Tuesday, Decjemker 9. (Before Judge Richmond.) r ; : IIORaE STEALING. : ' ' ' David Nelson, who on the previous clay pleaded guilty to horse * stealing, Wa3 sentenced to. six months' imprisonment with hard labor. His Honor, said he should have dealt more severely with, him were it not for the fact that, the offence was committed previous to a former trial of his for what was really the same offence. At his previous trial he should have been tried for stealing three -horses- instead of two ; therefore the present sentence would be something-m the shape of an addition to the former one. ASSAULT. Renata and Hapi were brought up for sentence for the assault upon James Richardson, and each was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labor. His Honor addressed them, tel ling them of the gravity of the offence of which they had been convicted. He did not think the assault was the result of any ill-feeling towards the pakeha,- but that it was done' suddenly, and in a state of mad ness with drink. He believed that rum, "which was the cause of so much evil among • them, was the origin of the offence. • FORGBRY AND TOTTERING. George Henry Stuart, who pleaded : gnilty to a charge of forgery and uttering,. was sentenced to imprisonment in the common gaol at NTapier for one year. FORGERY. ' ' Taraia te Kaihi was indicted" for feloni- - ously forging a certain deed at Gisborno. on the 17th October, with intent to do- ' fraud ; and Taite te Hoko" Moke was in dicted for 'feloniously aiding and abetting Taraia. ; Prisoners, who were undefended, pleaded not guilty. , Mr F. E. Hamlin interpreted. It appeared from the evidence of Mr ■ John Brooking, clerk in th© Native Land Purchase ; Department .at Gisborno, j ihat* iii October last the Grown was ,en- ! gaged in the purcji'a'se of a block of. land- ' known as Waihora" No. 2; one. of the owners being Erii Maranga, and another a sister of the prisoner Taite. The prisoner Taite came to the office and said his sister was dead, and asked for the money. 