Gillies: Judgment was given also on the merits. His Worship thought the Customs wholly inno cent in the case. The parties connected with the Bank were responsible. He could not give more than the usual costs. NONVPAYMEKT OB 1 HIGHWAY RATES. T. B. Hannaford was charged with non-payment of highway rates for the district of Waitakere South. Mr. Wilson appeared for the trustees. The case had been adjourned from Tuesday last, at the instance of Mr. Hannaford. Charles Alderton, the collector, was again ex amined by defendant, with the view of showing that on several points the Act had not been complied with. Defendant contended that, as a new Board of Trustees had not been elected at the proper time, the case could not be brought, as the collector had not been legally appointed. The Court ordered that the amount sued for should be paid by defendant. William Smith was sued for £7 of rates in the lame district. Defendant admitted the claim,

Leeds, September 20.— The trade in the ware* houses during the past fortnight has been charac terised by greater animation than we have been able lately to report. Fully an average number of buyers have been present, amongst whom we noticed the representatives of various London, Manchester, and Glasgow houses, and their operations have evinced more speculation than of late. The oold weather has caused the sale of heavy goods to improve, bat more attention has been paid to the milled coating department than to the heavier descriptions ol beavers and witneys, several tolerably ?ood parcels of stripes, small broken checks, and plain mixture* in various shades having taken place. Witneys, beaver?, and other makes from the Batley district have not been in such large request, stocks haying been gradually laid in from the commencement; of the season. Waterproof tweeds still hold a good position in the market, and the inquiries, although not so numerous as they have previously been, are yet animated. Orange and other coloured warps are still in favour, and have changed hands to a moderate extent. As the manufacture of these goods has not yet become very gr r - r ' the demand, although not very extraordinary, is uUAI in advance of the supply. The black union trade has been tolerably brisk. 