Rights and Liberties of the Subject.
1. The right of Personal Security-2. The right of Personal
Liberty-3. The right of Property-Means whereby the
Rights of the Subject are maintained
. 507
542
. 564