SUPREME COURT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4978, 10 April 1889, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

(By Telegraph.)

GISBORNE, April 10.

On the court resuming this morning Mr Brassey, for the plaintiff, in the case Macdonald v. Bank of New South Wales, claiming £60,000 damages, stated that a satisfactory arrangement had been made, and ho would consent to judgment being entered up for the defendant with costs. In the case of the Bank v. Macdonald, claim £30,715, Mr Brassey cocsented to judgment for the Bank for full amount with costs.

NELSON, ApexllO,

The criminal sittings of the Supremo Court began to-day before Judge Richmond. There were only two cases. James Watson for larceny as a bailee of a nugget of gold was sentenced to two years’ with hard labour. The judge said the crime arose from drink and gambling. The multiplication of race meetings, with gambling accompaniments, had become a public nuisance, and the habit of gambling unfitted any man for a position of pecuniary trnst. In the case of Robert Campbell, charged with unnatural offence, a true bill was found.

INVERCARGILL, April 10.

At the Supreme Court this morning tho jury in tho case of James Frew, charged with rape, were discharged having been unable to agree after being locked up all night, A totally fresh jury was empannelled and the second jury acquitted him. Sir Robert Stout has arrived to conduct the case for tbe'defendants in the action Bank of New Zealand v. Wilson, Taine and Co,