that the profession generally deemed barristers as well as medical men entitled to the five (formerly ten) days notice of trial, considering themselves borne out in such opinion by the manner in which the word "Defendant" is used both in Regulæ Generalis of March 1847 and Ordinance No. 4 of 1852.
As to the observance of Terms I think it will be found on enquiry that they have been observed in the customary manner, viz: applications being made by motion in Court instead of Chief Justice's Summons except where the practice permitted the latter course or both modes concurred thereto, and by the offices of the Court being open during Term time rather than during vacation.
Any deviation from this rule has been for the benefit of Suitors. The non-observance of the prescribed Sittings of the Court for the trial of Civil Cases, or rather "Civil causes tried at other than such fixed sittings" I consider to be a very great convenience to the parties interested, rather than a source of inconvenience to persons thereby being enabled to get their legal differences settled much more speedily than otherwise would. I entirely agree with the Attorney General that there are no regular sittings.