SUPREME COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 151, 26 June 1874, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

This Day.

J * B V IN BANKRUPTCY.

Re Lawrence Dron. — Mr Maclean nsked for a day to be appointed for bankrupt to pass his last examination and apply for discharge. The 7th day of Au'gust was appointed.

lie James William- Wills, miller, of Lower Moutere. — Mr A. Adams moved for an order confirming tbe appointment of J. C. Burford as trustee. Order as prayed. Mr Fell asked for a day to be appointed 1 for bankrupt to pass his last examination. The 7th day of August was appointed.

Be Lucy Kite. — Mr Fell moved for an order of discharge, Order as preyed.

ANCO

Elliott appellant, Hamilton respondent. — Judgment for appellant with costs.

As the Raogatira wns making her way down the East Coast, and when just off Portland Island, those on board saw some strange objects about two miles away. The steamer was headed for the place, aud the objects turned out to be a crew of Maoris in a whaleboat, who were towing behind them a large whale, which they stated Lad been dead some days. Those on board having already guessed it must havo been about that period, the steamer retreated precipitately, the Maoris being left to tbe enjoyment of the pure atmosphere surrounding them.

The Cross' Raglan correspondent states : — "On the passage of the cutter Dawn from Onehunga to Raglan, a Maori passenger, named Petara jumped overboard, and on being rescued he said he distinctly saw his atua or God staring at him, and that he jumped overboard to get out of his way. It was found necessary to keep a close watch over him the remainder of tbe voyage, as he made fresh attempts to jump overboard. On landing he was secured in a lock-up, to undergo a medical examination. His mind is evidently affected, as he seems bent on destruction."

The members of the Taranaki Provincial Council come of a "peculiar people." Two men in Taranaki started a brickfield, for the manufacture of bricks. The speculation did not pay, whereupon one Mr Callaghan moved, " That a respectful address be presented to his Honor the Superintendent requesting him to place the sum of £50 on the estimates, to b3 given to Messrs Black and M'Lean, the brickmakers " The resolution was withdrawn, after a somewhat lengthened debate. It was urged that if the motion were agreed to, any man starting a bakers shop, a drapery establishment, or a publichouse, and not succeeding, would have an equal claim on the Council with tbe unsuccessful brickmakers. This is the same representative body which some weeks ago proposed an annual tax of £20 upon any stranger entering tbe town and commencing business. Bricks were not in demand in Taranaki : no one used them, but that was no reason why two men who started making the_n should not be compensated. So though f\ several of the Councillors, who, however, could not get the Government to see wherein lay the virtue of the application.**-— Herald.

Wellington, owing to tbe access of population it has received within the last few months, cannot provide bouse' accommodation anything like in proportion to the demand made for it. The hotels are all crowded, nnd strangers visiting the city from other parts of the colony have the greatest difficulty in securing a sleeping apartment, even for a few nights. Worse than this is anticipated. It is becoming a serious^ question (says the Wellington Evening Post) how the members of tbe Assembly are to find accommodation at the forthcoming session. "We know," our contemporary goes on to say, "of one large hotel which usually affords shelter to a dozeu members, but every room of which is now occupied by permanent residents of the city. It

appears that at the Empire City rents have risen nearly fifty per cent. The bakers havo advanced the price of bread, and groceries have run up, also provisions to very far beyond the increase of working men's wages. Ere long it is feared," the Post goes on to inform its readers, " we shall be in somewhat of an analogous position to tho Americans during the greenback period of iheir history — nominally in commaud of large sums of money, but really having very little, or rather, owing to the rise in the price of all kinds of commodities, being able to buy very little with our large sums. The mte of wages has undoubtedly an immense influence on the cost of living, and the rate of wages is naturally dependent on the amount of capital available for the purpose of employment."

The Melbourne Argus stales that one oftl^e manufacturers of confectionery in Melbourne ships to New Zealand an average of nearly six tons of his manufacture per week all the year round. Under the bead of " Protection nnd the Confectionery Trade," a correspondent in the same journal remarks as follows : — " Sir — In your contemporary the Aye I see a local quoting the beneficial results of protection in enabling tbe Victorian Confectionery Company (Messrs Owen, nnd Strachan) to export to New Zealand some 15 tons of manufactured goods in one week. I beg to differ from the

statement that it is the result of protection. The true facts are these, viz., that under the New Zealand tariiF(now extant) the raw material, sugar, has a duty of £9 per ton to pay; also, that under the last revised tariff, i.e., ad valorem duties, confectionery comes to 8s per case less than under their old measurement system. Now, Sir, sugar is admitted into Victoria at £3 per ton duty; therefore, the fact of our duties being £6 per ton uoder New Zealand, I take it to mean that, as we have a lower tariff, it enables the Victorian confectioner to beat the New Zealand one on his own ground, from the fact that the New Zealand manufacturer has too much protection. My statements can readily be proved by reference to the tariffs. — J. C. B."

Everyone knows that the district where grapes aro grown of which champagne is made are not sufficiently large to produce grapes for a fifth of the annual champagne supply. Fourfifths of the champagne drunk is therefore quite innocent of an acquaintance with the production of the champagne districts. Much credit may ba due to manufacturers of wine for having discovered methods whereby a decoction or iufusion of gooseberry, rhubarb, plums, aud even of turnips with a judicious addition of chemical flavoring matter — can be passed off as champagne or Moselle, or sparkling hock; but we are not so sure that credit ia due to the discoverer of the method whereby petroleum is rmde to do duty as champagne. We are nevertheless assured that American mineral oil refiners and brokers sell large quantities of their oil to champagne makers. It is mechanically mixed with glycerine, is then aerated by a soda water machine, and is technically known as " Ball Room." It produces headache of the very worst description, and severe diarrhoea, and lasting evil effects. A consignment has, it is said, reached England, via France.: — Nautical Magazine.

Dr Monchaux recommends the use of cold infusion of greea coffeo in the treatment of gout.

An imposture of more than ordinary audacity has-y-*. after a most successful tour right through the minor capitals of Germany, been suddenly stopped short

in its profitable career, and been brought to punishment atDessiu. The reverence

in which Americans are held by good

sooiety on the German speaking contitinent has frequently attracted notice. Acting upou this excusable predilection for the free sons of the West, an'irishman named Edward Beatley has been for some months past not only thoroughly enjoying " the birth of fioo living" in the distinguished society of German ducal courts, but also fleecing his hosts of their surplus funds remaining from the French indemnity, by the early stratagem of calling himself " Colonel " Hurburt, ono of General Grant's stbff, sporting a military costume of his own,, invention, and talking big about America. Whenever " Colonel "Vllurburt appeared on the scene, Rafter securing J-lie good-will of the local court, he invariably produced subscription Hstß for a national monument in commemoration of soldiers fallen in the late civil war, said to be patronised by President Grunt. Only persons of the highest rank w^e expected to contribute, but these* i.pW|rfd to have done so freely, for Queep Victoria, Ejirperor William, Marshal 'McMahon,

aud President Grant all figured in the

list with handsome figures corresponding to their nnmes. German dukes 1-Uid princes could not fail to follow so excellent an example. The Duke of Anhalt, however, who is so credited with wiss and business-like caution in bis financial affairs, before subscribing some of the proceeds of Leopold's Hall, thought good to inquire of Mr Bancroft if there was anything' officially known about the gallant *.co_bnel." Mr Bancroft could assure his Serene Highness that he stood 'in no relation whatever to his Gov element, so, " Co.-d'nel " Hurburt was stripped of his fancy uniform and the money co.lected,"^ and Edward Beatley was placed under restraint, awaiting his trial on a criminal charge.