WELLINGTON.
This day. Arrival of the Duke of Man-
chester. The Wakatipu arrived from Sydney at 7 30 last night after a Hue passage.
The Duke of Manchester was a passenger by her. He remained a guest of the GoTernor and proceeds south to-day.
The criminal session' of the Supreme Court opeued this luoruiug. The Chief
Justice remarked on the lightness of the calendar. He referred to the iudictm&mt agaiust Downes for alleged tampering with law starmps, and said-that Government in their eagerness to introduce a system of collecting revenue by stamps had adopted a system which would probably lpad to fraud.
Chas. Collins, for perjury, and Louis Mechalies, for larceny, were acquitted.
James Smith, for larceny, was sentenced to 12 months.
George Miller pleaded guilty to larceny. Sent> nee was deferred. Later.
The Grand Jury have found a true bill against Downes on a charge of tampering with the stamping of deeds,
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3833, 11 April 1881, Page 2
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153WELLINGTON. Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3833, 11 April 1881, Page 2
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