That dissolution is inevitable, sooner or later, and surely it is a poor argument to say that the success of a scheme, the alleged ad vantages of which are at the best very re mote, should be preferred to claims -which are based on justice and supported by con siderations involving the best interests of the province,

Si/fi'.eme Court. —The Court resumed its criminal business on Saturday, George Mussen, found guilty of perjury the previous day, was first brought up for sentence— which was two years imprisonment with hard labor. John Tucker, committed of counterfeiting and uttering coin, was sen tenced to a fortnight's imprisonment, three days to be passed m solitary confinement — no two days m succession. John Pepperill, for uttering coin, received nine days' im prisonment, one day to be passed m solitary confinement. Both these prisoners were mere lads, and on account of their youth the j'iry recommended them to ruereey. William John Jonas and Anuie Jonas were then in dicted for burglary. The male prisoner waj found guilty, and sentenced to six mouth* imprisonment with hard labor. "Not guilty' was recorded against the female prisoner. The next aud last.case tried on .Saturday was that of Patrick Gallagher, who was indicted for having willfully damaged certain land, the property of Robert Gurragh, by sowing sorrel seed thereon. The Ju'lge, m passing sentence, said: — "The sentence of the Court is that yon be imprisoned m the Common gaol at Lyttelton tor two years, and that you be kept at hard labor. I may also inform you that if the indictment bad been so drawn up, and it had been proved that you performed your abominable work during the night time —between the hours of nine m the evening and rive m the morning —1 should have in flicted a much severer punishment upon you." On Tuesday Bernard Simpson was indicted for that he, after the passing of the Debtors' and Creditors 1 Act, and within three months' next before tbe said 2nd August, befo.-e the day on which his petition was presented, did cause to be altered and falsified a certain book, paper, writing, or document, relating to his property, trade, dealings, and affairs. 