to be mentioned; and an infinite deal of trouble, too troublesome to trouble you with, or to be expressed; without more and further trouble, but which you must, or can, or shall, or may know, or be informed of--what you please ------------- £ ------------- _Item in a Bill of Costs_ Attending =A= in conference concerning the best mode to indemnify =B= against =C=’s demand for damages, in consequence of his driving =D=’s cart against =E=’s house, and thereby breaking the window of a room occupied by =F=’s family, and cutting the head of =G=, one of his children, which =H=, the surgeon, had pronounced dangerous, and advising on the steps necessary for such indemnity. Attending =I= accordingly thereon, who said he could do nothing without the concurrence of his brother =J=, who was on a visit to his friend =K=, but who afterwards consented thereto, upon having a counter-indemnity from =L=. Taking instructions for, and writing the letter accordingly, but he refused to accede thereto, in consequence of misconduct in some of the parties towards his distant relation =M=, because he had arrested =N=, who being in custody of =O=, the officer, at =P=’s house, was unable to prevail upon =Q= and =R= to become bail. Attending in consequence upon =S=, the sheriff, when he said, if he received an undertaking to give a bail-bond at the return of the writ, the defendant should be discharged. Attending =T= for undertaking accordingly, conferring thereon; but he declined interfering without the concurrence of =V=, to whom he was largely indebted, in whose hands he had lodged several title-deeds as a collateral security, and who, it appeared, had sent the deeds to his attorney =U=, for the purpose of preparing a mortgage to =W=, in trust, for securing his demand, and also of a debt due to =X=. Attending afterwards on =A=’s clerk =Y=, communicating the result of our numerous applications, and conferring with him thereon, when he at length informed me that =Z= had settled the business. _Legal Recreations._ “To him that goes to law, nine things are requisite: 1. A good deal of money--2. A good deal of patience--3. A good cause--4. A good attorney--5. Good counsel--6. Good evidence--7. A good jury--8. A good judge--and lastly, good luck.” “Reason is the life of the law, nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason.” * * * * * If a man says of a counsellor of law, _Thou art a daffa-down-dilly_, an action lies. So adjudged in Scaccario, and agreed _per totam curiam_.--1 Vin. Abb. 445.