AUCKLAND.
ACQUITTAL OF MR. C. O. B. DAVIS. " By the s.s. Airedale, Captain Harris, we have Auckland f^es to the ldth inst. The following are the most important items of news: — The trial of Mr. 0. O. B. Davis, for seditious libel, was concluded on Saturday evening last. Mr. Wynn delivered a lengthened address for the defence, in which he made some severe comments on the motives which had prompted the Government to enter upon the prosecution, Mr. Hm rt spok in reply, and adverted to the various points taken up by the counsel for the defence. His Honor summed up, read over the evidence of the principal witnesses, ami stated the law bearing upon the case. The jury retired, and after an absence of of twenty minutes returned with a verdict of not guilty on both counts.— Southern Cross, 18th September.
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Evening Post, Issue 195, 22 September 1865, Page 2
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142AUCKLAND. Evening Post, Issue 195, 22 September 1865, Page 2
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