TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 984, 2 July 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] v An Oil Prospector. . * Auckland, Today. Mr W. J. Weaver, a passenger by Iftie City of New York, cornea to New Zetland in the interests of the Standard Oil Company of Cleveland, Ohio, to bore oil wells here. i 1 - Death. Mr Robs, late of Woodyear and Boss, circus proprietors, died of consumptibnon the City : of New York on her last Jrjp from Auckland to San Franoiscot* (. Liui CRIMINAL SESSIONS. ' m>o [BT TELEGRAPH.] 1 ‘ • Auckland. The criminal session of the Supreme Court opened this morning,: The calendar comprises 11 persons charged .fid) iff offences, including bigamy, perjury,. indecent assault, bestiality, forgery, -;]•*- ceny, and bribery of public officer* [preferred against. W. O. Stevens. ;jHj*nry Smith, for housebreaking and //larceny, was sentenced to 2 years. ~ T, H. Butler, for forgery, to 12 months, True bills were returned,; against Michael; Murphy, for bestiality, and Augusta -Bunpeete, for breaking and entering; • r- :j . ; —■ ■ .: ■ 1 . j Wellington. . The Supreme Court opened this-mem-ing. There was nothing of special interest in Judge Richmond’s charge to the Grand Jury. Dore, for false, pretences, was acquitted. 1 • , Dunedin. At the criminal session Judge Williams in his charge merely dealt with thetOaaes on the calender. Robert Wardrppe, for maliciously wounding John Thompson at Port Chalmers, was sentenced to an hour’s imprisonment on account of his previous good character, and of his having been three months in gaol. I George Fleming, aged eighteen, was sentenced to nine months for stealing from a dwelling. Christchurch. The criminal session of the Supreme Court commenced "this morning. The Judge, in his charge to the Grand Joey, referring to a proposal in the Representatives to abolish Grand Juries, said the system had worked well, arid; he hoped the change would not be tastily made, and that the whole circumstances of the case would be carefully considered, before the present system was abolished. Referring to the great prevalence, ,o£.the crime of arson, he said it was a. subject for consideration whether it was not due to the great facilities afforded to persona in the humbler classes of life to insure their properties Una subject fqr congratulation was Ihatptai abseiiqe of forgery cases from the calendar for the present session. John Plunkett, a youth of 17, for robbery was sentenced to, two years. Elizabeth Johnston, got two years. There are cases. ' o , ' .