SUPREME COURT.—Criminal Sittings.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 531, 22 September 1871, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.—Criminal Sittings.

FKIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.

[Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Knight,

Chief Justice] fTis Honor took his seat on the bench at 10 o'clock.

ALUiGRD FOEGERY. OF TRANSFER.— David Georrje Smaile wns arraigned upon an indict ment charging him witli forging a transfer of shares. The prisoner, upon being challenged to plead, pleaded not guilty, and said that he had a witness, who was in all probability on his way from the Thames, and asked IT'S Honor to postpone the trial.—Mr. Brookfield said the person referred to was a man named Green, —also a witness for the prosecution. He would not object to an adjournment. A telegraph message had been received from Green, so that, he might be in town any time in the day.—His Honor expressed regret that he should have to dismiss the jury, and call them again on Saturday—a day when probably their business might bo more urgent, and upon which the Court did not usually sit. It was, however, of the greatest importance to the man at the bar that ho should have every possible means of muking his defence. His Honor adjourned the Court till 10 o'clock Saturday morning.

Civil Sittings.—The business of the Circuit Court; (civil sicl&) will commence on Tuesday next. There are seven causes 6ot down for hearing, but there is mason to beliere that at lea-fc two of these will be settled. The following is the list of causes, with the names of the solicitors for plaintiff and defendant respectively : —Ferguson v. McOormicU (Hill, Kees, solicitors), Nees v. Corcoran and another (Mackechnie, Brookfield), Carlson v. Corcoran (Dignan, Brookfield), Sauerbier v. Dilworth (Richmond, Buddie), McNicol v. Wallis and Sons (Richmond, Mackechnie), Marshall v. Italian Gold Mining Company (Kichmond, Macdonald, Mclntosh v. Home aud another (Tyler, Brookfield).