SUPREME COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2279, 26 August 1870, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

IN BANCO. This Pay. (Before Mr Justice Chapman.) REGINA V. STRODE AND OTHERS. Mr Macassey mentioned this case, in which a bar license in connexion with the Provincial Hotel came in question, and was understood to say that it was desired that it should bo publicly stated that certain statements made by Mr J. H. Harris, in his affidavit, hadbeen inode iu error. His Honor said he had read Mr Harris's further affidavit, and so far as that gentleman was concerned, it was quite satisfactory. (In a previous affidavit Air Harris deponed that on certain stated occasions Mr W. Fraser, J.P., had adjudicated in mattex-s brought before the Dunedin Licensing Bench and It. M. Court, Since then he had seen Mr Fraser, and from conversations with him, he felt satisfied that it was Captain Fraser, J.P., who had sat on these occasions, Mr Fraser having only sat at the licensing meeting, the proceedings in connection with which had beep called in

(question.) REGINA V, BAULKY, On thia case being called, Mr Macasss; mentioned that he thought it within th bounds of possibility that an arraiigemou miaht be come to in the course of ten minutes terms having been submitted to Mr Bagley’f solicitor, >jis Honor: If all those voting paper: having certain marks upon them are summer up on°hoth sides in the shade of a debtor am creditor account, it would make the vote canal. . ~ .. On the Court resuming after the adjournment, Mr Barton tend lie was afraid the mattei was not likely to be settled, and as he was not then prepared to go on with it, he would ask for a postponement until next Wednesday. His Honor having stated that he cjld no! think it was a case in which he was likely tc have any difficulty, or to be any delay in delivering judgment, as he had possessed himself very carefully of the facts set forth in the affidavits, so fclmt be was well prei pared to bear it,

Mr Macassey consented to the adjournment.

His Honor mentioned that on he would deliver judgments in the outstanding cases : at least lie would certainly deliver two of them. The Court then rose.