Huston, J., in Lynch _v._ The Commonwealth, 16
Serg. & Rawle, 368.

[39] Mooney _v._ Lloyd, 5 Serg. & Rawle, 416.

[40] Hornblower, C. J., in Seeley et al. _v._ Crane, 3 Green, N. J. 35.
"I shall be sorry to see the honorary character of the fees of
barristers and physicians done away with. Though it seems to be a
shadowy distinction, yet I believe it to be beneficial in effect. It
contributes to preserve the idea of profession, of a class which belongs
to the public, in the employment and remuneration of which no law
interferes, but the citizen acts as he likes, '_foro conscientiae_.'"
Coleridge's Table Talk, vol. 2.

[41] Gray _v._ Brackenridge, 2 Penna. Rep. 181; Foster _v._ Jack, 4
Watts, 33. In New Jersey, an advocate's fees are not recoverable at law.
Shaver _v._ Norris, Penning. 63; Seeley _v._ Crane, 3 Green, 35; Van
Alter _v._ McKinney's Exrs. 1 Harrison, 236. That the general current of
decisions is in the opposite direction, will be seen by consulting
Stevens _v._ Adams, 23 Wendell, 57; S. C. 26 Wendell, 451; Newman _v._
Washington, Martin & Yerger, 79; Stevens _v._ Monges, 1 Harrington, 127;
Bayard _v._ McLane, 3 Harrington, 217; Duncan _v._ Beisthaupt, 1 McCord,
149; Downing _v._ Major, 2 Dana, 228; Christy _v._ Douglas, Wright's Ch.
Rep. 485; Webb _v._ Hepp, 14 Missouri, 354; Vilas _v._ Downer, 21
Vermont, 419; Lecatt _v._ Sallee, 3 Porter, 115; Easton _v._ Smith, 1 E.
D. Smith, 318.

[42] Chancellor Walworth, in Adams _v._ Stevens, 26 Wendell, 451; Foster
_v._ Jack, 4 Watts, 337.

[43] Senator Verplanck, in Adams _v._ Stevens, 26 Wendell, 451.

[44] Vilas _v._ Downer, 21 Vermont, 419. Responsibility in a
confidential employment is a legitimate subject of compensation, and in
proportion to the magnitude of the interests committed to the agent.
Kentucky Bank _v._ Combs, 7 Barr, 543.

[45] That evidence of usage is admissible to show what is the rule of
compensation for similar services to those sued for, see Vilas _v._
Downer, 21 Vermont, 424; Badfish _v._ Fox, 23 Maine, 94.

[46] Concerning the pleader's salary, says the Mirror, chap. 2, sec. 5,
"four things are to be regarded: 1. The greatness of the cause. 2. The
pains of the serjeant. 3. His worth, as his learning, eloquence, and
gift. 4. The usage of the court."

[47] Les lois et les docteurs, les anciennes ordonnances et plusieurs
anciens arrets donnent aux avocats une action pour le paiement de leurs
honoraires: mais, suivant la derniere