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£ 5. d. 

 Attending Messrs. Peraberton thereon, and urging them to 

 gel aflidavit made, and to bring in same evidence in sup- 

 port of their state of facts - - - - - 6 S 



June 1>. — Writing Mr. Rush very fully thereon - - 5 



June 10. — Attending Mr. Rush in very long conference on 

 Mr. Batnl's conduct, and informing him of the nature of the 

 evidence sent us from Italy, which we thonght was quite 

 suHicient -- - - - - -134 



Attending Mr. CuUington, pressing him to leave in the mas- 

 ter's office his affidavit, required in support of charge as to 

 Fitall's annuity, when lie promised to see his client thereon 

 and to proceed with the charge forthwith - - - 6 8 



Paid postage of foreign letter from Mr. Berri - - 4 1 



June 16. — Attending Mr. Gardner to press him to bring in the 

 particulars of proof of Mrs. Batut's claim, and conferring on 

 claim - - - - - - . 6 8 



June 19. — Paid for copy affidavit in support of charge of Mrs. 



Fitall, folios 8 - - - - - . i o 



June 20. — Attending warrant to proceed on charge of Mrs. 



Fitall's, same allowed - - - - . 6 8 



Paid for warrant for Mrs. Batut to bring in evidence in support 

 of charge, otherwise it Avould be disallowed, copy and ser- 

 vice, (no clerk in court) - - - „ _ _ 5 6 

 Writing Mr. Rush as to Fitall's annuity - - - 5 

 June 23. — Writing Mr. Rush, at defendant Drummond's re- 

 quest, touching an application made to him by Mr. Batut, 

 and requiring his instructions thereon - - . 5 

 Having received from Legiiorn an official certificate of the 

 death of Mr. Hungerford, authenticated by Mr. Falconer, 

 {the consul ;) attending at the Foreign Ofiice, to ascertain 

 what gentleman connected with the office could verify the 

 signature, and found Mr, Hertslet ; was known to him, 

 but he was from town - - - - . 6 8 



June 23. — Attending Messrs. Pemberton & Co., on their sta- 

 ting they were preparing instructions for the interrogatories, 

 but, ])revious to. completing them, they were anxious to 

 examine some papers belonging to the testator, in a black 

 trunk in our possession — going through same with him — 

 but they attbrded him no information ; engaged two honrs 13 4 



June 26. — Attendhig Mr. Gardner this morning, upwards of 

 two hours, on the subject of Mrs. Batut's claim, endeavor- 

 ing to come to some arrangement, and to ascertain if her 

 claim was really founded in justice - - - 13 4 



June 29. — The master having required evidence of the in- 

 sertion of the foreign advertisements, and as to their cor- 

 rectness ; instructions for affidavits - - _ 

 Drawing same, and fair copies ; folios 14 - 

 , Fair copy for perusal - - ,. - 

 Attending Mr. Deacon and Mr. Whittaker, severally, there- 

 with ; and finally settling same - - - _ 

 Engrossing same ----.. 



