SUPREME COURT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1447, 4 January 1887, Page 3

SUPREME COURT

Wellington, January 4

The Supreme Court criminal Mtt.ngs ormr/iof.ced this morning. Ju4i?e Richm aid, m his charge, said the cilerd.*? sf a of average length, there wad iha Uiuat uumber of petty chirges, aatl one or two of a more Berioua nature In referring to | what His Honor termed an unuaual cibc, m which a wornin ia charge! With failing to i-rovido the necjhsarida <ji lifu for her infant, ho took ocoa iia to ramark on tho social purity quescion. He Bald that ho considered it was only ri;ht thet t i» eubj-ct should be brought under the notice of the leading inhabitants of the oliy. It waa a pity \hat it Bhnn'd be his duty to do so, but ho oheMshel an m ens* desire to remedy the evil. Ha ad-r.iMod that the ramedy wai deep »u<< d ffi:u t bat he regteited to say tba* Wellington exhibited all the features cf the great ami vicious oltiea of die present dAyj»althongh, of course, on a smaller Hca'e. Tho Grand Jury brought, m »ruo bills agninst Samuel Bennett, for breaking and entering, and Henry Off^r, for emb^zzl meat. Tfu.^ Bills were returned ai'uiivt Williams for woundiug George F.addou and Henry Watson for breaking and entering. A true bill was also found against Cement Harding on four charge* of falae pretences and one o( f-igery. OHMSTOHURon. January 4 The Supreme Oourt Criminal 8 tings opened to day. There were twenty-four ohnrges against six 1 eon persons, iocluding thirt en charges of forgery. Mr Justice Johnston, m bis charge, urged that some movement thould be inf. ci-od to prevent the t preading of the s .cial inmoraiity of forgery, which threa en?d to bring the colony int) a most undesirable condition of Stciety. (sic.)