11 MAY 1867, Page 2

Attorneys are prohibited from taking more than two articled clerks

at once. That is very right. ' Bricklayers are prohibited from taking more than a defined number of apprentices. That is very wrong. Attorneys who charge any but the customary sums are liable to be struck off the Rolls. That is righteous. Workmen who take any but " legal " wages are liable to be expelled their Union. That is wicked. Attorneys will not do business with other attorneys who break professional etiquettes. That is very proper. Workmen will not work with other workmen who break 'Trade etiquette& That is hideous oppression. What a practical, and consistent, and unselfish people we are, to be sure !