Mr O'Shea, at the request of the Char man, then retired from the room. Mr Krull thought that, taking the circum stances of the case into consideration, it was one in Avhich they should not have much feeling for the debtor, who should be brought to book in some aa'ay or other. Mr Smith said he should be actuated by a desire to look after the interests of the creditors he represented, and of course, as they were absentees, he did not care so much about clearing Wellington of this pestilence. He should like to get as much money as he could, and he therefore desired to hear whether Mr O'Shea had any offer to make which AA'ould be acceptable to the creditors ; but he had no sympathy what ever with the transactions of Mr O'Shea.
The meeting adjourned to giA-eMr O'Shea time to see whether he could offer 7s 6d in the pound, instead of ss, which he first pro posed.
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
