tional principles. Several recent publications have, therefore, been presented to the profession, confined exclusively to particular and different branches of the practice of the courts, in which the writers have enumerated and discussed the grounds and principles of each rule, or decision, instead of simply stating them as abstract propositions. The Law of Bail appeared to the author peculiarly susceptible of such a detailed investigation; and he has consequently, in the present attempt, en deavoured not only to arrange the whole of the law on the subject, so as to render it a perspicuous and connected system, but has laboured to expound the reasons and to lay before the reader the basis upon which the decisions have proceeded, and the rules of court been introduced. Anxious attention has been devoted to render the work practically useful; and with a view of faciliating the researches of the Magistrate, an alphabetical table of bailable and non-bailable offences has been introduced in the text of the criminal division of the work, with notes succinctly disclosing the law connected with each particular crime or misdemeanor. New Court, Temple, April 1824. ANALYTICAL TABLE OF THE CONTENTS. PART THE FIRST BAIL IN COMMON LAW ACTIONS. 3. On the expediency of adopting particular forms of action, in order to obtain the security of bail .. 40 SECT. 1. By whom the affidavit may be made 2. General qualities of an affidavit 3. General qualities in particular actions 4. Of the formal parts of the affidavit |