SUPREME COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2205, 1 June 1870, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

This Day. (Before Mr Justice Chapman.) RE HENRY SMYTIIIES. This was an application to bo re-admitted a barrister and solicitor of the Supremo Court. Mr vSmythies appeared in person, and at the outset obtained leave to amend his motion, so as to be for a renewal of his certificate. Mr Macassoy stated that he and Mr Kenyon had been instructed by Messrs Howorth and Hodgkins, solicitors to the New Zealand Law Society to oppose the application on behalf of that Society. It might not perhaps be irregular to mention tl}at he proposed in the course of the argument to j)?ace op the files of the Court affidavits to show that contrary to the order of the Court Mr Smythics. had beep practising at Balclutha and Tokomairiro. Possibly these allegations might bo met by Mr Smyth ics before he was heard in support of the present application ; but should it not be thought expedient to throw that obstacle in the wa\ T , on the grounds to which he had referred he would move against Mr Smythies for a breach of that order.

Mr Smythies was understood ,to say he should he glad if the New Zealand Law Society would oppose in other cases as well as his ; hut he submitted that in this case the Society had no locus standi. In the first place, lie would ask if there was any other opposition than op. the part of the Law Society. His Honor remarked that it would he better for Mr Smythies to argue his case, and when he concluded and Mr Maoassey rose to address the Court, to object to him being heard. Mr Maeassey intended to make no such assumption that there would be no other opposition than that offered by the Law Society. If any difficulty should arise about the status of the Law Society, he should certainly exercise his personal and individual right to oppose the application, and he would have uo hesitation in doing so. He bad thought it desirah’e to sink his own feelings to represent the Society as instructed,

In answer to a remark by Mr Smytinea, His Honor said be did not intend to sit to review any decision of Mr Jilstice Ward. After argument, the application was refused.