BY THE MARSHAL. For arresting a Vessel, Goods, or Person For keeping possession of a Vessel and Cargo, jointly, or either of them singly, For inquiring into, and certifying, the sufficiency of Persons proposed as For release of a Vessel, Goods, or Person from Arrest For executing every Monition, or Decree for Answers of a Party, or Compulsory or other Instrument not specified For every Default or Decree pronouncing for the interest of a Party proceeding in pœnam For every Attendance in Court, when a Sentence or Interlocutory Decree is pronounced For executing every Decree or Commission of Appraisement, exclusive of the Appraiser's Fees, but including the making of the Inventory, if the value should not exceed £500 sterling For the like Duty, when the value exceeds £500 sterling For executing every Decree or Commission of Sale of Ship, or Goods, by And on every additional £100 sterling On attending the execution of a Decree or Commission of Unlivery of Cargo For taking a Person in Execution after Sentence, if the sum due from such For the like Duty, when the sum is above £20 and under £50 sterling And on every additional Pound sterling after the first £100 Sterling Money. £. S. d. 1 1 0 060 080 0 7 6 0 10 0 076 0 13 4 NOTE. Should it be necessary for the Marshal to go any distance to execute any of the above Duties, there should be paid to him for Loss of Time and Travelling Expenses, in addition to the preceding Fees, the following: If the distance exceed Two, and be under Four Miles If above Four, and under Eight Miles 1 1 0 2 20 If the distance be still greater, the allowance to be reasonably increased. BY THE ADVOCATES. It is not easy to lay down any precise Rules respecting Fees to Counsel, inasmuch as the amount must depend on the circumstances of each particular case, with reference to its length, importance, and difficulty. In all undefended Cases, and in matters of no great difficulty, one Counsel ought to be considered sufficient. Subject to these observations, the following suggestions are made, for the guidance of the Proctor in feeing Counsel, upon matters which most frequently occur in the progress of a Suit: For perusing, settling, and signing Information or Libel, Claim and Affidavit, For every additional ten folios, to the extent of sixty Sterling Money. £. s. d. - 2 2 220 to 550 1 1 0 1 1 0 NOTE. It should be understood, that in preparing Interrogatories for the cross-examination of Witnesses, they are not to be drawn separately for each Witness to whom the same are to be administered; but that, when practicable (as in most instances will be the case), one set of Interrogatories should be prepared, generally applicable to all the Witnesses. For a Consultation in any intermediate stage of the Proceedings, should a 2 2 0 necessity arise to resort to Counsel for advice; but this ought not too frequently to occur, and only in cases of difficulty For any Motion necessarily made by Counsel before the Judge in the progress of a Cause The Fee for the final Hearing must depend upon the length of the Evidence, and the importance and difficulties of the Cause; but, in cases of no great intricacy, the Fee should be from Four to Six Guineas, and not to exceed the latter sum, unless where the proceedings are voluminous, or unusually important or difficult or 330 220 or 3 3 0 4 4 0 to 660. BY THE PROCTORS. Retaining Fee For attending before the Judge or Judge Surrogate, either in Court or On extracting any Warrant, Monition, Commission, Writ, or other Instrument Fair Copying or Engrossing, for every folio - 0 10 0 For Consultation with Party, for the purpose of taking Instructions for the Libel, Information, Plea, Act on Petition, or for any other important purpose, during the dependence of a Suit For Consultation with Counsel, if any such should be found requisite, preparatory to the final hearing of a Cause, or otherwise For Attendance on Counsel to fee him to peruse, settle, and sign any Information, Libel, Replication, or other Plea, Claim, Affidavit, Act on Petition, Answers, Interrogatories, or other matter, or upon any other occasion that may arise on delivering Papers and feeing Counsel Sterling Money. £. s. d. 0 13 4 1 1 0 - 0 13 4 NOTE. Care should be taken not to increase the number of Attendances or Consultations with Counsel, which ought only to be resorted to when absolutely necessary. For any necessary Attendance on the Registrar or on the adverse Proctor during the Progress of a Cause, to adjust any incidental point in the Suit, or on the Marshal, to instruct him as to the service of any Instrument, reporting Bail, &c. On all Office Copies of Depositions, &c., obtained from the Registrar, one- For perusing and considering any Papers, Exhibits, or Documents furnished, For attending Informations on the final Hearing of a Cause, when it occupies only a short time, 13s. 4d.; if a few hours, £1. 1s.; if a whole day, £2. 2s. 076 068 034 0 13 4 1 1 0 or 2 20 NOTE. Proceedings for the Forfeiture of Slaves, Ships, or Goods, and for the Recovery of Penalties consequent thereon, have, in some instances, been carried on by two separate Suits; one for the condemnation of the Property, and the other for the Penalties. This mode of proceeding should be discontinued, one Suit being only necessary to accomplish both objects. Undefended Prosecutions for Breach of the Acts for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. In all such Prosecutions carried on under one Monition, where no Party To the Judge appears to defend 2 2 0 To the Registrar, including a Copy of the Interlocutory Decree, or Sentence 3 3 0 To the Proctor 4 4 0 31 TABLE OF FEES TO BE TAKEN BY THE JUDGE, REGISTRAR, MARSHAL, ADVOCATES, AND PROCTORS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT AT TRINID A D. LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, 14, CHARING-CROSS. 1832. |