SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 22, 20 November 1900, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

„ BREACH OK PKOMISK. PER PKEBI ASSOCIATION.) Dukedik, November 19. . The Supreme Court was engaged today in hearing the case of Jane Thouson v. William Muroott, id which tbt* plaintiff, an ex-sohoolt«acher, claims £IOOO damrges for breach of promist of marriage. The plaintiff is well known in Oamaru, and defendant is a surveyor in Taranaki. A number of very afi'ectionate letters were read by plaintitt's counsel, and plaintiff and hei father gave evidence. Auckland, November 19. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Oourt opened this morning. His Honor said the list >f indictments wa* not quite so long as it had been on some former occasions, though still of considerable dimensions. He was sorry to see no less than five cases of passing valueless cheques, in spite of frequent warnings given from the Bench. In the colony it was somewhat unusual to have charges of perjury, but on this occasion there were no less tnan four «uch charges. He believed perjury was frequently' oommitted in that and other Oourls, but seldom brought to light. Ho was sorry to say there were more crimes of violence than there should be. The gravest charge of all was one of attempted murder. He was happy to notice that the Legislature had passed a measure which would considerably diminish the labours of the Grand Jury by extend- ' ing the jurisdiction of Stipendiary ' Magistrates largely. Another matter was that in grave offences, with the ' exception of murder, and perhapsa few others, the prisoner brought before the H.St, might plead guilty, and then, ' instead of goiug through the formality ( of hearing his oise aud sending it to ' the Grand Jury, his plea of guilty could bo recorded and the prisoner sent direct J to the Supreme Oourt for sentence. This would mean saving an amount of money and time, as it would not be necessary in oases where prisoners pleaded guilty iu the lower Court to require the attendance of witnesses at ;he Supreme Coutt. To his mind it ivas a very satisfactory improvement in the law, *' Tom Luke Burke (12 years) was udictwl for Wm, George i Uingrose (10 years of age). The boy ileaded guilty. Constable Bcott gave lim a good character. His Honour aid he would prefer to send the boy o an industrial school, but, as it was wssed, he would order him to bo imirisoned for six mouths. C FISANKLY, AN AUVNIUMSKHKNT. fj "MavAitv;" i*h.Uer than pUI». oil*, a vUs,atnlolii'!r(ii,a^r«!>; l '.],. mddiuiiKi*. i„ C i fiisily taken, more gcutie in it.s aclio'i, oi ml, without irritating or weakening tini c: vor. kHivys, or & u>'.uaob. it overcome u )ustipution and many i.'l-i dependent there- ft* a. It acts geiuiy yet, promptly, Aak for &» iMMiXSMASAWLH." Mw, 2*,~Ad«, -