Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1871.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 919, 17 January 1871, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1871.

Napier Kifle Volunteers A parade of tlie above Company is announced for to-morrow evening at 6 p'clpck. Immigrants 0 Promissory Notes.— We would draw the attention of those concerned to an advertisement from his Honor the Superintendent under the above heading which appears this evening' District Court. -The above Court was opened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning by his Honor Singleton Rocbfort, Esq., District Judge. The following were the cases : — Pamellv. Samuels —A claim of £2OO. Mr Stedman for the plaintiff; Mr Lee for defendant. Plaintiff had been engaged in Auckland by defendant at £4c a-week and had Jxrand himself to remain in bis situation p ( ne year. ' The agreement had recently "keen broken off, and he therefore claimed Jg2oo. Mr Lee contended that though she plaintiff was bound to serve one year, the contract did not bind defend gftt tq keep him in his employment that

time.— Judgment for defendant with £5 9s 6d costs. Ormond v. Harris. —A claim of .£36, on account of inimigrants' promissory notes.: —The claim was. admitted hj the defendant, who said he had no means of paying it. He was out of work ; bis wife was ill at Waipawa, and he had not averaged two days' wort per week during the three years he had been in the Province. He had been brojught up to the ribbon trade, but he had been led by his friends to expect that when he came to this place he would be able 10 take a publichouse. —Judgment for amount claimed and <£4 10s costs. Parsons y. Beaumont —A claim of .£IOO. Defendant did not appear, and the claim being proved, judgment wa«s given for the amount and .£l2 18s 6d costs. Ormond v Glazebrook.—A claim of £49 on account of immigrants' promissory notes. Defendant admitted the claim, but said he had no means of settling it. He had a wife and family, and was out of .employment. He had applied to the Superintendent for work, but could not get any.— Judgment for amount claimed, and £4 19s costs. Ormond v. Morley—A. claim of £54 on account of immigrants' promissory notes. Defendant admitted the claim, b'it ?aid that he should claim compensation from the Government for loss of time. —Judgment for amount claimed, and £5 3s costs ; his Honor informing the defendant that this decision would not prejudice any claim he might have against die Government. Ormond v. Russell. —A claim of £56 13s on account of immigrant*' promissory notes.—Judgment confessed for amount claimed and costs. Ormond v. Emus — A claim of £2B on account of immigrants' promissory notes. —Admitted by defendant, who said he Avas not in a position to pay the money now. — Judgment for amount claimed, and .£4 10s costs. —This morning the Court sat in bankruptcy at 11 o'clock. Mr Stedman applied for the discharge of Thomas Collins, musician. Mr Maddock appeared on behalf of some of the creditors to oppose the discharge. Mr Lyndon, the trustee, handed in a written report to the effect that the liabilities were =£9o lis 2d; that such effects as there were in the estate had been handed over to him, but that no dividend would be available. In his examination the bankrupt .-stated that for the last three yeais he had been in receipt of k!5 per annum as bugler, and for 18 months had been teacher to the Napier Brass Band, at M per week. A portion of this money remained unpaid, and he considered Captain Robinson responsible for it, but that officer had disputed his liability. Bankrupt did not believe the Band would dispute the debt, though he did not know ii-om whom to get the money, except from Capt, Robinson. He had kept a boarding house for some time, but had given it up because he was losing money. Most of his liabilities had been incurred on account of his boarding house. He had a wife and three young children. He had kept no accounts - -Mr Maddock opposed the discharge on the grounds that no books, had been kept, and the general reckless manner in which bankrupt had acted. He should be dealt with severely.—His Honor could see no just reason for withholding the order for discharge, and made tho order accordingly. He pointed out to the bankrupt that this did not relieve himfrom the moral obligation to pay his debts, if ever he was in a position to do so; and that if under such circumstances he should neglect to do so, he would be guilty of dishonesty. — The Court then adjourned. Political Telegrams —lt is one of the fundamental principles of the telegraphic association with which this journal is connected that no corresponding agent shall take ad vantage of his responsible position to forward his private political opinions. This rule has occasionally been transgressed, but never so grossly as in an instance which has occurred to-day. We are in receipt of a telegram from our Wellington agent, of 141 words, as fully written as this paragraph—which (beyond what appears in our telegraphic column) contains the single item of information that " Ngatiraukawa at Waikato, with all the principal chiefs have joined the Taupo friendly natives" —the remainder being comments thereon. To crown all. this information, we are told ? " was

received yesterday by Government from Mr Ormond " ! We decline to publish the telegram, and hope it is the last of its kind that we shall receive. The telegraph is an expensive luxury, even when used with all economy and strictly for its legitimate purpose; but it is a matter for serious complaint when a news agent entraps a journalist into paying for the privilege of receiving through the wires a verbose Government announcement. We learn that Dureen —the last of the four prisoners who escaped some time ago—has been recaptured at Rangitikei, and will be brought to Napier in a day or two.