TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 316, 17 June 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Press Telegraph Agency.') Auckland, June 16.

At the Supreme Court, Thorne’s bankruptcy case was brought to a close. Judge Gillies commented strongly on the action of the bank in giving such enormous accommodation when they knew Thorne possessed in reality no capital, and also on the system of honoring his bills drawn on himself. He said it was not for him to enter into the question as to whether the bankrupt, as he believed and as some might think, was morally right in paying as he had done those who had been led into giving him credit through the large appearance of business sustained by the bank in preference to the bank which was acquainted with his position, but he must administer the bankrupt laws. Taking the whole circumstance into consideration, and looking at the high-handed defiance by the bankrupt of the insolvency laws, but also looking to the unnecessarily long time during which he had been kept in court he would order that his certificate be suspended for twelve months, which he considered equal to two years, and desired it to be so considered. Mr McCormick then made application to examine the bankrupt relative to his transactions with his father, in order to lay the foundation for acting under another clause of the Bankruptcy Act. His Honor ruled that application must be made by affidavit. At a meeting of 400 Kaipara natives, a petition to the Queen was adopted, praying for the continuance of Sir Donald McLean’s services as Native Minister for ever. The chief who prepared it said he understood it was necessary to petition the Queen in order to keep the Native Minister among them. Two hundred signatures were appended. New Plymouth, June 16.

The Provincial Secretary made a statement in the Council yesterday showing the work accomplished by the Government during the past six months. He said £7OOO worth of land had been sold, but only about £3OOO cash received, the remainder of the land being on deferred payments. He said 912 souls had arrived in the province, and 600 more were on the water.

Wellington, June 16

The Evening Post last night gave currency to a rumor that three millions of the late four million loan were deposited in the Bank of New Zealand at 2£ per cent, but the report is not substantiated. Dr Peatherston, Messrs Julyan and Sargeaunt are the Comsioners entrusted with the temporary deposit of the loan.

The Tribune says the Government have their Constitutional Changes Bill ready. It says, Mr Beynolds will certainly bring on again his Bill for the abolition of voting on miners’ rights, and for the concession of the franchise to lodgers, but cannot say whether he will go further in the matter of representation. It intimates that a redistribution of districts and a simple and more correct system of electoral registration are demanded on the eve of a general election. It says the Licensing Act of last session will be amended, but it does not hope to see a Bill introduced dealing with the education of the colony, owing to the present position of parties. THIS DAY’S TELEGRAMS. Wellington, June 17. The Enterprise arrived from Lyttelton this morning. The Governor leaves Nelson for Wellington on Monday next. He will be entertained at a private dinner to-night. The Hon Dr Pollen leaves Nelson for Wellington to-morrow. The City of Melbourne, with the homeward mail, reached San Francisco on the 6th of June, four days before the contract time. Dunedin, June 17. It has been decided at a meeting to offer Messrs Moodey and Sankey an engagement, and it is expected they will have crowded houses. [FROM OUR WELLINGTON CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, June 16. The names of the men lost in the William and Mary are Andrew Murray, the mate, about forty years of age, a native of Ireland; Louis Bathulest, AB, about twentyeight years of age, a native of Italy; Hugh Sinclair, AB, about twenty-eight years of age, a native of Scotland; and Daniel, about twenty-eight years, native of Ireland.