SUPREME COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 32, 19 June 1868, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

+ Tins Day. (Before Mr Justice G reason.) - Ills Honor sat at tho Court Chambers at 1 1 o'clock, TUE QUEEN V, RICIURD PAt*4t.R, In thin case the defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of cmbezisteinont at Timaru, Mr Duncan now applied, under the Cflth section of tho Justices of tho Peace Ace, for an order for tho payment of tho preliniinarv f_pcn.es of a witne.., which had been ccrti" fled by tho It. .Ident Magistrate, Mr Woolcombe. His Honor mado the order a_ prayed. TWBNTYMAN V. W AljTO"** AND ANOTHER. Ills Honor said ho wu. not quite prepared to give judgment in this ea.<w. He would do so on Tuesday n.xt. CKAWFOHI) V. TIIK TIMARt/ LANDING SERVICE ANI) 81111 .'l.Vri COMI-ANV, This enso was sot down for nrgumenton demurrer, but Mr Cowltahnw made applies*tion for postponement, Mr Hnrpcr thought his Honor would agreo with him that the ca .c involved some rery important questions of law j «nd although tho other side would not consent to the courso ho thought it would effect a consider* ablo saving in tho oxpenso if tho caso wero mado a special one for the Court of Appeal. Supposing hia Honor gave judgment against his clients ho would be obliged to bring the ease to tho Court of Appeal. His Honor said that co far as he had seen on reading the papers th>ro were numbers apparently of very dltllcult questions not likely to bo set at rest by anything short of the Court of Appeal. It appeared to him that there was very littlo use in taking the opinion of the Court below upon them. Mr Harper said that the questions were of very great importance to the pcoplo of Timaru. The matter was ordered to stand over for a week on consent.