Supreme Court.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 126, 30 May 1893, Page 2

Supreme Court.

Christchurch, May 29. The following seutances were pished : - Agnes Sla-er, larceny, two months; William Campbell ar.d M-chael Cullen, assault and robbery, eighteen months each. Ia thi cisc of Frederick Parke*, Barnard Brown, Mi*ii>io Bench, acd Miry M.thou, for robbery from the psrson. the jury did nob agree, and wero locked up for the night. This Day. In the case of Frederick Porter, Bern .rd Brown, Mary MaoMalion, and Minnie Banch charged with robbery and assault, tho jury failed to agree and weie lockel up for the night. On returning to the Court they found a verdict of guilty against Porter and not guilty regarding tho oihirs. Sentence was deferred as there is another indictment against the prisoner. John Wilsou, a Swed-J, w-is charged with indecent ass .u!t aud sentenced to three years' imprisonment with hard labour, His Hooour poinding out that if ho had been a more robust man be would have added a flogging to the sentence. Frederick Porter, Bernard Brown, Mary MicMahon, and Minnie Benoh were further indicted for assault with intent to rob. Porter, who bad just served a sentence in gnoJ, was sent -need to two yeara hard fabour, aud Brown, MacMahon, aad Bench t> six months each. Auckland, May 29. At the S-jprtme Court to-day the Grand Jury returned no bill in the C"iß3 of Nicholson, who was charged with manslaughter, as the outcome of the recent prize fight The Jury also failed to find true bills against Linds.y, Cook, W. Burn?, J. Wakefield, W. MuMaoamin, J. McCounell, W, D. O'Meara, F. J. Paltridge, Jam.s Saxon and Burn?, the other men charged with aiding and abetting in this fight. Wellington, May 29. At the Supreme Court, in the c sse of George Trigg, convicted of breaking into a shop in Cuba street, and stealing a cash box, sentence was deferred. Jo=.eph Rhodes was convicted of forging cheques and orders of various ■ mounts*, sonteuce deferred. John Charl>.s Williams waa found guiity on the charge of larceny of some harness, and was acquitted of the larceny of a sit of tools.

heartfelt sorrow at the death o Mr Ba lance, and said that when that event happened he telegraphed to Mr Seddon " Don't give way to any person, Your right to be leader of people and house." He believed that the telegram was the main lever in placing Mr Seddon in the position which he now occupied. He did not believe in appointing the Public Trustee over Native land. He was in favour of the railways being handed over to Government control, also to a poor rate being levied, and he approved of the action taken by the Minister of Lands in connection with the suppression of dummyism. Votes of thanks and confidence were passed.