SITTINGS IN BANKRUPTCY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 201, 28 August 1867, Page 2

SITTINGS IN BANKRUPTCY.

Tuesday, August 27th. (Before his Honor Mr Justice Richmond.) The following petitions were heard : — W. T. Leckner, third hearing — Passed ; no debts being proved against the petitioner, i W. Weedon also passed. Conrad Saxton — The 'f fur ther hearing of this case, which occupied the Court for a very considerable time, was again postponed. W. P. Cator — The petitioner passed his third hearing, but the grantiug of his certificate was suspended for six months, without protection. Stephen Owens — The further ..hearing of this petition was postponed, to await the result of a meeting of the creditors. Joshua Sigley, Thomas Andrews, Geo. Falla, and Thomas Freeland. All these cases were also postponed. At. the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday morning William Boyle was brought up under the provisions of the new Licensing Act, charged with drunkenness for the third time, and was fined 10s and costs, his name to be posted in all the publichouses of the city. The following cases were heard this morning : — Buxton and Co. v. R. Dutton. This was an action to recover £9 14s sd, value of goods sold to the defendant, who did not appear. Judgment for the amount with costs. Mr Kingdon appeared for. the plaintiffs. — J. B. Calder v. J. Scott. . An action to recover £10 14s, the arqount of an order - drawn on the defendant in favor of the plaintiff by the captain of the schooner Ada, which had been chartered by defendant to take timber to Westport on condition of its being delivered at that port. It appeared that the order had been given before the- vessel left .Nelson to meet the expense of some repairs done to her by the plaintiff. On the voyage however the vessel met with had weather and the timber was thrown overboard, and the defendant consequently considering tbat the captain hady E nbt fulfilled his part iri the agreement, refused to' honor the order when presented by the plaintiff. The Magistrate said if tho defeudant had endorsed the order when first presented he would have beeu liable, but as he had not done so, the plaintiff was nonsuited. Mr H. Adams appeared for the Godbaz v. Henry Godbaz. This was a case of assault brought by the wife against her husband. Mr H. Adams appeared for the defendant. It appeared that Mxs Godbaz had left" her home some 19 months ago, and had been living with another man. Her husband met her walking on the beach on Sunday last in company with another; female of bad character, and had some words with her, which ended in a squabble between the pair; the lady, making free use of her parasol, which the husband wrested from her, and applied po its .owner in a similar manner. The Magistrate 6aid that ; a, woman placing herself iv the position; of tho plaintiff, must expect to experience... some annoyance from liier- husband,- and ■ therefore- dismissed x 'iue% case ' with-^ feostsj'. : ;, being unwilling jtcrqjier; jany entourage- . meet" to z ser sowed aiiii&i&d;.-^ - < **_ 'y' ' v - ""

\ 'The I^na;A.nita, Capiain J.* Bro.W*i; left7Loudon on the 7th February ; ran down about 70 miles to the S.W. of the Needles. She then put back to Plymouth under stress of weather, and also in consequence of the illness of the captaio; the 'ship was there caulked topsides, and left that port on 3rd March. Captain Brown - died on the Equator, ih longitude 18, and his widow, tiiinktug it advisable to return witli her child to England^ took' passage in the barque Saundersou, which' was spoken with in about that longitude. The officer in command, Mr F. Johuson,fiudiug , both the pnssengers and the crew in- a state of dissatisfaction, determined on putting into Rio Janeiro, where they arrived on the sth Mkyj. There Mr Johnson left the ship^^vGapidiTT. Tß." "Jolly,. formerly in commandyybiVythe steamer Sylph,; took charge of b^?#in:d. she left Rio, after a detention of five weeks, on the lOih June, and after experiencing some very heavy" weather; during which the ship sprdng her foremast, she arrived at this port yesterday, having been four days in sight of the laud, the ship having experienced continued calms. The entire' passage from London occupied no less thaii 21 1 days. The following are the names of the passengers: — Mr and Mrs Patersou and 3 children, Mr- : Morel (cabin) » Mrs Fowler, Miss Lee, Miss; Giflett, Messrs Bowen, Dermer, Walker, Woodcrofr, Newman, Smith, Warrati, Boughton, Goldsmid. * ... / An effort ia now being made with a view Jto raise the requisite funds for the erection /of a buildiug in which the practice meetlings of the Harmonic Society may be held, \ on a site in Trafalgar-square, adjoining the s property of Mrs Baker, which has been ; purchased by the Committee of the Society ) for that purpose. It was found that, unless 5 some step was taken of this nature, the \ Society would be driftiug into debt I through the falling off in the number of .subscribers, and the difficulty which has consequently beeu experienced in payiug for the use of the Temperance Hall for the practice meetings. A subscription list has therefore been opened, and it is proposed tbat subscribers advancing 6ums for this purpose'shall be repaid annually out of the surplus income of the Society. We trust that the project, which is deserving of all support, will prove successful. We have made enquiry as to the probable arrival here of the Panama Mail, and find that it is most likely that it will be despatched from Wellington by the Claud Hamilton on her return voyage to this port. The Claud Hamilton is expected to arrive here to-day, and is announced to leave Wellington on Sunday, but we shall probably not receive the mail before Tuesday next. There is just a possibility that the Stormbird, which arrived at Wellington yesterday morning en route for Wanganui, may be chartered by the Government and sent back to Nelson with tbe mail, but we fear there is j little chance of such extension of courtesy iv our favor by the Government, though the St. Kilda was dispatched to Lyttelton with the mail immediately on its arrival ! at Wellington. I Maine has in operation at present 12 railroads, extending to an aggregate distance of 573 miles. The new roads now building are 10 in number, and will run an aggregate distance of 458 miles.