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any and all times be subject to the order and rule of said Courts, after they shall have retired from their respective offices, in such cases and in like manner as they would have been had the remained in office." See Princes unclear: page 121 _ 13 Sect 111. It is therefore clear, that the Judges of the Superior Courts, have a right to compell the clerks of their respective courts, to bring up the minutes, and perform every other act of duty required of them by Law whilst in office; and if the Judges have that right, it is equally clear, that they can under the authority of the Law refered to, compell such as have retired, either with or without their own consent, to perform the same duty which they might have been compelled to perform whilst in office. The willingness of M. Sims to perform the labor of bringing up the back business of the office to the time he left it, being admitted, it may be asked, where is the unclear of any Order to compell him to do so? but you will observe that the object of my application is two fold - 1st to compell M. Sims to do, that which he ought to have done while in office, and 2nd to authorise him to enter the office and use the Books for that purpose. indeed the last is the main object, because however willing M. Sims may be, if the present incumbent has a right to exclude him from the use of the books, he cannot perform that duty, which he might not only voluntarily, but by order of the Court be required to perform. Candor requires that I should add, that it appears to me personal feeling