TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

Southland Times, Issue 885, 20 January 1868, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC DES PATCHES.

Qtteeustowit, Jan. 11. — -Eaces. First day— Maid?*i Plate: Fenian, 1; Dragoon," 2. Fra,ukton Handicap : Mailboy, 1; Edith, 2. Wakatip Handicap: Traveller, !•;■ Scrubber, 2. Hack Bace, Garnet, 1 Hoppy> 2. • Second'tlay— Ladies' Purse : Schoolboy, 1 ; Scrubber, 2. Lake District Handicap : Traveller, 1 ; Mailboy, 2. Hurdle Eace : Gragoon, 1 ; Camel, 2. The meeting was pretty successful. . . WBiMNffTON, Jan:l4- i -The contracts for six in; terprovincial postal services; for six months, have been obtained by the Panama and local companies — three each.. ■......-<■• . . .. . Dukedik, Jan 16,/noon— (Canterbury Baces— , First day — Maiden Plate : Leander. Lottery Plate :. Virginia. Canterbury Cup: Nottingley, Ist; Backbiter, 2nd. Derby: A walk. over for Flying- Jib. Chiistchurch Plate: Scandal, lstj . Belle of the Isle, 2nd • Enottingly, 3rd. Grand Stand Handicap : Onion, Ist ; Lochinvar, 2nd. Earn Stakes : Bobby Barns, Ist j Discretion, 2nd. Tyro Stakes : Dead heat between Backbiter, and Abbess. Stakes divided.* The Victoria sloop sunk at Wakatipu on the second. Afloat again. Wei.ijkgtok, Wednesday — Grove, acting on authenticated reports, left here for West ' Coast, returned to town last night. .Found reported goldn'eld a delusion. Color there ; but not gold, - dnlymica.. No quartz nor trace of gold found this side Otaki. Has reported result to Superintendent,

StTPREMB COUET.A aession of the Stipferrie Court, which' eitended to only one sitting, was held in the Provincial Council Chamber,;, pri^W^dnfesajky, 15^h ins*., His H>nor Mr Justice Chapman, the preaiding"!fiHge" oii^Ke'occasiibj^to'WTt K fsT seat" at"' Ifl atn. The following gentlerafett cAjOpoaed . tfra Grand Jury :— Slessfa CrtWenr-' (foreman), T. Watson, F. "Nutter, J. Ros3, F. Moora, W. Wo'ori, Q.. Perry, D. M'Donald, D. M' Arthur, J. H. Baief, A. *£. AcJamfph', and jaipes Blacklock. His Honor, in eliarging flfe Grand J,uty stated, with bis lisual lucidity, the points of law relative to thd defence set up in the only case -before the Qpurt, that of Eegina v. Booth, for horse steal ng, : the plea entered on behalf of prisoner being that hevjfOTJrisane;;. -j , . . -,>• tAfterri few minute ffi&ttcej tiw Grand Jury returned mth a trite bill. :. . The prisoner was then brought to the bar,' and the following: petit iury impaneled,; — Messrs J. Wilson (foreman), J. Waldie, G^GoodwillieV D. Anderson, RiFisher.C. Humphreys, J. Stewart, 'Mi Sheldricf^J. King, 3. W>Ue, W; Eeith, and G.DoagiasS<" ; -■■•■■"-■ . ..... i The prisoner, who was delShdea by Mr Hafveyy pleadedjiibt guil'y. ''■'■ ; ,' \ : ' Mr Macdoa£ild : ; Crown Prosecutor, stated the caae io thfe Cmtii vfhfqli^Tftfs to; the,^ffeet that the: prisoner,, John Bush, did, on the 27th Becember last, steal a mare ailrt foal, th© property of one: Tnonias O'Britn.- '\ „ ■ v'■ • . •-' For the prosecution, several witnesses were examined, who clearly proved the ownership of the\ .marei atldv foal, and. their being wrongfully in , possession, of. ppsonerj he hafltigi Otli^ being.: questioneJ by thenl with regard to her, ' given evasive and contradictory replies,; •; : ' ' Martin. Coiuib'r.; constable, depoied ; -to having arrested" the .pi-isbher at ftie Doin^ Pa'S^s, sixty miles l from tov,'n, with'tb 1 ; tnnrc in his possession.Tbthiswitness.iv' i ..'-.-.m . ; 'i±-.-.l that he had: bought the nv^c. vu ! r- -''■ A•» orap of paper ■ wit;)f:aTOeii>iU'aaUuin of oale wiit^jn on it, but not signed by anyoli<J. : „■...:' ' . ;' J Mr.Har;tejf for the defence, stated that the plea , on tfehalf-- of prisotiet was .simply, that he; was ; insane when he eommi.tted lite tfieft. > . Six or seyen witnesses were called, and from their evideflce It nppeaft-d pretty plain that the prisoner Bad bftfen for soifje. cptrsklerable period, if | not quite mad, at least very ht frotn befcg sane, j His Honor having summed up ..; the, evidence .with j great care and > discrimination, ,. the j ury retired.. After half an hour's absence they again came; iDto Court, with a verdict of Wot guilty, the prisoner having been, in their opinion,, insane at the time he cpmuiitted the offence. ■- , His tfonor'f aid the order of the Court would. be that the prisoner be detaihed Uti laiig as-.the, ■ Governor in Council iDight direct.; Mearititite, he would be subjected.' to proper medical treatr menii . , -.-,•..•' '■ . „' n : • The Court adjourned Stile aie^ , ■„-.,. :