LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9124, 4 August 1888, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

SUPREME COURT.—Judge's Chambers. Friday. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies. Probate. — Probate was granted in the will of George Wortlnngton, deceased. Setting A.«idk an Order. —Public Trust Office Act, 187tJ, re John Burke, deceased. Mr. Mahonv, instructed by Mr. Barton, moved to gel aside an order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, New Plymouth. Mr. Brook tic Id appeared for the Public Trustee. The application was further adjourned for a week. (..'has. HughStott v. Duncan McGregor. —Mr. Mahony moved to quash a., order of the Resident. Magistrate, Paten. Mr. Button appeared in the case. The procedure was under the Imprisonment for Debt Act, and there was no power to grant a rehearing, so that they now as a matter of form moved to quash the order so as to remove the case to the Supreme Court. Mr. Mahony consented, and the order was made. New Zealand Farmers' Co-oeerativk Association (Limited). —Mr. Button moved for a summons to proceed with winding-up the above company. Mr. Button said what was wanted now was to fix a time for the official liquidator. Mr. Hesketh said this was a voluntary winding-up under the supervision of the Court, and the official liquidator could only bo appointed when it was a winding-up by Court. His Honor said that this "was not really the appointment of an official liquidator, but, the appointment of a liquidator in lieu of one | who had ceased to act. The application ! was adjourned. ! Thomas Bell v. Moss 11. Keesing and 1 Others.— Mr. Hesketh moved to strike out the names of James Loveli and illiam i Mahoncy. The application was adjourned ! by consent till next Chamber sitting. I James Kenton v. John Hoknk and John ; Wilson (trustees in the estate of Robert Graham.)— Mr. Stone moved for admission lof the claim of J. B. Russell. He read the | affidavit in support of the claim, which had I been omitted from the list. There was no | opposition, and the order was granted, j E. A. Mackechnie and Another v. ! Wajtemata County Council and H. C. ' Brewer.—Mr. Mackechnie moved for a | summons to show cause why Sarah Elizaj beth McCormick should not be added as a j defendant to the action. Mr. Nicholson i appeared in support of the motion. Ihe j application was adjourned by consent. ; POLICE COURT.— Friday. | r Before Messrs. C. I). Whitcombe and H. Wilding, j ' J.P.'s.] ! Vagrants. — Margaret Barstow and I Bridget Weston were charged with a ! breach of the Police Offences Act, ISB4, | section 25, sub-section 9, by being found I by night without lawful excuse in a dwell- '■ inghouse situated in Albert-street, on ; August 2. Constable Howell proved the ' case. The Bench sentenced them each to ; a month's imprisonment. Stealing Tobacco.' — George Evans Sawyer, alius James Scanlon, alias George Lovett, was charged with stealing i:; sticks of tobacco, valued at lis, J die property of Samuel Cox, on August 2. | The prisoner pleaded guilty. Sergeant,I Major Pratt stated the facts to the Court, which were that a man named Nixon saw the accused steal the tobacco, and followed him up to Rubie's oyster saloon, when he went and informed a constable, who came and arrested him, andj on searching found the tobacco on him. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour.