LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2338, 5 July 1887, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

[BT TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington', Monday. The Supreme Court criminal session opened this morning. There are 20 cases, implicating 111 jrersun?, but none are of a serious nature. Judge Richmond's charge to the Grand Jury contained nothing of sjiecial interest. Referring to the rattening cases, he said such charges had been frequent and were well known in the mother country, where they were provided against by statute. There was no statute of the kind here, but it was of course an offence against common law. 11 was considered unfair that capital should combine to keep down wages while it prevented workmen from combining tii keep them up. The law, however at home was in a more satisfactory state, and l>erniitted combinations whose labours to keep np wages were of a peaceful character. If the charge of conspiracy fell through, he might possibly be amenable to a charge of as-au!t, Xo bill was found against K. If. S, moils, false pretences. If. P. (V),eland, breaking and stealing, was acquitted. H. J. Walker, larceny, got twelre months’ hard labour. Arthur Beim, false pretences, pleaded guilty, and v-as remanded for sentence. Thomas Thomson, found guilty on four charges of laroeuy, was sentenced to six years’ |>eual serviti de on each charge, to run concurrently. Tile yacht Thenuophykc, which left here a few days back for Port Underwood, reported misting. She was owned by Mr Xicholas Hammond, and there were two others on board.