SUPREME COURT. Monday, 1st Inst.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 48, 6 September 1845, Page 2

SUPREME COURT. Monday, Ist Inst.

BEFORE MR. JUSTICE CHAPMAN. The following gentlemen were sworn of the Grand Juiy : — Mr. Kelham, foreman ; Messrs. Hickson, Hunter, Rout, Loxley, Revans, Partridge, Penny, Moore, Rae 2 Donald, Northwood, Mocatta; Captains Sharp and Rhodes. Mr. Pharazyn and Captain Robinson were fined, each of them two guineas for nonattendance. Mr. Hervey was excused, being from home when the summons was served, and not having returned since. True bills were found against — James N orton, Joseph Burnett, and William Fletcher, for larceny. William Kenny, for do. William M'Clutchie, George Hempleman, and John Gifford, for a riot and assault. Thomas Pilcher, for larceny. The bill against John Dynan, indicted with William Kenny, for larceny, was ignored. The following presentation was made by the Grand Jury. " The Grand Jury for the Town of Wellington, assembled on the Ist September 1845, respectfully present — " That great danger still exists to property and life within the Town, in consequence of the very inefficient manner in which the provisions of the Raupo Ordinance are carried out : " Also — That it is particularly advisable that some regulation to secure the efficiency and correctness of the weights and measures, now in use, and to establish a superintendent over them for the future, should be adopted. (Signed) " Jas. Kelham, Foreman." We hope to furnish our readers with reports of the trials in our next number.

* Bieth. At L»mbton^|u«y, on the Ist init., Mn. K. Samuel of • daughter.

Died, at Akaroa, on the 16th August last, Thomas Knight, nephew of Mr. Knight, Botanist, King'i Road, Chelsea. At the' Cottage of Content, Jesse, the infant daughter of Daniel Munn, master mariner.