j As fnrc-iblv shoiviiijj the noml fo r ' hi tlio bankruptcy ln'.v :i J j Mr Cook, President of ! ton reform! JjiW •C&tt'tviiicii itci!iitly (.'iiiiKi before Ju.'ijt! Jiru.td. Two hiiulirupt■; had £;c,ie to tin' bad ) in three yearn, juitl eo.iid nol. ;u count for it; !i:.il kept no books, but up ptiiodi :;tl b.ilancc-sheei.s !'or the in - formation or some creditor."*, which, i it \va i i;ul>:Oi|iienlly proved, hail boon i I arrived at- by groully increasing tlio cm-l price-;'. Tlio bankrupts we e' co;nmitte.l fur three months, but the seiner,ce v. as ipuished mi the ground th- Ci-ik of the Court allked tin' ..esil .jviiilo tin 1 J ml go was taking of! liii wiu' nud vn. Thus the of ! e;e.ipei! on a technical point. I Tiiese'an 1 other recent cases idiow !.(!,;■ /u'ed tor amendment of iiit: legislation. 'II:-! ifalisura Kn-tm refers to a in.ite of u'..riling given in the eireti j lar of .Messrs 'A'u-.1.iel a d Co, refer ring to the fiozen uic.it trade which I j !)(i.illl not !v. lightly passed over. ! T'm> Aa-enlm.' liopiiblic with her unlimited Ihieks is prea-in;/ hard for a mon: favorable ] jlr.co in the ma/kef. She is i.;vo.ed by a sbortiT distance, bv ehe i;><■»• laud, and by an expo't boui.tfl I!i'he:lo she lias been be ! hind in I lie tj-.iiilHy of her s'loep. ! I!ut the Rio t'.a'o ll >ck owners are • now :;|) -iririno piiins to bring their [ il iek up to the staiulaid required j !,y il.o ifCiv tradv, fui I it must not i b • too r ,i'l ly ni'ira d that they will j no! li'u-reed in fact they have al ! iLMil,' th ir avera;[o weight I froai li.'lb-i to io 1 bs in five years. I lli.t X:-\v Zealand a'-as ! baa lowered I lier iiternj! ! in the same ] el'iod from [ 7Uibs to -New Zealand's aver j :ijj(. has decreased three pounds it I ye.i.-, an i the Plato average has ir erea: i'd one pound a year. 