A meeting of Clement Ford's creditors was held yesterday at the Court House, Mr E. IN. Liftitoii occupying the chair. His indebted ness was stated at £370, and assets csthratcd at £300. Although the creditors wero rather numerous, since most weie undpr £10, they could take no park iv the meeting, five only having qualilied. A motion to liquidate through the Court, supported by four, was lost, as the act provides that such a vote must be carried by a majority of those pre sent, and by three- fourths in value. The chairman, a creditor to the amount of £81, and in possession under a judgment from the-B.M. Court, was thus enabled to negative the votes of the four others, and we are informed tho bailiff duly sold in the course of tho afternoon. A motion was ultimately carried adjourning the meeting till Saturday. It is very duubtful how far the bailiff is justified in this, and the question will probably be heard of again.
The resignation of Lieut. T. lliggie of the Alexandra Cavahy Volunteers, has been ac cepted by the Governor.
The llev. Mr Allsworth has been gazetted au officiating minister under " The Man age Act, 18.5-1."

A drunkard confined hi the watch-house at Mar ton was, a few mormugs ago, made (o clean oub tho local lloaiilent Magistrate's Court, tho paper published in the district says the place is now wholesome. The Post, referring to the matter, says :—": — " The fact that such a trifling matter has a paragraph devoted to it seems to imply that tho Marton (Joui't House is seldom if ever cleaned. Per haps this is the first time it has been washed out."

Mr Walter Simpson has been appointed sub-inspector of sheep for the Eangitikei district.
