Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. List of Tables viii
5. Foreword xi
6. Preface xiii
7. Chapter 1. Introduction: High law, low law, not law 1
8. Part I. Petty justices
9. Chapter 2. The trials of David Owen, 1787-1803 37
10. Chapter 3. High noon at Campobello: St Andrews and the islands in the 1820s 81
11. Chapter 4. The empire strikes back: Executive action, 1824-32 113
12. Part II. Doing substantial justice
13. Chapter 5. In the woods: Low law and the Crown Land Office 147
14. Chapter 6. ‘Unconnected with mercantile pursuits’: The justice business, 1840-1 191
15. Chapter 7. Hatheway’s civil docket, 1847-67 225
16. Chapter 8. Hatheway’s crown docket, 1847-67 277
17. Part III. The sessions system and its enemies
18. Chapter 9. Called to account: Justices, assemblymen, and ratepayers 321
19. Chapter 10. Three ships: Poverty, paternalism, and politics atmid-century 361
20. Chapter 11. The temperance magistrates: License and prohibition 415
21. Chapter 12. The sessions system in decline 459
22. Appendices
23. Appendix A. Reference tables 488
24. Appendix B. Commission of the Peace, 1845 510
25. Appendix C. Sources cited 512
26. Bibliography 516
27. Index of Names 527
28. Topical Index 535
29. Backmatter 543