SUPREME COURT.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 62, 22 October 1864, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

DEBTORS' AND CREDITORS' ACT. Thttrsday, 21bt Octobbb, 686-1. (Before Mr. Justice Chapman.) The Court opened at eleven o'clock. Ift re MATTHEW PBICB OP INTEHCAB»ILL. Mr. South appeared for the petitioner, and stated that his estate had been duly made over to trustees. There being no opposition, order of final discharge was then granted. The cases of G-. M. K. Clarke, W. Roebuck, L. Cramer, and Matthew Sharley, all of InvercargOl, were postponed till the following day. The Court then adjourned. Fbidat, 21st Ootobee, 1864 The Court sat at eleven o'clock. In re & M. r. cla*ke. Mr. Button appeared for the petitioner, and applied for tho usual order of final discharge There being no opposition it tras granted acoordiiigiy. In re WILLIAM BOEBtTrK. OP IXVEBCABGIIJO. Mr. Button appeared for the petitioner. Mr. Harvey appeared for a client. Petitioner examined — I have no real estate. I have only book debts. My stock-in-trade and furniture are mortgaged to Messrs. Smith and Dalrymple. They hold a bill of sale over them. That furniture was not the furniture of the Royal Hotel. I left the Union Hotel in Juno. I was then insolvent. My property at that time was handed over to Smith and Dalrymple. In the month of Alay I gave them a bill of Bale over mj I property for mouoj received on loan. They advanced £58, and £93. I also owed them a bill for £138, then falling duo. I did not think of dividing my estate then, because they gave me a chance to retrieve myself. They gave mo goods on credit to carry me on. Mr. Murdoch was the only one pressing mo. The publichouse I now occupy in Dee-street is held by me from month to month. The bowling alley I took down at the back of the Union Hotel is now at the back of my present premises. I sold it to Smith and Dalrymple. " I was allowed £110 for it. The public house I now occupy, as well as this bowling alley, is leased from Smith and Dalrymple. When I got the advance from Smith and Dalrymple, my book debts showed£6oo or £700, and my liabilities about the Bameamount. Myliabilities now will amount to £500. My book debts I think are worth £800. I have not, in any way, made away with any property. There might still be a few pounds due me froir an arbitration case with my late partner Robertson. I have not got any horses in the country. There is one belonging to my boy. It was never mj property. It was given as a present to mj boy by Mr. Hutchison. By Mr. Button. — -At the time I mado over the bill of sale to Smith and Dalrymple, I had no other creditors of any importance. Mr. Button. — I will now make the order for the final discharge. Granted' Mr. Harvey obtained an order to have petitioner examined before the trustees, with his books. He took exception to the system of insolvents making over bills of sale to particular creditors, in preference to others. In re lottis cbameb. Mr. Harvey appeared for the petitioner, and craved an order for his final discharge. There being no opposition, the application wa» granted. Ik re U. BHARLEY. Mr. Harvey appeared foi tho petitioner. Thero was no opposition, and order for final discharge was granted. Tho Court was then adjourned sine die.