SUPREME COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3937, 7 October 1875, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

I CRIMINAL SIT!INGS. | Wi DxnaruY, October 6. (Before his Honor Mr Justice Williams and a ( • t mmoii Jury ) ASSAULT WITH INTENT, • Ah Chew was indicted with having, on September o assaulted and wou.idcd Wang Vviuig. with into t to do him bodily harm* Mr r, K. ' hapman defended prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, 'i he case was fr.lJy reported in onr columns uh'-ii hered in the inferior court. !ne jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and prisoner was acquitted. Thursday, October 7. ARSON. Robert Hunter, convicted yesterday of arson, vdth a strong recommendation to mercy, wa biought up for sentence. Messrs James Scoullar and David Baxter, merchants, each of whom had known prisoner for close on fourteen years, were called as wit nesses to character, and both spoke very highly of prisoner. j _ rdis Honor sentenced prisoner to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor. CIVIL oUTINGS, r ihe following is the list of civil cases for trial b ’ special jury, commencing on Mon-lay, 11th October:— i H-omervell v. Hoag and Another —Plaintiff’* i Kolidtor, C, C. Kettle, defendant’s solicitor, ; W. D. >tewart. Harris v. Findby and Others.- Plaintiff’s i solicitor, C. C. Kettle; defendant’s solicitor, B. ' Si.-v wright. Flexman v. the Royal Insurance Company. Plaintiff s solicitor, C. C, Kettle; defendants’ solicit >f, B. iSievwright ' F'ca mar, v, the standard Insurance Company. 1 Plaintiff’s solicitor, (b C. Kettle ; defendants’ . solicitor, K Sievv, rLht. Ip, b.ummond v. Gsay.— Plaintiff’s solicitor, C. j C. Kettle ; defendant’s solicitor, B. Sievi wright. i Guthri.' and Others v. the South British i l n ( 'ompany. —Plain l iffs’ solicitor, B, j Sieywright; defendants’ solictor, C. C. Kettle J The National Bank of New Zealand ! Limit" I,v. Olay ton.-Plaintiffs’ solicitor, J. ; Anderson ; defendant’s solicitor, Edward Cook' ) w<vg and Another v. Somei veil. Plaintiffs’ : solicitor. W. D. .Stewart; defendant’s solicitor, j C. C. Kettle. j ( Turnbull v. Skinner,—Plaintiff’s solicitor, j l ’. C. Kettle; defendant’s solicitor, J, H. • and-rs.

. ’ be ’• olc.nial Bank of N'ew Zealand Corporation v. M'Kenaie.—Plaintiffs’ solicitor, F. \V Wade mith and Anderson, agents j defeu dant’a so ioitor, 14. biovwright. a id,son (lames) v. Gillies and Another.— 11 mniiff-. solicitor, i:. A. Judus—C C. Kettle, ‘■Kent; de'endiiids’ solicitor, b. N, Muix\ ’ Davidson (dob;.) v. GilPes and Another.--Pbunt.ff’s solicitor, E A. Julius—C G. Kettle, agent j defendants’ so ioi or, B. N”, ALuir.