SUPREME COURT.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1689, 19 July 1879, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

0 SITTINGS IN CHAMBERS. Fbiday, July 18. [Before His Honor Mr Justice Johnston.] His Honor sat in the Court Chambers afe 11 a m. BUCK V CHEISTCHUBCH SUN NEWSPAPER COMPANY. Mr Edwards applied herein for settlement of issues. Mr Joynt, for defendant, appeared and submitted proposed issues. Mr Edwards objected to the issues proposed by defendant, as they went bey ond the declaration. His Honor could gee no objection to the issues as proposed by defendant. Order, issues settled as proposed, trial to be by common jury, at Chrktchurch, on the 13th. October. GOODS OP MICHAEL FLYNN, DECEASED. _ Mr Thompson applied for letters of adminis* tration to Mary Flynn, as sister of deceased. His Honor made the order. THE BEV. J. W. HALES, DECEASED.^ Mr Hobden applied for letters of administration, with will annexed, herein to Mr T. M. Hassall, as attorney for the executor named in.the will. His Honor made the order, limitei to the personal estate in New Zealand. WILL OT WILLIAM HILL, DECEASED. Mr Joynt applied herein for administration, with will annexed, to Julia Hill, as widow of the deoeased. The executors were both out of the jurisdiction, residing in Victoria. His Honor could hardly see that the Conic could grant administration until the executors had been cited, giving them an opportunity of being heard. The matter stood over to enable Mr Joynt to obtain a dieclaimer from the executors. WILL OP JOSEPH DBANSFIELD, DECEASED. Mr Joynt applied herein for probate to Mr Joe Dransfield, reserving leave to the other executor, Mr Chas. Edwd. Dransfield, to come in and prove. His Honor made the order. BE CHABLES CEAYTHOENB. Mr Thompson applied herein for the discharge of the debtor. His Honor made the order as prayed. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND V GILES. Mr G&rricb applied heroin for judgment to be entered up in default of plea. Judgment recorded for £ 1924 and interest. PETITION OP B INK OP NEW SOUTH WALE& AND EE W. MATTHEWS. Mr Garrick applied herein for an order callingupon the debtor to show cause why he should not be declared bankrupt on the ground of his having executed a bill of sale. His Honor granted a rule nisi calling upon the debtor to Bhow cause, returnable on Tuesday, 29th inst. Service to be made at lastnamod plaio of abode, and by Gazette notice. BANK OP N. S. WALES AND EE C. L. H. WAEEINGTON. In this case, on the application of Mr Garrick, his Honor mada anorder adjudicating the debtor as a bankrupt, bankrupt to surrender on July 25th. BE JAMES BASSINGTHWAITE. In this case an order had issued calling upon, Thomas Brown Craig and Stanley Edwards to answer certain questions which they had refused before the trustee to answer. Mr Joynt appeared for Thomas Hindmarsh JTer, the trustee. Stanley Edwards—l am a barrister and solicitor of the Supremo Court. I was bail for Mr Bassisgthwaito on his committal for trial on a charge of fraudulent bankr.-ptcy. The amount »f my bail was J 2503. Mr Craig and myself were secured by an agreement to mortgage certain property against any loss by reason of becoming sack bail. The agreement to mortgage affected somo property said to be Mrs Bissingthwute's inEangiera. On Mr Bassingtkwaito surrendering, this mortgage, which had been registered, was relessed. it is now in possession of Messrs Izard and Loughnan. The latter gentlemon, on behalf of Mr Bassingthwaito, piid me a bonus in consider; tion of my becoming bail. They paid me £4O. It was paid on Gfch February, I believe, which was the day on which Bassingfchwaite was admitted to bail. I paid the £lO into the Bank to my account in the usual way. I was not put to any actual loss er damage by becoming bail, except the risk. The £4O was the only money I had paid to me by Bassingth'.vaite. his wife, or the solicitors. The enly consideration I gave was bail.

His Honor said ho purposely avoided asking any question at all. Lie thought, however, this matter should be reported to the Law Society for their consideration.

Mr Joi nt—lt will be so, your Honor. Bis Honor—For obvious reasoES, I shall cot cross-exarnino.

Thomas Brown Craig—l am a certificated accountint in bankruptcy. I was jointly bound as ifail with Mr Edwards. I believe tho security indemnified mo as well as Mr Edwards. I was paid £25 as a bonus for becoming surety for Bassingthwaito. I paid the cheque of Messrs Izard and Loughnan for £25 into my account at the Bank. I have had to pay expenses in goirg to Port to release Bassingthwaito, and for a man to watch him when out en bail. Mv expenses might have amounted to .£1 10s. By His Honor —I was aware the man waß a bamkrnpt. His Honor said that hg would consult his brother judges in reference to tho matter.