IN CHAMBERS. (Before His Honor Mr Justice Conclly.) Wills.—Probate was granted in the will cf Maia Charlotte Siberia (deceased), and letters of administration in that of Robert C. Maelaurin (deceased). Commission. — On the motion of Mi Thorne tho Registrar's report in re Edward Dent (deceased), as to allowance of comm ission to executors, was approved, cost of application to be charged against the estate. A similar order v/as on the moiica of Air Clayton made in the case of George Wyatfc (deceased). COMPENSATION COURT. The motion for tho fixing of tima and ' place for sitting of a Compensation Court iti regard to the claim of Richardson \\ r ataon against the Minister of .Public Works was deferred till next Tuesday. IN BANCO. Peeey and Another v. Union Bank.—• At Mr Cooper's instance this case was ad journed bill Wednesday next, owing to the illness of Mr E. Heskobh, who appears for the defence. Bbown (appellant) v. Shaw (respondent). —Mr W. L. Kees appeared for the appell ant, and said that he believed Mr Theo, Cooper, for respondent, had several pre liminary objections to raise which rnighb be disposed of first.—Mr Cooper said that his tirat objection was that the appeal was brought under the Justices of the Peace Act, yet the notico of tho appeal was nob given to the Registrar of the Supreme Court within 14 days of notice being given to the justices ; therefore, the requirements of section 236 of the Acb were riot complied with. Again, the pro visions of subsection 3 of section 236 were nob complied with. Oα this point he quoted ex parte Curtis (3 Q..8., page 13) and South Staii'ordshire Waterworks Com pany v. Stone (19 Q. 8., page 168).-Mr Reea said tha lav/- as laid down by his friend was perfectly good, bub if tho Court's jurisdiction were not absolutely shut out he would ask that the appeal be sent back to the justices for amendment, this being a felony. Tha justices had kept the case for over two ■ months, and then appellant's solicitor, Air Hawkins, gob the case.— Hi* Honor said the question was not the merits of the case, bub whether or no the statutory require meats had been complied with. Ho was afraid Mr Re 33 had t>o locus slandi, and should dismiss the appeal with costs two guineas. „.
