SUPREME COURT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1544, 6 July 1885, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

[By Tklbgrsph.] ;i Aucklako, To-day. The criminal sessions opened here today. In his charge Judge Gillies said that twenty-four persons were charged with thirty-three offences. No cases, however, are of a very serious character. Contrary to the usual state of things seventeen of these oases are from the city And eight from the neighbourhood, and are mostly of the nature of thefts, the most serious charge beiag one of attempted murder, but which would probably be reduced to unlawfully wounding. Two eases indecent assault, one of arson, three of forgery, and two persons charged with conspiring to defraud by means of a sham sale of a horse for the purpose of getting commission, also two cases of breaking and entering, eight cases of larceny, one case of receiving goods stolen by a child, one of obtaining money under false pretences, one case of malicions injury to property, and two cases of larceny as a bailee. Wjeunigtojv, To-j(|ay. The Supreme Court opened this morning before Judge Richmond. The only cases of any magnitude ace against and one for j ewel robbery. wp*True bills were found in all esses ex- - cept one, which the Grand Jury will consider this afternoon. George King, lor* cany, 12 months. Waring Taylor will be brought before the Court to-morrow. Cheistuhubch, To-day. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened this morning, before Mr Justice Johnston. In bis charge His Honor said he regretted that he could not congratulate the district upon the calendar for both as to number of offences, number of prisoners, and the character of the offences, it was an unusually heavy one. Alfred Buckley, who had been envioted of resisting a Sheriff's bailiff, and the Court of Appeal had sustained the conviction, came up for sentence. Bis Honor said this was the first time in the history of the colony that the offence had been declared an in-' dictable one, and considering the trouble to which the accused bad been already put, the case would be met by a fine of L 5.