SUPREME COURT.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2716, 22 December 1882, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

SITTINGS IN CHAMBEES. Friday, December 22. [Before his Honor Mr Justice Johnston.] His Honor sat in the Court Chambers at 11 a.m. BE JAMES BLYTH, DECEASED. Mr Holmes applied herein to make absolute a rule nisi calling on William Blyth to show cause why probate herein should not issue to Thomas Pillow, one of the executors. Owing to Mi Joynt being unavoidably absent the case stood over, his Honor also making an order that the examination of witnesses should take place at the first Chamber sitting in January. UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA V TABART. Mr George Harper, for plaintiff, applied that the issues herein should be settled. His Honor settled the issues as proposed by the plaintiff, defendant not appearing. RENWICK AND ANOTHER V ROBERTS. In this case Mr Holmes applied for leave to amend the declaration of the plaintiff. Mr Garrick appeared on the other side, and objected to the costs of the application being made costs in the cause. His Honor granted the application, with leave to defendant to demur or plead. Costs of application to be paid by plaintiffs. WATSON V. MURPHY. In this case Mr Blood for Mr Joynt stated that the case had been settled. The summons would therefore be withdrawn. RE EMMA MALLOCK, DECEASED. Mr George Harper applied herein for probate to John Eussell, the executor named. His Honor made the order as prayed. BE CHARLES WATSON, DECEASED. Mr Gresson applied for probate herein to George John Leech, the executor named. MORRISON V MORRISON AND O’SHEA. Mr G. Harper applied under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act for substituted service herein. Every effort had been made to servo the respondent who had been residing at Ashburton Forks with the correspondent, but had loft for Brisbane, Queensland. Copies of the document had been sent to Brisbane for service, but the respondent could not be found, nor could she be found in any of the New Zealand towns. His Honor made an order for substituted service by advertising twice in Sydney, Timaru, Ashburton, and Auckland newspapers. MOSES V NORWICH FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Mr George Harper, for the defendants, applied herein for a special jury. His Honor made the order. . BE PETITION OP HAWORTH, INFANTS. Mr Slater applied herein for the appointment of Mrs Haworth, the mother of the infants, as guardian. Order as prayed. BE DANIEL WATKINS, DECEASED. Mr Harper said he had been looking into the authorities on the subject, and he found that it had been held so long as the attestation clause at the conclusion of the will was in form, it did not matter whether the will was made in one or two parts, as the probate would be granted of all above the attestation clauses. His Honor said, that after hearing Mr Harper’s authorities, he would grant the probate, as applied for, to G. H. Saxton and Stephen Watkins, the executors named. YOUNG V. HILL AND OTHERS. In this case, on the application of Mr Holmes, the summons was made returnable to Wellington. IN BANKEUPTCY. DISCHARGES. The following orders of discharge were granted :—lie John Infield (Mr Stringer), re John Franks (Mr Button). Mr Stringer also obtained an order for costs in re John Cother.