THE BLUNDERING "TIMES."

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 57, 5 September 1844, Page 2

THE BLUNDERING "TIMES."

It is not our intention to insult our readers by replying to a charge, made by our contemporary, via. " that in the inner form of our last there was 33 blunder," The editor of the Times says that "he read our paper in very careless which we admit, otherwise he would not have accused us of " blundering," Li ea fait ses choux gras, but have once more to point out a few of the "blunders" which appeared in his paper of Tuesday last,' Our space will not admit of pointing out all the " blunders " but we wiil correct a few which he has made in the report of the trial of, the two men charged with sheep stealing.

No. I.—" William Sfewa>t and Edward Lewis, (a dark roanj were then placed at the oar &c, &c.'

There was no person placed at the bar named Edward Lewis, the name of the prisoner was Emanuel Lewis.

2.—" Mr. Williams said--Ae is the the owner of sheep &c."

It appears you want a grammar Mr. Times.

3.—" Dr. Davies—On the 17th of Aug. last I met the prisoner Lewis on the TamaM Road &c.' Dr. Davies said nothing of the kind ;» what he said was that he met Stewart at at the other side of Machanics Bay.

4.—" Isaac Wyatt, servant to Mr. Kempthorne." There was no such person as Isaac Wyatt examined nor has Mr.Kempthorne a man of that name in his employ ; there was a man named Wade examined, no doubt he is the person meant.

6.—" H. H. Oliver, said—On the &c." Wrong again Mr. Times, there was a man named Atcheson Oliver examined..

We must wind up by giving a portion of the evidence tendered by the Chief Constable, as reported by the Times

6. —" I afterwards apprehended Lewis, he asked me what I took him for, I suppose it is about that sheep he afterwards said it was the first time he had been locked up, and it was entirely his own fault.'

There is not a word of truth in the last paragraph ; the Chief Constable had a conversation something similar to the above with Stewart but not with Lewis.

It must ,be fullsome to the public to have the columns of a newspaper taken up with such idle controversy, but we pledge ourselves that this is the last time we shall revert to the subject. W e pity the editor of the " Times'" infirmity of habit. After sitting so long in the jury box no doubt the poor soul was thirsty, we will therefore, as Mrs. Ramsbottom says, put nis numerous blunders down to the '' impotency of the drinks"