and protective powers of the court to work well concurrently.

One portion of this volume, namely, that relating to the Post-Office, has, since it was in print, been superseded by a recent Post-Office Ordinance (No. 27 of 1865); but the changes introduced will be noticed in the Addenda.

The Author has to offer his thanks to the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, late Secretary of State for the Colonies, and to the Government of Ceylon, for their liberality, in affording him, by extended leave, an opportunity of completing this book in England. Without that extension, the publication of this work must have been abandoned. He has also to offer his acknowledgments to Mr. W. M. Conderlag, for reports of cases decided since his residence in England; and also to Mr. H. W. Gillman, for the use of an able, condensed digest of the laws of the Kandyans.

London, July, 1866.

HENRY BYERLEY THOMSON.

TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS IN THE FIRST VOLUME.

ALL cases cited, that have no reference to any collection of cases, must be held to be taken from the Author's own manuscript notes; or, if they are cases decided in the years 1865 and 1866, from the numbers of the "Legal Miscellany." All District Court appeals from 1842 to 1864 (excepting the year 1856) are taken from the Author's notes.

English decisions and statutes are cited in the form usual in English legal text books.

The Ceylon Ordinances, &c. are in general cited by their date and number.

Marsh. or Marshall, means, " Marshall's Judgments."

Morg. D.-The "Digest of Supreme Court Decisions, up to 1842," of Messrs. Morgan, Conderlag, and Beling.

Austin. Mr. Austin's "Collection of Appeal Decisions from the District Court of Kandy."

Lor. R.-Lorenz's Reports for 1856.

Lor. Civ. Pract.-Lorenz's "Civil Practice under the Roman-Duch Law." Nell.-Mr. Nell's "Collection of Decisions in Review and Appeal from the Courts of Requests, up to the 11th Dec. 1855."

P. C. Ca.-"The Handy Book of Police Courts." By Messrs. Beling and Vanderstraaten.

Inst.

Institutes of Justinian," and which are cited by book, title, and section.

Sandars. Quotations from the notes of Mr. Sandars, in his "Translation of Justinian's Institutes."

Grot." Grotius' Introduction to Dutch Jurisprudence,” translated by Herbert.

V. Lwn.-Van Leuween's "Commentaries on the Roman-Dutch Law." V. Lun. Cens. For.-Van Leuween's "Censura Forensis."

V. d. K.-Van der Keesel's "Select Theses on the Laws of Holland and Zeeland."

V. d. Ldn. or Ln.-Van der Linden's "Institutes of the Laws of

Holland."

Voet.-Voet's "Commentaries on the Pandects," cited by book, title,
chapter, section, and page.
Groenewegen.-Groenewegen de legibus abrogatis.
Domat.-Domat's "Civil Law."

Matthaeus.-Matthaeus de Criminibus.

Bynkershoek.-Bynkershoek Quaestiones Juris Privati.

Bl. or Bl. Com." Blackstone's Commentaries," according to the original paging.

Kerr.-Mr. Malcolm Kerr's edition of "Blackstone's Commentaries." Ste. Com.-Mr. Serjeant Stephen's "Commentaries."

St.-Story's "Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence."

Sp.-Spence's "Equitable Jurisdiction."

Mackenzie.-Lord Mackenzie's "Readings on Roman Law."
Broom. Com.-Broom's " Commentaries on Common Law."
Add. Contr.-Addison on Contracts.

Add. Torts.-Addison on Torts.

Best.-Best on Evidence, 3rd edition.

Sm. M. Eq.-Smith's "Manual of Equity."

Sm. M. C. L.-Smith's "Manual of Common Law."

Phill. R. P. L.-Phillimore's "Private Law amongst the Romans." Mackeldey.-Mackeldy's “Manuel de Droit Romain.”

Maynz.-Maynz's "Elements de Droit Romain."

Browne. C. L.-Browne's "Compendious View of the Civil Law." Burge.-W. Burge's "Commentaries on Colonial and Foreign Laws."

S. C.-Supreme Court.

D. C.-District Court.

D. J.-District Judge.

C. R. or C. of R.-Court of Requests.

P. C.-Police Court.

J. P.-Justice of the Peace.

Q.A.-Queen's Advocate.

D. Q. A.-Deputy Queen's Advocate.