After about half an hour's consultation, the Jury resumed their seats in" Court, and in re ply to the customary question, the Foreman (Mr Jewitt) said: "We find the prisoner not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter, with a recommendation to rnei-cy." His Honour.: Strictly speaking, gentlemen, this recommendation to mercy really comes where sentence of death is to be passed. Ee commendations to mercy generally go to the Governor. 1 understand exactly what you mean. Of course, I have all the facts fully be fore me as much as you have. The prisoner was ordered to be brought up th.s morning for sentence. THK GKAKD JURY. : The Grand Jury brought in true bills against John Walters and Sydney Hodge. In Regina v. Thomas Bisset, a ca.se of slaying at Port Chalmers, the Jury resolved that they desired to have the indictment reduced to manslaughter, and this .was accordingly, done. . The Foreman (Mi- E. B. Cargill) said_ there was "a case before the Grand Jury in wldch Chinese witnesses we're to be examined. , There was one before the Jury who was not a Christian. He (Mr Cargill) had come .to ask about this Chinese to see what oath, if uny,',was necessary. -, An in terpreter, had been .employed.—His Honour: You may take any form of oath which they re cognise as binding upon them—either by kill ing a cock, breaking a saucer, -blowing out a inatf.h, or any other : kind of thing. Mr Car gill explained that the Jury were'rather doubt ful about .accepting any.;kind of oath other ' than'that generally recognised in the Supreme l': Court. At half-past : three, the Jury returned true bills against Tsong Tsi, John Millar,--Ah : Toij and. Thomas -Jiissett. : This terminating the labours of the Grand Jury,- His Honour took the opportunity to thank "them for their attendance. • . • - :

The Court adjourned till 10 a.m. to-day.
