He who stoops to pick a flaw in other's knitting woik drops many stitches in his own. A COUPLET FOR -OUNQ LADIES. The bfst of all ways to lengthen our days Is to go to bod early and never wear stays. A son ot Mr Barkor, ot Hamilton, re ceived a kick from a horse which broke a bone in his hand. Dr. Edgolow attended to the sufferer. With a view of letting her know how it is herself a Birmingham man knocked his wife down with a mop. The guarantors of Hamcrton's estate, New Plymouth, appeal to the Supreme Court, Auckland, against tho decision in the recent case with the National Bank,

Mr F. A. Learmouth has been elected Mayor of Hokitika.
SUPREME COURT.-This day.
(Before His Honor Mr Justice Gillies.)

JUDGE'S CHAMBERS,

THE usual bi-weekly sitting in Chambers took place this morning, when the following business was disposed of :— National Bank v. Bkdkll & Field. —Mr E, Hesketh for tho plaintiff and Mr McCormick for the defendants.—The case had been set down for trial by special jury on Thursday, and Mr McCormick now appeared to ask for its postponement until the next Circuit sittiugs of the Court, on the ground of Mr Bedell's illness. Mr Hesketh opposed the application. After some discussion in the course ot which it was mentioned that the sum iv dispute between the parties had been reduced to a trifle less than £1,000, His Honor decided to grant the application, the defendant ot course being ordered to pay the costs incurred in preparing for trial as well as the coats incidental to tho application to the postponement.
