DECEMBER CRIMINAL SESSION OF THE SUPREME COURT.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2610, 29 November 1865, Page 8

DECEMBER CRIMINAL SESSION OF THE SUPREME COURT.

Thk December cnniinnl session of the Supreme Court will oommenoo on the Ist proximo, before Sir G. A. Arney, Kt., Chief Justice. The following is a copy of the culoudar of prisoners at present awaiting trial :— Chntlos F. Bellew, soldier, Irish, Roman Catholic', age 29, read ami write, married ; charged with hoise stealing, valuo £12. Committed for tiial on Bth September. Prosecutor, John Wrigley, James Buttet worth, soldier, Englis.li, Protestant, age 26. read a^d write, single ; charged with stealing from the premise*, value Gs Committed 13th September. Prosecutor, James H. Walsh. Also, chiiged with assault anil robbciy from the poison Committed 13th September. Piosecutor, Morice Rothi ugal. ISdward Haytor, soldier, English, Protestant, ago2s, rend and write> smglo ; charged with stealing, value ICs. Committed 13th September. Prosecutor, J.unei H. Wal^h. Also, with assault anil lobbeiy from the person. Committed 13th September. Piosecutor Morico Rothnigal. Geoigo White, gold wire diawer, EugliMi, Protoitant, ago 53, read and write, married ; charged with falouioiibly writing aud demanding money with menaces. Committed 15th September. Prosecutor, William R. Uullett. Henry Waiuicky, soldier, English, Protestant, age 35, read aud write, mariiod j chirked with stealing from the piemises, value £10 Commuted 19th September. Prosecutor, Andicw Kobinson. Heury Dillon, labourer, lush, Roman Catholic, age 52, read and write, single ; charged with stealing ffrom the peison, value £17. Committed 21tt September. Prosecutor, John O'Connell. Hiram Travera, soldier, English, Protestant, age 27, read and write, single ; charged with stealiug, value £17. Committed 21st September. Prosecutor, John O'Connell. Ellen Attwell, Scotch, Roman Catholic, ago 33, read and write, married j charged with stealing from the premises silver watuh, value £4 Committed 23rd September. Prosucutor/'James Ueilly. Unbeit Leary, labourer, liiili, Roman Catholic, age 43, can neither road nor write, single ; charged with obtaining money under false pretences, £1 10s Gd. Committed 23id September. Prosecutor, Richard Rnyen> Henry McChaghy, farmer, Irish, Piesbyteriin, age 25, read and write, single ; charged with stealing from the premises, value £11. Committed 26th September. Prosecutor, Archibald Glass. Charles Holland, soldier, English, Roman Catholic, age 22, cannot read or write, single; charged with forcibly entering the premises anil stealing therefrom, value £5. Committed 26th September. Prosecutrix, Cecilia Johnson. James Mitchell, jeweller, English, Protestant, age 49, read aud write, single ; charged with stealing from the premises, value £26. Committed 4th October. Prosecutor, F. H. Lenisson." Thomas Chanley, tailor, lush, Roman Catholic, age 23, read and write, married ; charged with stealing fiom the ship 'Andrew Jackson,' value £8 8s Committed 4th October. Prosecutor, Hose Ann Ridley. Henry Hanis, carter, ICnglish, Protestant, nge 43, read audwnte, mamedj charged with moitgaging and encumbering certain property to deft aud his creditors. Committed 13th October, Prosecutor, T. M Machattie. Also chaiged with fraduleutly and wilfully omitting certain effects from schedule or petition. Committed 13th October. Prosecutor, T. M. Machattie. Isaac Robinson, soldier, Irish, Roman Catholic, age 25, cannot read or write, single ; charged with stealing fiom the premises, value £27 Bs. Committed 13th October. Prosecutor, A. Chisholm. Theodore Keele, 3rd W.ukato Militia, English, Protestant, age 35, read aud write, mairied; charged with feloniously searching letteis, the property of various individuals. Committed 3rd November. Prosecutor, P. F. Smyth Henry Cranh.un, soldier, English, Protestant, ago 23, cannot r^ad or write, single j charged with rob bery from the poriop, value £10 Bs. Committed 7th November. Prosecutor, Geoigo Ridingi. William AngUm, •oldier, 40th Regiment, Victoria, Uouian Catholic, age 18, read and write, single ; charged with sto.ilmg money from the premises. Committed Bth .November. Prosecutor, Henry Hogens. John Lynch, soldier, Irish Roman Catholic, ago 25, read mid write, single ; charged with »tealing a silver watch, % alue £1 10s. Committed 10th November. Prosecutor, John Council Patrick Doyle, labouier, Irish, Roman Catholic, age 21, cannot; read or write, single; charged with horse stealing, value £18 Committed 10th November. Proseciitor, John Burtley. Lewis Briggs, sailor, Irish, Roman Catholic, ago 48, read and write, single ; charged with stealing from the schooner ' Rose Ann,' value £3 (k 6d. Committed 15th November. Prosecutor, William Heath. Alfred Martin, servant, English, Protestant, age 35, read and write, tingle, charged with stealing from the premises, silver watch aud chaiu, value £4. Committed 24th November. Prosecutor, Thomas Powell. Alexander Lynch, blacksmith, Roman Catholic, settler, age 20, read and write, single ; charged with r*pe upon Mary Stewart. Committed 24th November. Prosecutrix, Mary Stewart. Thomas Symon, boatman, Welsh, Protestant, age 26, read and write, married ; charged with rape as above.— "Daily Southern Oiois," Nov. 28.

We have been informed by Mr. J. Beaton that he caught iv tlio Waitemata, on Thursday night, a large number of the true li'uropean herring, These are stated to be the fir»t ever caught on the New Zealand coast. They can, it is said, be easily distinguished ftom the New Zealand herring by adepts. Mr. Beaton atoo stales that he has lately caught the true haddock on a certain feeding ground frequented l>y these fish, not far from Auckland. — "Daily Southern Cross," Nov. 18. On Friday last, Mr. J. White, Land« Purchase Commis»ioner, paid over to the Ngatiwkatua natives, owners of the Hole* block, the sum of' £2,ooo, on account of the land purchased for the provin6e by Mr. Kobert Graham, the late Superintendent. The total value of the block is £10,300, and on the negotiations for the purchase being concluded, the £300 were paid as *ecurity for the completion of the bargain. It was arranged that the •ucceeding payments should be made in yearly instalment? of £1,000, and two instalments have thws been paid, — " Weekly News," November 18. ' ' It is announied that Franz Scherff and Charles JR. Walker, both of Auckland, have'made ad application, in accordance with tho Patent* Act, 1860, for, the issue to them of letter* patent for the exclusive vie within the colony of New Zealand of a process for preparing the leaves of the phormiuin tenax. All peisons wishing to prefer any objection to the granting of such letter* patent are requeued to forward to 0. Knight, Ksq,, Wellington, within four month* from< the present time, a statement of such objections in writing.— ''Daily Southern Cross," Nov. r l&\ Amongst' the passengers by the' s.i. 'Queen,' on Monday were 60 immigrant* for Hawke's Buy, ohostn for the settlors thero from amongst our population, underthe auspice* of the Provincial Government at Napier. They consisted of 'agricultural labourers, dhepherdu, labourow, and general country sorvants, »ud Waco a select body of farm and station servant*. . —'« Weekly N«\vs," Nov. 18, ',' . ',