detail how Herbert Williams, an imaginary person it need hardly
be said, brought an action for injury suffered by him through an accident on a tramcar belonging to the West Middlesex Company, also an imaginary entity. The brief for the plaintiff, with an outline of the evidence, counsel's opinion, various preliminary notices, proceedings, &c., and the brief for the defendant, are suc- cessively given. Then comes the trial, with the speeches of counsel, and the evidence of the witnesses, under examination and cross-examination. The verdict is for 4328 10s. (i.e., 4800 over the sum paid into Court), and the plaintiff's costs were 4157 10s.
(after being taxed). Mr. Davis makes a special analysis of the costs, and makes them out to be reasonable. Indeed, if the solici- tor got no more than 470 clear, he was not overpaid. Still, jus-
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