The Six Clerks.
Ir. the esurse of the proceedings In the Court of Chancery on Alonday, the following conversation occurred :-An aflidavit hrving been handed to the Lord CliauccUor, his Lordship asked, " What is the meaning of agent to a six.clerh,' which I see there ? WlVat is his business ?' MIr. Haxt's client stated to his lo-rdshiip, that the agent was a per- son ivho manages the businiess for the six-cierk. Jjoi CIIAN CELJ,OR.-And what does the 6sx-clerk himself? goljcifor.-Attends the Master. LoRD 1CiAbCSLMoit._Then he is entirely out of thic bOlsinless of his own office: he does noTthing in it Solicitor.-Noilhing, my Lorl. The LonD CHANCELLOr (aftcr a pause).-When I came into this court, the six.clerks were the most tfflcient solicitors in the Court otUhancery. $oiile of the no!t eminent solicitors we-e clerks of that class, aild used to transact their business, and dravw up n i- nutes with sucl ability, that we had lew or no motions to vary mi. nutes. But now the six-dlerk abandons -is business to a person who knows nothing at alL about it. 'Tis no wonder, then, that de- lays have crept into the practice, which we formerly kn ew nothing of. Lowever,. before It proceeds further, I'll take care that solicitors in tbis conut shiall be obliged to transact their business in person. TIHE SIX CLERKS.