AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3519, 6 April 1880, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

Last night.

Supreme Court.

In the Supreme Court, opened to-day, Justice Richmond, referring to the case of forcible entry at Ohinemutu, said the persons might commit this offence by wilfully entering upon a tenement even though they hare a legal title to it. It appeared that amongst or in some way connected with forcible entry was a bailiff who pretended to distrain. The right of distress was somewhat a barbarous remedy, and the landlord availing him•elf of it must do so in a peacable manner. The persons who forcibly entered were natives, and the person entered upon a European, which shewed the danger of such proceedings; but representing the Magistracy of the districts, he felt it his duty to say if violent proceedings were instigated by the Europeans, the movers in the business would deserve severe censure, and slfcmld they be found to come within the reach of the law, should receive an exemplary punishment. It was intolerable that private persons in pursuit of prirate gains should jeopardise the peace of the country. He hoped that publicity would be called to the matter, and the guilty persons receive public reprobation.

Eeferring to the charge of rape against the Fijian, Judge Eiohmond commented upon the absurdity of the law, which permitted obstruse questions relative to religious opinions. The girl witness is five years old.

Pat Doran drew a crowded house ia a local sketch illustrating the late meeting of the City West electors, in which Love acted and burlesqued Hurst.

This day.

In the Supreme Court to-day Frank Foxton, a bank clerk, pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to three years. — GoracL to death, "by & Bull. A man named William S tree tor, a bullock driver at the Wade, was gored by a bullock which he was driving with a dog.' The latter bit the bullock in the heel, and the animal turned suddenly and gored him in the abdomen, He was removed to the Hospital but died this morning. Streeter was well known in the South.