“ Time is thus saved by directing attention to the volume, page, and part of the page, where what is sought may be found. It will thus be seen whether the subject is treated of by name in a leading article so entitled, or in connection with some other subject; saving the trouble of first seeking it in the Cyclopædia, and then by the aid of the index. It often happens, moreover, that important light is thrown on the subject of one leading article by the views presented in others, to which attention is directed by the index. ”

“ Subjects on which interesting and valuable information is given are far more numerous than the titles of the leading articles. But, if entered as such in the alphabetical arrangement of the work, they would generally be taken out of the connection in which they are best understood and appreciated, and would swell the number of leading articles beyond reasonable limits. The reader, consulting these only, may often be disappointed, failing to obtain the information which he seeks, and cannot find without an index. ”

“ Imprisonment for Debt.—There is no leading article on this subject. But its legal introduction into England, with details of the harsh treatment of the debtor, are described in the article Acton Burnell, and the measures for its abolition in the articles Debt, Debtor, and Bankruptcy, as referred to in the index.
Juries; their right to judge of evidence independently of the dictation of the court. The first establishment of this great principle of English law, not mentioned under the title Jury, is incidentally referred to in the article William Penn, vol. ”