The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-19 00:00:00

AN ATTORNEY'S BILL.

In looking over an Attorney's bill in a case at
the York Assizes, we see abundant reasons for the
horror in which the project for establishing Local
Courts is held by professional men. We must pre-
mise, that we are informed the attorney is one of
the most respectable in the county ; and that, in
noticing any items of his bill, there is not the
slightest intention of insinuating that they are not
perfeetlyregular.

The bill altogether amounts to between 1801. and
90/. In it the following items follow each other:—
Paid bill at George Inn, York, for self £ s. d.
and clerk l3 12 2
Attending the Assizes twelve days 25 4 0
Clerk's attendance as a witness, five days 3 15 0
Paid coach-hire for self and clerk from
York 0 14 0

£42 15 2"
If the attorney had twenty cases, charges for
time and expenses would be made for every one of
them. By those charges alone he would pocket
upwards of eight hundred pounds, while his expen-
diture with not be greater with twenty cases than
with one.

Were justice administered in Local Courts, there
could be no pretext for these charges. The attorney
would only be allowed for the time he was actually
occupied with his client's case. We say nothing of
the enormous charge of maintaining witnesses dur-
ing the whole time of the assizes.
In short, the necessary charges in such a case as
the one for which this bill was made up (which
gives only a partial idea of the expense, as the client
himself paid nearly as much to witnesses and others)
were justice administered at the door of the parties,
could not possibly exceed 10/.
It is only necessary to notice these things to ac-
count for the inveterate hostility of Attorneys to
the Local Courts' Bill. The country attorneys,
however, suppose perhaps that they would be in-
demnified in some sort by the great increase of bu-
siness were there Local Courts, but the London
attorneys having no such prospect, are hostile to
them beyond measure.
The good sense of the people, however, will not
allow them to be much longer oppressed by abuses
of this kind. The first duty of a Government is
to provide for the due administration of justice.

The great barrier or wall which separates
Kensington Gardens from Hyde Park having given way,
numerous workmen are now employed rebuilding the same
upon arches of a new construction, composed of brick and
cement, upon the old Roman plan.
A PUBLIC NUISANCE.—There is at present
in Ullapool, in Rosshire, a maniac of very eccentric habits.
He has an insuperable aversion to all kinds of clothing,
and acting, like most men, up to his principles, has deter-
mined to wear none. He goes about literally naked,
enters every house without distinction, and when once in,
is sure to remain a night. He requires meat only once in
the two days ; but such a meal as would satisfy him would
be sufficient for six ordinary men. He is in general in-
offensive, but if once irritated, becomes outrageous. It
would surely be charity in the relations of this object (if
any such there be) to get him placed in some asylum,
rather than allow hint to wander about in such an un-
sightly manner.--Inverness Courier.
HUNTINGDON.—AIessrs. Long and Buckle,
the corporation commissioners, arrived on Tuesday. The
Mayor, in his elimination, admitted that the offices of
High Steward and Recorder were filled Ly friends of the
house of Sandwich, who, though magistrates, we re not
residents. Mr. Commissioner Long said that the shatter
required that the Recorder should be learned in ?
law ;" how came they to chooscelert,kleie:Ei:aguiiri:
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Godmanchester ne
.0,,,1ged itself in debt to the amount (with arrears of
ilkiteresr) of 6,0001., with a revenue of about 50/. a-year.
—Huntingdon Gazellihoiewhn interest w