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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1884, 6 August 1874, Page 3

The s,s. 'Wellington,' Captain H. Carey, arrived in the Manukau on Tuesday from Southern ports. Passengers—Saloon: Mr and Mrs McPherson; Messrs Hayman, Langford, and Brown. Steerage: Mrs Mayner, Mrs Moulder, Miss Mayner; Matthews, Boddy, Boyce, Mcleod, Harding, Pelly, Johnson, Davidson, and two Maoris. . From the half-yearly statement of affairs of the Bed Queen GKM.C,, just published in the Government Gazette, we perceive that only a sum of £82 6s of the company's capital remains to he called up. The nominal capital is £24,000 in £1 scrip, and the amount of subscribed capital paid up on July 16th was £5,107145, with £23 5s cash in hand. The clipper ship 'Oxford,' 1,281 tons, Captain Beaven, left London for Auckland on the 9th of June, Amongst her cargo we notice 48 pkgs, Barnett and Levy; 2 cases, J. Cosgrave and Co.; 72 pkgs, George McCaul; 13 pkgs, order; 5 bales paper, Thames Advertiser. The ship ' Loch Nor,' 716 tons, Captain Murdoch, left London for Auckland on 6th of June. A meeting of the Waiotahi District Board was held last evening, at the Council Ohambers, There were present—Messrs W. Rowe (in the chair), A. Porter, 0. flill, and J. Cootes. The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed, The Chairman reported that he wa3, making arrangements for completing the assessment roll and the valuation. The Foreman of Works reported on the works which had been done and were now in progress, and showed a plan of the proposed track, 6 feet in width, from the Waiotahi School to the Eureka School, which was estimated to cost about £100. The Board resolved at present only to construct the path from the Moanataiari Bridge to the Eureka School, and Messrs Brodie and Hill were appointed a works committee to carry out this work. The Wellington correspondent of the Herald says it is the opinion of many there that Macfarlane will get the Waitemata seat. There will probably be special legislation on the subject The naturalization laws will be revised.—A correspondent of a Coromandel contemporary says that according to the Alien Act for New Zealand persons naturalized in any other of the British colonies must, in order to secure similar rights in this colony, lay papers for examination and signature before the Governor in Council. In the absence of this he may exercise every privilege and claim all the rights of a british-born subject, except a seat in Parliament or a vote for a member of the General Assembly. These requirements of the Act Von der fcieyde has not complied with. The sharebrokers, at least such of them as were fortunate enough to secure accommodation, removed into the new premises prepared for them by Mr Rowe. The building in Albert-street, lately occupied by Mr Ledger, has been enlarged and converted into an arcade lighted from the roof. There are 11 offices, exclusive of a meeting-room for preparing lists of quotations. In the day time the arcade is lighted by a glass roof and at night by gas. The change is a most desirable oue, and will facilitate business to a great degree. Brokers, buyers, or sellers will not now be exposed to the cutting winds which so frequently made t e Exchange Corner uncomfortable quarters. The Corner prasented a gloomy appearance last night, but there were a large number of visitors at the new Exchange. The 'Cyphrenes,' R.M.8., 1,483 tons, Captain Woods, arrived in Auckland on Wednesday from Southern ports. Passengers For San Francisco—Mr and Mrs Cargill, Messrs Herbert, Merewether, J. Dorie, C. Turnbull, Moore, Bell, Day, Gillman, Miss M. Gillman; Messrs D. Cain and E, burns. For Kandavu: A. Wood. For Auckland: Mr Duncan, Salmond, Master S. Davis, Mis 3 .Cleveland, Mr Braithwaite, Mr Williams, and 3in the second cabin. She left again for Kandavu the same afternoon. Passengers — Messrs Herbert, Merewether, J. Dorie, C. Turnbull, Moore, Be'l, Day, B, Gillman, D, Cain, J. Burns, H. Woods, Mrs (jillman, Mrs Qourlay, Mr and Mrs Cazelli, Messrs W. Hammock, Corbett, Jordan, P. P. Shepherd, W. P. Gibbs, Chapman, J. Smith, and 7 in the second and third cabin. Mr Holloway, the agriculturist representative, has gone North towards Auckland. All his expenses are paid for him, even to his grog, 'washing, etc. He has 20s a day for travelling expenses from the Colonial Government, even though he has no expenses to pay, His wife receives 25s per week for maintenance; he himself obtains 14s per day wages from the Labourers Union, to which he belongs, and I am credibly informed, 20a a day travelling expenses from the same sonrce. His prosperity has turned hi* head. He talks of the emancipation of white slaves—the iniquities of British farmers—the dawn of a new era for the overworked farm labourer — and purposes wandering not only through our South Britain, but through America and Canada, to seek a haven for his suffering countrymen. I saw the ( first of him in Dunedin when he landed, and hope to be in Auckland to see his exis. He earns about £2,000 per annum, with, board, lodging, and clothing, and costs our open-handed Government close on an equal amount.—Wellington correspondent N. Z. Herald, Mr Samuel Young's bankruptcy appears to be a most troublesome affair, and turns up in all directions. It commenced with rows between rival bailiffs, which were followed up by a noisy meeting of creditors. Then followed the dispute regarding the transfer of the license, and yesterday, in the District Court, an application was made to dispose of the Trustee in Bankruptcy on the grounds of "devastation of the estate," and it was stated that they would press for his removal on the ground that he had acted adversely to Ryan, Bell, and Co, in the interests of other creditors. This was indignantly denied, but Mr Macffarlane, through his solicitor, refused to answer such a charge without notice. It was then hinted that if he withdrew his opposition to the transfer of Young's license to the present occupant of the house, they would not press him so hardly, although nothing less than his removal could satisfy them. The Council being unable to agree amongst themselves to take the matter on Friday, the Judge decided to hold a special Bitting next Tuesday week. It unfortunately happens that the application for the transfer of the license, which was argued at such length on Tuesday last in the Resident Magistrate's Court, has also been adjourned until the same day. A reference to the proceedings of the District Court yesterday exhibits two members of the legal profession in a very disinterested light. Without fee or reward they attended in their robes as "friendsof the Court" to pick flaws in the proceedings of two bankrupts who attempted to obtain their discharge without the aid of legal advisers. As "friends of the Court" tha gentlemen attacked the documents filed, and the principal attack in one case was that the place at which an affidavit had been sworn before a solicitor of the Supreme Court was not set forth on the face of the document, an error which fully justified the learned Judges in sending the bankrupt to the right: about without relief or protection, at the same time recommending him to take legal advice and commence his proceedings de novo. The same Judge, under other circumstances, would express his astonishment how bankrupts could find money to fee counsel if they could not pay their creditors. But the second " friend of the Court," with remarkable legal acumen, discovered a still graver error in the proceedings of the second bankrupt, for whom he did not appear, and who was also unrepresented by counsel. He had, with that stupidity inherent to people who try to conduct their own business, absolutely allowed a day too many to elapse between two steps necessary to bring him under the Act. The ''friend of the Court," by carefully counting up so many days in May and so many in June, discovered that 19 days had elapsed instead of the 18 specified by the Act, Of course, the error was fatal, and this bankrupt was sent after the other with similar advice, while the Court, in the gravest manner, thanked the learned gentleman who had so assisted in setting him right and prevented him from grantiug discharges to bankrupts who could not afford wBiQ unwilling to fes tlw lawyer