SUPREME COURT—WESTLAND DISTRICT.

West Coast Times, Issue 99, 11 January 1866, Page 2

SUPREME COURT— WESTLAND DISTRICT.

SITTINOS IN OHAMBKnS^

(Before His Honor Mr. Justice Gresson ) Wednesday, Jan. 10 .

His Honor sat in Chambers this day, but thfr business was light. In re Daniel M'Kinty.— Mr. South, on behalf of the debtor, "applied for the sequestration of his estate, and that ho should be released from custody. His Honor made the order, subject to notice being given to tbo detaining 1 creditor, and the wise being brought foward ngain on Friday next.

Agnow v. Wood. --Mr. Campbell asked that the Court would appoint a day for hearing the evidence of tho garnishees in this case, a foreign attachmont having already been issued, Hia Honor appointed January 29th, for the hearing.

In ro J. Byrne and Co.— Mr. South for Mr. Oakoß, applied foa a sequestration order in this estate, which was granted by his Honor. During tho course of business, his Honor enquired what. civil causeg wero set down for those sittings, and the legal gentlemen present said that thero was only one, Sweeney v. Wait. Another, Alcorn v. Lang, was intended for trial, but could not bo brought on owing to the pleadings not having been returned ■ from Clirifjtchurch. Somo conversation between his Honor and tho representatives of the bar, took place in reference to the appointment of a sequestrator, when his Honar said that if he could find a respectablo person who would take tho position he would be glad to appoint him. In ro J. M. Watts.— Mr O'Loughlin ap. pliod for the discharge of an order of sequestration nnd protootion granted by his Hono\« in Scptembor lasj;. Tho grounds on which tljo application was basod woro that tho orclor had lapsod in consequence of tho debtor not having lllod an innouded schedule as ordered by tho Court, within threo wcoks of tho protection order boing givon. The opposing ccunsol also agrood that tho conditions of tho Debtor nnd Creditor's Act had not been compliod with. Mr O'Loughlin nlso stated that tho debtor had roiusod to comply with tho torms of tho ordor, but that a judgment obtamod by him (Mr O'louglilin) for foes due, - had not boon onforcod, tbo Eosidont jfngis.. trato rofusing to jssuo osocution in tho faco of v ? v< jt cc i; ion ordor< Mv Soutl » appeared on bolmlf of tho debtor, and, nflor somediseussion, leave was givon for a motion to bo anado on Friday noxt by tho debtor that ho 'should bo at liberty to proeood with his petition. It was statod that tho nocossary doounionts had boon sonfc to Ohristchureh for a mandamus to compol tho Residout Magistrate to onforeo tho .jiulginont ho lmd previously pronounced, but hi* Honor had left boforo thoy arrived.' This was nil tho business, nnd tho sittiuga terminated.