The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-22 00:00:00

case is brought before the court, except where the
.Prviees of the junior counsel only apps ar the
taining solicitor necessary.—Circuit retainers: 13. A
special retainer in a country cause must be given for
a particular assize. 14. If the venue be changed for
another place on the same circuit, a fresh retainer is not
required. 15. If the cause be not tried at the
assizes for which the retainer is given, the retainer
must be renewed for every subsequent assize until
the cause is disposed of, unless a brief has been
delivered, and then the usual refresher fee is suffi-
cient. 16. A retainer may be given for future
assizes without a retainer for the intervening assizes,
unless notice of trial shall have been given for such
intervening assizes. 17. Where a renewed retainer
is necessary it must be given before the end of the
term preceding the assize. 18. In any case requiring
the renewal of a retainer, an adverse brief or retainer
cannot be accepted without notice to the original
client.—Appeals, writs of error, and nonsuits : 19.
A. special retainer, in an appeal, or on a writ of error,
may be given before the appeal has been lodged, or
the writ of error issued. 20. Counsel in the original
cause cannot accept a retainer on an appeal or writ
of error for the opposite party, without affording the
client in such original cause the opportunity of
giving such retainer. 21. After a nonsuit a re-
tainer cannot be accepted from the adverse
party in a second action without notice to the
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counsel does not cease upon his promotion to a
higher rank at the bar.—Form of Retainer. Notice :
24. When a retainer is given by the plaintiff
in a cause A. v. 8., and an action or
suit is afterwards brought by B. v. A., the
counsel cannot take the retainer of B. without notice
to A. if the causes of action are connected. 25. A
mistake in the title of an action or suit does not
render the retainer inoperative, if it can be shown
that the cause of action or suit is the same, and that
there is no other to which the retainer can apply.
26. The notice to the client mentioned in these rules
is intended to afford him an opportunity to give a spe-
cial retainer to counsel.—Amount of Fees : 27. The
fees given for general retainers are as follows: In the
Court of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Ex-
chequer of Pleas, five guineas; in Chancry and Bank-
ruptcy Appeals, and in Bankruptcy, five guineas ; in
Parliament and in the Privy Council, ten guineas.
28. The fees on special retainers are as follows : At
Common Law and in Equity, one guinea; in Parlia-
ment, on Bills and Election Committees, five guineas ;
in appeals to the House of Lords, and in the Privy
Council, two guineas.

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STATE OF TRADE.
MANCHESTER, APRIL 18.—Since Friday, some
rather considerable sales have been made for China,
of 40-inch shirtings, generally of lower qualities
than those which were formerly shipped to that
market; and it is generally stated that the sales have
been made on terms of credit which, though common
enough in. the trade a year or two ago, have not
been recently heard of. The home trade houses
have also been operating to some extent; but,
on the whole, the market for goods has been
quite destitute of animation, whilst the yarn
market is much depressed, and the little
business done is still at declining prices. Ordinary
qualities of 40's mule twist are now currently quoted
at 7d., and 30's at 61d.; and, in some isolated cases,
we believe, still lower rates have been submitted to.
Indeed, pending the present prostration of trade upon
the continent of Europe, it is quite clear that
only a moderate portion of the average production
can be taken off, and there seems to be no other
remedy for the miserable prices now current
than a further diminution of the hours of
labour. We are glad to learn that the firm of
De Jersey and Co., who suspended payment some
months ago, have announced their intention of paying
a further instalment, which, with former instalments,
amounts to 15s. in the pound on their sole liabilities,
and to 203. in the pound (including interest and all
expenses) on all bills to which they and the firm of
John Thomas and Co, of London, were both parties.
IV, are glad to learn, from a variety of sources, that
business has become rather active in the Lon-
don warehouses, from which it is reasonable to hope
for some slight improvement here. London is,
indeed, extremely full, owing to the influx of Eng-
lish and foreign refugees from France; and the shop-
keepers are enjoying the benefit of their presence.
It is also generally understood that the stocks of
manufactured goods in the hands of dealers in all
parts of the country are exceedingly light. In re-
ference to this point, we subjoin a letter which was
intended for the Guardian of Saturday last, but
reached us too late for that publication :

"TO THE EDITOR OF THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN

" Sir,—Having just returned from the London
market, I take the liberty of stating a fact or two
that ought to have some influence in cheering up par-
ties who supply the home trade. The first is, that
Morrisons, of London, on the memorable 10th inst.,
sold a larger amount of goods than they have ever
previously done on any one day. Country drapers
are generally complaining of the paucity of stocks in
the warehouses, and of a want of taste and novelty in
printed goods.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" A COUNTRY DRAPER."

