NOTICES OF MOTION.

Press, Volume X, Issue 1234, 20 October 1866, Page 2

NOTICES OF MOTION.

Tuesday, October 23. Mr W. "WixsoN, to ask— "Whether the. Government can afford to the Council any information as to the causes which have led to the withhoging Sof the grant of land made during the last'session to the inhabitants of Kaiapoi Island who were sufferers from the recent floods." Mr Joseph Bebwick, to move— " For leave of absence for Mr Hawkea fo? a fortnight." Mr W. Wixson, to move— "That in the opinion of this. Council it is expedient that steps should be tekeri by tlie Provincial Government to widen the ouwecte on the North road from White's bridgo across the Waimakariri to Kaiapoi. iVofder to prevent the recurrence of accidents. Mr. Wykn .WjxiiiAMS to move— "That this House do sit at the usual hour of five o'clock on Mondays, for the rptomaev of the present session." Mr Haegbeaves, to move— " That copies of the contracts f« Ns»{ the sea wall, and extending 1 thejettf» Ly ttelton, and all correspbndenca reJsang thereto, be laid upon the table.' , " That a Select Committee be afipojntea » consider the Standing Mr Hall, Mr Beswick, Ifc MW4v*& W* Williams, and the mover." Thursday, October 25. Mr Wylde, to movo— ,-. "That his Honor the requested to take desirability of appointing a *W servators for the River WaimakarmRESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S 00*

CHBisTOHTTßcn—Octoter 19' [Before 0. C. Bomm, Esq., B.M.] v> A case against Christian M?^ Jfvjjf drunk and incapable, was dumped «? caution. . OB John Lynch WB3 brought ap in caj^. remand from Wellington, charged.«»£» * f a horae, saddle, and bridle, the P w P crt ? Thomas Holmes, ofShand track. _ The following was the evidence for i» prosecution: — j_T am c Harry Feast sworn, deposed conßtable of armed police in Prisoner was arrested on IDV : j£ bes . produced. Some «x weeta j> rflo> Holmee reported to mc the loss or ? lweDt . saddle, and bridle. On the 6th instant into Beattie'e, at the Warwick - a eaddlo and bridle x in an outhouse at the <»d of *c »» ' he Beattio's premiaes I sent Holmes to eeff eaddle and bridle. Holmes bar to mc. I then w,^^ of the goods. I he They ™re identified by Holmes »J « _ d had lost. I searched for the prisoner, traced him to Wellington, the^OtU Thomas Holmes deposed—About-» August last I was going home. * im prisoner. I did not know hie at the Plough Inn. A mea hor«e got <m my horae behind mc, and tne »*

*"-'-""3 hdh off Prisoner then got up and b f thind Plfto «» Brtsh Inn We got w( je Dβ" ,l ' ,■ . • t |, e evening about six or off the horse, and I tften.oclocfc- £ k Tho brid]e {!cd h X P J a 9on & PrißOner Wftß there> » about an hour, and I then lTem Stot Thome, and the horse, saddle "Turtle fvore gon e. Prisoner was there' and b , if nn hour Hβ wa3 gone when the B a hQrge fouf hor6e S. ? he" came home. I saw the saddle dß ?S'on gatur day week last at BeattieV Si S Ponced I can swear is mine. I S£k S?idle is mine. The horse is a grey 4 L I had it about fire or six months, lhe wb ' ifnrnea after four days wrthout the ■WJ The saddle'and bridle are IS" The horee is worth £22 W °£ Prisoner-I was not drunk *hen I met By l X>waj's. I did not shout for all Z* At DHloway's. I did not get off the I* aflr TO« got on. I called at Mr -Wi l on the way "P to Webbs - 1 did Ke you tie the saddle ox-horse. Kerfe Beattie deposed-I am a publican, AkZ the Warwick Hotel, in Chmtchurch. - -ftnt Aueuet 6 last prisoner came to my , He had been boarding there about P monthe. I know the saddle and bridle iV °A A I first saw them about September ? I fiS saw them in the stable. I enquired the owned then A fey. days after prisoner IJ I mc for the saddle. I said I hung it up iftlXSrnon.. He said it was all right; J? „ Jdle end bridle were his. He owed mc tb6 Innev and I asked him to sell the tO MeZ bridle I gave him £3 15s for it. ftinot ask him where he got the saddle J? bridle produced. Prisoner left my pla 3 e Odobet 1. Constable Feast was there a Say or two after. I did not see the prisoner See he left. He said he was going to WeiCarles Howell deposed-I am foreman at M-rinsus's, saddler. 1 sold a saddle and £v to HoU on the 28th July, 1866. To -Krat of my belief the saddle and bridle are "Si sold to Mr Holmes. The value of the SeWbria!elthink W a 9 £510,. dosed the case for the prosecution. '"Prisoner in defpnee, stated that the saddle uLeeatohim.and that he had brought it Hm Dunedin. Prisoner was committed to Sβ Mr trial at the next session of the Supreme .Court.-