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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5094, 21 July 1877, Page 2

Pressure on our apace compels ns to hold over our reports of proceedings at the Supreme Court and Legislative Council yesterday. • It is said that the Government, acting on the recommendations of the Judges, intend to introduce a 'measure for the. reconstitution or reform of ,tho Supreme . Court, baaed on the English Judicature Acts We are very glad to learn that an item is set down on the Estimates for the erection of a new Supreme Court House and offices, and we trust the Assembly will throw no difficulty in the way of the item passing.

The Mirror o£ the World will re-open at the Odd Fellows’ Hall this evening. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a batch of -Parliamentary papers yesterday; ■to which we-will refer in a future issue; „ The'“ Overland Route”, was repeated at the Theatre Royal last'night. ! To-night “ MacbethTwill.be produced. ; - ■ The schooner Excelsior was offered for sale at auction by Mr. G. Thomas yesterday, but did not reach the reserve price put upon her. ■ The Right Rev. Dr. Redwood, Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington, is at present visiting, the Wairarapa portion of his diocese., The sale of the Egmont Hotel, Hawera, by Mr. R. .T. Duncan, has been postponed from Wednesday next until Tuesday, 31st inst., and will be held at his rooms, Panama-street. Notice is given that: Mr. W. Raymond, of Wellington, music teacher, has filed a declaratioiiithat he is unable to meet his engagements with his creditors. There will be a : football match this afternoon, commencing at half-past 2 o’clock; when the team chosen to play the Dunedin men will play all-comers. 1 j Owing to the inclemency of the weather the Skating Rink was not so well patronised ■ last : evening. A reference to the programme published elsewhere, will show that an excellent evening’s entertainment may be had at the Hall to-night. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather last night, a large number of ladies and gentlemen assembled at Mr. Hunter’s rooms to take part in the usual practice of . the Choral Society. . It was thought better, how- ; ever, as there was not a full attendance, to postpone the practice. We understand that the ministry of the Rev. B. B. Brown in this city is, being attended by ■large congregations, and our readers will learn from another column that Mr. Brown will ■preach again to-morrow in the Polytechnic Hall. Morning subject—“The’ Weeping -Christ;” evening subject—“ In' Doubting i Castle.” The New Zealand Gazette of the 19th inst. notifies that his Excellency the Governor has been pleased to disband the ; Palmerston Rifle ■Volunteers. The following appointments in the Wellington City Rifles are gazetted?— Sub-Lieut. Edward ,Scott ,to be. lieutenant, iDate of commission, 25th. June, 1877. James Walden to be sub-lieut. Date of commission 25th June, 1877. The New Zealand Times, it may be well to mention, suppressed no portion of the report of proceedings at last meeting of the Municipal Council. A person who relies on his memory for his language and oh his imagination for his facts, who reports by contemplating the fire and humanity generally with an air of superciliousness, has certainly given an idealistic account of what did not take place at the Council. meeting but this has nothing to do with, what did. In Chambers yesterday, his Honor Judge Pfehdergast (Vice- Admiralty Judge), released the brig Star of the Mersey, oh the captain finding two sureties of £250 to comply with such award of the Court as may be made. Captain Rose and Mr.' T. Scott entered into the required recognisances, and the brig will jbe immediately placed, on the Patent Slip for repairs. The caseof -the steamer Taupe, which was to have been , heard yesterday, stands postponed to a future day, not yet fixed upon. ; Mr. McColl, the ever energetic librarian to Parliament, has had prepared and fixed on convenient' stands in the library by far the most interesting and valuable maps that have yet appeared in connection with the RussoTurkish war. The maps are on a very large scale, and as telegrams bring news of the movements of the forces on either side, these movements are indicated by means of moveable pins, having little colored' flags attached to them, red in the case of the Turks, and blue in the case of the Russians. Mr. McColl deserves the thanks of member’s for furnishing them .with a daily record of war proceedings, which it is not too much to say “ He who runs can read.” Thd. case of Messrs. Harrison v. Palmer occupied his Honor Mr. Justice Richmond and a special jury from 10 o’clock yesterday morning until 6 o’clock in the evening, and was then adjourned until Monday. A, report of the case will be found in another portion of our columns, by which it will be seen that it was an action for damages for an alleged breach of agreement for an overdraft at the Union Bank, and also special damages for the dishonor of .certain bills drawn by plaintiffs, who are riinholders at Poverty Bay, which it is alleged the bank manager agreed to discount. . The learned Judge daring the progress of the case remarked that it was placed before the Court in so muddled a fashion that it was difficult to adjudicate upon. Whichever way the verdict goes, it is probable that there will further litigation in the matter. According to the Jurist, the question raised by Mr. G. E. Barton as to seniority at the Bar still remains to be settled. The above journal, in its last issue, says “ The Judges have taken the matter into consideration, and have come to the conclusion that they have no power to move in it, unless set in motion by the profession. There can be no doubt on that point. Unfortunately, the profession does not seem disposed to move in this or any other direction. If it were otherwise, it would be easy to point out many other questions which call for consideration—questions which really affect the interests of practitioners, and which might be settled at a very slight expense in the way of energy. The responsibility of inaction may fairly be laid to the doors of the Law Society.”