SUPREME COURT.—In Banco.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 577, 15 November 1871, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.—In Banco.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15.

[Before His Honor Sir Geo. Alfred. Arney Knight; Chief Justice.] •

The usual weekly sitting of the Court in banco was held this morning. Admission ok Solicitous. —Two gentlemen, A. E. T.'D'evord ami James Btvnnat.yue Graham, applied to be admitted as solicitors of the Supreme Court.—Mr. Rees made the application on behalf of Mr. Albert Edward Tyrrcl Devore. If, appeared that the applicant hod served portion of the period of his articles in Hokilika, in Hio district of Mr. Justice Richmond. Mr. Hues said all t!.e necessary forms had been complied with.— His Honor said he had before him three different sets of papers. He thought it. highly civditable to tho candidate that the answers were quite equal in merit, ii they did not surpass, the general average. of (.hose returned to examination papers even in the great metropolis. It was a rule, however, that whsreus in tho case ol^ Mr. Dovorc, a candidate had served part of his articles in the district of another judge, tho examining judge should oomtnuuicato with the other, lie hsul written to Mr. Justice Richmond, but had yet received no answer. Mr. Devore might have the rule so as to secure his precedence, which was sometimes a matter of importance, but it ought not to bo taken out until tho necessary reply from Mr. Justice Richmond should have been received, There was an additional reason why the rule should not be taken out, namely, that the judges had decided that an examination in general knowledge should bo gone through after admission, btfore being allowed to practice at the bar.—Mr. Graham and Mr. Devore were then admitted.

SaUEBBIEK T. DILWOIiTiI AND TIIOMAS V. Lascklles. —These cases were further adjourned until the arrival of Mr. Whitaker from Wellington.