The following official return, prepared under the
direction of Captain Willis, shows the state of em-
ployment of the whole of the operative classes within
the borough of Manchester, who are employed in
the various descriptions of mills and works specified.
The comparison of this return with that for last
week gives the following results :—Of the cotton
mills four have gone from full to short time. Of the
hands employed in the cotton mills, 1,677 formerly
working lull time, and 43 formerly out of employ-
ment, are at present working short time. Of the total
worlds included in the table, two previously working
full time, have gone on short time, and two have
stopped altogether. Of the total hands included
in the table, 1,172 have gone from full to short time ;
and 107 formerly working full time, are now out of
employment altogether. Altogether, the return is of
a very unfavourable character.
ROCHDALE, APRIL 17.—The flannel market has
been much the same as it was last Mcnday. Very
few pieces have been sold, and the prices have been
extremely low. In the wool market there is no
change to report; business slack, and prices sta-
tionary.

HALIFAX, APRIL 15.—With the exception of a
rather diminished sale of fancy goods, we have no
change to report since last week; and in yarn, also,
there is no alteration, scarcely any orders being given
out. In long wools there are very few transactions,
and those decidedly in favour of the buyer. Short
wools, however, are a little more active, at late rates.
HUDRERSFIELD, APRIL 18.—The business in the
Cloth Hall to-day has been more animated than for
some weeks, and the warehouses have participated in
the improvement ; but in the wool trade not much
alteration, owing to the extreme caution of manufac-
turers in buying. _ _ _

LEEDS, Jinni. 18.—We have the agreeable task
of reporting a better market, both to-day and last
Saturday, at our Cloth-hall. A pretty good business
has been doing in cloth for America and the home
trade, and we hope the improvement will not be so
transitory as the general aspect of affairs seem to in-
dicate. Perhaps the unsettled state of the manufac-
turing districts of the continent may cause orders,
originally intended for France or Belgium, to flow
to our market, and thus afford a striking exemplifica-
tion to our industrious classes of the benefits which
a quiet and peaceable disposition confer on the com-
munity. We cannot conclude these remarks with-
out giving due praise to our working classes, for the
excellent spirit they have hitherto displayed under
privations the most trying.—Manchester Guardian.

FOREIGN BOOKS.—A matter of much importance
has recently been brought under the consideration of
the revenue authorities, with reference to the right
of importing books and works from the continental
states of Europe and America, having not
only an English title-page, but also the name
of an English and well-known publisher in-
scribed thereon. In the instance under notice a
very considerable quantity of printed books were im-
ported by a metropolitan firm of eminence from Holland,
which had been printed and published on the Continent,
and had a title-page in the English language, as well as
t'-._!e name of the importing firm and metropolitan
address in the usual place thereon. The inference
deducible from these facts would appear to be an inten-
tion of giving the books the character of having
been
printed and published in this country, or,
if otherwise, that they can be printed abroad,
and imported in a complete state, at a reduced expense,
independently of the amount of duty leviable thereon;
but the officers of the revenue, considering that the
English title-page and address were legally objection-
able, as giving them a British character under the law
affecting the importation of goods so circumstanced, the
matter was referred to the authorities for their
decision, and it appearing that the books were
both written and published on the continent, and
it further being considered that the law pro-
hibiting, the name, mark, or brand of an English maker
to appear on foreign manufactures does not apply to boolcF,
as they are especially protected under the law of copy-
right, which renders them liable to seizure and forfeiture
if imported contrary to the provisions thereof, it has been
decided that there is no legal objection to the importa-
ttthtehe
proper
importa-
tion of books prepared in the manner described, and
that they are admissible upon
paymente nt
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duties due thereon. It may be mentioned
e character o f the work
title-
page in this instance was a double. one, containing on one
page or sheet description of the
description
published, and on the other the sameh purethe
in the foreign language of the country in which it was
thepage
name of this metropolis, and also. of publishers
English, both containing at the bottom of the
(importers), and their addresses, in the English lan-
guage.