Mr Ponroso eaidinsome eases thoro were new accounts, and no paymonts whatever made. It wan pure victimising. Mr Buy mood (for Dalgety and Co.) moved, and Mr McLaren (for tho N.M. and A. com pany) ceconded, " That the public examina tion of the bankrupt is desirable." This was carried, Mr Hay (for Mr Sidey) dissenting. Mr McLaren said tho reason why ho seconded tho motion was that tho debtor had always led him to bolieve that the reason he filed was that he was Biied for reclamations nnd could not get the money from his clients, whoreas it up peared that he did got the money and paid it into the bank bd that the consignments left him hardly any loss.
It was agreed that Mrs Adam ought to bavi? her presents, both those ia tho houso and m Mr Jonas's hands, and it was decided to adjourn the meeting till 3 p.m. to-day to enable tho Deputy Assignee to look over the property Mr Jonas has, and see what proportion of it is claimed by Mrs Adam.
THE LYTTELTON CASE.
The following is the full text of tlio judg ment of tho Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the appeal of tho filiaw, Savill and Albion Company, Limited,

v. the Timuru Harbour Board, from the Supremo Court of Now Zealand (Canterbury District) ; delivered 30th April, lfl'JO. Tho Judges pretont were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Bramwell, Sir Barnes Peacock, and Sir Richard Couch. Tho jurlgtnont wa9 de ivored by the Lord Chancollor : — This is an appeal by a Company carrying on business as shipowners against a judgment of the Court of Appeal of Now Z;aland, whoreby judgment was entered for tho de fendants, the Timaru Harbour Board.
