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Evening Star, Issue 3393, 6 January 1874, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

. 1 Wellington, January 5, —At-the Supreme Court to-day there were six' cmqv Hia Hop on Judge Johnstcm inhis charge) to the iury referred tqtho alarmih j increase of , indecent’assaults upon children. He attachedgreat blame to 'who neglected to watch ' over the chastity pf their children. He further stated that he had reason to 'believe "that the : mischief -ivas, much more widespread was generally supposed r BUggeßted:tp;the Grand Jury that they should take’ action towards the ralteration; and improvement.of ;■ the law iipon;the:pautter. * : -. ...•;! :..... ; ■ I- j,:.—•. « i ■.. L Nelson, January 5. . ,: .^tth^ sitting of the Supreme Courtto-day : W9u w f B :^y r ’ «P« criihfpal case/tha); of Ohas., The jury returned a! verdict of "-Not.gmlty 1 ,” ' 'JJ“ tu ; ;; &trjisli ** v '.«<*• ’ • .' ft i•t . ; -! .j- ■, . • ,* ■ ’.r-'f ’ n! January’ 6.' 1 Id' opening! the critaiiial sessions of Shspreni6' iC6urt, Mr Justice' Gresspn favorably reviewed the statutes paaaqd laat Session of the Assembly, bu,t deprcoated > them coming into Jimpossihle > | general public, in parts of the Cblony distant from the seat of Government, to tii! acquaihlied the 'they are. 'tTames' ! Adatns! for’ forgery ndd v yfaa threo years’ hard kbftr j WUik* ; Thompßon,e.fop fivo .years i Wafter Johnstop,, fbr-;ferCftay ifroih a dwelling,. to, seyqn yqars. ...,; i .TH?; : wedals for r awards at. the. Inter- \ provincial Exhibition, 1873, have arrived from ■ Xiondon, The design‘krid workmanship arc’ beautiful,..., Professor |at'the tTniversity of < Dmld< Sweden, has arrived;' dhd maining twelve mouthy in New Zfepland f6 investige t©‘its botany for the Swedish' Govern-1 meat. He makes Christchurch his headqUarterd, i i _ ’ | I T ..--JJahda%fiL biast oight, at f an,enthusiastic meeting of the c l ub ',AT“ ” solved : should take place at the end/of Feb-' or beginning, ot March: /i Mr John Sanders, of the Kyebum station.; station, fiom’ a i )^ gy , aedideht pn Sunday last. tho aile fot> about'ohemile. ■^‘A‘ frxghtfid hurricane raged here last night.; fleWttl Buildings and gardens WerO destroyed i ■:■ Hilda ) •»(» ;