RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, Hamilton, 9TH December, 1873. (BERORE W.N. SEARANCKE, ESQ,R.M.)

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RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, Hamilton, 9TH December, 1873. (BERORE W.N. SEARANCKE, ESQ,R.M. )

Richard Uui-kc wa^ summoned on an information laid by the police ior not liavmg Ins name written over the door ef hi* hotel. Kincd 5s and coste T. MrFniliinc (trustee) v. Henrj Lewis. Claim £2 ss, price of two purs. Jiidginenb for plaintiff. S.ime v. H C Bciile. Chum 15s, beiii|» for refreshment and bilhnuls. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. C. Carthv v. J. Wood. Claim £6 Gs, for wages. Judgment irsencd. Clarke (collector) v. Wood Brothers. Clnim ss, for rates. Judgment for phunlilf without costs. Snme v. J. Wood. Claim £3 6s 3d. Judgment for £3 Os lOd without cost*. Same t. ]}. C. Benle. Claim £1 10s Bd, for rates. £1 8s paid into Court.. Judgment for full amount with costs. Same (collector Education Rate) v. If. McPherson. Claim on promissory note, 30s 6d Judgment for amount without costs. Mr Hay and M r Leary appeared in all these cases.

The EtOHomiyf, nfc the close of a long article analyzing the causes and effects of the continued discredit of largo classes of foreign government securities, obsenes : — There is no doubt about the practical conclusion from all these facts It lias now been proved to demonstration, that the rules of prudence we have so often laid down for lending to foreign state* iir© lenlly required. Lenders may really understand that there is almost a certainty of their losing their money if they lend to states of uncertain political character, or which are constantly borrowing to pu\ interest on old loons, or which, perhaps, combine both these [faults. They have also learned that no pledge of securities, and no excellence in the alleged object of tho loans, will ivail to secure them, if the borrowing states are olherw ise unfit to be trusted. The example of Spain has also shown that a collapse which is being delayed may come rerv suddenly and unexpectedly nt last, and tbat the constant argument for lending to such borrowers us Turkey and Eg\ pt — Hint thri have alwnjs hitherto paid their interest — is entirely irrelevant. Wo have therefore to repeat our warnings with more emphasis than ever. People who lend to states like Spam, and Turkey and Egypt, deserve to lose their money, and the clever people who think they will go in for a little time and get out before the crash comes are among the moat likely of all to lose A correspondent in tho Toronto Qlobr writos; — "I was lately much amused at a no\d way of putting up fence posts. The implement employed was a pilo-drivor, made as ordinarily used, with about 12 feet diop for the ram, and const ruotcd of light materials. The scantling was onl> 2x6 and 3 inches, with tho exception of the sills, which were stronger, and mado of hard wood to facilitate numng about, an operation which was performed by the same oxen that raised tho ram. Tho rain itself was composed of the butt of nn oak log, sis feet long, headod with iron at its lower end, and about 16 inches in diameter. Grooves were ploughed in it on ench side, so as to admit its moving readily m the guides. It was hoisted by a 3oko of oxen attached to a rope. About three blows drovo tho post nearly four leel into the earth, and almost all went nearly straight. A few — one here and there — were crooked, but these, I was «old, would be pulled straight with the cnttle, or dug out at the foot, so ns to allow of their being pressed ovor, until they all came in a direct lino. I was informed that this course was a great wring of labour, and where quickly handled, the timo thnt each post required to be driven was only a few minutes." 15\ mlaptinjr i| m plan of putting in the posts, and using gnhiiniM'tl wire nit-tea ol wooden rails, tho cost of fencing would be i educed to a minimum. Wo recommend our countn Betlleib to give the plan a trial.