THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 167, 26 May 1864, Page 4

THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

To the Editor of the New Zealand Herald. Pin,—Tn vour nf to-dav vnn call mo over the ooals for singing ahout, the administration of just ire in our Police Court, and yon say that P's. presiding <1° their hrst. an- 1 th ; d. Commissioner i> in t'vovv way qualified to perform l!i" dufic« of ,1 .T, P. Put, jrrantini; that Mr. Xam:h?<m is • , wrvfhi?i , j that r-ouU! he wished a MaiNtrate, there that i* Licking is hi- r>V// be th< r*\ V-i- 1 is it not nh<urd for a man !ir*t r* arrest ryiniinnU and th< 11 n-.ml«T.r«* lh«*m. Id »• C:e<.;!*'*v\fe.»din:tH !vfi':ov.^:i, f vnoM. and thon-li V r. Nant'b! »m mimvhe an a.hn'rahh- exponent of'the law, b t''l 1 <jU"siurn if li.' were chaMen-.vd hv a prisoner wh >lher }i"' would not he compelled to vacate his scat OU till' But T am not surprised at anvthnij* in Auekhmd nnw. T have a poor opinion uf Hit' Auckland press, which instead nf* condemning the slate of things actually upholds it. What did the Auckland press (three live editors and :mr ivii'.iuit of suhsl sav the other day in tincase of .Tones v. til-' ('antaiu of the 'Queen,' when Mr. Ho.-'kham decided that a passenger if i'ltreated on board ship has no retires- whatever from the captain, but must yn the " place fiv.m whence he came and sue the atrent ?" Not a word do 1 lie press sav, not a eonnnent on this most ridiculous and illegal decision which was never iriveil in any other Briti.sb court of justicc. Itow ahoiif the dis._'ii~tiiis case of MeKinnon v. the ' Indian Kmpiiv'r' what did the press say about it ? 1 pause for a reply. I urn,Ae, Ciiaht.es li. TUATCIIKI!. Mav 25th, ISGI.