THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 7266, 18 July 1887, Page 2

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

SUPREME COURT.-IN BANKRUPTCY.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Williams.) ORDFHS CLOSING BANKRUPTCY.

Orders closing bankruptcy were made in tho following cases :—Richard Dale (Mr Meatyard), George Joachim (Mr Kettle), George Ottaway (Mr D. Stewart). It was ordered that these debtors should ome up for thoir ordors of dischargs on the Bth of August. ORDERS OF DISCHARGE. The following bankrupts received their orders of discharge:—George and John Carson (Mr Kettle), James Frederick Peake (Mr A. S. Adams), George Hardwick (Mr Adams), John Blackie and James Malcolm (Mr Kettle), George Stafford Matheson (Mr J. Macgregor), James Collins (Mr Fraser), James Morkane (Mr Stanford), Charles Shand (Mr D. Stewart), James Curie (Mr Bathgate), Thomas Low (Mr Macdonald). RK CHARLES NIOHOLSON. Motion for order of discharge. Mr Mouat, who appeared for the bankrupt, said that the Assignee objected to an order in this case under station 37. The position of matters was this: There was a sum of money in the hands of the Assignee and another amount wasdueby the Public Trustee. Theaesums would be sufficient to meet the claims for wages, but in the meantime the terms of the section were not complied with, as these claims had not been satisfied, As the bankrupt was not to blame in the matter, but was affected by a mere accident, it seemed a hard thing that he could not get his order of discharge at once. The Assignee said that L 35 was due for wages. He had Llo—Bubject, however, to claims for costs, as he had to sue for some money, and he might be unsuccessful—and he had received a dividend from the Public Trustee of L 4 on account of L 23. He oould not say whether he would be paid this sum in fall. His Honor said the case would have to stand over. The object of the Legislature was evidently that, the wages men should be protected

at all risks, and ho thought that the Assignee was quite justified in raising his objection. ' be boss and m'nhil. 'i Motion for Assignee's costs.—Order accord- i ingly. ! BE PERCY EDWABD HUDBABO. | Motion for order of discharge. The Assignee had some objection to urge in ! this estate, and, as the bankrupt did not appear, I the ca3e was ordered to stand over. UK JULIUS SANDTMANN. A motion for order of discharge. Mr Holmes appeared for the bankrupt. The bankrupt having been examined the case was ordered to stand over until the 29th Augttsfc, so as to allow foreign creditors to be communicated with. HE JOHN GALLIE. Creditors' petition for adjudication. Mr Bathgate appeared for the petitioning creditors j Mr Adams for tho bankrupt. Ordered to stand over. RE JOHN PRENTICE. Public examination of debtor. The bankrupt again failed to appear. Mr Adams said he did not think anything could be gained by proceeding, and he proposed to let the matter drop. Some other course would be adopted. The case was struck out. The Court then adjourned. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before E. H. Carew, Esq., R.M.) S. M'Comb t. W. Heath.—Claim, L2O, damages, for the alleged wrongful conversion of cattle. Mr Solomon appeared for plaintiff; Mr J. Adams for defendant.—ln this case, which had been heard at Port Chalmers, His Worship now gave judgment for defendant. M 'Gavin, M'Gregor, and Co. v. E. Brennan. —Claim for balance of acoount due. —Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default. Ahfeld Brds. V. Joseph Wilson.—Claim, L 3 10s lOd, on a judgment summons.—Case dismissed. J. Pickering v. Henry Richmond.—Claim, Lls, for damage done to plaintiff's coach through a collision with a coach belonging to defendant, owing to the unskilful driving of the latter's servant. Mr Denniston appeared for the plaintiff; Mr Solomon for the defendant.— This partly-heard case was resumed, and after further evidence had been given judgment was reserved. Joseph Wilson v. Joseph Braithwaite. Clahn, L 45, money alleged to have beeh paid by plaintiff on defendant's behalf in connection with the license for the Oiiental Hotel. Mr Macdonald appeared for plaintiff; Mr Hodgkins for defendant. [Left sitting.] CITY POLICE COURT, (Before Messrs R. Chisholm and W. Gregg, Justices.) Drunkenness.— Theodore Moiobray was convicted and discharged; fames M'Meakin was fined ss, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. The last-named offender, who had not been previously charged, and was liberated on bail, failed to piit in an appearance; and the Bench intimated that but for this mark of disrespect to the Court no fine would have been inflicted. . Vagrancy.— John Scott alias Wilson pleaded guilty to a charge of having no lawful means of support;—lt was stated by the police that the prisoner, although a very young man, had been previously sentenced to a month's imprisonment for larceny, and had also been convicted of disorderly behavior. Formerly-he had been an inmate of the Industrial School, and latterly he had become the associate of members of the criminal blass. He had no money; and slept at the rear of warehouses.—The Bench sentenced him to six weeks' imprisonment. Margaret Williams admitted being a common prostitute, and having been guilty of importuning passengers in Jetty street at 9.55 on Saturday night. Sergeant-major Bevin stated that prisoner, who was an inveterate opiumsmoker, was known as " Opium Mag " among the Chinese, with whom she was intimate.—She was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labor.

Petty Larceny.— Arthur Smart, , aged fifteen, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a pair of woollen gloves of the value of 2s 6d, the property of Wing Lee, Fleet street.—Sergeantmajor Bevin said that the boy had been tried at the Supreme Court last week for indecent assault and had been acquitted. His father was in Sydney, and his mother was dead.—He was convicted, and ordered* to come up for sentence whwi called on,